Boyle is an English, Irish and Scottish surname of Gaelic, Anglo-Saxon or Norman origin. In the northwest of Ireland it is one of the most common family names. Notable people with the surname include:

Disambiguation

Adam Boyle (disambiguation) Adam Boyle may refer to: * Adam Boyle (active 1996), Australian guitarist, co-founder of thrash metal band Psi.Kore * Adam Boyle (active 2011), British motorcyclist who competed in the 2011 National Superstock 600 Championship season * Adam Boyle ...

, multiple people *

Charles Boyle (disambiguation) Charles Boyle may refer to: * Charles Boyle, 3rd Viscount Dungarvan (1639–1694), British politician * Charles Boyle, 2nd Earl of Burlington (died 1704), British politician * Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery (1674–1731), author, soldier and st ...

, multiple people * David Boyle (disambiguation), multiple people * Edward Boyle (disambiguation), several people *

Henry Boyle (disambiguation) Henry Boyle may refer to: *Henry Boyle, 1st Baron Carleton (1669–1725), English, Irish and British MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer *Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon (1682–1764), Irish MP for Midleton, Kilmallock and Cork County *Henry Boyle, 3r ...

, multiple people *

James Boyle (disambiguation) James or Jim Boyle may refer to: Politicians * James Boyle (Fianna Fáil politician) (died 1944), Fianna Fáil Member of the 1934–1936 Seanad Éireann * James Boyle (Irish Parliamentary Party politician) (1863–1936), Irish politician, Member of ...

(also Jimmy Boyle), multiple people *

John Boyle (disambiguation) John Boyle may refer to: Arts and entertainment *John J. Boyle (sculptor) (1851–1917), American sculptor * John W. Boyle (1891–1959), American cinematographer *John Boyle (artist) (born 1941), Canadian painter *Johnny Boyle (fl. 2000s), Irish ...

, multiple people * Kevin Boyle (disambiguation), several people *

Mark Boyle (disambiguation) Mark Boyle may refer to: * Mark Boyle (artist) (1934–2005), Scottish artist * Mark Boyle (Moneyless Man) (born 1979), Irish activist and writer * Mark Boyle (snooker player) (born 1981), Scottish snooker player * Mark A. Boyle, American choral co ...

, multiple people *

Mary Boyle (disambiguation) Mary Boyle may refer to: * Mary Boyle (psychologist), British clinical psychologist * Mary Boyle, Countess of Cork and Orrery (1746–1840), British literary hostess * Mary O. Boyle Mary O. Boyle (born December 23, 1941) is an American politicia ...

, several people *

Peter Boyle (disambiguation) Peter Boyle (1935–2006) was an American actor. Peter Boyle may also refer to: Sport * Peter Boyle (footballer, born 1876) (1876–1939), Irish footballer * Peter Boyle (footballer, born 1951), Scottish footballer * Peter Boyle (Gaelic footbal ...

, multiple people *

Richard Boyle (disambiguation) Richard Boyle may refer to: Nobility *Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork (1566–1643), Lord High Treasurer of Ireland *Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington (1612–1698), and 2nd Earl of Cork, Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and a cavalier *Richard ...

, multiple people *

Robert Boyle (disambiguation) Robert Boyle (1627–1691) was an Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, and inventor Robert Boyle or Bob Boyle may also refer to: *Robert Edward Boyle (1809–1854), British politician *Robert Boyle, 11th Earl of Cork (1864–1934) ...

, multiple people *

Stephen Boyle (disambiguation) Stephen Boyle (born 1953) is an Australian footballer. Stephen Boyle may also refer to: *Sir Stephen Gurney Boyle, 5th Baronet (born 1962) of the Boyle baronets * Steve Boyle (rugby union) (born 1953), British rugby player * Steve Boyle (boxer) ...

, multiple people * Tommy Boyle (disambiguation), several people

Arts and media

Alicia Boyle Alicia Louisa Letitia Boyle ''RBA, RHA, RUA'' (1 August 1908 – 11 January 1997) was an Irish abstract marine and landscape artist. Early life and education Alicia Boyle was born on 1 August 1908 to Brudenell P Boyle, an engineer, and his wife B ...

(1908–1997), Irish artist * Bob Boyle, American animator *

Charles P. Boyle Charles P. Boyle (June 26, 1892 – May 28, 1968) was an American cinematographer. Biography Born in Chicago in 1892, Boyle enjoyed his first credit as a cinematographer in 1925. Three years later, he was the director of photography on one of th ...

(1892–1968), American cinematographer * Chris Cornell (1964-2017), musician, born Christopher Boyle * Danny Boyle (born 1956), British film director, cousin of John Wayne *

Derek Paul Jack Boyle Derek Paul Jack Boyle is a visual artist whose work frequently involves the anthropomorphism of everyday objects and absurdist interventions. Boyle's work has been featured in ''The New York Times'' , VICE Creators Project, ''Elephant'' magazine, ...

