Quinn is an Anglicised form of the Irish ''Ó Coinn or Mac Cuinn''. The latter surname means "descendant of '' Conn''". ''Quinn Family History'' (n.d.). The surname ''Quinn'' is also rendered ''Ó Cuinn'' or ''Mac Cuinn'' in Irish. The surname is borne by several unrelated families in

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

, especially in the northern province of

Ulster Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kin ...

and also the

counties A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

of Clare, Longford, and

Mayo Mayo often refers to: * Mayonnaise, often shortened to "mayo" * Mayo Clinic, a medical center in Rochester, Minnesota, United States Mayo may also refer to: Places Antarctica * Mayo Peak, Marie Byrd Land Australia * Division of Mayo, an Aust ...

. The most notable family of the name are that of

Thomond Thomond (Classical Irish: ; Modern Irish: ), also known as the kingdom of Limerick, was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland, associated geographically with present-day County Clare and County Limerick, as well as parts of County Tipperary around Nena ...

, a Dalcassian sept, who derive their surname from Niall Ó Cuinn who was slain at the

Battle of Clontarf The Battle of Clontarf ( ga, Cath Chluain Tarbh) took place on 23 April 1014 at Clontarf, near Dublin, on the east coast of Ireland. It pitted an army led by Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, against a Norse-Irish alliance comprising the for ...

in 1014. This family was formerly represented by the

Earls of Dunraven Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl (usually referred to as Earl of Dunraven) was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 5 February 1822 for Valentine Quin, 1st Viscount Mount-Earl. Quin had already been created a Baronet, of Adare ...

. Another family is that seated in Annaly, who were related to the

O'Farrell O'Farrell is an anglicised form of the Old Irish patronym ''Ó Fearghail''. People with the surname * Barry O'Farrell, Australian politician * Bernadette O'Farrell (1924–1999), Irish actress * Bob O'Farrell, American baseballer * Brett O'Farrel ...

lords of Longford. Another Quinn family was seated at An Chraobh,

County Tyrone County Tyrone (; ) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland. It is no longer used as an administrative division for local government but retai ...

and they were related to the O'Neill

Kings of Tír Eoghain This article lists the rulers of Tyrone (Irish: ''Tír Eoghain'') from 1185 to 1616. They are listed from their date of accession to date of death, unless otherwise stated. Prior to this, the ruling dynasty - the Cenél nEógain - were most of th ...

and for whom they acted as Hereditary Quartermasters. Other families include one seated in Antrim; one seated in Raphoe; and one called Clann Cuain, seated near

Castlebar Castlebar () is the county town of County Mayo, Ireland. Developing around a 13th century castle of the de Barry family, from which the town got its name, the town now acts as a social and economic focal point for the surrounding hinterland. W ...

. In the seventeenth century, the surname ''Quinn'' was common in

Waterford "Waterford remains the untaken city" , mapsize = 220px , pushpin_map = Ireland#Europe , pushpin_map_caption = Location within Ireland##Location within Europe , pushpin_relief = 1 , coordinates ...

. In 1890, the surname was numerous in

Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 c ...

, Tyrone, Antrim, and

Roscommon Roscommon (; ) is the county town and the largest town in County Roscommon in Ireland. It is roughly in the centre of Ireland, near the meeting of the N60, N61 and N63 roads. The name Roscommon is derived from Coman mac Faelchon who buil ...

. ''Quinn'' is one of the twenty most common surnames in Ireland. It is sometimes said that the surname ''Quinn'' is borne by Catholics whilst ''

Quin Quin may refer to: * Quin (name), including a list of people with the name * Quin, colloquially, one of a set of quintuplets, a multiple birth of five individuals * Quin (Sigilverse), a fictional planet * Quin, County Clare, a village in County ...

'' is borne by Protestants. Grehan (1997) p. 287; O'Laughlin (1992) p. 223.

Surname

A

* Abby Quinn (born 1996), American actress * Adam Quinn (born 1973), American bagpipe player *

Aidan Quinn Aidan Quinn (born March 8, 1959) is an American actor who made his film debut in '' Reckless'' (1984). He has starred in over 80 feature films, including ''Desperately Seeking Susan'' (1985), '' The Mission'' (1986), ''Stakeout'' (1987), ''Aval ...

(born 1959), American actor * Alan Quinn (born 1979), Irish footballer *

Albert Quinn Albert Quinn (18 April 1920 – 26 June 2008) was an English footballer who scored 44 goals from 92 appearances in the Football League playing for Sunderland and Darlington in the years following the Second World War. An inside forward, he ...

(1920–2008), English footballer *

Alex Quinn (racing driver) Alex Quinn (born 29 December 2000) is a British racing driver. He currently competes in the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship driving the No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports LMP2 car. Quinn is the current rookie cup champion in the Formula Re ...

(born 2000), British racing driver * Alexander Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people * Alexandra Quinn (born 1973), Canadian porn star * Alison Quinn (born 1977), Australian Paralympic athlete * Alistair Quinn (born 1993), Australian footballer * Andrea Quinn (born 1964), English conductor *

Andrew Quinn Andrew Quinn (born 25 May 1983) is an Irish hurler who played as a right corner-forward for the Clare senior hurling team. Andrew Quinn's underage career with St Flannan's College included winning Munster under-15 hurling and football, Munst ...

