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), multiple people * David Boyle (disambiguation), multiple people * Edward Boyle (disambiguation), several people * Henry Boyle (disambiguation), 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), multiple people * Mary Boyle (disambiguation), 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), multiple people * Stephen Boyle (disambiguation), 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 (1892–1968), American cinematographer *

Chris Cornell Christopher John Cornell (né Boyle; July 20, 1964 – May 18, 2017) was an American singer and musician best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and primary lyricist and songwriter for the rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave. H ...

(1964-2017), musician, born Christopher Boyle *

Danny Boyle Daniel Francis Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English director and producer. He is known for his work on films including ''Shallow Grave'', '' Trainspotting'' and its sequel ''T2 Trainspotting'', '' The Beach'', '' 28 Days Later'', '' Su ...

(born 1956), British film director, cousin of John Wayne * Derek Paul Jack Boyle (born 1985), American visual artist * Edward G. Boyle, (1899–1977), Canadian set decorator *

Frankie Boyle Francis Martin Patrick Boyle (born 16 August 1972) is a Scottish comedian and writer. He is known for his cynical, surreal, graphic and often controversial sense of humour. A stand-up comedian since 1995, Boyle first gained widespread recogni ...

(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) James Boyle (born 29 March 1946) was Chairman of the National Library of Scotland until 2016, Chairman of the British Council in Scotland and was formerly Chairman of the Scottish Arts Council, Chairman of the Scottish Government's Cultural Commis ...

, 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 (1935–2006), U.S. actor *

Ray Boyle Raymond Cornelius Boyle (June 28, 1923 – January 6, 2022), also known as Ray Boyle and Dirk London, was an American film and television actor. He was perhaps best known for playing Morgan Earp in the American western television series ''The Li ...

(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 ...

(born 1970), singer of the British group Olive *

Shary Boyle Shary Boyle D.F.A. (born May 26, 1972) is a contemporary Canadian visual artist working in the mediums of sculpture, drawing, painting and performance art. She lives and works in Toronto. Early life and education Boyle was born in the Toronto s ...

(born 1972), Canadian artist * Susan Boyle (born 1961), Scottish singer and a contestant on the 3rd series of ''Britain's Got Talent'' *

Troy Boyle Troy Boyle (b. July 28, 1966) is an American comic book artist and writer and former president of The National Atheist Party (now the Secular Party Of America), which Boyle and a friend founded in March 2011. It claims 7,500 members and chapters i ...

(born 1966), U.S. comic book artist and writer *

Zoe Boyle Zoe Boyle (born 1 January 1989) is an English actress known for her roles as Lavinia Swire on the series ''Downton Abbey'' and Trinity Ashby on ''Sons of Anarchy''. Education Boyle attended the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, at the ...

(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 Jeremiah Tilford Boyle (May 22, 1818 – July 28, 1871) was a successful lawyer and noted abolitionist. He served as a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Boyle was born and raised in Mercer County (now B ...

(1818–1871), Union Brigadier General during the American Civil War * William H. Boyle (1836–1919), U.S. Army Colonel * Thomas Boyle (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 a ...

(1849–1916), British colonial administrator *

Charles Boyle, 2nd Viscount Blesington Charles Boyle, 2nd Viscount Blesington (died 2 June 1732) was an Irish peer and member of the House of Lords. Charles Boyle was the son of Murrough Boyle, 1st Viscount Blesington and Lady Anne Coote, daughter of Charles Coote, 2nd Earl of Mountr ...

(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 (1836–1888), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania *

David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow, (31 May 1833 – 13 December 1915), was a British naval commander and colonial governor. He served as Governor of New Zealand between 1892 and 1897. Background Boyle was the son of Patrick Boyle (eldest son of ...

(1833–1915), governor of New Zealand 1892–1897 * David Boyle, Lord Boyle (1772–1853), Scottish judge and privy counsellor of the United Kingdom * Sir Edward Boyle, 1st Baronet (1848–1909), MP for Taunton 1906–1909, grandfather of Baron Boyle *

Edward Boyle, Baron Boyle of Handsworth Edward Charles Gurney Boyle, Baron Boyle of Handsworth, (31 August 1923 – 28 September 1981) was a British Conservative Party politician and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds. Early life and career Boyle was born in Kensington, Lond ...

