Coyle is a

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of Irish origin.

People sharing this surname

Andrew Coyle Andrew Coyle CMG is Emeritus Professor of Prison Studies at the University of London. Between 1997 and 2005, Coyle was founding director of the International Centre for Prison Studies at the School of Law, King's College London. In 2003, he was ...

(contemporary), British law professor and prison official *

Anthony Coyle (American football) Anthony Coyle (born September 19, 1996) is a former American football offensive tackle. He played college football at Fordham Rams football, Fordham. High school career Coyle attended Tottenville High School in Staten Island. He began his high s ...

(born 1996), American football player * Bill Coyle (baseball) (1871–1941), American baseball player * Bill Coyle (born ?), American poet *

Brendan Coyle David "Brendan" Coyle (born 2 December 1962) is an English-Irish actor. He won the Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role for ''The Weir'' in 1999. He also played Nicholas Higgins in the miniseries '' North & South'', Robert T ...

(born 1963), English actor *

Brian Coyle Brian John Coyle (June 25, 1944 – August 23, 1991) was an American community leader, elected official, and gay activist. Coyle was one of the founders of the alternative newspaper ''Hundred Flowers''. Biography Brian John Coyle was born on Ju ...

(1944–1991), American gay rights activist *

Brock Coyle Brock Coyle (born October 12, 1990) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Montana and signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2014. College career Coyle played college football at the ...

(born 1990) American Football Player *

Charles Delmer Coyle Charles Delmer Coyle (September 16, 1887 – January 19, 1954) was a Canadian Member of Parliament for the federal riding of Elgin from 1945 to 1954. Born in Kinglake, Ontario, Coyle was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of ...

(1887–1954), Canadian politician from Ontario; MP from Elgin 1945–54 *

Charlie Coyle Charles Robert Coyle (born March 2, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played for the Minnesota Wild. Coyle played part of a single sea ...

(born 1992), American ice hockey player * Charlotte Coyle (born 1982), Northern Ireland plus-size model *

Cleo Coyle Cleo Coyle is the pen name for American mystery writers Alice Alfonsi in collaboration with her husband Marc Cerasini, best-known for the '' Coffeehouse Mysteries'' ( Berkley Prime Crime), a series of cozy mysteries set in and around a fictional ...

or Alice Alfonsi, American author *

Colm Coyle Colm Coyle (born 26 February 1963), is a former Gaelic footballer and former manager from County Meath, Ireland. He was manager of the senior Meath county team from September 2006 to July 2008, having previously played for the county. Playin ...

(born 1965), Irish Gaelic football player and manager * Craig Coyle (born 1980), Scottish footballer *

Dallas Coyle God Forbid is an American heavy metal band formed in East Brunswick, New Jersey in 1996. History Early career (1999-2004) Building up a following in the late 1990s by touring with bands such as GWAR, Nile, Cradle of Filth and Candiria, God For ...

(contemporary), American guitarist * Dan Coyle, Irish athlete in men's hammer throw * David Coyle (born 1970) Scottish guitarist and music producer *

Denise Coyle Denise Coyle (born June 22, 1953) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from January 2008 to January 2012, where she represented the 16th Legislative District. In the Assembly, Coyle served on ...

(born 1953), American politician from New Jersey; state legislator since 2008 * Diane Coyle (born 1961), English economist *

Eithne Coyle , occupation = Political Activist , spouse = Bernard O'Donnell , office = President of Cumann na mBan , term_start = 1926 , term_end = 1941 , predecessor = Constance Markievicz , successor = Margaret Langs ...

(1897–1985),

Irish Republican Irish republicanism ( ga, poblachtánachas Éireannach) is the political movement for the unity and independence of Ireland under a republic. Irish republicans view British rule in any part of Ireland as inherently illegitimate. The develop ...

* Eric Coyle (born 1963), American football player *

Fay Coyle Francis Coyle (1 April 1933 – 30 March 2007), more commonly known as Fay Coyle, was a Northern Ireland international footballer from Derry, Northern Ireland. Club career A centre-forward, Fay Coyle began his career at Derry City in the Iri ...

(1933–2007), Northern Ireland football player *

Frank Coyle Frank James Coyle (November 2, 1886 – February 20, 1947) was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was born in Chicago, Illinois (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = ...

