John Lynch may refer to:

Politics

American politicians

John Lynch (congressman) John Lynch may refer to: Politics American politicians * John Lynch (Maine politician) (1825–1892), U.S. congressman from Maine *John Lynch (New Hampshire governor) (born 1952), former governor of U.S. state of New Hampshire, 2005–2013 *John L ...

(1825–1892), U.S. congressman from Maine * John Lynch (New Hampshire governor) (born 1952), former governor of U.S. state of New Hampshire, 2005–2013 *

John Lynch (Pennsylvania politician) John Lynch (November 1, 1843 – August 17, 1910) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography John Lynch was born in Providence, Rhode Island. In 18 ...

(1843–1910), U.S. congressman from Pennsylvania *

John A. Lynch Jr. John A. Lynch Jr. (born October 21, 1938) is an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served in the New Jersey Senate from 1982 to 2002, where he represented the 17th Legislative District (New ...

(born 1938), New Jersey politician, convicted of fraud *

John A. Lynch Sr. John A. Lynch Sr. (March 10, 1908 – March 3, 1978) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey Senate for 22 years, where he represented the New Jersey's 17th legislative distric ...

(1908–1978), New Jersey politician * John A. Lynch (New York politician), American businessman and politician from New York *

John D. Lynch John D. Lynch (1882/1883 – December 10, 1963) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Early life Lynch was born in Cambridge. At the age of 14 he began working as a pharmacy helper to help support his family ...

(1883–1963), mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts *

John R. Lynch John Roy Lynch (September 10, 1847 – November 2, 1939) was an American writer, attorney, military officer, author, and Republican politician who served as Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives and represented Mississippi in th ...

(1847–1939), African-American Republican Mississippi politician after the American Civil War *

John M. Lynch John M. "Pat" Lynch was an American politician who served and as the twenty third and twenty fifth Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts. He was the Massachusetts Democratic Party Chair from 1956 to 1962. Early life and career Lynch grew up in So ...

(died 1984), American mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts

Other politicians

John Lynch (Australian politician) John Lynch (1862 – 15 June 1941) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1914 to 1919, initially for the Labor Party before joining the Nationalist Party (Australia), Nationalist Party ...

(1862–1941), member of the Australian House of Representatives, 1914–1919 * John Lynch (New South Wales politician) (1875–1944), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1907–1913 *

John Lynch (Kerry politician) John Lynch (10 April 1889 – 10 June 1957) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Senator for the Industrial and Commercial Panel from 1954 to 1957 and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kerry North constituency from 1951 to 1954. Lynch ...

(1889–1957), Irish Fine Gael party TD for Kerry North, later Senator *

John Lynch (mayor) John Lynch, (aka John Lynch fitz John), fifth Mayor of Galway, 1489-1490. Believed to be a brother of the first two mayors, little is known of Lynch's term of office. He was married to Secilia Stywyn, and the couple had at least five children: He ...

, mayor of Galway, 1489–90 *

John Óge Lynch John Óge Lynch was Mayor of Galway from 1551-52. Lynch was mayor at a time of unrest in Connacht and Munster provoked by the Irish spy George Paris, and a French agent, M. de Botte. Despite fears to the contrary, no invasion or uprising occurre ...

, mayor of Galway, 1551–52

Academics and clergy

* John Lynch (dean of Canterbury) (1697–1760), Anglican priest *

John Lynch (historian) John Lynch (11 January 1927 – 4 April 2018) was Professor of Latin American History at the University of London. He spent most of his academic career at University College, and then from 1974 to 1987 as Director of the Institute of Latin Americ ...

(1927–2018), historian of the Spanish American revolutions *

John Lynch (linguist) John Dominic Lynch (8 July 1946 in Sydney, Australia – 25 May 2021 in Port Vila, Vanuatu) was a linguist specializing in Oceanic languages. He was an emeritus professor of Pacific Languages and the former Director of the Pacific Languages Uni ...

(1946–2021), professor at the University of the South Pacific in Port Vila, Vanuatu *

John Lynch (Gratianus Lucius) John Lynch, pseudonym Gratianus Lucius, D.D., ( 1599?–1677?) was an Irish Roman Catholic priest, known as a historian and Archdeacon of Tuam. Life He was born in Galway, probably in 1599; according to tradition his father was Alexander Lynch, ...

(1599?–1677), historian and Archdeacon of Tuam * John Joseph Lynch (1816–1888), Roman Catholic bishop and archbishop of Toronto *

John Lynch (archdeacon of Canterbury) John Lynch (born Lambeth 1735 – died Canterbury 1803) was an English churchman, Archdeacon of Canterbury from 1788 until his death on 1 May 1803. The son of John Lynch (1697–1760), he was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, matriculating the ...

(1735–1803), Archdeacon of Canterbury *

John Lynch (bishop of Elphin) John Fitzjames Lynch was an Irish Anglican bishop at the end of the sixteenth century and the beginning of the seventeenth. Lynch was born in Galway and educated at New Inn Hall, Oxford. He was Rector of Littleton-upon-Severn in 1561; and Cano ...

, Irish Anglican bishop

Entertainment

John Lynch (actor) John Lynch (born 26 December 1961) is an actor and novelist from Northern Ireland. He won the AFI (AACTA) Award for Best Actor for the 1995 film '' Angel Baby''. His other film appearances include '' Cal'' (1984), ''The Secret Garden'' (1993), ...

(born 1961), actor from Northern Ireland *

Johnny Lynch Johnny Lynch (born 28 September 1981) is a Scottish musician who performs under the pseudonym The Pictish Trail. After graduation from the University of St Andrews, Lynch ran Fence Records from 2003 until 2013 and has since been running Lost M ...

, Scottish musician * John Carroll Lynch (born 1963), American actor

Other

John Lynch (American football) John Terrence Lynch Jr. (born September 25, 1971) is an American football executive and former strong safety who is the current general manager of the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stan ...

(born 1971), former American football safety and broadcaster; current general manager * John Lynch (Fenian) (1832–1866), Irish nationalist * John Lynch (radio), founder and president of Broadcast Company of the Americas *

John Lynch (Tyrone Gaelic footballer) John Lynch (born 1962) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played in the Tyrone county team's first All-Ireland SFC final appearance in 1986. He subsequently won an All Star Award. He also represented Ireland in an early rendition of th ...

(born 1962), former Tyrone Gaelic footballer *

John Lynch (Roscommon Gaelic footballer) John Lynch (1933 – 5 June 2019) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for a number of clubs, including Tuam Stars in the Galway Senior Championship. He played for the Roscommon senior football team for 11 seasons, during which time he usu ...

(1933–2019), Irish Gaelic footballer *

John Lynch (Cork Gaelic footballer) John Lynch (2 May 1890 – 6 November 1930) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for Cork Senior Football Championship, Cork Senior Championship club Macroom GAA, Macroom. He played for the Cork senior football team for five seasons, during ...

(1890–1930), Irish Gaelic footballer *

John Lynch (serial killer) John Lynch (''c''. 1812 – 22 April 1842) was an Irish-born Australian serial killer who confessed to the killing of ten people between 1836 and 1842. He is possibly the most prolific individual serial killer in Australian history. Lynch arr ...

(1813–1842), Australian colonial-era serial killer *

John Lynch (1740–1820) John Lynch (August 28, 1740 – October 31, 1820) was an American merchant who founded the city of Lynchburg, Virginia. Early life Lynch's father was Charles Lynch, who was born in Galway, Ireland, but immigrated to Virginia in 1720 and prospered ...