People
See also category: People from County Leitrim- John McGahern - author.
- John Willoughby Crawford - third Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Canada.
- Katherine Lynch - comedienne.
- Pat Quinn - founder of Quinnsworth.
- Patrick McGoohan - actor.
- Paul Williams - journalist.
- Seán Mac Diarmada - Irish republican.
- Thomas Heazle Parke -explorer, naturalist.
- Patrick Rogan - US Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient.
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