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Flynn is an Irish surname or first name, an anglicised form of the Irish Ó Floinn, meaning “descendant of Flann” (a byname meaning “reddish (complexion)” or “ruddy”). The name is more commonly used as a surname rather than a first name.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[1]

Notable persons with the surname[edit]

Acting[edit]

• Barbara Flynn (born 1948), English actress
• Brandon Flynn (born 1993), American actor
• Daniel Flynn (actor) (born 1961), English actor
• Errol Flynn (1909–1959), Australian-American movie actor
• Jerome Flynn (born 1963), English actor and singer
• Jimmy Flynn (1934-2022), American actor
• Joe Flynn (American actor) (1924–1974), American actor
• Miriam Flynn (born 1952), American character and voice actress
• Neil Flynn (born 1960), American actor known for his role on the American TV series Scrubs
• Quinton Flynn (born 1964), American voice actor
• Sean Flynn (actor) [Wikidata], American actor known for his role on the American TV series Zoey 101

Art and writing[edit]

Law and policing[edit]

Music[edit]

• Billy Flynn (musician) (born 1956), American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
• Charles O’Flynn, American songwriter
• Dave Flynn (born 1977), Irish composer and musician
• Jim Flynn (songwriter) (born 1938), American country music songwriter
• Johnny Flynn (musician) (born 1983), musician
• Liam O’Flynn, traditional Irish musician
• Matt Flynn (musician) (born 1970), drummer for the band Maroon 5
• Patrick Flynn (composer) (1936–2008), composer and conductor
• Patti Flynn (1937–2020), jazz singer, author, radio actress, model and social activist
• Robert Flynn, guitarist for the Bay Area metal band Machine Head

Politics and governance[edit]

• Dan Flynn (politician) (born 1943), Texas politician
• Dennis Flynn, Canadian politician (1923–2003), 5th Toronto Metro Chairman 1984–1987
• Edward J. Flynn (1891–1953), American politician, Secretary of State of New York 1929–1939
• Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890–1964), political activist
• John Flynn (Irish politician) (died 1968), Fianna Fáil politician from Kerry
• John Flynn (New Brunswick politician) (born 1954), former bank manager and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada; represented York in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1995 to 1999 as a Liberal member
• John Gerrard Flynn (born 1937), former British Ambassador to Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and Haiti, and Angola
• Marty Flynn (born 1975), American politician
• Michael Flynn (born 1958), retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General and former National Security Advisor
• Noriko Sawada Bridges Flynn (1923–2003), civil rights activist
• Pádraig Flynn (born 1939), Irish politician between 1977 and 1999
• Patrick Flynn (Canadian politician) (1921–1996), Canadian Liberal Party politician of Irish extraction
• Paul Flynn (politician) (1935–2019), British Labour Party MP for Newport West
• Raymond Flynn (born 1939), former mayor of Boston, Massachusetts

Science, medicine and academe[edit]

Sport[edit]

• Ann Marie Flynn (born 1938), American high jumper
• Brian Flynn (born 1955), Welsh footballer
• Brian Flynn (baseball) (born 1990), American professional baseball player
• Brian Flynn (ice hockey) (born 1988), hockey player, Buffalo Sabres
• Christopher Flynn (born 1987), Welsh footballer
• Daniel Flynn (cricketer) (born 1985), New Zealand cricketer
• Don Flynn (1934–2010), football player, Dallas Texans, New York Jets
• Doug Flynn (born 1951), American baseball player
• Edward Flynn (boxer) (1909–1976), American boxer, gold medalist at the 1932 Olympic Games
• Eddie Flynn (1919–2002), Irish soccer player
• Furlong Flynn (1901-1977), American football player and aviation pioneer
• George Flynn (baseball) (1871–1901), professional baseball player; outfielder in the Major Leagues in 1896; played for the Chicago Colts
• John Flynn (baseball) (1883–1935), former baseball player
• John Flynn (footballer, born 1948), English footballer
• John Flynn (rugby league), rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s
• Jonny Flynn (born 1989), American basketball player
• JP Flynn (born 1993), American football player
• Lefty Satan Flynn (1917–?), British Honduran boxer, Jamaican dual-weight titleholder
• Malachi Flynn (born 1998), American basketball player
• Matt Flynn (born 1985), American football player
• Michael Flynn (footballer) (born 1980), Welsh soccer player (of Wigan, Gillingham etc., now Bradford City)
• Mike Flynn (American football) (born 1974), American football player
• Mike Flynn (baseball) (1872–1941), American baseball player
• Mike Flynn (basketball) (born 1953), American basketball player
• Mike Flynn (footballer) (born 1969), English footballer (of Preston N.E., Stockport etc., now Salford City)
• Patrick Flynn (athlete) (1894–1969), American Olympic medalist
• Patrick J. Flynn, Irish race horse trainer
• Paul Flynn (Gaelic footballer) (born 1986), Dublin Gaelic footballer
• Paul Flynn (Waterford hurler) (born 1974), Irish hurler for Waterford
• Ray Flynn (athlete) (born 1957), Irish middle-distance runner
• Ryan Flynn (footballer) (born 1988), Sheffield United and Scottish footballer
• Ted Flynn (1880–1965), Australian Rules footballer
• Tom Flynn (American football) (born 1962), retired NFL athlete

Other[edit]

Characters[edit]

• 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
• Patrick O’Flynn, fictional character
• Phineas, Linda, and Candace Flynn, from the Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb
• Inspector Francis Xavier Flynn, the main character in a series of detective novels by Gregory Mcdonald
• The Flynn family in the sitcom In with the Flynns
• “Flynn”, preferred nickname for Walter White Jr. in season 2 and sporadically onwards of AMC’s Breaking Bad
• Flynn, default name for the protagonist of Shin Megami Tensei IV
• Flynn Carsen, main protagonist in The Librarian films and also guest star in the spin-off TV series The Librarians
• Father Brendan Flynn, character from the play Doubt
• Flynne Fisher, protagonist in The Peripheral.

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