(born 1983), Irish hurler * Anthony Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people *

Aodhan Quinn Aodhan Quinn (born March 22, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for Phoenix Rising FC in the USL Championship. Career Early career Quinn played college soccer at Bradley University in 2010 and at the Universit ...

(born 1992), American soccer player * Austin Quinn (1892–1974), Irish prelate * Austin Quinn-Davidson (born 1979), American politician

B

Barry Quinn Barry Scott Quinn (born 9 May 1979) is an Irish retired footballer. His position was defender. Quinn was signed up by Coventry City in August 1996 as a trainee from Manortown United. He went on to appear seventy-four times for the club. In the ...

(born 1979), Irish footballer *

Bart Quinn Bartus A. Quinn (February 19, 1917 – March 3, 2013) was an American basketball player. He was an All-American college player at the University of Toledo and played one season in the National Basketball League (NBL) of the United States, one o ...

(1917–2013), American basketball player * Bernard Quinn (born 1947), Scottish footballer * Bernard J. Quinn (1888–1940), American priest *

Bertha Quinn Bertha Quinn (1873–1951) was a British suffragette and socialist, from Leeds, who was arrested five times and once went to prison, becoming one of the first Catholic suffragette prisoners to be force-fed after going on hunger strike. Quinn becam ...

(1873–1951), British suffragette * Bill Quinn (1912–1994), American actor * Billy Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people * Bob Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people * Bradley Quinn (born 1976), Northern Irish photographer *

Brady Quinn Brayden Tyler "Brady" Quinn (born October 27, 1984) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football at Notre Dame, where he won the Maxwell Award, and w ...

(born 1984), American football player *

Brandon Quinn Brandon Quinn (born Brandon Quinn Swierenga, October 7, 1977) is an American television and film actor. He started his career in 1998 as Charles Murphy in the film '' Express: Aisle to Glory''. He has acted in other TV series and films such as ' ...

(born 1977), American actor *

Brendan Quinn Brendan Quinn (born 26 July 1960) is an Irish middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and c ...

(born 1960), Irish runner * Brian Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people

C

* Cameron Quinn, American lawyer and professor * Carl Quinn, Canadian singer-songwriter *

Carmel Quinn Carmel Quinn (31 July 1925 – 6 March 2021) was an Irish-American entertainer who appeared on Broadway, television and radio after immigrating to the United States in 1954. Biography Quinn was born in July 1925 and educated in Dublin. Her fath ...

(1925–2021), Irish-American entertainer * Carolyn Quinn (born 1961), British journalist * Celia Quinn, Irish camogie player * Charles Quinn (1930–2013), American journalist *

Chris Quinn Christopher James Quinn (born September 27, 1983) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the assistant coach for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). High school Quinn played his high schoo ...

(born 1983), American basketball player * Chris Quinn (rugby league) (born 1968), Australian rugby league footballer *

Christine Quinn Christine Callaghan Quinn (born July 25, 1966) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she formerly served as the Speaker of the New York City Council. The third person to hold this office, she was the first female and first ...

(born 1966), American politician * Christopher Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people * Clare Quinn, Irish soprano * Clark Quinn, American brigadier general *

Colin Quinn Colin Edward Quinn (born June 6, 1959) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. Quinn first gained widespread attention for his work as a cast member and writer for the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1995 to 2 ...

(born 1959), American actor and comedian *

C. Patrick Quinn Cornelius Patrick Quinn (April 19, 1900 – May 21, 1969) was a Michigan politician. Quinn was born to parents James and Rose Quinn on April 19, 1900 in Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlan ...

(1900–1969), American politician

D

* Daire Quinn, Irish sportsperson * Damien Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people * Damon Quinn (born 1964), Northern Irish actor * Daniel Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people *

Danny Quinn Danny Quinn (born Daniele Anthony Quinn; 16 April 1964) is a Mexican-Italian actor. He is the son of Anthony Quinn.http://articles.philly.com/1997-08-20/living/25567777_1_kathy-benvin-fayed-dodi Since 1986, he has appeared in more than twenty fi ...

(born 1964), Italian actor * David Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people *

Declan Quinn Declan Quinn (born 1957) is an American cinematographer. He is a three-time winner of the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography. Early life Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Quinn is one of four children. His mother, Teresa, was a ...

(born 1957), American cinematographer * Deirdre Quinn (born 1973), American model *

Deirdre Quinn (entrepreneur) Deirdre Quinn is an American businesswoman. She is the co-founder and CEO of Lafayette 148, a New York-based fashion house. She is also the 2016 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award recipient. Biography Deirdre Quinn grew up in Cresskill ...

, American businesswoman * Derry Quinn (1918–1987), English novelist and screenwriter * D. Michael Quinn (1944–2021), American historian *

Don Quinn Don Quinn (November 18, 1900 – December 30, 1967) was an American comedy writer who started out as a cartoonist based in Chicago. According to sources, Quinn's career as a cartoonist was short-lived but his career as a writer began after he rea ...

