Coyne is a surname of Irish origin anglicised from the

Gaelic Gaelic (pronounced for Irish Gaelic and for Scots Gaelic) is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". It may refer to: Languages * Gaelic languages or Goidelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insul ...

''Ó Cadhain'' meaning "descendant of Cadhan". Notable people with the surname include: * Andre Coyne, dam engineer *

Andrew Coyne James Andrew Coyne (born December 23, 1960) is a Canadian columnist with ''The Globe and Mail'' and a member of the ''At Issue'' panel on CBC's '' The National''. Previously, he has been national editor for ''Maclean's'' and a columnist with ''Nat ...

, journalist * Bernard Coyne (bishop), Bishop of Elphin from 1913 to 1926 *

Bernard Coyne (giant) Bernard A. Coyne (July 27, 1897May 20, 1921) is one of only 20 individuals in medical history to have stood or more. Coyne may have reached a height of tall at the time of his death in 1921. His World War I draft registration card, dated August ...

(1897–1921), American who is one of only 20 individuals in medical history to have stood or more *

Brian Coyne Brian Coyne (born 13 December 1959) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager. Coyne played for Celtic in his native Glasgow before joining Shrewsbury Town in June 1979. However, he played just once for Shrewsbury, his only Fo ...

(born 1959), Scottish (soccer) football player and manager * Christopher Coyne (disambiguation), multiple people :* Christopher J. Coyne (born 1958), bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, Vermont :*

Christopher Coyne (professor) Christopher J. Coyne (born 1977) is an educator, researcher, and author. He is the F.A. Harper Professor of Economics at George Mason University and the associate director of thF. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, a ...

(born 1977), professor of economics :*

Chris Coyne Christopher John Coyne (born 20 December 1978) is an Australian former Association football, soccer player and coach who is currently head of Perth Glory FC Youth, Perth Glory Youth NPL in National Premier Leagues Western Australia (NPLWA). In a ...

(born 1978), Australian (soccer) footballer :* Chris Coyne, co-founded the websites

OkCupid OkCupid (often abbreviated as OKC, but officially OkC) is a U.S.-based, internationally operating online dating, friendship, and formerly also a social networking website and application. It features multiple-choice questions to match members. ...

, keybase and

SparkNotes SparkNotes, originally part of a website called The Spark, is a company started by Harvard students Sam Yagan, Max Krohn, Chris Coyne, and Eli Bolotin in 1999 that originally provided study guides for literature, poetry, history, film, and phil ...

Dale Coyne Dale Coyne (born July 8, 1954 in Minooka, Illinois) is an IndyCar Series team owner and former Champ Car auto racing team owner and driver. Driving career Coyne made his CART debut in 1984 at Portland and failed to qualify. He attempted to make ...

, auto racer * Danny Coyne, footballer *

Deborah Coyne Deborah Margaret Ryland Coyne (born February 24, 1955) is a Canadian constitutional lawyer, professor, and author. She is the cousin of journalist Andrew Coyne and actress Susan Coyne, and the niece of former Bank of Canada governor James Elliot ...

, lawyer, professor and author * Frank J. Coyne, CEO of Insurance Services Office, Inc. *

Gary Coyne Gary Coyne (born 30 September 1961) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. An Australia international and Queensland State of Origin representative forward, he played club football in the ...

(born 1961), Australian rugby league footballer * George Coyne, priest and astronomer * James Coyne (disambiguation), several people :* James C. Coyne (born 1947), American psychologist :*

James Elliott Coyne James Elliott Coyne (July 17, 1910 – October 12, 2012) was a Canadian economist who served as the second governor of the Bank of Canada, from 1955 to 1961, succeeding Graham Towers. During his time in office, he had a much-publicized de ...

(1910–2012), governor of the Bank of Canada, son of J. Bowes :* James Henry Coyne (1849–1942), Canadian lawyer and historian :* James K. Coyne III (born 1946), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania * Jamie Coyne (born 1982), Australian (soccer) footballer, brother of Chris Coyne * Jeanne Coyne, Broadway dancer and choreographer *

Jerry Coyne Jerry Allen Coyne (born December 30, 1949) is an American biologist and skeptic known for his work on speciation and his commentary on intelligent design. A professor emeritus at the University of Chicago in the Department of Ecology and Evolu ...

