Flynn

Flynn is an Irish surname, an anglicised form of the Irish Gaelic Ó Floinn, meaning "descendant of Flann" (a byname meaning "reddish (complexion)" or "ruddy"). The name rose independently in several parts of Ireland.^[1]

Notable persons with the surname

Acting

• Barbara Flynn, English actress
• Daniel Flynn (actor), English actor
• Errol Flynn, Australian-American movie actor
• Jimmy Flynn, American actor
• Joe Flynn (US actor), American actor
• Neil Flynn, American actor known for his role on the American TV series Scrubs
• Quinton Flynn, American voice actor
• Sean Flynn, American actor known for his role on the American TV series Zoey 101

Art and writing

• Daniel J. Flynn, American conservative author
• Gillian Flynn, American author
• Greg Flynn, Australian novelist
• Homer Flynn, Spokesman for The Cryptic Corporation and possible member of avant-garde San Francisco art collective The Residents
• John T. Flynn (1882–1964), U.S. journalist and author
• Michael Flynn (author) (born 1947), American science fiction author
• Nick Flynn, poet and writer
• Tom Flynn journalist
• Vince Flynn American author

Law and policing

• Edmund James Flynn, attorney in Canada
• Edward A. Flynn, Chief of the Milwaukee Police Department
• William J. Flynn (1867–1928), director of the Bureau of Investigation from 1919 to 1921

Music

• James R. Flynn (songwriter), American country musicsongwriter
• Johnny Flynn, musician
• Patrick Flynn (composer), composer and conductor
• Robert Flynn, guitarist for the Bay Area metal band Machine Head
• Matt Flynn (musician), drummer for the band Maroon 5.

Politics and governance

• Dan Flynn, Texas politician
• Edward J. Flynn, American politician, Secretary of State of New York 1929–1939
• Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, political activist
• John Flynn (Irish politician) (died 1968), Fianna Fáil politician from Kerry
• John Flynn (New Brunswick politician) (born 1954)
• John Gerrard Flynn, former British Ambassador to Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and Haiti, and Angola
• Pádraig Flynn, Irish politician between 1977 and 1999
• Patrick Flynn (Canadian politician) (1921–1996), Canadian Liberal Party politician of Irish extraction
• Paul Flynn (politician) (born 1935), British Labour Party MP for Newport West
• Raymond Flynn, former mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
• William S. Flynn (1885–1966), Governor of Rhode Island from 1923 to 1925

Science, medicine and academia

• Colin P. Flynn, professor at the University of Illinois
• Jim Flynn (academic) (born 1934), intelligence researcher in New Zealand
• John Flynn (minister) (1880–1951), Minister and the founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
• Michael J. Flynn, American computer scientist and inventor of Flynn's taxonomy

Sport

• Ann Flynn, American track and field athlete
• Brian Flynn (born 1955), Welsh footballer
• Christopher Flynn, Welsh footballer
• Daniel Flynn (cricketer), New Zealand cricketer
• Don Flynn, Football player, Dallas Texans, New York Jets
• Doug Flynn (born 1951), American baseball player
• Edward Flynn (boxer), American boxer, Gold medalist at the 1932 Olympic Games
• Eddie Flynn, Irish soccer player
• George Flynn (baseball)
• John Flynn (baseball), former baseball player
• John Flynn (footballer), Irish footballer
• John Flynn (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1900s, for England, and Broughton Rangers
• Jonny Flynn, American basketball player
• Lefty Satan Flynn, British Honduran boxer, Jamaican dual-weight titleholder
• Matt Flynn, American football player
• Michael Flynn (footballer) (born 1980), Welsh soccer player (of Wigan, Gillingham etc., now Bradford City)
• Mike Flynn (footballer), English footballer (of Preston N.E., Stockport etc., now Salford City)
• Mike Flynn (American football), American football player
• Mike Flynn (baseball), American baseball player
• Mike Flynn (basketball), American basketball player
• Patrick Flynn (athlete) (1895–1969), American Olympic medalist
• Paul Flynn (hurler) (born 1974), Irish hurler for Waterford
• Paul Flynn (footballer), Dublin Gaelic footballer
• Ted Flynn, Australian Rules footballer
• Tom Flynn (American football), retired NFL athlete

Other

• Harry Flynn, Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
• John Flynn (director) (1932–2007), American film director
• Michael T. Flynn, U.S. major general who is top military intelligence officer in Afghanistan
• Mike Flynn (radio host), American radio host
• Shirley E. Flynn (1929-2013), American historian

Fictional characters

• Billy Flynn, character from the musical "Chicago"
• Flynn Rider, character from the animated film "Tangled"
• Harry Flynn, a villain character in the video game Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
• Helen Flynn, character from Spooks
• Kevin Flynn, one of the main characters of the 1982 Walt Disney Pictures film Tron
• Sam Flynn, son of Kevin Flynn on the 2010 film Tron: Legacy
• Mickey Flynn, character in the novel Homeward Bound
• Mike Flynn (character), character from the Australian drama Sea Patrol
• Phineas, Linda, and Candace Flynn, from the Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb
• The Flynn series of detective novels by Gregory McDonald
• The family in the sitcom In with the Flynn
• Walt Jr. wants everyone to call him Flynn in season 2 of AMC's Breaking Bad

References

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