(1900–1967), American comedy writer * Doris M. Quinn (1923–2003), American politician

E

Ed Quinn Arthur Edward Quinn (born February 26, 1968) is an American actor, model and musician. He played recurring roles in a number of television series, including ''2 Broke Girls'', ''Mistresses'', and '' One Day at a Time''. From 2006 to 2012 he starr ...

(born 1968), American model *

Eddie Quinn Edmund R. Quinn (May 22, 1906 – December 14, 1965), was an American manager and professional wrestling promoter in Canada and the United States. He grew up in Massachusetts and organized boxing and wrestling events in New England and such citie ...

(1906–1965), American wrestling manager *

Edel Quinn Edel Mary Quinn, (14 September 1907 – 12 May 1944) known as Edel Quinn was an Irish-born Roman Catholic lay-missionary and Envoy of the Legion of Mary to East Africa. Life Born in Kanturk, County Cork, Edel Mary Quinn was the eldest child of ...

(1907–1944), Irish missionary and saint *

Edmond Thomas Quinn Edmond Thomas Quinn (1868 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – September 1929 in New York City) was an American sculptor and painter. He is best known for his bronze statue of ''Edwin Booth as Hamlet'', which stands at the center of Gramercy Park in ...

(1868–1929), American sculptor * Edward Quinn (1920–1997), Irish photographer * Edward W. Quinn, American politician *

Eimear Quinn Eimear Mary Rose Quinn (; ga, Eimear Ní Chuinn, ) is an Irish singer and composer. She is best known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song " The Voice". Since then she has toured and performed extensively internationall ...

(born 1972), Irish singer * Elmer F. Quinn (1895–1952), American politician *

Emmett Quinn Thomas Emmett Quinn (September 10, 1877 – February 9, 1930) was a Canadian ice hockey executive, coach and referee. Quinn served as president of the National Hockey Association (NHA), the predecessor of today's National Hockey League (NHL). Hi ...

(1877–1930), Canadian ice hockey executive and businessman *

Ethan Quinn Ethan Quinn (born March 12, 2004) is an American tennis player. Quinn has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 501 achieved on 15 August 2022 and a doubles career-high ranking of No. 736 achieved on August 8 2022. Personal life Quinn atten ...

(born 2004), American tennis player * Evans Quinn (born 1983), Nicaraguan boxer

F

Feargal Quinn Feargal Quinn (27 November 1936 – 24 April 2019) was an Irish businessman, politician and television personality. He founded the Superquinn supermarket chain and served as a Senator for the National University constituency from 1993 to 2016. ...

(1936–2019), Irish politician and businessman * Felix Patrick Quinn (1874–1961), Canadian industrialist and politician * Frances Quinn (born 1981), British baker *

Frances Elizabeth Quinn Frances Elizabeth Quinn was an Irish-born Union Civil War soldier who fought in both the infantry and cavalry. She enlisted over five separate times throughout the war and the country. Each time she was eventually discovered to be a woman and dis ...

, Irish-American soldier *

Francesco Quinn Francesco Daniele Quinn (March 22, 1963 – August 5, 2011) was an Italian-born American actor. The first son of Oscar-winner Anthony Quinn and Iolanda Addolori (Anthony Quinn's second wife), Francesco is perhaps best known for his breakout role ...

(1963–2011), American actor *

Francis Quinn Francis Anthony Quinn (September 11, 1921 – March 21, 2019) was an American Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento from 1980 to 1993. Background Born in Los Angeles, California, he graduated from St. ...

(1921–2019), American prelate * Francis Quinn (racing driver) (1903–1931), American racing driver * Frank Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people *

Freddy Quinn Freddy Quinn (born Franz Eugen Helmut Manfred Nidl; 27 September 1931) is an Austrian singer and actor whose popularity in the German-speaking world soared in the late 1950s and 1960s. As Hans Albers had done two generations before him, Quin ...

(born 1931), Austrian singer and actor

G

* Gavin Quinn, Australian rugby league footballer *

Ged Quinn Ged Quinn (born 1963, Liverpool) is an English artist and musician. He studied at the Ruskin School of Art and St Anne's College in Oxford, the Slade School of Art in London, the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf and the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam. ...

(born 1963), English artist * Geraldine Quinn (born 1975), Australian songwriter *

Gerard Quinn Gerard Quinn is a professor of law at the University of Leeds and at the Wallenberg Institute in the University of Lund, Sweden. He was formerly professor of law at NUI Galway, Ireland, and Director of the university's Centre for Disability La ...

, American law professor * Gerry Quinn (hurler) (born 1980), Irish sportsperson * Gerry Quinn (sportsman, born 1917) (1917–1968), Irish cricketer and rugby union footballer *

Glenn Quinn Glenn Martin Christopher Francis Quinn (28 May 1970 – 3 December 2002) was an Irish actor, best known for his portrayal of Mark Healy on the 1990s family sitcom '' Roseanne'' and his role as the half-demon Allen Francis Doyle on ''Angel'', a s ...

(1970–2002), Irish actor *

Gordon Quinn Gordon Quinn is Artistic Director and founding member of Kartemquin Films and a 2007 recipient of the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions. Gordon Quinn has been making documentaries for over 45 years and has produced or dire ...

