List of people with surname Lynch

Lynch is a surname of English and Irish origin.

A

 * Alastair Lynch (born 1968), Australian football player
 * Albert Lynch (1851–1912), Peruvian painter
 * Allen Lynch (born 1945), American Medal of Honor recipient
 * Angela Lynch (died 2007), Mayor of Galway
 * Annie Lynch (1870–1938), Irish-Australian religious, nurse, hospital administrator
 * Arnold Lynch (1914–2004) English electrical engineer

B

 * Becky Lynch (born 1987), ring name of Irish professional wrestler Rebecca Quin
 * Benito Lynch (1885–1951), Argentine writer of Irish descent
 * Benny Lynch (1913–1946), Scottish boxer
 * Bernárd J. Lynch (born 1947), American Roman Catholic priest and psychotherapist
 * Blake Lynch (born 1997), American football player
 * Brian Lynch (basketball) (born 1978), American basketball player
 * Brian Lynch (musician) (born 1956), American jazz musician
 * Brian Lynch (public servant) (born 1936), New Zealander diplomat
 * Brian Lynch (writer) (born 1973), American writer, director, and actor

C

 * Carolyn Lynch Carolyn Hoff Lynch (1946–2015), American philanthropist
 * Cedric Lynch electrical engineer and inventor of the Lynch motor
 * Charles Lynch (judge) (1736–1796), Virginia militia officer, possible inspiration for the word "lynching"
 * Charles Lynch (politician) (1783–1853), United States politician
 * Christopher Lynch (businessman), Australian businessman
 * Cynthia Lynch (born 1971), wrestler

D

 * Damian Lynch (born 1979), Irish association footballer
 * Daniel Lynch (baseball) (born 1996), American baseball player
 * Daniel Lynch (basketball) (1916–1981), former basketball coach at St. Francis College
 * Dave Lynch (1902–1958), Australian rules football player
 * David Lynch (born 1946), American film director
 * Douglas Lynch (disambiguation), several people
 * Dustin Lynch (born 1985), American singer-songwriter
 * Drew Lynch (born 1991), American comedian

E

 * Edele Lynch (born 1978), Irish singer of B*Witched
 * Edward Lynch (disambiguation), several people
 * Eliza Lynch, mistress of Francisco Solano López, Paraguayan dictator
 * Eric the Midget (Eric Lynch), American radio personality
 * Ernesto Guevara De La Serna y Lynch, full name of Che Guevara
 * Enrique Lynch Arribálzaga (1856–1935), Argentine zoologist, political activist, administrator, and writer
 * Enrique Lynch del Solar, Modernist artist from Chile
 * Estanislao Lynch (1793–1849), Argentine naval officer
 * Evanna Lynch (born 1991), Irish actress, played Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter films

F

 * Finbar Lynch (born 1959), Irish actor
 * Fionán Lynch (1889–1966), Irish politician

G

 * Genevieve Springston Lynch, a.k.a. Gene Lynch, (1891–1960), American artist
 * Geoffrey Lynch, aka Geffere Lynch, 4th Mayor of Galway, fl. 1488–1489
 * George Lynch (basketball), retired American professional basketball player
 * George Lynch (musician) (born 1954), American guitarist with the heavy metal band Dokken
 * George Lynch (race car driver) (1918–1997)
 * George Edward Lynch (1917–2003), American Catholic bishop
 * Gerard Lynch (Irish politician) (born 1931), Irish politician
 * Gerard E. Lynch (born 1951), American federal judge
 * Grayston Lynch (1923–2008), American soldier and CIA officer

H

 * Henry Lynch (1822–1906), founder Lynch Family bellringers of Australia
 * Henry Finnis Blosse Lynch, British traveller, businessman, and politician
 * Henry T. Lynch, American physician and cancer researcher
 * Holly Lynch (actress), American actress and model
 * Holly Lynch, British politician

