Notable persons with the surname
Acting
* Barbara Flynn (born 1948), English actress * Brandon Flynn (born 1993), American actor * Daniel Flynn (actor) (born 1961), English actor * Errol Flynn (1909–1959), Australian-American movie actor * Jerome Flynn (born 1963), English actor and singer *Art and writing
* Daniel J. Flynn, American conservative writer * Gillian Flynn (born 1971), American writer * Greg Flynn, Australian novelist * John T. Flynn (1882–1964), U.S. journalist and writer * Michael Flynn (writer) (born 1947), American science fiction writer * Nick Flynn (born 1960), poet and writer * Tom Flynn (author) (born 1955), journalist * Vince Flynn (1966–2013), American writerLaw and policing
* Edmund James Flynn (1847–1927), attorney in Canada * Edward A. Flynn (born c. 1948), Chief of the Milwaukee Police Department * William J. Flynn (1867–1928), director of the Bureau of Investigation from 1919 to 1921Music
* Billy Flynn (musician) (born 1956), American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter * Charles O'Flynn, American songwriter * David Flynn (composer), Dave Flynn (born 1977), Irish composer and musician * Jim Flynn (songwriter) (born 1938), American country music songwriter * Johnny Flynn (musician) (born 1983), musician * Liam O'Flynn, traditional Irish musician * Matt Flynn (musician) (born 1970), drummer for the band Maroon 5 * Patrick Flynn (composer) (1936–2008), composer and conductor * Patti Flynn (1937–2020), jazz singer, author, radio actress, model and social activist * Robert Flynn, guitarist for the Bay Area metal band Machine HeadPolitics and governance
* Dan Flynn (politician) (born 1943), Texas politician * Dennis Flynn, Canadian politician (1923–2003), 5th Toronto Metro Chairman 1984–1987 * Edward J. Flynn (1891–1953), American politician, Secretary of State of New York 1929–1939 * Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890–1964), political activist * John Flynn (Irish politician) (died 1968), Fianna Fáil politician from Kerry * John Flynn (New Brunswick politician) (born 1954), former bank manager and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada; represented York in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1995 to 1999 as a Liberal member * John Gerrard Flynn (born 1937), former British Ambassador to Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and Haiti, and Angola * Marty Flynn (born 1975), American politician * Michael Flynn (born 1958), retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General and former National Security Advisor * Noriko Sawada Bridges Flynn (1923–2003), civil rights activist * Pádraig Flynn (born 1939), Irish politician between 1977 and 1999 * Patrick Flynn (Canadian politician) (1921–1996), Canadian Liberal Party politician of Irish extraction * Paul Flynn (politician) (1935–2019), British Labour Party MP for Newport West * Raymond Flynn (born 1939), former mayor of Boston, MassachusettsScience, medicine and academe
* Colin P. Flynn, professor at the University of Illinois * Ida M. Flynn (1942–2004) American computer scientist, textbook author, and professor * James Flynn (academic), James Robert Flynn, a.k.a. Jim Flynn (born 1934), intelligence researcher in New Zealand (the Flynn effect) * John Flynn (minister) (1880–1951), Minister; founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia * Michael J. Flynn (born 1934), American computer scientist and inventor of Flynn's taxonomySport
* Ann Marie Flynn (born 1938), American high jumper * Brian Flynn (footballer), Brian Flynn (born 1955), Welsh footballer * Brian Flynn (baseball) (born 1990), American professional baseball player * Brian Flynn (ice hockey) (born 1988), hockey player, Buffalo Sabres * Christopher Flynn (born 1987), Welsh footballer * Daniel Flynn (cricketer) (born 1985), New Zealand cricketer * Don Flynn (1934–2010), football player, Dallas Texans, New York Jets * Doug Flynn (born 1951), American baseball player * Edward Flynn (boxer) (1909–1976), American boxer, gold medalist at the 1932 Olympic Games * Eddie Flynn (1919–2002), Irish soccer player * Furlong Flynn (1901-1977), American football player and aviation pioneer * George Flynn (baseball) (1871–1901), professional baseball player; outfielder in the Major Leagues in 1896; played for the Chicago Colts * John Flynn (baseball) (1883–1935), former baseball player * John Flynn (footballer, born 1948), English footballer * John Flynn (rugby league), rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s * Jonny Flynn (born 1989), American basketball player * JP Flynn (born 1993), American football player * Lefty Satan Flynn (1917–?), British Honduran boxer, Jamaican dual-weight titleholder * Malachi Flynn (born 1998), American basketball player * Matt Flynn (born 1985), American football player * Michael Flynn (footballer) (born 1980), Welsh soccer player (of Wigan, Gillingham etc., now Bradford City) * Mike Flynn (American football) (born 1974), American football player * Mike Flynn (baseball) (1872–1941), American baseball player * Mike Flynn (basketball) (born 1953), American basketball player * Mike Flynn (footballer) (born 1969), English footballer (of Preston N.E., Stockport etc., now Salford City) * Patrick Flynn (athlete) (1894–1969), American Olympic medalist * Patrick J. Flynn, Irish race horse trainer * Paul Flynn (Gaelic footballer) (born 1986), Dublin Gaelic footballer * Paul Flynn (Waterford hurler) (born 1974), Irish hurler for Waterford * Ray Flynn (athlete) (born 1957), Irish middle-distance runner * Ryan Flynn (footballer) (born 1988), Sheffield United and Scottish footballer * Ted Flynn (1880–1965), Australian Rules footballer * Tom Flynn (American football) (born 1962), retired NFL athleteOther
* Harry Joseph Flynn (1933–2019), American Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis * John Flynn (director) (1932–2007), American film director * Michael T. Flynn (born 1958), U.S. major general; top military intelligence officer in Afghanistan * Mike Flynn (radio host), American radio host * Robyn Flynn, Canadian radio host at CKGM in MontrealCharacters
* Billy Flynn (Chicago), Billy Flynn, character from the musical ''Chicago'' * Flynn Rider, character from the animated film ''Tangled'' * Harry Flynn (character), Harry Flynn, a villain character in the video game ''Uncharted 2: Among Thieves'' * Helen Flynn, character from ''Spooks (TV series), Spooks'' * Janet O'Flynn, fictional character in ''Survival of the Dead'' * Kevin Flynn (character), Kevin Flynn, one of the main characters of the 1982 Walt Disney Pictures film ''Tron'' * Sam Flynn, son of Kevin Flynn on the 2010 film ''Tron: Legacy'' * Mickey Flynn, character in the novel ''Homeward Bound'' * Patrick O'Flynn (Survival of the Dead), Patrick O'Flynn, fictional character * Phineas Flynn, Phineas, Linda, and Candace Flynn, from the Disney Channel animated series ''Phineas and Ferb'' * Inspector Francis Xavier Flynn, the main character in a series of detective novels by Gregory Mcdonald * The Flynn family in the sitcom ''In with the Flynns'' * "Flynn", preferred nickname for Walter White Jr. in season 2 and sporadically onwards of AMC Networks, AMC's ''Breaking Bad'' * Flynn, default name for the protagonist of ''Shin Megami Tensei IV'' * Flynn Carsen, main protagonist in ''The Librarian (franchise), The Librarian'' films and also guest star in the spin-off TV series ''The Librarians (2014 TV series), The Librarians'' *Father Brendan Flynn, character from the play ''Doubt: A Parable, Doubt'' *Flynne Fisher, protagonist in The Peripheral (TV series), ''The Peripheral''.See also
*Flinn (surname) *FlynReferences
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