Lynch (family name)

Lynch is a family name of Irish and English origins.

Name bearer

A.

Albert Lynch (1860–1950), Peruvian painter
Andrea Lynch (* 1952), British athlete
Anna Lynch-Robinson , set designer and decorator
Arthur Alfred Lynch (1861–1934), Australo-Irish writer, politician, doctor, colonel in the Boer War and member of the British House of Commons (for Ireland)

B.

Becky Lynch (born 1987), Irish wrestler
Benito Lynch (1885–1951), Argentine writer
Benny Lynch (1913-1946), British boxer
Bernárd Lynch (* 1947), Irish priest, author and psychotherapist
Bobby Lynch (1935–1982), Irish musician
Brendan Lynch , Irish politician
Brian Lynch (musician) (* 1956), American jazz trumpeter
Brian Lynch (screenwriter) (born 1973), American comic book and screenwriter
Brian Lynch (basketball player) (born 1978), American basketball player

C.

Carl Lynch , American jazz and studio musician
Charles Lynch (lawyer) (1736–1796), American lawyer and patriot in the Revolutionary War
Charles Lynch (politician) (1783-1853), American politician
Charles Lynch (pianist) (1906-1984), Irish pianist
Charles Francis Lynch (1884–1942), American lawyer
Cedric Lynch (* 1955), British industrialist and inventor
Colin Lynch (* 1970), Irish paracycler

D.

Damian Lynch (* 1979), Irish football player
David Lynch (* 1946), American artist and film director
David Lynch (singer) (1929–1981), American singer (tenor), member of The Platters
David Lynch (right-wing extremist) (1970-2011), American right-wing extremist
Denis Lynch (* 1976), Irish show jumper
Donald Lynch (1915-2007), American agronomist
Doug Lynch (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player
Dustin Lynch (* 1985), American country singer

E.

Edmund C. Lynch (1885–1938), American banker
Edward J. Lynch (1860–1912), American politician
Eliza Lynch (1833–1886), Irish courtesan and partner of Paraguayan President Francisco Solano López
Eugene F. Lynch (* 1931), American lawyer
Evanna Lynch (born 1991), Irish actress

F.

Finbar Lynch (born 1959), Irish actor
Fionán Lynch ( Fionán Ó Loingsigh ; 1889–1966), Irish judge and politician (Sinn Féin, Cumann na nGaedheal, Fine Gael)
Frank Lynch-Staunton (1905–1990), Canadian politician

G

George Lynch (Author) (1868–1928), Irish war correspondent and non-fiction author
George Lynch (racing driver) (1918–1997), American racing driver
George Lynch (guitarist) (born 1954), American guitarist
George Lynch (basketball player) (born 1970), American basketball player
George Edward Lynch (1917–2003), American Catholic bishop
Gerard E. Lynch (* 1951), American lawyer
Grayston Lynch (1923–2008), American soldier and CIA officer

H

Hal Lynch (1927-2006), American actor
Heike Hanold-Lynch (* 1962), German actress
Henry Lynch-Staunton (1873-1941), British marksman
Holly Lynch (* 1986), British Labor politician and Member of Parliament

I.

Isidore Lynch (1755–1838) French general

J

Jack Lynch (1917-1999) Irish politician
James Francis Lynch (1942–1998), American zoologist and conservationist
Jane Lynch (born 1960), American actress
Jane Denvil Lynch (* 1941), real name of the British author Jane Gaskell
Jeffrey Lynch , American draftsman and graphic artist
Jennifer Chambers Lynch (* 1968), American director and screenwriter
Jessica Lynch (* 1983), American soldier
Joe Lynch (boxer) (1898–1965), American boxer
Joe Lynch (actor, 1925) (1925-2001), Irish actor
Joe Lynch (Director) , American director, producer and actor
Joel Lynch (* 1987), English football player
John Lynch (politician, 1825) (1825-1892), American politician (Maine)
John Lynch (Politician, 1843) (1843-1910), American politician (Pennsylvania)
John Lynch (historian) (1927-2018), British historian
John Lynch (politician, 1952) (born 1952), American lawyer and politician (New Hampshire)
John Lynch (actor) (born 1961), British actor
John Lynch ( American football player ) (born 1971), American football player

John Lynch (cinematographer) , British cinematographer

John Lynch-Staunton (1930–2012), Canadian politician

John Carroll Lynch (born 1963), American actor

John Douglas Lynch (* 1942), American herpetologist

John R. Lynch (1847–1939), American politician

Joseph Lynch (track and field athlete) (1878–1952), British track and field athlete

