List of Famous people born in County Galway, Ireland

John Fury is an Irish-British boxing cornerman and former professional boxer and bare-knuckle fighter. He is best known for being the father of two-time heavyweight boxing world champion Tyson Fury, as well as professional boxer and reality television star Tommy Fury. He is also uncle to heavyweight boxer Hughie Fury.

Nicola Mary Coughlan is an Irish actress. She is known for her roles as Clare Devlin in the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls and Penelope Featherington in the Netflix period drama Bridgerton.

Conor T. P. Woodman is an Irish author and broadcaster, best known as the host of Scam City and Around the World in 80 Trades.

Aaron Anthony Connolly is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Republic of Ireland national team.

Brendan Hugh Francis Murray is an Irish singer and former member of the Irish boyband Hometown. He represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Dying to Try" but failed to qualify to the final. He then competed in The X Factor UK in 2018, finishing in fifth place.

Gráinne Seoige is an Irish journalist, news anchor and documentary and entertainment television presenter. A noted Irish language supporter, Seoige is the only television personality to have worked with all four Irish terrestrial television stations—TG4, TV3, RTÉ One and RTÉ2—and to have read the inaugural news bulletins on three separate channels—TG4, TV3, and Sky News Ireland.

Joe Canning is an Irish hurler who plays for Galway Senior Championship club Portumna and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. He currently lines out as a centre-forward.

Joe Burke was an Irish musician. He was noted for being a pre-eminent button accordion player, recording and performing traditional music for over half a century.

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.