# 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 IV (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 (1946–2025), American film director
* Derek Lynch (born 1971), Canadian racing car driver
* Derik Lynch, Australian artist and filmmaker, writer-director and subject of the 2022 film Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black)
* Douglas Lynch (disambiguation), several people
* Dustin Lynch (born 1985), American singer-songwriter
* Drew Lynch (born 1991), American comedian

## E

* Edele Lynch (born 1979), 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), Australian basketball player
* Rachael Lynch (born 1986), Australian field hockey player
* Reggie Lynch (born 1994), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Regina Lynch-Hudson, American publicist and historian
* 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