Connolly ( ga,
Ó Conghaile,
Ó Conghalaigh
Ó Conghalaigh is a Gaelic-Irish surname. It derives from the forename ''Conghal'', meaning "fierce as a hound". It is often anglicised as Connolly, Connally, Connelly and occasionally as Conley. In modern Irish it may be spelled as ''Ó Congha ...
) is a surname of Irish origin. Notable people with the surname include:
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Alan Connolly (cricketer)
Alan Norman Connolly (born 29 June 1939, Skipton, Victoria) is a former Australian cricketer who played in 29 Tests and one ODI from 1963 to 1971.
Connolly was a fast bowler early in his career, but slowed his pace to increase his accuracy an ...
(born 1939), Australian cricketer
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Billy Connolly
Sir William Connolly (born 24 November 1942) is a Scottish actor, retired comedian, artist, writer, musician, and presenter. He is sometimes known, especially in his homeland, by the Scots nickname the Big Yin ("the Big One"). Known for his ...
(born 1942), Scottish comedian
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Brett Connolly
Brett Connolly (born May 2, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for HC Lugano of the National League (NL). During his major junior career with the Prince George Cougars, he was named Western Hockey League (WHL) and Canadian Hocke ...
(born 1992), Canadian professional ice hockey player
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Brian Connolly
Brian Francis Connolly (5 October 1945 – 9 February 1997) was a Scottish singer-songwriter, musician and actor, best known as the lead singer of glam rock band The Sweet between 1968 and 1979 and renowned for his charismatic stage presence ...
(1945–1997), vocalist for band
Sweet
Sweetness is a basic taste most commonly perceived when eating foods rich in sugars. Sweet tastes are generally regarded as pleasurable. In addition to sugars like sucrose, many other chemical compounds are sweet, including aldehydes, ketones ...
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Chris Connolly (born 1963), coach of the Fremantle Football Club
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C.P. Connolly (born 1863), radical American investigative journalist
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Cyril Connolly
Cyril Vernon Connolly CBE (10 September 1903 – 26 November 1974) was an English literary critic and writer. He was the editor of the influential literary magazine ''Horizon'' (1940–49) and wrote '' Enemies of Promise'' (1938), which combin ...
(born 1903), English man of letters
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Dan Connolly, multiple people
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David Connolly
David James Connolly (born 6 June 1977) is a retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He played for various clubs including Feyenoord and Excelsior in the Netherlands as well as Wigan Athletic and Sunderland in the Premier Le ...
(born 1977), Irish footballer
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Fintan Connolly
Fintan Connolly is an Irish film director, screenwriter and producer living in Dublin.
Much of his earlier work was in television documentaries which explored social issues in Ireland.
He has also made films, including ''Flick'' (2000), '' Trou ...
, Irish film director and screenwriter
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Gary Connolly (born 1971), English Rugby League player
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Gerry Connolly
Gerald Edward Connolly (born March 30, 1950) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 11th congressional district, first elected in 2008. The district is anchored in Fairfax County, an affluent suburban count ...
(born 1950), United States Congressman from
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...
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Hal Connolly (1931–2010), American hammer thrower
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Harold Connolly
Harold Joseph Connolly (8 September 1901 – 17 May 1980) was a Canadian journalist, newspaper editor, and politician who served as the 15th premier of Nova Scotia in 1954.
Connolly was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, the son of Richard Joseph ...
(born 1901), Nova Scotia journalist
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James Connolly
James Connolly ( ga, Séamas Ó Conghaile; 5 June 1868 – 12 May 1916) was an Irish republican, socialist and trade union leader. Born to Irish parents in the Cowgate area of Edinburgh, Scotland, Connolly left school for working life at the a ...
, multiple people
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John Connolly, multiple people
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Joseph Connolly, multiple people
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Kevin Connolly (actor)
Kevin Connolly (born March 5, 1974) is an American actor and director. He is best known for his role as Eric Murphy in the HBO series ''Entourage (U.S. TV series), Entourage'', and his role as the eldest son Ryan Malloy in the 1990s television s ...
(born 1974), American actor
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Kristen Connolly
Kristen Connolly (born July 12, 1980) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Dana in the 2011 film ''The Cabin in the Woods'', Christina Gallagher on the Netflix series ''House of Cards'' and Jamie Campbell on the CBS series ''Zo ...
, an American actress and former professional tennis player
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Mark Connolly
Mark Gerard Connolly (born 16 December 1991) is an Irish footballer who plays for Derry City. He has previously played for Bolton Wanderers, St Johnstone, Macclesfield Town, Crawley Town, Kilmarnock, Dundee United, Dunfermline Athletic and ...
, Irish footballer
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Matthew Connolly (born 1987), footballer
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Matthew William Kemble Connolly
Matthew William Kemble Connolly (13 February 1872 – 24 February 1947) was a British army officer and malacologist.
Biography
Connolly was born at Bath, the son of Vice-Admiral Matthew Connolly, R.N., and his wife Harriet Kemble. He was educate ...
(1872–1947), a British army officer and malacologist
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Maureen Connolly
Maureen Catherine Connolly-Brinker (née Connolly; September 17, 1934 – June 21, 1969), known as "Little Mo", was an American tennis player, the winner of nine major singles titles in the early 1950s. In 1953, she became the first woman to win ...
(1934–1969), American professional tennis player
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Maurice Connolly
Maurice Connolly (March 13, 1877 – May 28, 1921) was elected in 1912 to a single term as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 3rd congressional district. After giving up his House seat in an unsuccessful bid fo ...
