John Lynch

John Lynch may refer to:

American politicians

 * John Lynch (Maine politician) (1825–1892), U.S. congressman from Maine
 * John Lynch (New Hampshire governor) (born 1952), former governor of U.S. state of New Hampshire, 2005–2013
 * John Lynch (Pennsylvania politician) (1843–1910), U.S. congressman from Pennsylvania
 * John A. Lynch Jr. (born 1938), New Jersey politician, convicted of fraud
 * John A. Lynch Sr. (1908–1978), New Jersey politician
 * John A. Lynch (New York politician), American businessman and politician from New York
 * John C. Lynch, speaker of the California State Assembly
 * John D. Lynch (1883–1963), mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts
 * John R. Lynch (1847–1939), African-American Republican Mississippi politician after the American Civil War
 * John M. Lynch (died 1984), American mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts

Other politicians

 * John Lynch (Australian politician) (1862–1941), member of the Australian House of Representatives, 1914–1919
 * John Lynch (New South Wales politician) (1875–1944), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1907–1913
 * John Lynch (Kerry politician) (1889–1957), Irish Fine Gael party TD for Kerry North, later Senator
 * John Lynch (mayor), mayor of Galway, 1489–90
 * John Óge Lynch, mayor of Galway, 1551–52

Academics and clergy

 * John Lynch (dean of Canterbury) (1697–1760), Anglican priest
 * John Lynch (historian) (1927–2018), historian of the Spanish American revolutions
 * John Lynch (linguist) (1946–2021), professor at the University of the South Pacific in Port Vila, Vanuatu
 * John Lynch (Gratianus Lucius) (1599?–1677), historian and Archdeacon of Tuam
 * John Joseph Lynch (1816–1888), Roman Catholic bishop and archbishop of Toronto
 * John Lynch (archdeacon of Canterbury) (1735–1803), Archdeacon of Canterbury
 * John Lynch (bishop of Elphin), Irish Anglican bishop

Entertainment

 * John Lynch (actor) (born 1961), actor from Northern Ireland
 * Johnny Lynch, Scottish musician
 * John Carroll Lynch (born 1963), American actor

Other

 * John Lynch (American football) (born 1971), former American football safety and broadcaster; current general manager


 * John Lynch (Fenian) (1832–1866), Irish nationalist
 * John Lynch (radio), founder and president of Broadcast Company of the Americas
 * John Lynch (Tyrone Gaelic footballer) (born 1962), former Tyrone Gaelic footballer
 * John Lynch (Roscommon Gaelic footballer) (1933–2019), Irish Gaelic footballer
 * John Lynch (Cork Gaelic footballer) (1890–1930), Irish Gaelic footballer
 * John Lynch (serial killer) (1813–1842), Australian colonial-era serial killer
 * John Lynch (1740–1820), founder of the city of Lynchburg, Virginia