(born 1985), American visual artist *

Edward G. Boyle Edward George Boyle (born Edward Joshua Boyle, 30 January 1899 – 17 February 1977) was an American set decorator and director active between 1925 and 1970. Career Boyle's career began in the early 1930s, when he started working on the firs ...

, (1899–1977), Canadian set decorator * Frankie Boyle (born 1972), Scottish comedian *

George Frederick Boyle George Frederick Boyle (June 29, 1886June 20, 1948) was an Australian, and later American pianist, composer and pedagogue. He moved to the United States in 1910 and remained there until his death in 1948. Biography Boyle was born in Sydney, New ...

(1886–1948), Australian-American composer *

Ina Boyle Ina Boyle (8 March 1889 – 10 March 1967) was an Irish composer. Her compositions encompass a broad spectrum of genres and include choral, chamber and orchestral works as well as opera, ballet and vocal music. While a number of her works, incl ...

(1889–1967), Irish composer * James Boyle (broadcasting), BBC broadcaster *

Jimmy Boyle (artist) James Boyle (born 17 May 1944) is a Scottish former gangster and convicted murderer who became a sculptor and novelist after his release from prison. Biography In 1967, Boyle was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of another gangland f ...

(born 1944), Scottish sculptor and novelist, former gangster *

Johnny Boyle Johnny Boyle is the former drummer of Irish band The Frames.
He first came to the attention of the Irish music scene when he joined

, drummer for the Irish band, The Frames *

Katie Boyle Caterina Irene Elena Maria Boyle, Lady Saunders (née Imperiali dei Principi di Francavilla; 29 May 1926 – 20 March 2018), usually known as Katie Boyle, was an Italian-born British actress, writer, radio announcer, television personality, gam ...

(1926–2018), television presenter *

Lara Flynn Boyle Lara Flynn Boyle (born March 24, 1970) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Donna Hayward in the television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991). After portraying Stacy in Penelope Spheeris's comedy ''Wayne's World'' (1992), ...

(born 1970), U.S. actress *

Louise Boyle Louise Boyle (February 17, 1910 – December 31, 2005) was an American photographer known for her images documenting the effects of the Great Depression on farm workers in the South, especially African Americans. Life and career Boyle was born i ...

(1910–2005), U.S. photographer * Mark Boyle (1934–2005), Scottish artist *

Peter Boyle Peter Lawrence Boyle (October 18, 1935 – December 12, 2006) was an American actor. Known as a character actor, he played Frank Barone on the CBS sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' and the comical monster in Mel Brooks' film spoof ''Young Fra ...

(1935–2006), U.S. actor * Ray Boyle (born 1925), American actor *

Robert F. Boyle Robert Francis Boyle (October 10, 1909 – August 1, 2010) was an American film art director and production designer. Born in Los Angeles, Boyle trained as an architect, graduating from the University of Southern California (USC). When he los ...

(1909–2010), director and production designer *

Ruth-Ann Boyle Ruth-Ann Boyle (born 26 April 1970, Sunderland, England) is an English pop singer. Together with producers Tim Kellett and Robin Taylor-Firth, she formed the British band Olive. The band's single " You're Not Alone" reached number 1 in the UK S ...

(born 1970), singer of the British group Olive * Shary Boyle (born 1972), Canadian artist *

Susan Boyle Susan Magdalane Boyle (born 1 April 1961) is a Scottish singer. She rose to fame in 2009 after appearing as a contestant on the third series of ''Britain's Got Talent'', singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from '. Boyle's debut studio album, ''I D ...

(born 1961), Scottish singer and a contestant on the 3rd series of ''Britain's Got Talent'' * Troy Boyle (born 1966), U.S. comic book artist and writer * Zoe Boyle (born 1989), English actress

Military

Courtenay Boyle Sir Courtenay Boyle, KCH (3 September 1770 – 21 May 1844) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary Wars. In 1807 he served as a Member of Parliament for Bandon. Origins Courtenay Boyle was born in 1770, the 3 ...

(1770–1844), British naval officer and MP *

Dermot Boyle Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Dermot Alexander Boyle, (2 October 1904 – 5 May 1993) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force. He served in the Second World War initially as a staff officer with the Advanced Air Striking Force in Reims ...

(1904-1993), Marshal of the Royal Air Force * Edward Courtney Boyle (1883–1967), English Royal Navy officer, First World War recipient of the Victoria Cross * Jeremiah Boyle (1818–1871), Union Brigadier General during the American Civil War * William H. Boyle (1836–1919), U.S. Army Colonel *

Thomas Boyle Thomas Boyle (29 June 1775 – 12 October 1825), an Irish American, as a captain of the schooner ''Comet'' and the clipper ''Chasseur'', was one of the most successful Baltimore privateers during the War of 1812. He briefly served in the United ...

