List of Famous people born in Connacht, Ireland

Michael John Lohan is an American television personality, best known as the father of actress Lindsay Lohan.

William Anthony Nugent, 13th Earl of Westmeath, born at Flowerhill House, Tynagh, County Galway, 21 November 1928, is an Anglo-Irish peer and a former soldier and schoolmaster.

Áine Brady is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister of State for Older People and Health Promotion from 2009 to 2011. She was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare North constituency from 2007 to 2011.

Tom Kitt is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South constituency from 1987 to 2011. He also served as Government Chief Whip from 2004 to 2008.

Síle Seoige is an Irish television presenter and Gaeilgeoir. Síle has sometimes been referred to as "Sheila."

Philip Noel Pettit is an Irish philosopher and political theorist. He is the Laurance S. Rockefeller University Professor of Politics and Human Values at Princeton University and also Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy at the Australian National University.

Denis Naughten is an Irish Independent politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Roscommon–Galway constituency since 2016, and previously from 2007 to 2016 for the Roscommon–South Leitrim constituency and from 1997 to 2007 for the Longford–Roscommon constituency. He was appointed Chair of the Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands in September 2020. He previously served as Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment from 2016 to 2018. He was a Senator for the Agricultural Panel from January 1997 to June 1997.

Sabina Mary Higgins is an Irish actress, political activist and the wife of the current President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins.

Stephen O'Donnell is an Irish professional football coach and former player who is manager at League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic. During his playing career the clubs he played at were Arsenal, Falkirk, Bohemians, Cork City, Galway United, Shamrock Rovers and Dundalk.

Owen McDonnell is an Irish actor best known for playing Garda Sergeant Jack Driscoll in RTÉ Television's Single-Handed and Niko Polastri in BBC's Killing Eve.