People
- Harold Browne, Surgeon.
- Ray Flynn, Irish mile record holder, grew up in Longford.
- The mother of actor Mel Gibson, Anne Reilly Gibson, was born in Colmcille Parish, County Longford, Ireland. Gibson's first name comes from the 5th-century Irish saint, Mel, founder of the diocese of Ardagh (which contains most of his mother's native county), while his second name, Colmcille, also linked to an Irish saint, is the name of the parish in County Longford where Anne Reilly was born and raised.
- Michael Gomez, champion professional boxer was born in an Irish Traveller family in Longford.
- Dermot Hegarty, Irish showband singer was born here in 1940.
- Sean Noone, teacher at St. Brigids BNS, Killester
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