(1775–1825), U.S. Navy officer

Politics, government, and law

Brendan Boyle Brendan Francis Boyle (born February 6, 1977) is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing a district in the Philadelphia area since 2015. He represented the 13th district ...

(born 1977), politician *

Cavendish Boyle Sir Charles Cavendish Boyle (29 May 1849 – 17 September 1916) was a British civil servant, magistrate, and colonial administrator who served as Colonial Governor of Newfoundland, Mauritius and British Guiana. He wrote the lyrics for the ant ...

(1849–1916), British colonial administrator * Charles Boyle, 2nd Viscount Blesington (died 1732), Irish politician *

Charles A. Boyle Charles Augustus Boyle (August 13, 1907 – November 4, 1959) was a US Representative from Chicago's north side who represented Illinois's 12th congressional district from 1955 to his death in a car accident. Boyle was born in Spring Lake, Mic ...

(1907–1959), U.S. Representative from Illinois *

Charles Edmund Boyle Charles Edmund Boyle (February 4, 1836 – December 15, 1888) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Charles E. Boyle was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools, and Waynesburg ...

(1836–1888), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania * David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow (1833–1915), governor of New Zealand 1892–1897 *

David Boyle, Lord Boyle David Boyle, Lord Boyle FRSE (26 July 1772 – 4 February 1853) was a British judge. Life Boyle was born at Shewalton near Irvine on 26 July 1772, the son of Elizabeth Dunlop, daughter of Professor Alexander Dunlop. and the Honorable Reverend P ...

(1772–1853), Scottish judge and privy counsellor of the United Kingdom *

Sir Edward Boyle, 1st Baronet Sir Edward Gurney Boyle, 1st Baronet KC (6 September 1848 – 19 March 1909) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was elected at the 1906 general election as Member of Parliament for Taunton, but died three years later ...

(1848–1909), MP for Taunton 1906–1909, grandfather of Baron Boyle * Edward Boyle, Baron Boyle of Handsworth (1923–1981), British Conservative Party politician, MP 1950–1970 *

Edward C. Boyle Edward Carol Boyle (December 24, 1904 – June 29, 1981) was the Allegheny County District Attorney in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from January 3, 1956, until January 6, 1964. Mr. Boyle attended Duquesne University School of Law Class of 1928. He w ...

, (died 1981), Allegheny County District Attorney for Pittsburgh from 1956 to 1964 *

Edward James Boyle Sr. Edward James Boyle Sr. (October 11, 1913 – July 24, 2002) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Education and career Born in McDonoughville, Louisiana, Boyle received a ...

(1913–2002), U.S. federal judge *

Emmet D. Boyle Emmet Derby Boyle (July 26, 1879 – January 3, 1926) was an American politician who was the List of Governors of Nevada, 13th Governor of Nevada. He was a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party. Biography Boyle was born ...

(1879–1926), former Governor of Nevada *

Francis Boyle Francis Anthony Boyle (born March 25, 1950) is a human rights lawyer and professor of international law at the University of Illinois College of Law. He has served as counsel for Bosnia and Herzegovina and has supported the rights of Palesti ...

(born 1950), professor of international law *

George Boyle, 6th Earl of Glasgow George Frederick Boyle, 6th Earl of Glasgow (9 October 1825 – 23 April 1890), was a Scottish nobleman. He was the son of George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow, and Julia Sinclair, daughter of Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet. In February 1847, Boy ...

(1825–1890), Scottish politician * Harris Boyle (–1975), Northern Irish loyalist and Ulster Volunteer Force member *

Hugh Boyle Ewing Hugh Boyle Ewing (October 31, 1826 – June 30, 1905) was a diplomat, author, attorney, and Union Army general during the American Civil War. He was a member of the prestigious Ewing family, son of Thomas Ewing, the eldest brother of Thomas ...

(1826–1905), American diplomat, author and lawyer * James Boyle (academic) (born 1959), professor of law *

James Boyle (Irish Parliamentary Party politician) James Boyle (1863 – 1 December 1936) was a solicitor and Irish Nationalist politician from Stranorlar in County Donegal, who served briefly in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, United Kingdom House of Commons as a member of the ...

(1863–1936), Irish politician, Member of Parliament for West Donegal 1900–1902 *

James Boyle (Fianna Fáil politician) James Joseph Boyle (died 1944) was an Irish teacher and Fianna Fáil politician. A national school teacher from Horseleap, on the border between Westmeath and Offaly, Boyle was a member of Offaly County Council and had been an active Republica ...

