Byrnes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Byrnes (born 1981), Australian lawyer and retired rugby union player * Brittany Byrnes (born 1987), Australian actress *

Burke Byrnes Burke Byrnes (born December 9, 1937) is an American actor, best known as the voice for Daddy Topps in ''The Land Before Time ''The Land Before Time'' is an American animated film series and media franchise created by Judy Freudberg and Ton ...

(born 1937), American actor * Catherine Byrnes, New Zealand professor of pediatrics *

Darcy Rose Byrnes Darcy Rose Byrnes (born November 4, 1998) is an American and Irish actress, singer, and songwriter. She is best known for her roles as Abby Newman on ''The Young and the Restless'' and ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', Penny Scavo on ''Desperate ...

(born 1998), American actress * Edd Byrnes (1932–2020), American actor * Eric Byrnes (born 1976), American baseball player and announcer * Erin Byrnes, American politician *

Esther Byrnes Esther Fussell Byrnes (1867–1946) was an American biologist and science teacher. She was one of the first women copepodologists—scientists who study copepods. She was a fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences, as well as the American Soci ...

(1867–1946), American biologist and science teacher *

Garrett Byrnes Garrett Byrnes (born December 30, 1971) is an American composer. Byrnes was born in Bad Kreuznach, Germany while his father was stationed at the U.S. Army Base there, and relocated to New Jersey in the United States. He studied music composit ...

(born 1971), American composer *

Gene Byrnes Eugene Francis Byrnes (March 18, 1889 – July 26, 1974) created the long-running comic strip ''Reg'lar Fellers'', which he signed Gene Byrnes. His humorous look at suburban children (who nevertheless spoke like New York street kids) was syndica ...

(1889–1974), American comic artist * Giselle Byrnes, New Zealand historian *

James Byrnes (sailor) Boatswain's Mate James Byrnes (born James Fisher, 1838 – February 9, 1882) was an Irish sailor who fought in the American Civil War. Byrnes received the United States' highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action a ...

(1838–1882), Irish-American sailor and Union Navy officer in the Civil War * James F. Byrnes (1882–1972), American politician * Jim Byrnes (actor) (born 1948), American actor and musician *

Jim Byrnes (baseball) James Joseph Byrnes (January 5, 1880 – July 31, 1941) was an American Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics The Philadelphia Athletics were a Major League Baseball team that played in Philadelphia from 1901 t ...

(1880–1941), American baseball player * John A. Byrnes (1897–1963), American lawyer, politician, and judge *

John W. Byrnes John William Byrnes (June 12, 1913 – January 12, 1985) was an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from Wisconsin. Byrnes was the U.S. representative for from 1945 to 1973. During this time he was the chairman of the House ...

(1913–1985), American politician * Josephine Byrnes (born 1966), Australian actress *

Josh Byrnes Josh Byrnes (born June 23, 1970) is an American baseball executive who is senior vice president of baseball operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Byrnes began his career in 1994 as an intern with the Cleveland I ...

(born 1970), American baseball executive * Josh Byrnes (politician) (born 1974), American politician * Kevin P. Byrnes (born 1950), U.S. Army general *

Mark Byrnes Mark John Byrnes (born 8 February 1982) is an Australian footballer who plays for APIA Leichhardt Tigers in the New South Wales Premier League. Club career After a short stint with SV Salzburg in Austria, he won two NSL championship medals i ...

(born 1982), Australian soccer player *

Marty Byrnes Martin William Byrnes (born April 30, 1956) is a retired American professional basketball player. Born in, Syracuse, New York, a 6'7" forward from Syracuse University, Byrnes played four seasons (1978–1981; 1982–1983) in the National Basketba ...

(born 1956), American basketball player * Michael Byrnes (writer), American writer *

Michael J. Byrnes Michael Jude Byrnes (born August 23, 1958) is an American Catholic retired prelate who served as Archbishop of Agaña from 2019 to 2023. He was previously an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Detroit from 2011 to 2016. Biography Early ...

, American Roman Catholic bishop *

Norman Byrnes (botanist) Norman Brice Byrnes (1922 – 1998) was an Australians, Australian botanist, specialising in Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy. Byrnes was born in Adelaide on 18 December 1922. He served in the Australian Defence Force during World War II and followin ...

(1922–1998), Australian botanist * Norman Byrnes (lawyer) (1922–2009), American lawyer * Pam Byrnes (born 1947), American politician * Pat Byrnes, American cartoonist * Richard Byrnes (1832–1864), Irish-American Union Army officer in the Civil War *

Rob Byrnes Robert Charles "Rob" Byrnes, Jr. is a 21st-century gay American, novelist and blogger, whose fiction focuses primarily on gay men and other sexual minorities. He serves on the Steering Committee for The Publishing Triangle, and was also a member ...

(born 1958), American writer *

Shannon Byrnes Shannon Byrnes (born 7 April 1984) is a former Australian rules footballer who last played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) after a ten-year career with the Geelong Football Club. He is currently a develop ...

(born 1984), Australian rules footballer * Steve Byrnes (1959–2015), American television announcer and producer * Syd Byrnes (born 1940), South African cyclist *

Thomas F. Byrnes Thomas F. Byrnes (June 15, 1842 – May 7, 1910) was an Irish-born American police officer, who served as head of the New York City Police Department detective department from 1880 until 1895, who popularized the terms "rogues' gallery" and " t ...

(1842–1910), American police officer *

Thomas Joseph Byrnes Thomas Joseph Byrnes (11 November 1860 – 27 September 1898) was Premier of Queensland from April 1898 until his death in September of the same year, having previously served in several ministerial positions in his parliamentary career.Rosemar ...

(1860–1898), Australian politician; 12th Premier of Queensland *

Tommy Byrnes Thomas Patrick Byrnes (February 19, 1923 – January 9, 1981) was an American professional basketball player. He played collegiately for Seton Hall University. He began his professional career playing for the New York Knicks of the Basketball As ...

(1923–1981), American basketball player * Tracy Byrnes (born 1970), American business journalist *

Tricia Byrnes Patricia "Tricia" Byrnes (born November 18, 1974) is an American snowboarder, born in Greenwich, Connecticut. Her achievements in the FIS Snowboard World Cup include fifteen victories in halfpipe between 1997 and 2003 (also 2 second places and ...

(born 1974), American snowboarder * William Byrnes (1809–1891), Australian politician * William B. Byrnes (1906–1989), American politician

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