O'Connell (name)

O'Connell is a noble surname of Irish origin. It is an anglicisation of the Irish Ó Conaill (meaning "descendant of Conall"). The personal name Conall is composed of the elements con (from cú meaning "hound") and gal (meaning "valour"). The O'Connell family were a noted clan of Derrynane, Munster.

Surname

 * Aaron D. O'Connell (born 1981), American experimental quantum physicist, creator of the world's first quantum machine
 * Aaron O'Connell (born 1986), American model and actor
 * Aidan O'Connell (born 1998), American football player
 * Anthony O'Connell (1938–2012), American Catholic bishop
 * Arthur O'Connell (1908–1981), American actor
 * Bill O'Connell (born 1957), American photographer
 * Billie Eilish O'Connell, known as Billie Eilish (born 2001), American singer and songwriter
 * Beverly Reid O'Connell (1965–2017), American judge
 * Carlos O'Connell (born 1963), Irish decathlete
 * Charlie O'Connell (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Christian O'Connell (born 1973), English radio DJ
 * Conall O'Connell, senior Australian public servant
 * Dáithí Ó Conaill (David O'Connell) (1938–1991), Irish republican
 * Daniel O'Connell (1775–1847), Irish politician
 * Daniel P. O'Connell (1885–1977), American politician from New York
 * David O'Connell (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Denis J. O'Connell (1849–1927), American Catholic bishop
 * Eileen O'Connell (Irish writer) (c.1743–c.1800), Irish poet
 * Eileen O'Connell (politician) (1947–2000), Canadian politician, member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
 * Finneas O'Connell (born 1997), American actor and musician
 * Frédérique Émilie Auguste O'Connell (1823–1885) German–French painter
 * Grace O’Connell, American bioengineer
 * Helen O'Connell (1920–1993), American singer, actress, and dancer
 * Helen O'Connell (urologist) (born 1962), Australian urologist
 * Jack O'Connell (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Jerry O'Connell (born 1974), American actor
 * Joe O'Connell (disambiguation), multiple people
 * John O'Connell (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Joseph O'Connell (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Martin O'Connell (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Maura O'Connell (born (1958), Irish singer and actress, singer
 * Maurice O'Connell (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Muireann O'Connell, (born 1983), Irish broadcaster
 * Max O'Connell (born 1936), Australian cricket umpire
 * Mick O'Connell (born 1937), Irish footballer
 * Millie O'Connell (born 1997) British Theatre actress and singer
 * Mike O'Connell (born 1955), American ice hockey player and general manager
 * Paddy or Pat or Patrick O'Connell (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Paul O'Connell (born 1979), Irish rugby player
 * Ryan O'Connell (brn 1986), American writer, actor, and producer
 * Stephen C. O'Connell (1916–2001), Florida Supreme Court justice (1955–1967), president of the University of Florida (1967–1973)
 * Taaffe O'Connell (born 1951), American actress and publisher
 * Terri O'Connell (born 1964), American motor racing driver and transgender
 * Thomas J. O'Connell (1882–1969), Irish politician
 * William O'Connell (disambiguation), multiple people

Given name

 * William O'Connell Bradley (1847–1914), U.S. Senator from Kentucky
 * Conal Holmes O'Connell O'Riordan (1874–1948), Irish dramatist and novelist

Fictional characters

 * Rick O'Connell, main character in American The Mummy films
 * Maggie O'Connell, in American television series Northern Exposure
 * Camille O’Connell, in American television series The Originals
 * Brian O'Connal main character in Canadian Novel Who Has Seen The Wind
 * Ocean O'Connell Rosenberg in Canadian musical Ride The Cyclone