Finch (surname)

Finch is an English surname. Finch was also the surname of the Earls of Winchilsea and Nottingham (now Finch-Hatton) and Earls of Aylesford (now Finch-Knightley).

People with the surname

 * Adam Finch (born 2000), English cricketer
 * Adam Finch (film editor), British film editor
 * Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea (1661-1720), English poet
 * Anne Finch, Viscountess Conway (1671-1679), English philosopher
 * Annie Finch (born 1956), American poet and writer
 * Aaron Finch (born 1986), Australian cricketer
 * Alfred William Finch (1854–1930), Belgian artist
 * Andy Finch, American snowboarder
 * Andrew Finch, American game designer
 * Andrew Finch (politician), member of the 41st and the 42nd New York State Legislatures (1818–1819)
 * Andrew Thomas Finch (c. 1989–2017), 2017 Wichita swatting victim
 * Asahel Finch Jr. (1809–1883), American lawyer and politician
 * Bill Finch (politician) (born 1956), American politician from Connecticut
 * Brett Finch (born 1981), Australian rugby league player
 * Brian Finch (1936–2007), British television scriptwriter and dramatist
 * Caleb Finch, American gerontologist and professor
 * Catrin Finch, Welsh harpist
 * Clair Finch (1911-1976), American politician and Wisconsin state legislator
 * Charles B. Finch, American businessman and political activist
 * Charles Finch (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Clark Finch (died 1945), Canadian businessman
 * Cliff Finch (1927–1986), American politician from Mississippi
 * Chris Finch (born 1969), American professional basketball coach
 * David Finch (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Earl Finch (1830-1888), American politician
 * Edward R. Finch (1873–1965), American lawyer and politician
 * Elisabeth R. Finch, American television writer
 * Ernie Finch (1899–1983), Welsh rugby union player
 * Florence Finch (1858–1939), American suffragist, journalist, and novelist
 * Florence Finch (1915–2017), Filipino-American World War II resistance member
 * Francis Miles Finch (1827–1907), American judge, poet, and academic
 * Fred Finch (1945–2018), Australian politician
 * Fred Finch (footballer) (1895–1952), Australian footballer (Australian rules)
 * Gary Finch, New York politician
 * George Finch (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Harold Finch (1898–1979), Welsh trade unionist and politician
 * Harry Finch (1907–1949), Australian rugby player
 * Heneage Finch (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Horace Finch (1906–1980), English organist and pianist
 * Isaac Finch (1783–1845), American politician from New York
 * J. Finch (Berkshire cricketer), English professional cricketer
 * James Finch (born 1950), American businessman and racing team owner
 * Janet Finch (born 1946), British sociologist
 * Jennie Finch (born 1980), American softball pitcher
 * Jennifer Finch (born 1966), American musician
 * Jessica Garretson Finch (1871–1949), American educator, author, and women's rights activist
 * Joel Finch (born 1956), American baseball player
 * John Finch (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Jon Finch (1942–2012), English actor
 * Lance Finch (1938–2020), Canadian jurist
 * Louisa Finch, Countess of Aylesford (1760–1832), British naturalist and botanical illustrator
 * Mark Finch (1961–1995), English promoter of LGBT cinema
 * Oscar Finch (1827-1913), American politician
 * Peter Finch (1916–1977), English-Australian actor
 * Peter Finch (poet), Welsh poet and author
 * Phillipa Finch (born 1981), New Zealand netball player
 * Rachael Finch (born 1988), Australian beauty pageant titleholder and television reporter
 * Raymond L. Finch (1940–2023), judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands
 * Richard Finch (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Robert Finch (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Roy Finch (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Ruy Finch, American geologist, active 1930's
 * Sharif Finch (born 1995), American football player
 * Sheila Finch, (born 1935), English-American author
 * Stanley Finch (1872–1951), American federal law enforcement executive
 * William Coles Finch (1864–1944), British historian and author

Fictional characters

 * Adam Finch, a character in The Thing, the 2011 prequel to the 1982 film of the same name
 * Atticus Finch or any other member of the Finch family, characters from the books To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman
 * Charles Finch, main character in Lady in the Death House
 * Chris Finch, character from the UK TV sitcom The Office
 * Cleo Finch, medical doctor in the television series ER
 * Dennis Finch, main character portrayed by David Spade from the US sitcom Just Shoot Me!
 * Edith Finch, a character from the PC game "What Remains of Edith Finch"
 * Eric Finch, character from the graphic novel V for Vendetta
 * J. Pierrepont Finch, protagonist of the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
 * Paul Finch, character from the popular American teen film series American Pie
 * Sidd Finch, fictional baseball player
 * Theodore Finch, a character from the young adult novel All the Bright Places
 * Tom Finch, a character in Stan Rogers' poem "Finch's Complaint" from the album Fogarty's Cove