Flynn
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Flynn is a surname of Irish descent specifically meaning 'ruddy' or in general reddish. It may refer to:
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[edit] People
[edit] as a first name
- Flynn Adam Atkins (also known as FLYNN), rapper and member of hip hop group LA Symphony
- Flynn Taggart, a fictional character in the Doom novels
[edit] as a surname
- Colin P Flynn, professor at the University of Illinois
- Dan Flynn, Texas politician
- Daniel Flynn, English actor
- Daniel Flynn, New Zealand cricketer
- Daniel J. Flynn, American conservative author
- Edmund James Flynn, lawyer in Canada
- Edward Flynn, (various)
- Errol Flynn, Australian-American movie actor
- Harry Flynn, Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
- Greg Flynn, Australian novelist
- Homer Flynn, Spokesman for The Cryptic Corporation and possible member of avant-garde San Francisco art collective The Residents
- James R. Flynn, intelligence researcher in New Zealand
- Jimmy Flynn, American actor
- John Flynn, (various)
- Kevin Flynn, a character in the movie Tron played by Jeff Bridges
- Michael Flynn, American Science Fiction author.
- Michael J. Flynn, American scientist and inventor of Flynn's taxonomy
- Mike Flynn, (various)
- Neil Flynn, American actor known for his role on the American TV series Scrubs
- Nick Flynn, poet and writer
- Pádraig Flynn, Irish politician between 1977 and 1999
- Patrick Flynn, (various)
- Quinton Flynn, American voice actor
- Raymond Flynn, former mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
- Robert Flynn, guitarist for the Metal band Machine Head
- Vince Flynn American author
- William J. Flynn (1867–1928), director of the Bureau of Investigation from 1919 to 1921
- William Smith Flynn (1885–1966), Governor of Rhode Island from 1923 to 1925
[edit] Other
- Flynn's Taxonomy, a system for classifying computer architectures
- The Flynn Effect, the gradual rise in IQ test scores
- Flynn (film), a 1996 Australian film
- Flynn, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen
- The Division of Flynn, an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Queensland
- Flynn Township, Michigan, USA