People
- John Bruton, Taoiseach from 1994 to 1997 and former leader of the Fine Gael political party, lives about 5 kilometres outside the village. As the current envoy for the European Union to the United States of America, he resides mostly in Washington D.C. He still maintains farmland and a home in Dunboyne.
- Seán Boylan, former manager of the Meath GAA football team and present manager of the Irish International Rules team lives in Dunboyne.
- Mgr Dermot Farrell, the Parish Priest since 1 October 2007, is the former President of St Patrick's College, Maynooth. He succeeded Mgr Edward Dunne as parish priest of Dunboyne in 2007.
- Niall Quinn, a British Formula 3 driver and rookie driver for A1 Team Ireland was born in Dunboyne.
- Virginia Kerr the prominent Irish Soprano and opera singer is from Dunboyne and still lives there today.
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