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Finn (surname)

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The surname Finn has several origins. In some cases it is derived from the Irish Ó Finn, meaning "descendant of Fionn"; the byname means "white" or "fair-haired". In other cases it is derived from the Old Norse Finnr, a personal name sometimes derived from a byname, or else from compound names beginning with this word element. In other cases Finn is a German surname derived from an ethnic name referring to people from Finland. Notable people sharing the surname are listed below.

Surname

Born after 1700
  • Henry J. Finn (1787-1840), United States actor and writer
    • Born after 1800
  • Edmund Finn (1819–1898), Australian journalist and author
  • James Finn (born before 1850), British diplomat
  • Daniel E. Finn (1845–1910), New York politician and judge
  • Francis J Finn (1859–1928), American Catholic priest and author
  • Frank Finn (1868–1932), English ornithologist
  • Alfred C. Finn (1883–1964), American architect
  • James Henry Fynn (1893–1917), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Charles Finn (1899–1974), American Olympic water polo player
    • Born after 1900
  • John William Finn (1909–2010), American naval officer and recipient of the Medal of Honor
  • Howard Finn (1917–1986), American local politician
  • Hubert Finn (1900-1952), Australian rugby league footballer and physician
  • Gilbert Finn (born 1920), Canadian businessman and provincial politician
  • Ted Finn (c.1930–2007), Canadian lawyer and government official; first director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
  • Chester E. Finn, Jr. (born 1944) American professor of education, policy analyst, and US Asst. Sec. of Education
  • Ronald Finn (1930–2004), English medical researcher
  • Jimmy Finn (born 1931), Irish hurler
  • Mali Finn (1938–2007), American teacher and Hollywood casting director
  • Mickey Finn (inventor) (1938–2007), American inventor and designer of military weapons systems
  • Ron Finn (born 1940), Canadian professional ice hockey linesman
  • Shirley Finn (1941–1975), Australian brothel owner who was murdered
  • Robert Finn (ambassador) (born 1945), American diplomat
  • Christine Finn (born before 1946), British Raj-English actress
  • Mickey Finn (musician) (1947–2003), English percussionist
    • Born after 1950
  • Simon Finn (musician) (born 1951), English musician
  • John Finn (born 1952), American actor
  • William Finn (born 1952), American composer and lyricist
  • Tim Finn (born 1952), New Zealand singer-songwriter
  • Robert Finn (bishop) (born 1953), American Roman Catholic bishop
  • Jon Finn (born 1958), American musician and guitarist
  • Pat Finn (born 1956), American television personality and entrepreneur
  • Neil Finn (born 1958), New Zealand singer-songwriter
  • Pat Finn (actor) (born 1965), American actor
  • Bernie Finn (born 1961), Australian state politician
  • Richard Finn (born 1963), English priest, academic and theologian
  • Simon Finn (politician) (born 1965), Australian politician
  • Micky Finn (footballer) (born 1954), footballer
  • Steven Finn (ice hockey) (born 1966), Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • Jason Finn (musician) (born 1967), American musician
  • Jerry Finn (1969-2008), American record producer
  • Jeffrey Finn (born 1970), American theatrical producer
  • Craig Finn (born 1971), American musician
  • Jim Finn (born 1976), American professional football player
  • Charlie Finn (born 1981), American actor and voice actor
  • Veronica Finn (born 1981), American singer
  • Liam Finn (born 1983), Australian-New Zealand musician
  • Steven Finn (cricketer) (born 1989), English cricketer
  • Camila Finn (born 1991), Brazilian fashion model
  • Terry Finn (born 1955), American actor - Broadway, Television and film
  • Mark Finn (born 1969), American fantasy and science fiction writer
  • Jason Finn (actor) (born 1986), American actor
    • Living with unknown birth year
  • Tom Finn (living), American musician
  • Will Finn (living), American animator, voice actor, and director
  • Chris Finn (living), Canadian stand-up comedian and writer
  • Roger Finn (living), Hong Kong-British television presenter
  • Kenny Finn (living), Irish-American soccer and gaelic football player
  • Mike Finn (living), Irish international amateur sportsperson
  • Paul Anthony Finn (living), Irish singer-songwriter
  • Jeremy Finn, American psychologist

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