# 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
* Ninette Finch (born 1933), English actress
* 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