(born 1942), American documentary filmmaker *

Gordon Quinn (footballer) Gordon Patrick Quinn ( 11 May 1932 – February 2018) was an English retired professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Queens Park Rangers and Plymouth Argyle. He later served as chief scout at Brentford ...

(born 1932), English footballer * Graham Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people

H

* Hayden Quinn (born 1986), Australian chef *

Helen Quinn Helen Rhoda Arnold Quinn (born 19 May 1943) is an Australian-born particle physicist and educator who has made major contributions to both fields. Her contributions to theoretical physics include the Peccei–Quinn theory which implies a corres ...

(born 1943), Australian physicist

I

Isaac N. Quinn Isaac N. Quinn (April 24, 1795, New Haven, Connecticut – June 26, 1865, San Rafael, California.) was the Acting Lieutenant Governor of California The lieutenant governor of California is the second highest executive officer of the government ...

(1795–1865), American politician *

I. T. Quinn Irvin Talton Quinn (January 13, 1887 – February 5, 1972) was an American conservationist who served as game commissioner of Alabama and Virginia and was one of the founders of the National Wildlife Federation. I.T. Quinn was born in Belgre ...

(1887–1972), American conservationist * Ivan Quinn (1899–1969), American football player

J

* Jack Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people *

Jacqueline Quinn Jacqueline Quinn (born April 8, 1965) is an Irish-born, New York-based, fashion designer and consultant. Early life Quinn was born in Dublin, Ireland where she graduated from the Grafton Academy of Fashion Design in 1986. She grew up in Howt ...

(born 1965), Irish fashion designer *

James Quinn (disambiguation) James, Jim, or Jimmy Quinn may refer to: Sportspeople * James Quinn (athlete) (1906–2004), gold medal-winning American athlete at the 1928 Summer Olympics *James Quinn (footballer, born 1974), ex-Blackpool F.C. and Northern Irish international fo ...

, multiple people *

Jamie Quinn (actor) Jamie Quinn is a Scottish actor and musician. He is best known for his roles as Private Kevin "Mac" McDowell in ''Bluestone 42'', Fergie in '' Still Game'' and Ian Baird in '' Two Doors Down''. He is the singer-songwriter and guitarist in the ro ...

, Scottish actor *

Jane Bryant Quinn Jane Bryant Quinn (born February 5, 1939) is an American financial journalist. Her columns talk about financial topics such as investor protection, health insurance, Social Security, and the sufficiency of retirement plans. Biography She was bor ...

(born 1939), American financial journalist *

Jason Quinn (chef) Jason Quinn is a chef who won ''The Great Food Truck Race'' in 2011 and who is frequently a reference point in the development of culinary culture in Orange County, California. As recently as the 1990s, award-winning restaurants in Orange County c ...

, American chef * Jeanne Quinn (born 1953), American ceramic artist *

Jeff Quinn Jeff Quinn (born September 26, 1962) is an American football coach. He was formerly an assistant coach at the University of Notre Dame. Quinn served as the head football coach at the University at Buffalo from 2010 to 2014. He was the 24th head c ...

(born 1962), American college football coach *

Jennifer Quinn Jennifer J. Quinn is an American mathematician specializing in combinatorics, and professor of mathematics at the University of Washington Tacoma. She sits on the board of governors of the Mathematical Association of America, and is serving as ...

, American mathematician *

Jimmy Quinn (disambiguation) James, Jim, or Jimmy Quinn may refer to: Sportspeople *James Quinn (athlete) (1906–2004), gold medal-winning American athlete at the 1928 Summer Olympics *James Quinn (footballer, born 1974), ex-Blackpool F.C. and Northern Irish international foo ...

, multiple people *

Joanna Quinn Joanna Lisa Quinn is an English independent film director and animator. Early life Quinn was born in Birmingham, England and grew up in North London. She went to school at Highgate Wood Secondary School and completed a foundation course in art ...

(born 1962), English film director *

Joanna R. Quinn Joanna R. Quinn (born 1973) is a Canadian political scientist. She is a Professor of political science and director of the Centre for Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Reconstruction at the University of Western Ontario. Education Quinn ea ...

(born 1973), Canadian political scientist *

Joe Quinn (disambiguation) Joe Quinn may refer to: * Joe Quinn (actor) (1917–1971), American actor * Joe Quinn (catcher) (died 1893), Major League Baseball player *Joe Quinn (second baseman) (1864–1940), Major League Baseball player and manager * Joseph Quinn (actor), (b ...

, multiple people * John Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people *

Johnny Quinn Johnny Quinn (born November 6, 1983) is an American bobsledder and former gridiron football player. He is a member of the U.S. National Bobsled Team and competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics. Quinn is a former wide receiver for the Saskatchewan ...

(born 1983), American football player and bobsledder *

Jonathan Quinn Jonathan Ryan Quinn (born February 27, 1975) is an American football coach and former player. He played professionally as a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs and Chicago Bears. He w ...

(born 1975), American football player *

Jonny Quinn Jonathan Graham Quinn (born 26 February 1972) is a Northern Irish musician, best known as the drummer for alternative rock band Snow Patrol, and was previously a member of bands like The Mighty Fall, The New Brontes and Disraeli Gears. As drumm ...

