Finn (surname)
The surname Finn has several origins. In some cases it is derived from the Irish Ó Finn, meaning "descendant of Fionn"; the byname means "white" or "fair-haired". In other cases it is derived from the Old Norse Finnr, a personal name sometimes derived from a byname, or else from compound names beginning with this word element. In other cases Finn is a German surname derived from an ethnic name referring to people from Finland. Notable people sharing the surname are listed below.
Surname
- Born after 1700
- Henry J. Finn (1787-1840), United States actor and writer
- Born after 1800
- Edmund Finn (1819–1898), Australian journalist and author
- James Finn (born before 1850), British diplomat
- Daniel E. Finn (1845–1910), New York politician and judge
- Francis J Finn (1859–1928), American Catholic priest and author
- Frank Finn (1868–1932), English ornithologist
- Alfred C. Finn (1883–1964), American architect
- James Henry Fynn (1893–1917), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Charles Finn (1899–1974), American Olympic water polo player
- Born after 1900
- John William Finn (1909–2010), American naval officer and recipient of the Medal of Honor
- Howard Finn (1917–1986), American local politician
- Hubert Finn (1900-1952), Australian rugby league footballer and physician
- Gilbert Finn (born 1920), Canadian businessman and provincial politician
- Ted Finn (c.1930–2007), Canadian lawyer and government official; first director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
- Chester E. Finn, Jr. (born 1944) American professor of education, policy analyst, and US Asst. Sec. of Education
- Ronald Finn (1930–2004), English medical researcher
- Jimmy Finn (born 1931), Irish hurler
- Mali Finn (1938–2007), American teacher and Hollywood casting director
- Mickey Finn (inventor) (1938–2007), American inventor and designer of military weapons systems
- Ron Finn (born 1940), Canadian professional ice hockey linesman
- Shirley Finn (1941–1975), Australian brothel owner who was murdered
- Robert Finn (ambassador) (born 1945), American diplomat
- Christine Finn (born before 1946), British Raj-English actress
- Mickey Finn (musician) (1947–2003), English percussionist
- Born after 1950
- Simon Finn (musician) (born 1951), English musician
- John Finn (born 1952), American actor
- William Finn (born 1952), American composer and lyricist
- Tim Finn (born 1952), New Zealand singer-songwriter
- Robert Finn (bishop) (born 1953), American Roman Catholic bishop
- Jon Finn (born 1958), American musician and guitarist
- Pat Finn (born 1956), American television personality and entrepreneur
- Neil Finn (born 1958), New Zealand singer-songwriter
- Pat Finn (actor) (born 1965), American actor
- Bernie Finn (born 1961), Australian state politician
- Richard Finn (born 1963), English priest, academic and theologian
- Simon Finn (politician) (born 1965), Australian politician
- Micky Finn (born 1954), footballer
- Steven Finn (ice hockey) (born 1966), Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Jason Finn (musician) (born 1967), American musician
- Jerry Finn (1969-2008), American record producer
- Jeffrey Finn (born 1970), American theatrical producer
- Craig Finn (born 1971), American musician
- Jim Finn (born 1976), American professional football player
- Charlie Finn (born 1981), American actor and voice actor
- Veronica Finn (born 1981), American singer
- Liam Finn (born 1983), Australian-New Zealand musician
- Steven Finn (cricketer) (born 1989), English cricketer
- Camila Finn (born 1991), Brazilian fashion model
- Terry Finn (born 1955), American actor - Broadway, Television and film
- Mark Finn (born 1969), American fantasy and science fiction writer
- Jason Finn (actor) (born 1986), American actor
- Living with unknown birth year
- Tom Finn (living), American musician
- Will Finn (living), American animator, voice actor, and director
- Chris Finn (living), Canadian stand-up comedian and writer
- Roger Finn (living), Hong Kong-British television presenter
- Kenny Finn (living), Irish-American soccer and gaelic football player
- Mike Finn (living), Irish international amateur sportsperson
- Paul Anthony Finn (living), Irish singer-songwriter
See also
- all pages beginning with the prefix "Finn".
- Multiple people: Jason Finn (disambiguation), Mickey Finn (disambiguation), Robert Finn (disambiguation), Sean Finn (disambiguation)
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