Syme may refer to:

People

* Colin Syme (1903–1986), Australian medical administrator and innovator *

Connor Syme Connor David Syme (born 11 July 1995) is a Scottish professional golfer. He won the 2019 Turkish Airlines Challenge on the Challenge Tour. Amateur career Syme won the 2016 Australian Amateur championship. He was also medalist at the 2016 Amat ...

(born 1995), Scottish professional golfer *

David Syme David Syme (2 October 1827 – 14 February 1908) was a Scottish- Australian newspaper proprietor of ''The Age'' and regarded as "the father of protection in Australia" who had immense influence in the Government of Victoria.C. E. Sayers,Syme, ...

(1827–1908), Scottish-Australian newspaper proprietor of ''The Age'' * David Syme (pianist) (born 1949), American pianist * Don Syme, Australian computer scientist, creator of the F# programming language * Ebenezer Syme (1826–1860), Scottish-Australian journalist, proprietor and manager of ''The Age'' * George Adlington Syme (1859–1929), Australian surgeon * Hugh Syme (GC) (1903–1965), Australian naval officer and bomb disposal operative, and employee of ''The Age'' *

Hugh Syme Hugh Syme is a Canadian Juno Award-winning graphic artist and member of the Premier Artists Collection (PAC) who is best known for his artwork and cover concepts for rock and metal bands. He is also a musician and has appeared on some Rush ...

, Canadian musician and a Juno Award-winning graphic artist *

James Syme James Syme (7 November 1799 – 26 June 1870) was a pioneering Scottish surgeon. Early life James Syme was born on 7 November 1799 at 56 Princes Street in Edinburgh. His father was John Syme WS of Cartmore and Lochore, estates in Fife a ...

(1799–1870), pioneering Scottish surgeon * Jason Syme, Scottish rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s * Jennifer Syme (1972–2001), American actress and production assistant *

John Syme John Syme RSA (1795 – 3 August 1861) was a Scottish portrait painter. Life A nephew of Patrick Syme, he was born in Edinburgh and studied in the Trustees' Academy on Picardy Place. He became a pupil and assistant of Sir Henry Raeburn, whose ...

(1795–1861), Scottish portrait-painter * Julie Syme, community leader from Kaikōura, New Zealand *

Ronald Syme Sir Ronald Syme, (11 March 1903 – 4 September 1989) was a New Zealand-born historian and classicist. He was regarded as the greatest historian of ancient Rome since Theodor Mommsen and the most brilliant exponent of the history of the Roman ...

(1903–1989), New Zealand-born historian of ancient Rome and classicist * William Smith Syme (1870–1928), Newfoundland-born laryngologist

Fictional characters

* Syme, a minor character in George Orwell's ''

Nineteen Eighty-Four ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' (also stylised as ''1984'') is a dystopian social science fiction novel and cautionary tale written by the English writer George Orwell. It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and fina ...

'' * Gabriel Syme, a character in G.K. Chesterton's ''

The Man Who Was Thursday ''The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare'' is a 1908 novel by G. K. Chesterton. The book has been described as a metaphysical thriller. Plot summary Chesterton prefixed the novel with a poem written to Edmund Clerihew Bentley, revisiting the p ...

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Syme, Greece Symi, also transliterated as Syme or Simi ( el, Σύμη), is a Greek island and municipality. It is mountainous and includes the harbor town of Symi and its adjacent upper town Ano Symi, as well as several smaller localities, beaches, and areas o ...

( el, Σύμη, link=no, also romanized as Symi), a Greek island and municipality **

Battle of Syme The Battle of Syme was a naval battle in 411 BC between Sparta and Athens, during the Peloponnesian War. It took place near the island of Syme in the south-eastern Aegean Sea.J. B. Bury, Russell Meiggs, Istoria Greciei până la moartea lui Ale ...

Syme (mythology) In Greek mythology, Syme (Ancient Greek: ) was the eponym of the island Syme. Mythology According to Athenaeus, Syme was the daughter of Ialysos and Dotis. She was carried off by the sea god Glaucus on his way back from Asia. Glaucus named a de ...

, a Greek mythological figure

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