(born 1972), Irish drummer *

Joseph Quinn (disambiguation) Joe Quinn may refer to: *Joe Quinn (actor) (1917–1971), American actor *Joe Quinn (catcher) (died 1893), Major League Baseball player *Joe Quinn (second baseman) (1864–1940), Major League Baseball player and manager *Joseph Quinn (actor), (b. 1 ...

, multiple people *

Josephine Crawley Quinn Josephine Crawley Quinn is a historian and archaeologist, working across Greek, Roman and Phoenician history. Quinn is a Professor of Ancient History in the Faculty of Classics and Martin Frederiksen Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History at Worce ...

, American archaeologist * Judy Quinn (born 1974), Canadian writer *

Julia Quinn Julie Pottinger (née Cotler; born 1970), better known by her pen name Julia Quinn, is a best-selling American author of historical romance fiction. Her novels have been translated into 41 languages, and have appeared on ''The New York Times'' Be ...

(born 1970), American author *

Justin Quinn Justin Quinn (born 1968 in Dublin) is an Irish poet and critic. He received a doctorate from Trinity College, Dublin, where his contemporaries included poets David Wheatley, Caitriona O'Reilly and Sinéad Morrissey, and now lives with his wif ...

(born 1968), Irish poet

K

* Karla Quinn (born 1988), British figure skater *

Kate Quinn Kate Quinn is an American writer, known for her works of historical fiction. Biography Quinn is a native of Southern California. She is based in San Diego. She graduated from Boston University with a master's degree in classical voice. Quin ...

, American writer * Keith Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people *

Kellin Quinn Kellin Quinn is an American singer and musician. He is the lead vocalist and keyboardist of the post-hardcore band Sleeping with Sirens. Aside from his band, he is well-known for collaborating with other artists. Career Quinn is the vocali ...

(born 1986), American singer * Kelly Quinn (born 1963), American football player * Kenneth Quinn (cricketer) (born 1971), Antiguan cricketer * Kenneth M. Quinn (born 1942), American diplomat * Kermit Quinn, American singer * Kevin Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people * Kimberly Quinn (born 1961), American journalist *

Kimberly Quinn (actress) Kimberly Pita Quinn is an American actress, writer and film producer. She made her film debut playing a leading role and co-writing in the 1999 independent drama film '' Winding Roads''. Quinn later produced and played supporting roles in a numbe ...

, American actress

L

Larry Quinn Lawrence J. Quinn (born March 9, 1963) was an All-American lacrosse goaltender at the Johns Hopkins University from 1982 to 1985, leading the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays to the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship in 1984 and 1985, and two additional ...

(born 1963), American lacrosse player *

Larry Quinn (ice hockey) Larry Quinn (born c. 1952)Vogl, John (3 February 2011)Fed-up Quinn quits waterfront group as role with Sabres ends ''The Buffalo News''. Retrieved 3 February 2011. is an American ice hockey executive, businessman and politician, best known for h ...

(born 1952), American ice hockey executive *

Lawrie Quinn Lawrence William Quinn (born 25 December 1956) is a British Labour Party politician, railway engineer and from 1997 to 2005 he was the Member of Parliament for Scarborough and Whitby. Early life and education Quinn was born in Harraby, a subu ...

(born 1956), English politician *

Liam Quinn William Joseph Quinn, known as Liam Quinn, (born 1949) is a United States-born former Volunteer (Irish republican), volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army who shot dead Murder of Stephen Tibble, Stephen Tibble, an off-duty police of ...

(born 1949), American-Irish army officer *

Lisa Quinn Lisa Pickens Quinn is an American artist, author, and television host. Biography Lisa Quinn was born in Memphis, Tennessee, where she attended Briarcrest High School. After graduating from the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale in 1997, she starte ...

(born 1967), American television host *

Lochlann Quinn Lochlann Quinn (born 1940) is an Irish businessman and philanthropist. Education Quinn attended Blackrock College, and graduated from University College Dublin (BComm) in 1962. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1966. He is main benefac ...

(born 1940), Irish businessman and philanthropist * Lonnie Quinn (born 1963), American weatherman *

Lorenzo Quinn Lorenzo Quinn (born May 7, 1966) is a contemporary Italian sculptor and former actor. He is the eighth son of actor Anthony Quinn. Biography Lorenzo Quinn was born on 7 May 1966 in Rome, Italy, the son of Mexican-American actor Anthony Quinn an ...

(born 1966), Italian artist and sculptor *

Louis Quinn Louis Quinn (born Louis Frackt; March 23, 1915 – September 14, 1988) was an American television and film actor, best known for his role as Roscoe, the comic relief racetrack tout, from 1958 to 1963 in the ABC/ Warner Bros. detective tele ...

(1915–1988), American actor * Louis Joseph Quinn (1928–2007), English missionary *

Louise Quinn Louise Quinn (born 17 June 1990) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for the Women's Championship club Birmingham City and the Ireland national soccer team. At club level Quinn began her senior career with Peamount ...