(1886–1947), American Olympic track and field athlete *

Harold Coyle Harold William "H.W." Coyle (born February 16, 1952) is an American writer and author of historical and speculative fiction and of war novels including '' Team Yankee'', a ''New York Times'' bestseller. He graduated from the Virginia Military In ...

(born 1952), American author of war novels (''Team Yankee'') *

Henry Coyle (boxer) Henry Coyle (born 8 July 1982) is an Irish former professional boxer who competed from 2007 to 2013. As an amateur, he won the Irish welterweight championship in 2003. Amateur career Coyle boxed as an amateur winning the Irish welterweight ...

(born 1987), Irish boxer *

Henry Coyle (politician) Henry Coyle (died 29 May 1979) was a National Army officer and later a Cumann na nGaedheal politician. He was elected at the 1923 general election to the 4th Dáil as Teachta Dála (TD) for Mayo North. In 1924, Coyle was sentenced to three y ...

(died 1979), Irish army officer and politician; TD for Mayo North * Iain Coyle (born 1968), British TV presenter and producer *

James Coyle (rugby league) James Coyle (born 28 December 1985) is an Ireland international rugby league coach and former player. Playing career Coyle played for Wigan St Patricks as half back and St John Fisher pupil. In 2002 and 2003 he played in the Wigan's Academy s ...

(born 1985), English rugby league player *

James Coyle James Edwin Coyle (March 23, 1873 – August 11, 1921) was a Catholic priest who was murdered in Birmingham, Alabama by a Ku Klux Klan member for performing an interracial marriage. Biography James Coyle was born in Drum, County Roscommon, Un ...

(1873–1921), American Roman Catholic priest * Joey Coyle (1953–1993), American longshoreman who found $1.2 million that had fallen from an armored car * John Coyle (footballer) (1932–2016), Scottish football player * John Coyle (speed skater) (born 1968), American speed skater * Liam Coyle (born 1968), Northern Ireland football player *

Marion Coyle Marion Coyle (born 1954) is a former member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). Background Marion Coyle was born on July 1954 in Derry, Northern Ireland, and lived in the Duncreggan Road, a rather middle-class and fashionable area of ...

(born 1954), Irish member of the Provisional IRA *

Mark Coyle Mark Coyle (born 1969) is the 23rd Athletics director, director of athletics at the University of Minnesota, replacing Norwood Teague. He resigned as the athletics director at Syracuse University in May 2016 after spending only 11 months with the ...

(born 1969), Athletics director at the

University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Tw ...

* Mark J. Coyle (–2007), American political consultant *

Matt Coyle Matt Coyle (born 1971) is an Australian artist and graphic novelist living in Hobart, Tasmania. Born in Nantwich, United Kingdom, Coyle has created two graphic novels, '' Registry of Death'' (1996), co-authored with Peter Lamb and published by ...

(born 1971), English-born Australian artist and novelist * Michael Coyle (politician) (born 1948), Northern Ireland nationalist politician; member of the Northern Ireland Assembly 2002 * Nadine Coyle (born 1985), Irish pop singer * Owen Coyle (born 1966), Scottish-born football player playing for Ireland *

Pat Coyle (lacrosse) Pat Coyle (born September 17, 1969 in Orangeville, Ontario) is a retired lacrosse player. In his National Lacrosse League career, Coyle played for the Detroit Turbos, the Ontario Raiders, the Toronto Rock, and the Colorado Mammoth. Coyle was name ...

(born 1969), Canadian lacrosse player *

Pat Coyle (basketball) Pat Coyle (born September 5, 1960) is an American women's basketball coach. She was the head coach of Saint Peter's, between 2013 and 2018. She has served as an assistant coach for the University of Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team. ...

(contemporary), American basketball coach *

Reg Coyle Reginald Francis Coyle (1 October 1917 – 26 April 1998) was an Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in the 1930s and 1940s. Family The son of Reginald Charles Coyle (1889–1940), ...

(1917–1998), Australian Australian Rules Footballer * Richard Coyle (born 1972), English actor *

Richard Coyle (pirate) Richard Coyle (died 1738) was an English pirate active in the Mediterranean Sea. He is known for a single incident involving the murder of the Captain of the ship ''St. John''. History Coyle was first mate aboard the ''St. John'', a fish-hauler ...