(''fl.''1930s), Fianna Fáil Member of the 1934–1936 Seanad Éireann * James Boyle Uniacke (1799–1858), Canadian politician *

Jane J. Boyle Jane Ellen Jackson Boyle (born December 15, 1954) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Early life and education Born in Sharon, Pennsylvania, Boyle graduated from the Univers ...

(born 1954), District judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas * John Boyle (congressman) (1774–1835), member of the U.S. House of Representatives *

John Boyle (Northern Ireland politician) John Charters Boyle (1870 or 1871–1950) was a unionist (Ireland), unionist politician in Northern Ireland. Boyle studied at Cheltenham College and the Royal Indian Engineering College, before working as a surveying, surveyor. In 1937, he was e ...

(–1950), Unionist politician from Northern Ireland *

John Robert Boyle John Robert Boyle, (February 1, 1870 or February 3, 1871 – February 15, 1936) was a Canadian politician and jurist who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, a cabinet minister in the Government of Alberta, and a judge on ...

(1870–1936), Albertan politician *

Joshua Boyle (politician) Joshua Boyle was a Member of Parliament in the Irish House of Commons, initially elected to represent the borough of Mallow (Parliament of Ireland constituency), Mallow in 1641, and was sworn in as recorder of Youghal on March 1 of the same year. ...

, Member of Parliament in the Irish House of Commons *

Kenneth Boyle Kenneth Boyle (November 27, 1937 – March 11, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician. Boyle was born in Springfield, Illinois and graduated from Virden Community High School in Virden, Illinois. He served in the United States Army. He re ...

(1937-2000), American politician and lawyer * Kevin Boyle (lawyer) (1943–2010), Northern Ireland-born human rights activist, barrister and educator *

Kevin J. Boyle Kevin J. Boyle (born February 7, 1980) is an American politician serving as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and current minority Chairman of the PA House State Government Committee. He is the state Representative from Pen ...

(born 1980), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives *

Larry Monroe Boyle Larry Monroe Boyle (June 23, 1943–November 23, 2017) was a justice of the Idaho Supreme Court from 1989 to 1992. Born in Seattle, Washington, and raised in Pocatello, Idaho, Boyle graduated from Pocatello High School in 1961 and was a mission ...

(1943–2017), Associate Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court *

Louis C. Boyle Louis C. Boyle (February 26, 1866 – July 14, 1925) was a lawyer and politician from Kansas and Missouri. He served as Kansas Attorney General from 1897 to 1899. Early life and education Louis C. Boyle was born on February 26, 1866, in Port Co ...

(1866–1925), American lawyer and politician *

Mike Boyle Michael David Boyle (January 19, 1944 – September 10, 2021) was an American Democratic politician from Nebraska who served as mayor of Omaha Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas Co ...

(born 1944), mayor of Omaha, Nebraska * Murrough Boyle, 1st Viscount Blesington (1709–1769), governor of Limerick *

Patricia Boyle Patricia Jean Boyle ( Ehrhardt, later Pernick; March 31, 1937 – January 13, 2014) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Education and career Born in Detroit, Michigan as Pa ...

(1937–2014), American judge *

Sarah Patton Boyle Sarah-Lindsay Patton "Pattie" Boyle (May 9, 1906 - February 20, 1994) was an American author and civil rights activist from Virginia during the Civil Rights Movement. She is the author of ''The Desegregated Heart'' and various articles and books ab ...

(1906-1994), Virginian civil rights activist *

Terrence Boyle Terrence William Boyle (born December 22, 1945) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. He was Chief Judge of that court from 1997 to 2004. He served a second term as Chief ...

(born 1945), U.S. judge *

W. A. Boyle William Anthony "Tough Tony" Boyle (December 1, 1904 – May 31, 1985) was an American miner, union leader, and convicted murder-for-hire conspirator. He became president of the United Mine Workers of America union in 1963, serving until 1972. Bo ...

(1904–1985), president of the United Mine Workers of America union, 1963–1972 *

William M. Boyle William Marshall Boyle Jr. (February 2, 1902 – August 30, 1961) was an American Democratic political activist from Kansas. Chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1949 to 1951, he was a friend of President Harry S. Truman and is cred ...

(1903–1961), American Democratic political activist from Kansas

Religion

Greg Boyle Gregory Joseph Boyle, S.J. (born May 19, 1954) is an American Roman Catholic priest of the Jesuit order. He is the founder and director of Homeboy Industries, the world's largest gang-intervention and rehabilitation program, and former pastor o ...

(born 1954), Jesuit priest in East Los Angeles * Hugh Charles Boyle (1873–1950), American Roman Catholic bishop *

John Boyle (bishop) John Boyle (1563?–1620) was an English Protestant bishop in Ireland. Life He was born in Kent about 1563, the son of Roger Boyle and Joan Naylor, and the elder brother of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork. John Boyle obtained the degree of D.D. a ...