(born 1990), Irish footballer *

Lucy Quinn Lucy Jane Quinn (born 29 September 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Championship club Birmingham City. Born in England, she is a member of the Republic of Ireland women's national team. She joined Birming ...

(born 1993), English footballer

M

Maire Quinn Maire Quinn (9 June 1872 – 21 August 1947) was an Irish actress and republican activist, and one of the founding members of the Irish National Theatre Society. Early life in Ireland Maire Quinn was born Mary Quinn to Michael Quinn and Mar ...

(1872–1947), Irish actress *

Marc Quinn Marc Quinn (born 8 January 1964) is a British contemporary visual artist whose work includes sculpture, installation, and painting. Quinn explores "what it is to be human in the world today" through subjects including the body, genetics, ident ...

(born 1964), English artist *

Marcus Quinn Marcus Quinn (born June 27, 1959) is a former safety in the National Football League (NFL) and the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at LSU. Early life and high school Quinn was born in Tylertown, Mississippi and ...

(born 1959), American football player * Marguerite Quinn, American politician * Mark Quinn (born 1974), American baseball player *

Martha Quinn Martha Conrad Quinn (born May 11, 1959) is an American actress and radio and television personality, best known as one of the original video jockeys on MTV (along with Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, and J. J. Jackson). Early life ...

(born 1959), American media personality * Martin Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people * Marty Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people *

Mary Alice Quinn Mary Alice Quinn (December 28, 1920 – November 8, 1935) was a girl from Chicago, Illinois, who died at the age of 14 from a chronic heart condition. She was reportedly a devout Catholic, who said prayers daily to St. Therese of Liseaux, and her g ...

(1920–1935), American schoolgirl * Mary Ellen Quinn (born 1949), American librarian * Matt Quinn (born 1993), English-New Zealand cricketer * Matthew Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people *

Maureen E. Quinn Maureen E. Quinn is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service who served as the United States Ambassador to Qatar from 2001 to 2004. From there, she became the State Department's Coordinator for Afghanistan in the Bureau of South Asian Affai ...

, American civil servant * Maz Quinn (born 1976), New Zealand surfer *

Michael Quinn (disambiguation) Michael Quinn may refer to: Academics *Michael Quinn (academic) (1922–2009), American academic and president of Saint Mary's College of California * D. Michael Quinn (1944–2021), American historian * Michael Quinn Patton (born 1945), American ...

, multiple people * Mickey Quinn, Irish Gaelic footballer *

Micky Quinn Michael Quinn (born 2 May 1962) is an English former professional footballer and sports radio presenter for TalkSPORT. As a player he was a centre forward from 1979 until 1996. He most notably played in the Premier League for Coventry City, a ...

(born 1962), English footballer * Mike Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people *

Molly Quinn Molly Caitlyn Quinn is an American actress who has worked in theatre, film, and television. Her roles include Alexis Castle, daughter of the title character on ABC's ''Castle'', and the voice of Bloom, one of the main characters in the Nickelod ...

(born 1993), American actress

N

* Nancy Quinn (1919–2014), American public figure * Naomi Quinn (1939–2019), American anthropologist *

Ned Quinn Edward Quinn (May 1923 – 22 May 2019) was an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-back for the Galway senior team. Born in Ardrahan, County Galway, Quinn first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked ...

(1923–2019), Irish hurler * Nesanel Quinn (1910–2005), American rabbi and educator * Neville Quinn (1908–1934), South African cricketer * Niall Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people * Nicholas Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people *

Noel Quinn Noel Paul Quinn (born 13 January 1962) is a British banking businessman who is the chief executive (CEO) of HSBC since March 2020, having succeeded John Flint. He initially assumed the role on an interim basis in August 2019. Early life Quinn ...

(born 1962), British banking executive *

Noelle Quinn Noelle Quinn (born January 3, 1985) is a basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). As a player, Quinn played for many WNBA teams and for Botaş ...

(born 1985), American basketball player

O

Oisín Quinn Oisín Quinn (born 16 May 1969) is a former Irish Labour Party politician who served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 2013 to 2014 and a Dublin City Councillor from 2004 to 2014. Quinn was first elected to Dublin City Council in the 2004 Irish loc ...

(born 1969), Irish politician *

Ollie Quinn Ollie Johnson Quinn (26 May 1893 – 23 August 1949) was a mob boss in Galveston, Texas in the United States, who was involved in bootlegging, illegal gambling, numbers racket, prostitution and other criminal activities from the 1910s up until ...

(1893–1949), American mob boss * Owen J. Quinn (born 1941), American parachutist

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* Padraig Quinn (1899–1974), Irish officer * Paddy Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people * Pat Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people * Patricia Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people * Paul Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people * Paula Quinn (born 1961), American novelist *

Percy Quinn John Purcell Quinn (January 9, 1876 – October 28, 1944) was a Canadian athlete, businessman, sports executive and politician. He was an owner and president of the Toronto Blueshirts, winners of the Stanley Cup in 1914. He was a member of the wor ...