J

 * Jack Lynch (1917–1999), sports star and fourth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland
 * Jack Lynch (baseball) (1857–1923), American baseball player
 * James Lynch (disambiguation), several people
 * Jane Lynch (born 1960), American actress, best known for her work on the TV show Glee
 * Janelle Lynch, American photographer
 * Jarvis Lynch (born 1933), American general
 * Jay Lynch (1945–2017) An American cartoonist
 * Jennifer Lynch (born 1968), American film director
 * Jessica Lynch (born 1983), American soldier and prisoner of war
 * Joe Lynch (actor) (1925–2001), Irish actor
 * Joe Lynch (boxer) (1898–1965), American boxer
 * Joel Lynch (born 1987), English footballer
 * John H. Lynch (born 1952), American politician and governor
 * John Lynch (actor), actor from Northern Ireland
 * John Lynch (American football) (born 1971), American football player
 * John R. Lynch (1847–1939), black U.S. politician after the American Civil War
 * Justo Pastor Lynch (1755–1830), Argentine landowner

K

 * Kathleen Lynch (disambiguation), several people
 * Kathy Lynch (born 1957), New Zealand mountain biker
 * Keavy Lynch (born 1979), Irish singer of B*Witched
 * Kelly Lynch (born 1959), American actress
 * Ken Lynch (1910–1990), American actor
 * Kenny Lynch (1938–2019), English singer and actor
 * Kevin Lynch (hunger striker), Irish republican
 * Kevin A. Lynch (1918–1984), American urban planner and author
 * Kevin G. Lynch, Canadian civil servant

L

 * Lashana Lynch (born 1987), British actress
 * Liam Lynch (Irish Republican) (1893–1923), Irish general
 * Liam Lynch (musician) (born 1970), musician, puppeteer, and director
 * Loretta Lynch (born 1959), 83rd Attorney General of the United States
 * Louis Lynch (born 1955), American harpist and composer
 * Lydia Lynch, immunologist

M

 * Mark Lynch (English footballer) (born 1981)
 * Mark Lynch (Gaelic footballer) (born 1986)
 * Marshawn Lynch (born 1986), American football running back
 * Marta Lynch (1925–1985), Argentine writer
 * Michael Lynch (disambiguation), several people
 * Michelle Lynch (born 1975), cricketer from New Zealand.

N

 * Nancy Lynch, professor at MIT
 * Nnenna Lynch, American distance runner
 * Nicolás Barrios-Lynch, Argentine pioneer of the Rural Libraries movement
 * Noel Lynch, British politician

O

 * Karl O'Lynch von Town, Austrian artist
 * Orlanda Lynch, Surinamese track and field athlete
 * Owen Lynch, American anthropologist specialising in Dalit studies

P

 * Patrick Lynch (Argentina), Argentine landowner
 * Patricio Lynch, Chilean rear-admiral
 * Patrick Lynch (disambiguation)
 * Paxton Lynch, American football player
 * Peirce Lynch, first Mayor of Galway
 * Peter Lynch (born 1944), investor

Q

 * Quinten Lynch, Australian Football player for the West Coast Eagles

R

 * Ray Lynch (born 1943), American musician
 * Rayleen Lynch (born c. 1946), retired Australian basketball player
 * Rachael Lynch (born 1994), Loughborough icon
 * Reggie Lynch (born 1994), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Richard Lynch (disambiguation), several people
 * Riker Lynch, American actor and musician
 * Robert Clyde Lynch, American physician who developed the Lynch operation
 * Rocky Lynch, American musician
 * Ronan Lynch, American musician
 * Ron Lynch (disambiguation), several people
 * Ross Lynch, American actor and musician
 * Rydel Lynch, American musician

S

 * Sandra Lea Lynch (born 1946), first woman judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
 * Scott Lynch (author) (born 1978), American fantasy author
 * Sean Lynch (disambiguation), various people
 * Shane Lynch (born 1976), Irish singer of Boyzone
 * Simon Lynch (footballer), Canadian soccer player
 * Stan Lynch, drummer for Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
 * Stephen Lynch (English cricketer) (born 1951)
 * Stephen Lynch (New Zealand cricketer) (born 1976)
 * Stephen Lynch (musician) (born 1971), American singer/comedian
 * Stephen Lynch (politician) (born 1955), American congressman
 * Stephen Andrew Lynch (1882–1969), American businessman
 * Steve Lynch, guitarist with the American band Autograph
 * Susan Lynch, actress from Northern Ireland
 * Susan Lynch (pediatrician), First Lady of New Hampshire
 * Sybil Lynch, American singer

T

 * Thaddeus Lynch (1901–1966), Irish politician
 * Thomas Lynch (disambiguation)

V

 * Valeria Lynch (born 1952), Argentine singer

W

 * William Lynch (Lynch law), Virginia citizen
 * William F. Lynch (1801–1865), American naval officer