List of Famous people born in County Galway, Ireland

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.

Mary Harney is an Irish former politician and the current Chancellor of the University of Limerick.

Fiona O'Shaughnessy is an Irish film, stage, and television actress.

Ken Bruen is an Irish writer of hard-boiled and noir crime fiction.

Michael Fallon known as Mike Denver, is an Irish country singer.

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.

Nora-Jane Noone is an Irish actress. She rose to prominence for her debut role in The Magdalene Sisters (2002). Her other notable roles were in The Descent (2005) and Brooklyn (2015). In 2020, she was listed as number 47 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.

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.