(1876–1944), Canadian athlete and ice hockey executive * Peter Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people * Philip L. Quinn (1940–2004), American philosopher

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* Quinn (born 1995), Canadian soccer player and Olympic gold medalist

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* R. Joseph Quinn (born 1942), American lawyer, judge, and politician * Raven Quinn (born 1984), American musician *

Ray Quinn Raymond Arthur Quinn (born 25 August 1988) is an English actor, singer, dancer and carpet layer. He is best known for his role as Anthony Murray in ''Brookside'' from 2000 to 2003. He achieved more public recognition when he auditioned for the ...

(born 1988), English actor * Ray Quinn (footballer) (1913–1973), Australian rules footballer * Rebecca Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people *

Richard Quinn (disambiguation) Richard Quinn may refer to: *Richard Quinn (American football) (born 1986), American football tight end *Richard Quinn (athlete) (1882–?), British track and field athlete *Richard Quinn (designer) (born 1990), British fashion and print designer * ...

, multiple people * Rick Quinn Jr. (born 1965), American politician *

Rob Quinn Robert John Quinn (born 8 November 1976) is a former professional footballer, and current youth team coach. He played as midfielder, predominantly in the centre, but also played at centre back. He represented the Republic of Ireland under-21s ...

(born 1976), Irish footballer *

Robert Quinn (disambiguation) Bob, Rob, or Robert Quinn may refer to: Sportspeople * Bob Quinn (baseball, born 1870) (1870–1954), American baseball executive * Bob Quinn (baseball, born 1936), American baseball executive (and grandson of the above) * Bob Quinn (Australian ...

, multiple people *

Rocco Quinn Rocco Quinn (born 7 September 1986 in Hamilton) is a Scottish retired professional football who played as a midfielder. Quinn has previously played for Celtic, Hamilton Academical, Queen of the South, Ross County and St Mirren, as well a ...

(born 1986), Scottish footballer *

Roderic Quinn Roderic Joseph Quinn (26 November 1867 – 15 August 1949) was an Australian poet. Early life Quinn was born in Sydney the seventh child of Irish parents: Edward Quinn, letter-carrier, and his wife Catherine. He was educated at Catholic school ...

(1867–1949), Australian poet * Rodney Quinn (born 1960), Australian jockey * Roman Quinn (born 1993), American baseball player * Romaine Quinn (born 1990), American politician *

Ron Quinn Ron Quinn is an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s. He played for the Parramatta Eels and Cronulla-Sutherland in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition. Quinn is the cousin of Parramatta legend Mick Cron ...

(born 1961), Australian rugby league footballer *

Roseann Quinn Roseann Quinn (November 17, 1944 – January 2, 1973) was an American schoolteacher in New York City who was stabbed to death in 1973 by a man she had met at a bar. Her murder inspired Judith Rossner's best-selling 1975 novel '' Looking for Mr. ...

(1944–1973), American teacher * Roy Quinn (1919–2001), Australian rules footballer *

Ruairi Quinn Ruairi Quinn (born 2 April 1946) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as Minister for Education and Skills from 2011 to 2014, Leader of the Labour Party from 1997 to 2002, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1989 to 1997, ...

(born 1946), Irish politician *

Ryan Quinn Ryan Quinn (born January 22, 1987) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 2008 until 2017, he competed for Bellator MMA, Titan FC, and CES MMA. Mixed martial arts career Early career Quinn began his MMA car ...

(born 1987), American martial artist * Ryan Quinn (curler) (born 1978), American curler

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Sally Quinn Sally Sterling Quinn (born July 1, 1941) is an American author and journalist, who writes about religion for a blog at ''The Washington Post''. Early life Sally Quinn was born in Savannah, Georgia, to Lt. General William Wilson "Buffalo Bill" ...

(born 1941), American journalist and author *

San Quinn Quincy Brooks IV (born October 24, 1977), better known by his stage name San Quinn, is an American rapper from San Francisco, California. He is the cousin of Messy Marv, Stevie Johnson, and Ya Boy. Early life Brooks was born in Oakland, Calif ...

(born 1977), American rapper *

Seabury Quinn Seabury Grandin Quinn (also known as Jerome Burke; December 1889 – December 24, 1969) was an American government lawyer, journalist, and pulp magazine author, most famous for his stories of the occult detective Jules de Grandin, published in ' ...

(1889–1969), American author *

Seamus Quinn Seamus Quinn is a former Gaelic footballer from Gortletteragh, County Leitrim. Along with Mickey Quinn he is Leitrim's only All Star winner. Quinn won an All Star at full-back in 1994. This was in Leitrim's Connacht Senior Football Championship w ...

, Irish Gaelic footballer * Sean Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people * Shawn Quinn, American bridge player *

Sheila Quinn Dame Sheila Margaret Imelda Quinn, DBE, FRCN, RGN, RM, RNT (September 16, 1920–December 8, 2016), was a British nurse and fellow of the Royal College of Nursing. She was president of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) from 1982 to 1986. ...

(1920–2016), British nurse * Sinéad Quinn (born 1980), Irish singer *

Snoozer Quinn Edward McIntosh "Snoozer" Quinn (1907 – April 21, 1949) was a jazz guitarist who was admired by his fellow musicians but who left few recordings. Career Quinn was born Edward McIntosh Quinn in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Bogalusa, L ...