(1563–1620), Bishop *

Richard Boyle (archbishop of Tuam) Richard Boyle (c. 1574–1645) was an English bishop who became Archbishop of Tuam in the Church of Ireland. He was the second son of Michael Boyle (died 2 February 1597), merchant in London, and his wife Jane (baptised 17 January 1548), daughter a ...

(–1644), Archbishop of Tuam

Sciences, math, and medicine

Brian J. Boyle Brian J. Boyle is a Scottish astrophysicist based in Australia since 1996. His primary research interests are in the fields of quasars, active galaxies and cosmology. He has been involved in science-direction setting in Australia for over 15 ye ...

, astrophysicist *

David Boyle (archaeologist) David Boyle (1 May 1842 – 14 February 1911) was a Canadian blacksmith, teacher, archaeologist, musicologist, and historian. Born in Greenock Greenock (; sco, Greenock; gd, Grianaig, ) is a town and administrative centre in the Inverc ...

(1842–1911), Canadian educator and archaeologist * Elette Boyle, American and Israeli computer scientist and cryptographer * Helen Boyle (1869-1957), Irish-British physician and psychologist *

Henry Edmund Gaskin Boyle Henry Edmund Gaskin Boyle OBE (2 April 1875 – 15 October 1941) was a pioneering anaesthetist best remembered for the development of early anaesthetic machines. Early life Born in Barbados, he was the only child of Henry Eudolphus Boyle, es ...

(1875–1941), anesthesiologist *

Phelim Boyle Phelim P. Boyle (born 1941), is an Irish economist and distinguished professor and actuary, and a pioneer of quantitative finance. He is best known for initiating the use of Monte Carlo methods in option pricing. Biography Born on a farm in L ...

(born 1941), quantitative finance academic *

Robert Boyle Robert Boyle (; 25 January 1627 – 31 December 1691) was an Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, alchemist and inventor. Boyle is largely regarded today as the first modern chemist, and therefore one of the founders of ...

(1627–1691), Anglo-Irish natural philosopher *

Robert William Boyle Robert William Boyle (October 2, 1883 – April 18, 1955) was a physicist and one of the most important early pioneers in the development of sonar. Boyle was born in 1883 at Carbonear in the Dominion of Newfoundland. Boyle left Newfoundland ...

(1883–1955), Canadian physicist, co-inventor of sonar *

Willard Boyle Willard Sterling Boyle, (August 19, 1924May 7, 2011) was a Canadian physicist. He was a pioneer in the field of laser technology and co-inventor of the charge-coupled device. As director of Space Science and Exploratory Studies at Bellcomm he h ...

(1924–2011), Canadian physicist

Sports

Brian Boyle Brian Paul Boyle (born December 18, 1984) is an American professional ice hockey center who is currently a free agent. Boyle has previously played for the Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, New Jersey ...

(born 1984), professional hockey player *

Buzz Boyle Ralph Francis "Buzz" Boyle (February 9, 1908 – November 12, 1978) was a professional baseball player who played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1929 through 1935. He played for the Boston Braves and Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1934, his ...

(1908–1978), Major League Baseball player * Dan Boyle (ice hockey) (born 1976), professional ice hockey player *

Daryl Boyle Daryl Boyle (born February 24, 1987) is a Canadian-German professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for EHC Red Bull München of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Playing career A native of Sparwood, British Columbia, Boyle s ...

(born 1987), Canadian professional ice hockey player *

David Boyle (rugby league, born 1959) David Boyle (born 31 August 1959) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition. Boyle played in ...

, Australian rugby league footballer * Eddie Boyle (1874–1941), Major League Baseball player *

Hugh Boyle (golfer) Hugh F. J. Boyle (28 January 1936 – 23 May 2015) was an Irish professional golfer best known for his achievements in the mid-1960s. Boyle was born in Omeath, County Louth, Ireland. In 1966 he was the winner of both the Yomiuri International ...

(born 1936), Irish golfer * Jack Boyle (1866–1913), Major League Baseball player *

Jim Boyle (American football) James Robert Boyle (born July 27, 1962) is a former American football offensive tackle who played two seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. Boyle was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the ninth round of the 1984 NFL ...

(born 1962), American football player *

Jimmy Boyle (baseball) Jimmy "Browntown" Boyle (January 19, 1904 in Cincinnati, Ohio – December 24, 1958 in Cincinnati, Ohio), a catcher for the 1926 New York Giants, has the distinction of having one of the shortest known Major League Baseball careers. Although Boyl ...

