People
- Lisa Burke - weather forecaster on Sky News.
- Pierce Butler - soldier, planter, and statesman, recognized as one of United States' Founding Fathers. He represented South Carolina in the Continental Congress and the United States Senate.
- Myles Keogh - American Civil War military officer and later Captain of Company I, U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment - Fought in Indian Wars and was killed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876. He was born in Orchard, Leighlinbridge in 1840.
- William Dargan - engineer, often seen as the father of Irish railways.
- Richie Kavanagh - comic songwriter, from Raheenwood, Fenagh, Co. Carlow.
- John Tyndall - the 19th century scientist who was the first to explain why the sky is blue.
- Saoirse Ronan - Oscar and Golden Globe nominated actress.
- Kathryn Thomas - RTÉ presenter.
- Samuel Haughton - polymath, in 1866 published a formula for calculating the drop needed to cause instantaneous death at hangings.
- Peter Murphy - radio and television broadcaster, presented RTÉ's Cross Country Quiz, was born in Carlow
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