List of people from County Meath

This is a list of notable people who were either born in County Meath, have lived there for a significant portion of their lives or are otherwise generally associated with the county.

Aristocracy

 * Nicholas St Lawrence (c. 1550 – 1607), 9th Baron Howth
 * Egidia de Lacy (1205-?), Lady of Connacht
 * Hugh de Lacy (c. 1176 – 1242), Earl of Ulster
 * Hugh de Lacy (c. 1135 – 1186), First Lord of Meath, built Trim Castle
 * Walter de Lacy (1172–1241), Lord of Meath
 * Garret Wesley (1735–1781), 1st Earl of Mornington
 * John Netterville (1603–1659), 2nd Viscount Netterville
 * Nicholas Netterville (1581–1654), 1st Viscount Netterville
 * Elizabeth Darcy (1332–1390), Countess of Ormond
 * Jenet Sarsfield (1528–1598), noblewoman
 * Simon Fleming (died 1370), 1st Baron Slane
 * Lady Anne Culling Smith (1775–1844), sister of the Duke of Wellington
 * John Barnewall (died 1538), 3rd Baron Trimlestown

Politics

 * Yemi Adenuga (born 1971), first black woman to be elected to local government in Ireland
 * Thomas Brennan (1853–1912), co-founder of the Irish National Land League
 * John Bruton (born 1947), Taoiseach 1994–1997
 * Christopher Fleming (1669–1726), Member of Parliament
 * Thomas Fleming (1358–1435), Member of Parliament
 * Thomas Fleming (died 1601), Member of Parliament
 * Thomas Hussey (1749–1824), MP for Aylesbury
 * Sir William Johnson (c. 1715 – 1774), diplomat
 * Frank McLoughlin (born 1946), TD for Meath
 * Matthew O'Reilly (1880–1962), TD for Meath
 * William Wellesley-Pole (1763–1845), Chief Secretary for Ireland
 * Nicholas Plunkett (1602–1680), Member of Parliament
 * John Reilly (1646–1717), Member of Parliament
 * Francis Singleton (1812–1887), member of the Western Australian Legislative Council

Law

 * John Lowth (1822–1877), lawyer
 * Peter Metge (1740–1809), judge
 * Luke Netterville (1510–1560), judge
 * Richard Netterville (1540–1607), barrister
 * Nicholas Nugent (1525–1582), Solicitor-General for Ireland
 * Thomas Plunket (1440–1519), Chief Justice of the Common Pleas for Ireland
 * Thomas Fitz-Christopher Plunket (1407–1471), Lord Chief Justice of Ireland
 * Richard Plunkett (1340–1393), judge and statesman
 * Richard Rede (fl. 1416), statesman
 * Edward George Ryan (1810–1880), 3rd chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
 * Patrick Segrave(died 1610), judge
 * Richard Segrave (1540–1598), judge
 * James Alleyn (died 1457), Lord Chief Justice of Ireland
 * William Skrene (1350–1421), Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer
 * Barnaby Skurloke (1520–1587), lawyer
 * Richard Sydgrave (died 1425), Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer
 * Richard White (died 1367), Lord Chief Justice of Ireland
 * Patrick White (1480–1561), Baron of the Court of Exchequer

Military

 * Guy Johnson (c. 1740 – 1788), British officer in the American Revolutionary War
 * Patrick James Leonard (1847–1899), United States Army sergeant and Medal of Honor recipient
 * Tony Magan (1910–1981), Chief of Staff of the IRA
 * Simon Mangan (died 1906), Lord Lieutenant of Meath
 * Thomas Meredyth (died 1719), officer
 * John Nangle (died 1508), soldier
 * Richard Ridgeway (1848–1924), Victoria Cross recipient
 * Frederick Augustus Smith (1826–1887), Victoria Cross recipient
 * Thomas Sullivan (1859–1940), soldier and US Medal of Honor recipient
 * Thomas Preston (1585–1655), soldier and mercenary
 * Peter Warren (1703–1752), Royal Navy officer
 * Arthur Wellesley (1769–1852), defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo

Royalty

 * Máel Dóid mac Suibni (died 653), King of Uisneach
 * Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid (died 862), High King of Ireland
 * Rose Ní Conchobair (fl. 1180), Lady of Meath
 * Cormac mac Art Ó Melaghlain (1182–1239), King of Meath
 * Órlaith íngen Cennétig (died 941), Queen of Ireland
 * Tigernach mac Fócartai (died 865), King of Loch Gabhair
 * Túathal Máelgarb (died 540s), High King of Ireland
 * Donnell Mor Mideach Ua Conchobair (1144–1176), Prince of Connacht

