John Lynch may refer to:

Politics

American politicians

* John Lynch (congressman) (1825–1892), U.S. congressman from Maine *

John Lynch (New Hampshire governor) John Hayden Lynch (born November 25, 1952) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 80th governor of New Hampshire from 2005 to 2013. Lynch was first elected governor in 2004, defeating first-term Republican incumb ...

(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 1 ...

(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) John A. Lynch (October 11, 1882 – March 9, 1954) was an American businessman and politician from New York. Life Lynch was born on October 11, 1882 in West New Brighton, Staten Island, New York. Lynch initially apprenticed as a builder under h ...

, American businessman and politician from New York * John D. Lynch (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 (died 1984), American mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts

Other politicians

* John Lynch (Australian politician) (1862–1941), member of the Australian House of Representatives, 1914–1919 *

John Lynch (New South Wales politician) John Patrick Lynch (6 February 1875 – 2 June 1944) was an Australian politician. He was born near Parkes to miner William Sullivan Lynch and Mary Seymour. He attended local public schools and became a schoolteacher, working at Parkes from ...

(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), 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 occurr ...

, 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) (1599?–1677), historian and Archdeacon of Tuam *

John Joseph Lynch John Joseph Lynch (6 February 1816 – 12 May 1888) was an Irish prelate of the Catholic Church. A member of the Congregation of the Mission, he served as the third Bishop (1860-1870) and first List of Roman Catholic archbishops of Toronto, ...

(1816–1888), Roman Catholic bishop and archbishop of Toronto * John Lynch (archdeacon of Canterbury) (1735–1803), Archdeacon of Canterbury * John Lynch (bishop of Elphin), 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 John Carroll Lynch (born August 1, 1963) is an American character actor and film director. He first gained notice for his role as Norm Gunderson in '' Fargo'' (1996). He is also known for his television work on the ABC sitcom ''The Drew Carey Show ...

(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) John Lynch (c. 1832 − 2 June 1866) was an Irish nationalist. He was a resident of the city of Cork and an alleged member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. John was very active in the early days of the Cork Fenian movement.Recollections of ...

(1832–1866), Irish nationalist *

John Lynch (radio) John Lynch was the president and CEO of the Broadcast Company of the Americas. Early life John Lynch grew up in suburban Chicago in an Irish-Catholic family. His grandparents were Irish immigrants. His grandparents named their son (Lynch's f ...

, 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 t ...

(born 1962), former Tyrone Gaelic footballer * John Lynch (Roscommon Gaelic footballer) (1933–2019), Irish Gaelic footballer * John Lynch (Cork Gaelic footballer) (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 ...