(1907–1949), American jazz guitarist * Stephen Quinn (born 1986), Irish footballer * Steve Quinn (born 1946), American football player * Steve Quinn (rugby league) (1951–2016), English rugby league footballer * Susan Quinn (born 1940), American writer

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Tad Quinn Clarence Carr Quinn (September 25, 1881 – August 6, 1946) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played parts of two seasons in the majors, and , for the Philadelphia Athletics The Philadelphia Athletics were a Major League Baseball team th ...

(1881–1946), American baseball player *

Talesha Quinn Talesha Quinn (born 13 June 1989) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the North Sydney Bears in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. Primarily a , she is an Australian Jillaroos, Australia and New South Wales women's rugby league ...

(born 1989), Australian rugby league footballer * Ted Quinn (born 1958), American musician *

Teddy Quinn Teddy "Ted" Quinn (born November 12, 1958, in La Porte, Indiana) is an American musician, record producer, radio personality and actor. As Teddy Quinn, he was a child actor who appeared in many commercials, films, and television shows of the 1 ...

(born 1958), American performer * Terence J. Quinn (1836–1878), American politician * Thomas Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people *

Tim Quinn Kieron Owen Timothy Quinn (born 26 July 1949, Ipswich, Queensland) is a former Australian politician. Quinn was a teacher who entered local politics in 1985 as the alderman for The Gabba ward at an election the Harvey Labor administration lost. ...

(born 1949), Australian politician *

T. J. Quinn Thomas Joseph Quinn is an American investigative reporter for ESPN and a fill-in host for ''Outside the Lines''. Early life Quinn was born in New York City; his father Tom Quinn was a champion boxer at Georgetown University and later a character ...

, American investigative reporter * Tom Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people * Tomás Quinn, Irish Gaelic footballer * Tommie Quinn (1927–1970), Argentine field hockey player *

Tommy Quinn Thomas James Quinn (11 August 1908 – 11 November 1969) was a leading Australian rules footballer of the 1920s and 1930s, playing for Port Adelaide Football Club and Geelong Football Club. Born in Birkenhead, South Australia, the son ...

(1908–1969), Australian rules footballer * Tony Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people *

Trey Quinn David Lee "Trey" Quinn III (born December 7, 1995) is an American football wide receiver for the Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at LSU and SMU. Quinn was selected by the Washington R ...

(born 1995), American football player * T. Vincent Quinn (1903–1982), American politician

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Wayne Quinn Wayne Quinn (born 19 November 1976) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left-back. Club career Sheffield United Quinn started his career at Sheffield United, breaking into their first team in 1997. Newcastle United ...

(born 1976), English footballer *

William Quinn (disambiguation) William Quinn may refer to: * Bill Quinn (1912-1994), American film actor * Liam Quinn (born 1949), aka William Quinn, member of the Provisional IRA * William Quinn (actor) (1884–1965), Canadian film and stage actor * William F. Quinn (1919–20 ...

, multiple people * Wimpy Quinn (1918–1954), American baseball player

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Zoë Quinn Zoë Tiberius Quinn (born 1987) is an American video game developer, programmer, and writer. Quinn developed the interactive fiction game '' Depression Quest'', which was released in 2013. In 2014, a defamatory blog post by their ex-boyfrien ...

(born 1987), American video game developer

Fictional characters

*Billy Quinn, a character in the 1989 American-Canadian fantasy drama movie '' Prancer'' *

Daniel Quinn Daniel Clarence Quinn (October 11, 1935 – February 17, 2018) was an American author (primarily, novelist and fabulist), cultural critic, and publisher of educational texts, best known for his novel ''Ishmael'', which won the Turner Tomorrow ...

, the main character in Paul Auster's ''City of Glass'', the first of three novels in ''The New York Trilogy'' * Doctor Quentin Q. Quinn in ''Sealab 2021'' *Dottie Quinn, a character in the American psychological thriller television series ''

You In Modern English, ''you'' is the second-person pronoun. It is grammatically plural, and was historically used only for the dative case, but in most modern dialects is used for all cases and numbers. History ''You'' comes from the Proto- ...

'' *Forty Quinn, a character in the American psychological thriller television series ''

'' * Michaela A. Quinn, in the American television series ''

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman ''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'' is an American Western drama television series created and executive produced by Beth Sullivan and starring Jane Seymour, who plays Dr. Michaela Quinn, a physician who leaves Boston in search of adventure in the O ...

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Harley Quinn Harley Quinn is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Quinn was created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm as a comic relief henchwoman for the supervillain Joker in '' Batman: The Animated Series'', and debuted in i ...

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DC comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...

character * Joey Quinn, a police detective in '' Dexter'' * Jonas Quinn in the sci-fi television series ''Stargate SG-1'' *Love Quinn, a character in the American psychological thriller television series ''

'' * Roberta "Summer" Quinn, a character in the American action drama TV series ''

Baywatch ''Baywatch'' is an American action drama television series about lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, and Hawaii, starring David Hasselhoff. It was created by Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz, and Gregory J. Bo ...

'' * Robbie Quinn in the soap opera ''Fair City'' * Tom Quinn (''Spooks''), the lead character in the British spy-thriller series ''Spooks''

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