(1904–1958), American baseball player * Jimmy Boyle (footballer) (born 1972), former Scottish footballer * John Boyle (footballer, born 1946), Scottish footballer *

John Boyle (footballer, born 1986) John Boyle (born 22 October 1986) is a Scottish footballer who played for Airdrieonians, as a striker. He formerly played for Townhead Amateurs, Raith Rovers, Stirling Albion and Auchinleck Talbot. Boyle captained Airdrie, and was attacked in Oc ...

, Scottish footballer *

Lauren Boyle Lauren Marie Boyle (born 14 December 1987) is a former competitive swimmer from New Zealand. She has competed at three Commonwealth Games and three Olympic Games. Career Boyle won a bronze medal with Helen Norfolk, Alison Fitch and Melissa ...

(born 1987), New Zealand swimmer *

Millie Boyle Millie Boyle (born 19 May 1998) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently co-captains the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership. Her position is . Boyle previously played rugby union as a flanker. She is a ...

(born 1998), Australian rugby union player *

Morrie Boyle Morrie Boyle (1910-2002) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership. Career Boyle was a Winger and fullback for the Eastern Suburbs club. He played 40 matches in ...

, Australian rugby league footballer * Patrick Boyle (footballer) (born 1987), Scottish footballer *

Rachael Boyle Rachael Boyle (née Small; born 20 December 1991) is a Scottish international footballer who currently plays as midfielder for Hibernian in the Scottish Women's Premier League. Career Boyle grew up in Aberdeen and represented Scotland at schoo ...

(born 1991), Scottish footballer *

Raelene Boyle Raelene Ann Boyle (born 24 June 1951) is an Australian retired athlete, who represented Australia at three Olympic Games as a sprinter, winning three silver medals, and was named one of 100 National Living Treasures by the National Trust of ...

(born 1951), Australian athlete * Richard Boyle (canoeist) (born 1961), New Zealand sprint canoeist *

Richard Boyle (rowing) Richard Frederick Robert Pochin Boyle (11 October 1888 – 6 February 1953) was a British coxswain who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. Boyle was born at Ipsden, Oxfordshire, the son of Major Charles John Boyle and Lillian Kennedy Po ...

(1888–1953), British rowing coxswain and medallist at the 1908 Summer Olympics *

Ryan Boyle Ryan J. Boyle (born November 22, 1981 in Hunt Valley, Maryland) is a former lacrosse player who last played professional field lacrosse for the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse (MLL). He most recently played professional box lacros ...

(born 1981), U.S. lacrosse player *

Ryan Boyle (rugby league) Ryan Boyle (born 17 October 1987) is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who plays as a for Doncaster in Betfred League 1. Background Boyle was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Playing career Boyle made his début for Castlef ...

(born 1987), rugby league player *

Stephen Boyle Stephen Boyle (born 4 September 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Recruited from Moe, Boyle was a half forward flanker who kicked at least one goal in each of his ...

(born 1953), Australian footballer *

Steve Boyle (boxer) Steve Boyle (born 28 November 1962) is a Scottish former boxer who was British lightweight champion between 1988 and 1990. Career Steve Boyle was born in Glasgow and made his professional début in May 1983. In June 1985 he beat Dave Savage to w ...

(born 1962), Scottish boxer *

Steve Boyle (rugby union) Stephen Brent Boyle (born ) is a former international rugby union player.
ESPN Scrum.com In 1983 he toured with the

(born 1953), English rugby union player *

Terry Boyle Terence David John Boyle (born 29 October 1958) is a Welsh former professional footballer. During his career, he made over 500 appearances in the Football League and made two appearances for the Wales national team in 1981. A centre-half, he wa ...

(born 1958), Former footballer from Wales *

Tim Boyle (American football) Timothy Kevin Boyle (born October 3, 1994) is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Connecticut and Eastern Kentucky where he went undrafted in the 2018 draft. ...

(born 1994), American football player *

Tommy Boyle (footballer, born 1886) Thomas William Boyle (29 January 1886 – 5 January 1940) was an English footballer, primarily associated with Burnley. He was the only player to have captained a Burnley team in a winning FA Cup Final. Career Boyle was born in the village of ...

(1886–1940), football player who played for Barnsley, Burnley, and Wrexham *

Tommy Boyle (footballer, born 1901) Thomas Boyle (21 February 1901 – 9 January 1972) was an English footballer who played as an inside right or right half. He played for Sheffield United, Manchester United and Northampton Town, winning the FA Cup with Sheffield United in 1925 ...

(1901–1972), football player who played for Sheffield United, Manchester United, and Northampton Town * Tony Boyle (born 1957), New Zealand cricketer *

Wesley Boyle Wesley Boyle (born 30 March 1979) from Northern Ireland is a football midfielder, who currently works as a coach, having last played for Loughgall F.C. Loughgall Football Club is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing i ...