(born 1877), representative from Iowa
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Megan Connolly, multiple people
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Michael Connolly, multiple people
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Myles Connolly (1897–1964), Writer, Screenwriter, Oscar Nominee (Music for Millions, 1944)
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Nathan Connolly
Nathan Connolly (born 20 January 1981) is a Northern Irish musician, who is best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for alternative rock band Snow Patrol.
Early life
Connolly, who was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, sang for a ...
, guitarist for alternative rock band
Snow Patrol
Snow Patrol are a Northern Irish–Scottish Rock music, rock band formed in 1994 in Dundee, Scotland. They consist of Gary Lightbody (vocals, guitar), Nathan Connolly (guitar, backing vocals), Paul Wilson (musician), Paul Wilson (bass guitar, ...
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Pat Connolly, multiple people
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Patricia Connolly, Scottish bioengineer
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Patrick Connolly
Patrick James Connolly (25 May 1927 – 7 January 2016) was an Gaels, Irish barrister who served as Attorney General of Ireland from March 1982 to August 1982.
Early life and career
Connolly was born on 25 May 1927, the elder of the two sons ...
, former Attorney General of Ireland
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Peter Connolly
Peter William Connolly FSA (8 May 1935 – 2 May 2012) was a British scholar of the ancient world, Greek and Roman military equipment historian, reconstructional archaeologist and illustrator. He was a regular contributor to such periodicals as ...
, multiple people
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Richard B. Connolly
Richard Barrett Connolly (1810 Dunmanway, County Cork, Ireland – May 30, 1880 Marseille, France) was an American politician from New York.
Life
He came to New York City in 1826, and worked first for auctioneers John Haggerty & Sons, and later ...
(1810–1880), New York politician
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Robert Connolly
Robert Connolly (born 1967) is an Australian film director, producer and screenwriter based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. He is best known as the director and writer of the feature films ''Balibo (film), Balibo'', ''Three Dollars' ...
, Australian filmmaker
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Roddy Connolly
Roderick James Connolly (11 February 1901 – 16 December 1980) was a socialist politician in Ireland. He was also known as "Roddy Connolly" and "Rory Connolly".
Biography
The son of Irish socialist James Connolly and Lillie Connolly. A lieute ...
(born 1901), Irish socialist
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Susan E. Connolly
Susan E. Connolly is an Irish fiction and non-fiction writer who has worked in comics, screenwriting, short fiction and novels. In March 2021, Connolly was announced to be attached as the lead writer of ''Zom-B'', a television series adaptation ...
(born ), Irish writer
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Stephen S. Connolly Urology Doctor
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Thomas Connolly, multiple people
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Tim Connolly
Timothy L. Connolly (born May 7, 1981) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played eleven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, and Toronto Maple Leafs.
Playing career
As a yo ...
(born 1981), American ice hockey player
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Tyler Connolly
Theory of a Deadman (abbreviated as Theory or TOAD) is a Canadian rock band from North Delta, British Columbia. Formed in 1999, the band is currently signed to Roadrunner Records as well as 604 Records. The band includes traits of music styles, ...
, vocalist for band Theory of a Deadman
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Walter Connolly
Walter Connolly (April 8, 1887 – May 28, 1940) was an American character actor who appeared in almost 50 films between 1914 and 1939. His best known film is ''It Happened One Night'' (1934).
Early years
Connolly attended St. Xavier Coll ...
(1887–1940), American character actor
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William Connolly, multiple people
See also
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John Connally
John Bowden Connally Jr. (February 27, 1917June 15, 1993) was an American politician. He served as the 39th governor of Texas and as the 61st United States secretary of the Treasury. He began his career as a Democrat and later became a Republican ...
, Governor of Texas, 1963–69
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William Connolley
William Michael Connolley (born 12 April 1964) is a British software engineer, writer, and blogger on climatology. Until December 2007 he was Senior Scientific Officer in the Physical Sciences Division in the Antarctic Climate and the Earth S ...
(born 1964), climate modeler and Wikipedian
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Arthur Conolly
Arthur Conolly (2 July 1807, London – 17 June 1842, Bukhara) was a British intelligence officer, explorer and writer. He was a captain of the 6th Bengal Light Cavalry in the service of the British East India Company. He participated in many re ...
(born 1807), British intelligence officer
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Edward Conolly (disambiguation), multiple people
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William Conolly
William Conolly (9 April 1662 – 30 October 1729), also known as Speaker Conolly, was an Irish politician, Commissioner of Revenue, lawyer and landowner.
Career
William Conolly was born the son of an inn-keeper, Patrick Conolly, in Ballysha ...
(1662–1729), Irish politician and landowner
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Richard Lansing Conolly
See also
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Conley
Conley (from ''O′Conghaile'', Ó Conghalaigh) is a surname of Irish origin. It is a variant spelling of Connelly and Connolly. It is listed in the census of 1659 as coming from the city of Dublin. O'Connolly was a principal name of County Mon ...
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Connally (disambiguation)
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Connelly (surname)
Connelly is an anglicised form of the Gaelic-Irish surname Ó Conghalaigh. Following is a list of notable people with the surname Connelly:
* A. Scott Connelly, owner of Met-Rx, Inc.
*Al Connelly, guitarist with band ''Glass Tiger''
*Ana Paula Co ...
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Connolly (disambiguation)
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