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Arts and entertainment

* John Byrne (English artist) (1786–1847), English painter and printmaker *
Johnny Byrne (writer) John Christopher Byrne (27 November 1935 – 2 April 2008) was an Irish people, Irish writer and script editor for the BBC. He travelled extensively in his youth as a travelling poet. During the 1960s he worked as a literary editor, and wrote ...
(1935–2008), former BBC editor and script writer * John Byrne (playwright) (born 1940), Scottish playwright and artist * John Byrne (musician) (1946–2008), Irish-born American musician *
John Byrne (comics) John Lindley Byrne (; born July 6, 1950) is a British-born American writer and artist of superhero comics. Since the mid-1970s, Byrne has worked on many major superheroes; with noted work on Marvel Comics' ''X-Men'', ''She-Hulk'' and ''Fantastic ...
(born 1950), American comic book artist and writer *
John Byrne (columnist) John Byrne, sometimes known as John M. Byrne (born in Dublin, Ireland) is a writer, author, cartoonist, performer, and broadcaster. Early career Byrne started his career as a communications officer for UNICEF in Malawi. After returning to Engl ...
, British writer and broadcaster * John Byrne (Irish artist), Irish performance and multimedia artist


Politics

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John Byrne (Irish politician) John Joseph Byrne (23 September 1878 – 29 July 1942) was an Irish politician. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Cumann na nGaedheal Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North constituency at the June 1927 general election. He was re-e ...
(1878–1942), Irish Cumann na nGaedhael politician * John F. Byrne Sr. (1911–1965), American politician, member of Philadelphia City Council *
John F. Byrne Jr. John F. Byrne (born May 27, 1935) is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 6th district from 1967 to 1970. He is the son of John F. Byrne Sr., who also served in the ...
(born 1935), American politician, member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, son of the above


Sports

* John Byrne (Scottish footballer) (born 1939), Scottish footballer *
Johnny Byrne (footballer) John Joseph Byrne (13 May 1939 – 27 October 1999) was an English professional footballer who played as a striker. He was nicknamed "Budgie" due to his constant chattering. He played non-league football for Epsom Town and Guildford City You ...
(1939–1999), England international footballer, soccer coach in South Africa * John Byrne (footballer, born 1949), English footballer for Tranmere Rovers *
John Byrne (Australian footballer) John Byrne (born 24 February 1956) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the VFL. Byrne first came under notice when he starred in Wangaratta Roversbr>1972Ovens & Murray Football League premiership as a 16 ...
(born 1956), Australian rules footballer for North Melbourne *
John Byrne (footballer, born 1961) John Frederick Byrne (born 1 February 1961) is a former professional footballer who played for the Republic of Ireland and various clubs in England and France in the 1980s and 1990s. Club career Born in Manchester, Lancashire, Byrne began his c ...
, English-born footballer for QPR, Sunderland and the Republic of Ireland *
John Byrne (footballer, born 1962) John Byrne (born 29 August 1962 in Dublin) was an Irish soccer player during the 1980s and 1990s. Byrne played for Home Farm, Bohemians, Sligo Rovers and St Patricks Athletic during his career in the League of Ireland. He moved to Bohs from ...
, Irish footballer * John Byrne (cricketer) (born 1972), Irish cricketer


Others

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John Byrne (VC) John Byrne, (September 1832 – 10 July 1879) was a British Army soldier and an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Life Byrne ...
(1832–1879), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross * John Edgar Byrne (1842–1906), Australian journalist and newspaper proprietor * John Francis Byrne, creator of the
Chaocipher The Chaocipher is a cipher method invented by John Francis Byrne in 1918 and described in his 1953 autobiographical ''Silent Years''. He believed Chaocipher was simple, yet unbreakable. Byrne stated that the machine he used to encipher his message ...
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Jock Byrne John Thomas Byrne MBE (24 January 1903 – 5 December 1969) was a Scottish trade union leader and anti-communist activist. Byrne was born in Uphall, West Lothian, to Irish parents John Byrne, a shale miner, and Catherine Doonan, who were ma ...
(John Thomas Byrne, 1903–1969), Scottish trade unionist and anti-communist *
John Byrne (businessman) John Byrne (1919 - October 2013) was an Irish property developer and businessperson known for building large offices in central Dublin with his company the Carlisle Trust. Life and career John Byrne was born on a small family farm near Lixnaw, ...
(1919–2013), Irish property developer *
John V. Byrne John Vincent Byrne (born May 9, 1928) is an American marine geologist and academic. He served as the 12th President of Oregon State University from 1984 to 1995. Early life and education Born in Hempstead, New York, Byrne attended Hamilton Col ...
(born 1928), American marine geologist and academic *
John J. Byrne John J. Byrne (July 11, 1932 – March 7, 2013) was an American longtime insurance industry executive who was CEO of GEICO, White Mountains Insurance Group and Fireman's Fund. He also served as chairman of Overstock.com. Early background ...
(1931–2013), American insurance industry executive * John Byrne (computer scientist) (1933–2016), Irish computer scienctist * John Byrne (judge) (born 1948), Senior Judge Administrator of the Supreme Court of Queensland *
John K. Byrne John K. Byrne (born March 24, 1981) is an American publisher and writer. He is co-owner of Raw Story Media and AlterNet Media, which publish the online progressive political news sites RawStory.com and AlterNet.org respectively. Prior to Raw St ...
(born 1981), founder of the ''Raw Story'' news website * John Byrne (telescope maker), American telescope maker * John H. Byrne, American neuroscientist


See also

* Jack Byrne (disambiguation) * John Burn (disambiguation) *
Jon Byrne __NOTOC__ Jon Stephen Byrne (born 23 June 1983) is an Australian former Major League Baseball (MLB) umpire. He made his debut on 16 May 2014, becoming the first MLB professional umpire to have been born in Australia. Australian second baseman ...
(born 1983), Australian-born baseball umpire *
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), U.S. Representative from Wisconsin *
Byrne ' Byrne (also O'Byrne) is an Irish surname. It is derived from the Gaelic ''Ó Broin'' or ''Ó Beirn''. There are two Irish surnames which have Byrne as their English spelling; the most common comes from Ó Broin, which refers to the Leinster-b ...
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