(born 1979), Football midfielder

Writers

* Andrew Boyle (1919–1991), journalist and biographer *

Charles Boyle (poet) Charles Boyle (born 1955 in Leeds) is a British poet and novelist. He also uses the pseudonyms Jack Robinson and Jennie Walker. As Walker, he won the 2008 McKitterick Prize for his novella ''24 for 3''. In 2012, Boyle wrote a short piece for ' ...

(born 1951), UK poet *

David Boyle (author) David Courtney Boyle (born 1958) is a British author and journalist who writes mainly about history and new ideas in economics, money, business, and culture. He lives in Steyning in West Sussex. He conducted an independent review for the Treasu ...

(born 1958), economics author and journalist * John Boyle O'Reilly (1844–1890), Irish poet and novelist * Kay Boyle (1902–1992), U.S. writer and political activist *

Kevin Boyle (historian) Kevin Boyle (7 October 1960) is an American author and the William Smith Mason Professor of American History at Northwestern University. His 2004 book, ''Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age'', won the Nation ...

(born 1960), author and professor of history at Ohio State University *

Nicholas Boyle Nicholas Boyle FBA (born 18 June 1946) is an English literary critic. He is the emeritus Schröder Professor of German at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge. He has written widely on German literature, i ...

(born 1946), British literature historian *

Patrick Boyle (writer) Patrick Boyle (11 April 1905–7 February 1982) was an Irish novelist. Boyle was born in 1905 in Ballymoney, Co. Antrim. He worked for the Ulster Bank in Donegal and Wexford Wexford () is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. ...

(1905–1982), Irish writer *

T. Coraghessan Boyle Thomas Coraghessan Boyle, also known as T. C. Boyle and T. Coraghessan Boyle (born December 2, 1948), is an American novelist and short story writer. Since the mid-1970s, he has published sixteen novels and more than 100 short stories. He won the ...

(born 1948), U.S. novelist and short story writer *

Virginia Frazer Boyle Virginia Frazer Boyle (February 14, 1863 – December 13, 1938) was an American author of prose and poetry. Interested in the Confederacy, she wrote several novels and more than 100 poems that took up various aspects and presented inspirational an ...

(1863–1938), U.S. poet and writer

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Gert Boyle Gertrude Boyle (''née'' Lamfrom; March 6, 1924 – November 3, 2019) was a German-born American businesswoman in the U.S. state of Oregon. After her family fled Nazi Germany, her father founded the business that became Columbia Sportswear, wher ...

(1924–2019), German-born American businesswoman * Jarrod Boyle, American winemaker *

Joseph W. Boyle Joseph Whiteside Boyle (6 November 1867 – 14 April 1923), better known as Klondike Joe Boyle, was a Canadian adventurer who became a businessman and entrepreneur in the United Kingdom. In the First World War he came to see service assisting t ...

(1867–1923), Canadian adventurer * Lisa Boyle (born 1964), American model * Mark Boyle (snooker player) (born 1981), Scottish snooker player *

Paul Boyle Paul Joseph Boyle, (born 16 November 1964) is a British geographer, academic, and academic administrator. He was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leicester between 2014 and 2019. He had been Professor (highest academic rank), Professor o ...

(born 1964), British geographer and academic administrator *Sarah Boyle (1609–1633), wife of

Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork (13 October 1566 – 15 September 1643), also known as the Great Earl of Cork, was an English politician who served as Lord Treasurer of the Kingdom of Ireland. Lord Cork was an important figure in the continuing ...

* Timothy Boyle (born 1949), American businessman

Members of Boyle family headed by the Earl of Cork

(1566–1643), Lord Treasurer of Ireland * Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington (1612–1698), Lord High Treasurer of Ireland * Charles Boyle, 3rd Viscount Dungarvan (1639–1694), Irish politician * Charles Boyle, 2nd Earl of Burlington (died 1704), Anglo-Irish politician * Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington (1694–1753), architect *

John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork and 5th Earl of Orrery, FRS (13 January 1707 – 16 November 1762) was a writer and a friend of Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope and Samuel Johnson. The only son of Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery, and his wife Lady ...

(1707–1762), writer and friend of Jonathan Swift *

Hamilton Boyle, 6th Earl of Cork Hamilton Boyle, 6th Earl of Cork and 6th Earl of Orrery (3 February 1729 – 17 January 1764) was the son of John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork and Lady Henrietta Hamilton. He inherited the titles of 6th Earl of Cork and Orrery and 3rd Baron Boyle of Mar ...

(1729–1764), British and Irish politician *

Edmund Boyle, 7th Earl of Cork Edmund Boyle, 7th Earl of Cork and 7th Earl of Orrery (21 November 1742 – 30 May 1798) was an Irish peer and Somerset landowner. Family A younger son of the 5th Earl of Cork and Margaret Hamilton, he succeeded to his half-brother's titles on 17 ...