, American professor of biology * John Coyne (disambiguation), several people :* John Coyne (politician) (1836–1873), Canadian barrister and politician :* John Coyne (writer) (born 1937), American writer of horror novels :*John Henry Coyne aka Harry Coyne (1865–1926), Queensland politician :* John M. Coyne (1916–2014), former mayor of Brooklyn, Ohio :* John Coyne (footballer) (born 1951), English-born football (soccer) player who played for Australia :* John N. Coyne (1839–1907), American Civil War soldier *

Joseph Coyne Joseph Coyne (27 March 1867 – 17 February 1941) was an American-born vaudevillian and musical comedy actor whose career spanned nearly 50 years, from 1883-1931. A popular performer in the U.S., he achieved major stardom in the role of Prince Dan ...

, American stage actor who achieved fame in musical comedy *

Joseph Stirling Coyne Joseph Stirling Coyne (1803–1868) was a humorist and satirist in the tradition of Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope. One of the most prolific British playwrights of the mid-nineteenth century, he wrote more than sixty plays; his twenty-seven far ...

, Prolific British playwright from the mid-nineteenth century * Joshua Coyne, American classical musician *

Kevin Coyne Kevin Coyne (27 January 1944 – 2 December 2004) was an English musician, singer, composer, film-maker, and a writer of lyrics, stories and poems. He was critically acclaimed for his unorthodox style of blues-influenced guitar composition, the ...

, composer, writer and painter *

Mark Coyne (musician) Mark Coyne (born November 19, 1962) is an American musician and one of the original members of the rock band the Flaming Lips. Coyne co-founded the group along with his brother Wayne in Norman, Oklahoma, in 1983. The original lineup of the Flaming ...

, American musician * Mark Coyne (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer *

Máirtín Ó Cadhain Máirtín Ó Cadhain (; 20 January 1906 – 18 October 1970) was one of the most prominent Irish language writers of the twentieth century. Perhaps best known for his 1949 novel , ÓCadhain played a key role in reintroducing modernist literatur ...

, Irish-language modernist writer * Michael L. Coyne, Associate Dean and Law Professor at the Massachusetts School of Law *

Paul Coyne Paul J. Coyne (born July 1, 1964) is an American film and television editor and producer. Early life Coyne grew up in Milford, Massachusetts, and always thought he would someday become an artist. His earliest memory is of viewing a re-release ...

, TV & film producer * Peter Coyne (disambiguation), several people with that name :* Peter Coyne (footballer) (born 1958), English footballer :*

Peter Coyne (politician) Peter Joseph Aloysius Coyne (6 July 1917 – 4 November 2001) was an Australian politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1971 to 1986, representing the seat of Murchison-Eyre. Coyne was b ...

(1917–2001), Australian politician :* Peter Coyne (rugby league) (born 1964), Australian rugby league player *

Richard Coyne Richard Coyne is a professor at the University of Edinburgh and author of several books on the implications of information technology and design, published by MIT Press, Routledge, and Bloomsbury Academic. His work is strongly influenced by the ...

, Professor of Architectural Computing * Thelma Coyne, tennis player *

Wayne Coyne Wayne Michael Coyne (born January 13, 1961) is an American musician. He is the founder, lead vocalist, main songwriter, and only constant member of the psychedelic rock band the Flaming Lips. Early life Coyne was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ...

, musician * William J. Coyne, American politician *

Evan Coyne Maloney Evan Coyne Maloney (born October 27, 1972), is an inactive Americans, American documentary filmmaker, the editor of the now defunct website ''Brain Terminal'' and a video blogger. A ''New York Sun'' profile in 2005 said that Maloney "may very we ...

, documentary filmmaker and video blogger *Lydia

Coyne Fletcher Lydia Coyne Fletcher (about 1853 – March 2, 1904) was an Irish-American playwright and novelist. Early life and education Fletcher was born in Dublin, Ireland and raised in Baltimore, Maryland.Babbitt, Juliette M."Women Writers in Washington"' ...

(1853–1904), Irish-American playwright, novelist ;Fictional characters *

Declan Coyne '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is the fourth entry of the ''Degrassi'' television franchise created by Schuyler and Kit Ho ...

, in ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' * Fiona Coyne, in ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' * Joe Coyne, aka "Penny Plunderer", a villain appearing in

Batman Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...

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