(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. (1913–2002), U.S. federal judge * Emmet D. Boyle (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 Harris Boyle (1953 – 31 July 1975) was an Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) soldier and a high-ranking member of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), a Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary organisation. Boyle was implicated in the 1974 Dublin a ...

(–1975), Northern Irish loyalist and

Ulster Volunteer Force The Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) is an Ulster loyalist paramilitary group. Formed in 1965, it first emerged in 1966. Its first leader was Gusty Spence, a former British Army soldier from Northern Ireland. The group undertook an armed campaig ...

member * Hugh Boyle Ewing (1826–1905), American diplomat, author and lawyer *

James Boyle (academic) James Boyle (born 1959) is a Scottish intellectual property scholar. He is the William Neal Reynolds Professor of Law and co-founder of the Center for the Study of the Public Domain at Duke University School of Law in Durham, North Carolina. ...

(born 1959), professor of law * James Boyle (Irish Parliamentary Party politician) (1863–1936), Irish politician, Member of Parliament for West Donegal 1900–1902 * James Boyle (Fianna Fáil politician) (''fl.''1930s), Fianna Fáil Member of the 1934–1936 Seanad Éireann *

James Boyle Uniacke James Boyle Uniacke (1799 – 26 March 1858) led the first responsible government in Canada as it is today or any colony of the British Empire. He was the first Premier of the colony of Nova Scotia from 1848 to 1854 serving concurrently as ...

(1799–1858), Canadian politician * Jane J. Boyle (born 1954), District judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas *

John Boyle (congressman) John Boyle (October 28, 1774 – February 28, 1834) was a United States representative from Kentucky and later a judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals (now the Kentucky Supreme Court), and finally a United States district judge of the United ...

(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), Member of Parliament in the Irish House of Commons * Kenneth Boyle (1937-2000), American politician and lawyer *

Kevin Boyle (lawyer) Christopher Kevin Boyle (23 May 1943 – 25 December 2010) was a Northern Irish-born human rights activist, barrister and educator. He was among the first in the academic law community to engage in human rights activism. Born and brought up in ...

(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 (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 and later as a member of the Douglas County Board of Commissioners. He was a lawyer in private pra ...

(born 1944), mayor of Omaha, Nebraska *

Murrough Boyle, 1st Viscount Blesington Murragh Boyle, 1st Viscount Blesington (c.1645–1718) was an Irish peer and member of the Irish House of Lords. Murrough (or Murragh) Boyle was born in Cork, Ireland, the only surviving son of Michael Boyle, Archbishop of Armagh and his second ...

(1709–1769), governor of Limerick * Patricia Boyle (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 (born 1945), U.S. judge * W. A. Boyle (1904–1985), president of the United Mine Workers of America union, 1963–1972 * William M. Boyle (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 Hugh Charles Boyle (October 8, 1873 – December 22, 1950) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, Diocese of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania from 1921 until his death ...

(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. ...

(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, astrophysicist *

David Boyle (archaeologist) David Boyle (1 May 1842 – 14 February 1911) was a Canadian blacksmith, teacher, archaeologist, musicologist, and historian. Born in Greenock, Scotland, Boyle arrived in Upper Canada, where most of John Boyle’s family had already located, ...

(1842–1911), Canadian educator and archaeologist *

Elette Boyle Elette Boyle is an American and Israeli computer scientist and cryptographer, known for her research on secret sharing, digital signatures, and obfuscation. She is a professor of computer science at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, where ...

, American and Israeli computer scientist and cryptographer *

Helen Boyle Alice Helen Anne Boyle (1869 – November 1957) was an Irish-British physician and psychologist. She was Brighton's first female general practitioner, and the first female president of the Royal Medico-Psychological Association (now the Royal ...

(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 (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 Newfoundlan ...

(1883–1955), Canadian physicist, co-inventor of sonar * Willard Boyle (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 Jerse ...

(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, hi ...