(1742–1798), Irish peer *

Edmund Boyle, 8th Earl of Cork General Edmund Boyle, 8th Earl of Cork and 8th Earl of Orrery KP (21 October 1767 – 29 June 1856), styled Viscount Dungarvan from 1768 to 1798, was an Irish soldier and peer. Early life Boyle was the eldest surviving son of Edmund Boyle, 7th E ...

(1767–1856), Irish soldier and peer *

Richard Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork Richard Edmund St Lawrence Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork and Orrery KP, PC (19 April 1829 – 22 June 1904), styled Viscount Dungarvan between 1834 and 1856, was a British courtier and Liberal politician. In a ministerial career spanning between ...

(1829–1904), British politician *

Charles Boyle, 10th Earl of Cork Charles Spencer Canning Boyle, 10th Earl of Cork and 10th Earl of Orrery (24 November 1861 – 25 March 1925), styled Viscount Dungarvan until 1904, was an Irish soldier and peer. Biography Born to Lady Emily de Burgh and Richard Boyle, 9th E ...

(1861–1925), Irish soldier and peer * William Boyle, 12th Earl of Cork and Orrery (1873–1967), Admiral of the Fleet *

John Boyle, 14th Earl of Cork John William Boyle, 14th Earl of Cork and 14th Earl of Orrery DSC VRD (12 May 1916 – 14 November 2003), styled The Honourable John Boyle from 1965 to 1995, was an Irish and British peer. He was educated at Harrow and King's College Lond ...

(1916–2003), Irish peer * Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery (1621–1679), Irish soldier, statesman and dramatist *

Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery KT PC FRS (28 July 1674 – 28 August 1731) was an English nobleman, statesman and patron of the sciences. Early life The second son of Roger Boyle, 2nd Earl of Orrery, and his wife Lady Mary Sackville (16 ...

(1674–1731), author, soldier and statesman *

Henry Boyle, 1st Baron Carleton Henry Boyle, 1st Baron Carleton, (12 July 1669 – 31 March 1725) was an Anglo-Irish Whig politician who sat in the Irish House of Commons from 1692 to 1695 and in the English and British House of Commons between 1689 and 1710. He served as Cha ...

(1669–1725), Lord Treasurer of Ireland * Francis Boyle, 1st Viscount Shannon (1623–1699), Privy Councillor and governor of County Cork * Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon (1675–1740), field marshal * Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon (1682–1764), Irish politician *

Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon KP, PC (Ire) (30 January 1727 – 20 May 1807), was an Irish peer and Member of Parliament. He represented Dungarvan and Cork County, and succeeded his father as Earl of Shannon.Henry Boyle, 3rd Earl of Shannon Henry Boyle, 3rd Earl of Shannon KP, PC (Ire) (8 August 1771 – 22 April 1842), styled Viscount Boyle from 1764 until 1807, was among the last surviving Members of the Parliament of Ireland. He represented Cork County in the new Parliament of ...

(1771–1842), Irish politician * Richard Boyle, 4th Earl of Shannon (1809–1868), 4th Earl of Shannon, British politician * Henry Boyle, 5th Earl of Shannon (1833–1890), British politician * William George Boyle (1830–1908), British soldier and politician *

Mary Boyle, Countess of Cork and Orrery Mary Boyle, Countess of Cork and Orrery (21 May 1746 – 30 May 1840) was an Anglo-Irish literary hostess. Life Born Mary Monckton, probably at Serlby Hall, Nottinghamshire, the family seat, she was a daughter of John Monckton, 1st Viscount ...

(1746–1840), 18th-century British literary hostess

Members of Clan Boyle headed by the Earl of Glasgow

* David Boyle, 1st Earl of Glasgow (1666–1733), Scottish politician * John Boyle, 2nd Earl of Glasgow (1688–1740), Scottish politician *

John Boyle, 3rd Earl of Glasgow John Boyle, 3rd Earl of Glasgow (4 November 1714 – 7 March 1775) was a Scottish nobleman. Origins Boyle was the third but eldest surviving son and heir of John Boyle, 2nd Earl of Glasgow, by Helenor Morrison, third daughter of William Morrison ...

(1714–1775), Scottish politician * George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow (1766–1843), British peer *

James Carr-Boyle, 5th Earl of Glasgow Captain James Carr-Boyle, 5th Earl of Glasgow (10 April 1792 – 11 March 1869), styled Viscount of Kelburn from 1818 until 1843, was a British naval commander and politician. Background Glasgow was the son of George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow, ...

(1792–1869), British politician and naval commander * Patrick Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow (born 1939), British politician and chief of Clan Boyle

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Members of Boyle family headed by the Earl of Cork

Members of Clan Boyle headed by the Earl of Glasgow

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