Joseph Lynch (cricketer) (1880-1915), Irish cricketer

Joseph Lynch (politician) († 1954), Irish politician

Joseph Lynch (figure skater) (born 1985), American figure skater

Joseph Henry Lynch ( JH Lynch ; 1911–1989), British artist

Joseph Patrick Lynch (1872–1954), American clergyman, Bishop of Dallas

Julia Lynch (* 1986), Australian show jumper

K

Kelly Lynch (born 1959), American actress
Kenyan-Desmond Lynch (* 1985), football player from St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Kerry Lynch (* 1957), American Nordic combined skier
Kevin Lynch (hunger striker) (1956–1981), Northern Irish member of INLA and hunger striker
Kevin Lynch (Manager) , American manager and software architect
Kevin Lynch (basketball player) (* 1968), American basketball player
Kevin Lynch (ice hockey player) (born 1991), American ice hockey player
Kevin A. Lynch (1918–1984), American urban planner and author
Kevin G. Lynch (born 1951), Canadian civil servant

L.

Lashana Lynch (born 1987), British actress
Liam Lynch (officer) (1893–1923), Irish officer
Liam Lynch (director) (born 1970), American director and puppeteer
Lorenzo Lynch (born 1963), American football player
Loretta Lynch (* 1959), US government official and politician
Mick Lynch , Irish football player
Mick Lynch , Northern Irish soccer player

M.

Mark Lynch (* 1981), English football player
Marta Lynch (1925–1985), Argentine writer
Marshawn Lynch (born 1986), American football player
Michael Lynch (historian) (born 1946), British historian, author and editor
Michael Lynch (biologist) (* 1951), American evolutionary biologist
Michael Lynch (cyclist) (* 1963), Australian cyclist

N

Nancy Lynch (* 1948), American computer scientist
Noel Lynch (born 1955), Irish archer

P

Patrick Lynch (politician, 1866) (1866–1947) Irish politician
Patrick Lynch (politician, 1867) (1867–1944), Australian politician
Patrick Lynch (collective pseudonym) , pseudonym for a British team of authors
Patrick C. Lynch (* 1965), American lawyer
Patrick Kevin Lynch (born 1947), Irish religious, auxiliary bishop in Southwark
Patrick Neeson Lynch (1817–1882), Irish clergyman, Bishop of Charleston
Patricio Lynch (1829-1886), Chilean admiral
Paul Lynch (born 1946), British-Canadian director
Paxton Lynch (born 1994), American football player
Peg Lynch († 2015), American actress and screenwriter
Peter Lynch (* 1944), American fund manager
Phillip Lynch (1933–1984), Australian politician

R.

Ray Lynch (born 1943), American musician
Ricardo Lynch (* 1984), Jamaican track cyclist
Richard Lynch (1940–2012), American actor
Riker Lynch (* 1991), American musician, bass player in the band R5
Rob Lynch (* 1986), English singer-songwriter
Robert Nugent Lynch (* 1941), American clergyman, Bishop of Saint Petersburg
Ross Lynch (* 1995), American singer, actor and dancer
Rocky Lynch (* 1994), American musician, guitarist and actor
Rydel Lynch (* 1993), American singer, dancer, singer
Ryland Lynch (* 1997), American DJ

S.

Sam Lynch (* 1975), Irish rower
Sandra Lynch (* 1946), American lawyer
Scott Lynch (* 1978), American author
Shane Lynch (born 1976), Irish singer
Sinéad Lynch (* 1976), Irish rower and cyclist
Stan Lynch (* 1955), American musician and producer
Stephen Lynch (politician) (* 1955), American politician
Stephen Lynch (singer) (born 1971), American singer and comedian
Steve Lynch (* 1955), American guitarist
Susan Lynch (born 1971), British actress

T

Thomas Lynch (Governor) († 1684), British colonial governor
Thomas Lynch (Politician, 1727) (1727–1776), American politician
Thomas Lynch Jr. (1749–1779) American politician, a Founding Father of the United States
Thomas Lynch (politician, 1844) (1844–1898), American politician
Thomas Lynch (soccer player) (1907-1976), Welsh soccer player
Thomas Lynch (poet) (born 1948), American poet
Thomas C. Lynch (1904–1986), American lawyer and politician
Thomas F. Lynch (* 1938), American archaeologist
Thomas Kerr Lynch (1818-1891), Irish explorer
Tomas Lynch (* 1949), Argentinian tennis player

W.

Walter A. Lynch (1894–1957), American politician
William Francis Lynch (1801-1865), American naval officer
William Joseph Lynch (1908–1976), American lawyer and politician

Z

Zoya Lynch (* 1991), Canadian ski jumper