(1908–1978), Major League Baseball player *

Dan Boyle (ice hockey) Daniel Denis Boyle (born July 12, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Undrafted, Boyle played in the NHL for the Florida Panthers, the Tampa Bay Lightning, with whom ...

(born 1976), professional ice hockey player * Daryl Boyle (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 Edward Joseph Boyle (May 8, 1874 – February 10, 1941) was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Louisville Colonels and the Pittsburgh Pirates during the season. Listed at 6' 3", 200 lb., Boyle batted and threw right-han ...

(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 John Anthony Boyle (March 22, 1866 – January 7, 1913), nicknamed "Honest Jack", was an American catcher and first baseman in Major League Baseball. His younger brother, Eddie Boyle, played in 1896. Baseball career Born in Cincinnati, Boyle be ...

(1866–1913), Major League Baseball player * Jim Boyle (American football) (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) Jimmy Boyle (born 19 February 1967) is a Scottish football player and coach who is currently the assistant manager of Cove Rangers. He is best known for the eight years he spent with the original Airdrieonians, and the manager of new Airdrieon ...

(born 1972), former Scottish footballer *

John Boyle (footballer, born 1946) John Boyle (born 25 December 1946) is a Scottish former footballer who played during the 1960s and 1970s. Born in Motherwell, he signed for London club Chelsea as a 15-year-old whilst on holiday in the city. Boyle was one of the lesser-known, ...

, Scottish footballer * John Boyle (footballer, born 1986), Scottish footballer * Lauren Boyle (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) (born 1987), rugby league player *Stephen Boyle (born 1953), Australian footballer *Steve Boyle (boxer) (born 1962), Scottish boxer *Steve Boyle (rugby union) (born 1953), English rugby union player *Terry Boyle (born 1958), Former footballer from Wales *Tim Boyle (American football) (born 1994), American football player *Tommy Boyle (footballer, born 1886) (1886–1940), football player who played for Barnsley, Burnley, and Wrexham *Tommy Boyle (footballer, born 1901) (1901–1972), football player who played for Sheffield United, Manchester United, and Northampton Town *Tony Boyle (cricketer), Tony Boyle (born 1957), New Zealand cricketer *Wesley Boyle (born 1979), Football midfielder

Writers

*Andrew Boyle (1919–1991), journalist and biographer *Charles Boyle (poet) (born 1951), UK poet *David Boyle (author) (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) (born 1960), author and professor of history at Ohio State University *Nicholas Boyle (born 1946), British literature historian *Patrick Boyle (writer) (1905–1982), Irish writer *T. C. Boyle, T. Coraghessan Boyle (born 1948), U.S. novelist and short story writer *Virginia Frazer Boyle (1863–1938), U.S. poet and writer

Other

*Gert Boyle (1924–2019), German-born American businesswoman *Jarrod Boyle, American winemaker *Joseph W. Boyle (1867–1923), Canadian adventurer *Lisa Boyle (born 1964), American model *Mark Boyle (snooker player) (born 1981), Scottish snooker player *Paul Boyle (born 1964), British geographer and academic administrator *Sarah Boyle (1609–1633), wife of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork *Timothy Boyle (born 1949), American businessman

Members of Boyle family headed by the Earl of Cork

*Richard Boyle, 1st 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 (1707–1762), writer and friend of Jonathan Swift *Hamilton Boyle, 6th Earl of Cork (1729–1764), British and Irish politician *Edmund Boyle, 7th Earl of Cork (1742–1798), Irish peer *Edmund Boyle, 8th Earl of Cork (1767–1856), Irish soldier and peer *Richard Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork (1829–1904), British politician *Charles Boyle, 10th Earl of Cork (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 (1916–2003), Irish peer *Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery (1621–1679), Irish soldier, statesman and dramatist *Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery (1674–1731), author, soldier and statesman *Henry Boyle, 1st Baron Carleton (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 (1727–1807), 2nd Earl of Shannon, Irish politician *Henry Boyle, 3rd Earl of Shannon (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 (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 (1714–1775), Scottish politician *George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow (1766–1843), British peer *James Carr-Boyle, 5th 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