(died 1738), English pirate * Robert Everett Coyle (1930-2012), United States federal judge *

Robert J. Coyle Robert Joseph Coyle (born September 23, 1964) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre in New York since 2018. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop o ...

, American Roman Catholic bishop *

Ronnie Coyle Ronnie Coyle (4 August 1964 – 12 April 2011) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a defender. Early life Coyle was born in Glasgow and educated at St. Gerard's Secondary School. Coyle played for Celtic Boys Club and the Scotl ...

(born 1964), Scottish football player *

Rose Coyle A rose is either a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus ''Rosa'' (), in the family Rosaceae (), or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and tens of thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be ...

(1914–1988), American beauty queen; Miss America 1936 * Ross Coyle (born 1937), American football player *

Roy Coyle Robert Irvine Coyle (born 31 January 1946) is a former Northern Ireland international footballer. Coyle is the most successful manager in the history of the Irish Football League. He is the Director of Football at Glentoran. Playing career Co ...

(born 1946), Northern Ireland football player and coach *

T. Thorn Coyle T. Thorn Coyle (born September 24, 1965)Coyle, T. Thorn. Interview. "Thorn." ''Modern Pagans: An Investigation of Contemporary Pagan Practices.'' By John Sulak and V. Vale. San Francisco: RE/Search Publications, 2002. 62-69. is a Neopagan author an ...

(born 1965), American neopaganist author *

Thomas Coyle (rugby league) Thomas Coyle (born 10 May 1988) is an English rugby league footballer with Hunslet Hawks. He is a scrum half. Coyle was educated at St. John Fisher Catholic High School, Wigan. He signed for the Wigan Warriors from the local amateur team Wigan ...

(born 1988), English rugby league player *

Thomas Coyle (accused of murder) Thomas Coyle may refer to: * Thomas Coyle (rugby league) (born 1988), English rugby league * Tommy Coyle (footballer) (born 1959), footballer * Thomas Coyle, accused and acquitted of the Murder of George Campbell See also * Tommy Coyle (disamb ...

(fl. 1871), Canadian acquitted of the murder of George Campbell *

Tim Coyle Timothy Charles Coyle (born 22 July 1960) is a former Australian cricketer, who played first class cricket for Tasmania. He has been the coach of Tasmania since 15 June 2005. After being a member of St Patricks College's state title winning ...

(born 1960), Australian cricketer * Tommy Coyle (born 1989), British professional boxer *

Tony Coyle Tony Coyle (born 29 October 1976) is a retired South African footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American foo ...

(born 1976), South African footballer * Tyler Coyle (born 1998), American football player * William R. Coyle (1878–1962), American politician from Pennsylvania; U.S. representative 1925–33

Fictional characters sharing this surname

* Eddie Coyle, protagonist of the novel and film ''The Friends of Eddie Coyle'' *

Malcolm Coyle The characters of '' Oz'', fictional characters on the television series about prison life, are a diverse mixture of inmates from various gangs and prison staff. Main inmates Key Other inmates The Aryans The Aryans are a f ...

, character on the American television series ''Oz'' *Joseph Coyle, security guard at the casino in ''

Ocean's Eleven ''Ocean's Eleven'' is a 2001 American heist comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh from a screenplay by Ted Griffin. The first installment in the ''Ocean's'' film trilogy, it is a remake of the 1960 Rat Pack film of the same name. The fil ...

'' *Dr. Coyle, a scientist from ''

Arms Arms or ARMS may refer to: *Arm or arms, the upper limbs of the body Arm, Arms, or ARMS may also refer to: People * Ida A. T. Arms (1856–1931), American missionary-educator, temperance leader Coat of arms or weapons *Armaments or weapons **Fi ...

'' * Coyle, a fictional military tutor in Benjamin Britten's opera ''

Owen Wingrave ''Owen Wingrave'', Op. 85, is an opera in two acts with music by Benjamin Britten and libretto by Myfanwy Piper, after a short story by Henry James. It was originally written for televised performance. Britten had been aware of the story sin ...

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