Sports

 * Adrian Maguire (born 1971), trainer and jockey
 * Dónal McDermott (born 1989), footballer
 * Séamus McDonagh (born 1962), boxer
 * Jamie McGrath (born 1996), footballer
 * Éamonn O'Brien (Gaelic football manager) (born 1960), Meath GAA manager
 * Georgie Poynton (born 1997), footballer
 * Gary Rogers (born 1981), football goalkeeper
 * Edward Rooney (1880–1950), cricketer
 * Tom Sheridan (born 1969), handball player
 * Brian Smyth (1924–2016), Gaelic Footballer
 * Adderley Wilkinson (1887–1978), cricketer

Religion

 * Felim of Kilmore (6th century), saint
 * Ia of Cornwall (died 5th century), saint
 * Lommán of Trim (died 6th century), saint
 * Mac Nisse of Connor (died 514), saint
 * Tola of Clonard (died 700s), saint
 * Robert Barnewall (1704–1779), religious rights activist
 * Thomas Hussey (1746–1803), bishop and diplomat
 * James Keene (1849–1919), bishop
 * Richard Lacy (1841–1929), Bishop of Middlesbrough
 * Petronilla de Meath (1300–1324), first known person in Ireland to be burned for heresy
 * Thomas Messingham (died 1638), hagiologist
 * Denis Nulty (born 1963), Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin
 * Thomas Nulty (1818–1898), Bishop of Meath
 * Eugene O'Growney (1863–1899), priest
 * Peter Joseph O'Reilly (1850–1923), Auxiliary bishop of Peoria
 * John Payne (died 1507), Bishop of Meath
 * Oliver Plunkett (1625–1681), Archbishop of Armagh
 * Joseph Rooney (died 1857), missionary
 * Secundinus (died 448), Bishop of Armagh
 * Michael Smith (born 1940), Bishop of Meath
 * Paul Tighe (born 1958), prelate
 * Walter Wellesley (1470–1539), Bishop of Kildare
 * William Walsh (1512–1577), Bishop of Meath

Entertainment

 * Pierce Brosnan (born 1953), actor
 * Ryan, Scott and Kelly Fitzsimons, Youtubers (Little Lizard Adventures and Little Kelly)
 * Robin McAuley (born 1953), rock vocalist
 * Joe Moore (1894–1926), actor
 * Matt Moore (1888–1960), actor
 * Owen Moore (1886–1939), actor
 * Tom Moore (1883–1955), actor and director
 * Dylan Moran, comedian
 * Henry Mountcharles (born 1951), organiser of the Slane Concert
 * Daráine Mulvihill (born 1983), television personality
 * Sibéal Ní Chasaide (born 1998), singer
 * Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh (born 1970), television presenter
 * Maighréad Ní Dhomhnaill (born 1955), singer
 * Sinéad Noonan (born 1987), model
 * Ciarán Ó Cofaigh (born 1968), director and producer
 * Hector Ó hEochagáin radio and television presenter
 * Nathan O'Toole (born 1998), actor
 * Angela Scanlon (born 1983), television presenter
 * Tommy Tiernan comedian, actor and television presenter
 * Sharon Horgan (born 1970), actor
 * Justine Stafford, comedian and Youtuber

Science and education

 * Francis Beaufort (1774–1857), hydrographer, creator of the Beaufort scale
 * Sir Thomas Molyneux (1661–1733), physician
 * C. Y. O'Connor (1843–1902), engineer
 * Peadar Ó Gealacáin (1792–1860), scribe
 * Francis Porter (fl. 1650–1702), professor
 * Francis Webb Sheilds (1820–1906), engineer

Art and literature

 * Anthony Holten (1945–2020), author
 * Francis Ledwidge (1887–1917), poet
 * J.S. Anna Liddiard (1773–1819), poet
 * Liam Mac Cóil (born 1952), Irish language novelist
 * Séamas Dall Mac Cuarta (c. 1647 – 1733), poet
 * Seon Mac Solaidh (fl. 1720), poet and scribe
 * Martina Fitzgerald, journalist and author
 * Arthur Mathews (born 1959), writer
 * John Mulvany (1839–1906), artist
 * Aonghus Fionn Ó Dálaigh (died 1570), poet
 * Donnchadh Mór Ó Dálaigh (died 1244), poet
 * Joseph Osborne (1810–1901), author
 * Edward Lovett Pearce (1699–1733), architect
 * Richard Pigott (1835–1889), journalist
 * John B. Sheridan (1870–1930), sportswriter
 * Edward Smyth (1749–1812), sculptor
 * Gilla Mo Dutu Úa Caiside (fl. 1147), poet
 * Orla de Brí (born 1965), sculptor