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red or reddish (complexion) or ruddy O'Flynn, Flinn, Lynn, O'Lynn, O'Linn |
Flynn is an Irish surname, an anglicised form of the Irish Ó Floinn, meaning "descendant of Flann" (a byname meaning "reddish (complexion)" or "ruddy"). The name rose independently in several parts of Ireland.
According to John O'Donovan's 1849 works, the modern descendants of Lugaid mac Con include the O'Driscolls, O'Learys, Coffeys, Hennessys and Flynns of County Cork.
Art and writing
Daniel J. Flynn, American conservative writer
Gillian Flynn, American writer
Greg Flynn, Australian novelist
Homer Flynn, Spokesman for The Cryptic Corporation and possible member of avant-garde San Francisco art collective The Residents
John T. Flynn (1882–1964), U.S. journalist and writer
Michael Flynn (author) (born 1947), American science fiction writer
Nick Flynn, poet and writer
Tom Flynn journalist
Vince Flynn (1966–2013), American writer
Law and policing
Edmund James Flynn, attorney in Canada
Edward A. Flynn, Chief of the Milwaukee Police Department
William J. Flynn (1867–1928), director of the Bureau of Investigation from 1919 to 1921
Charles O'Flynn, American songwriter
Jim Flynn (songwriter), American country music songwriter
Johnny Flynn, musician
Patrick Flynn (composer), composer and conductor
Robert Flynn, guitarist for the Bay Area metal band Machine Head
Matt Flynn (musician), drummer for the band Maroon 5
Stevie Flynn (musician/ engineer), amp designer at Flynn Amps
Politics and governance
Michael T. Flynn Retired Lieutenant General and former National Security Advisor
Dennis Flynn Canadian politician, 5th Toronto Metro Chairman 1984-1987
Dan Flynn, Texas politician
Edward J. Flynn, American politician, Secretary of State of New York 1929–1939
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, political activist
John Flynn (Irish politician) (died 1968), Fianna Fáil politician from Kerry
John Flynn (New Brunswick politician) (born 1954)
John Gerrard Flynn, former British Ambassador to Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and Haiti, and Angola
Noriko Sawada Bridges Flynn (1923-2003), civil rights activist
Pádraig Flynn, Irish politician between 1977 and 1999
Patrick Flynn (Canadian politician) (1921–1996), Canadian Liberal Party politician of Irish extraction
Paul Flynn (politician) (born 1935), British Labour Party MP for Newport West
Raymond Flynn, former mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
William S. Flynn (1885–1966), Governor of Rhode Island from 1923 to 1925
Science, medicine and academia
Colin P. Flynn, professor at the University of Illinois
James Robert Flynn, a.k.a. Jim Flynn (academic) (born 1934), intelligence researcher in New Zealand (the Flynn effect)
John Flynn (minister) (1880–1951), Minister and the founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
Michael J. Flynn, American computer scientist and inventor of Flynn's taxonomy
Ann Marie Flynn (born 1938), American high jumper
Brian Flynn (born 1955), Welsh footballer
Brian Flynn, Hockey player, Buffalo Sabres
Christopher Flynn, Welsh footballer
Daniel Flynn (cricketer), New Zealand cricketer
Don Flynn, Football player, Dallas Texans, New York Jets
Doug Flynn (born 1951), American baseball player
Edward Flynn (boxer), American boxer, Gold medalist at the 1932 Olympic Games
Eddie Flynn, Irish soccer player
George Flynn (baseball)
John Flynn (baseball), former baseball player
John Flynn (footballer born 1948), English footballer
John Flynn (footballer born 1985), Irish footballer
John Flynn (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1900s, for England, and Broughton Rangers
Jonny Flynn, American basketball player
Lefty Satan Flynn, British Honduran boxer, Jamaican dual-weight titleholder
Matt Flynn, American football player
Michael Flynn (footballer) (born 1980), Welsh soccer player (of Wigan, Gillingham etc., now Bradford City)
Mike Flynn (footballer), English footballer (of Preston N.E., Stockport etc., now Salford City)
Mike Flynn (American football), American football player
Mike Flynn (baseball), American baseball player
Mike Flynn (basketball), American basketball player
Patrick Flynn (athlete) (1895–1969), American Olympic medalist
Patrick J. Flynn Irish Race Horse Trainer
Paul Flynn (hurler) (born 1974), Irish hurler for Waterford
Paul Flynn (footballer), Dublin Gaelic footballer
Ryan Flynn (footballer), Sheffield United and Scottish footballer
Ted Flynn, Australian Rules footballer
Tom Flynn (American football), retired NFL athlete
Harry Flynn, Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
John Flynn (director) (1932–2007), American film director
Michael T. Flynn, U.S. major general who was top military intelligence officer in Afghanistan
Mike FLynn (radio host), American radio host
Robyn Flynn, Canadian radio host at CKGM in Montreal
Shirley E. Flynn (1929–2013), American historian
Billy Flynn, character from the musical "Chicago"
Flynn Rider, character from the animated film Tangled
Harry Flynn, a villain character in the video game Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Helen Flynn, character from Spooks
Janet O'Flynn, fictional character in Survival of the Dead
Kevin Flynn, one of the main characters of the 1982 Walt Disney Pictures film Tron
Sam Flynn, son of Kevin Flynn on the 2010 film Tron: Legacy
Mickey Flynn, character in the novel Homeward Bound
Mike Flynn (character), character from the Australian drama Sea Patrol
Patrick O'Flynn (Survival of the Dead), fictional character
Phineas, Linda, and Candace Flynn, from the Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb
The Flynn series of detective novels by Gregory McDonald
The family in the sitcom In with the Flynn
Walt Jr. wants everyone to call him Flynn in season 2 of AMC's Breaking Bad
Flynn, default name for the protagonist of Shin Megami Tensei IV
Flynn Carsen the main protagonist in 'The Librarian' films and also guest stars in the spin off TV series 'The Librarians'.
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