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.
Academics
- Chester E. Finn Jr. American professor of education, policy analyst and US Assistant Secretary of Education
- Frank Finn, English ornithologist
- Jeremy Finn, American psychologist
- Robert Finn (mathematician), American mathematician
- Ronald Finn, English medical researcher
Arts and entertainment
- Alec Finn, British-born musician
- Charlie Finn, American actor and voice actor
- Chris Finn, Canadian stand-up comedian and writer
- Christine Finn, English actress
- Craig Finn, American musician
- Henry J. Finn, American actor and writer
- Jason Finn (musician), American musician
- Jeffrey Finn, American theatrical producer
- Jerry Finn, American record producer
- John Finn, American actor
- Jon Finn, American musician and guitarist
- Liam Finn, Australian-New Zealand musician
- Mali Finn, American Hollywood casting director and drama teacher
- Mark Finn, American fantasy and science fiction writer
- Mickey Finn (drummer), English percussionist
- Mickey Finn (guitarist), British rock guitarist
- Mickey Finn (Irish fiddler), Irish fiddler
- Neil Finn, New Zealand singer-songwriter
- Pat Finn, American actor
- Pat Finn (game show host), American television presenter, game show host and entrepreneur
- Paul Anthony Finn, Irish singer-songwriter, member of the 2000s indie rock quartet The Flaws
- Sean Finn (DJ), German DJ and electronic musician
- Simon Finn (musician), English musician
- Terry Finn, American actor
- Tim Finn, New Zealand singer-songwriter
- Tom Finn, American musician, a founding member of the 1960s pop group The Left Banke
- Veronica Finn, American singer
- Will Finn, American animator, voice actor and director
- William Finn, American composer and lyricist
- James Finn Garner, American author and satirist; "Finn" was his mother's maiden name, added to avoid confusion with James Garner.
Business and politics
- Bernie Finn, Australian politician
- Daniel E. Finn Sr., American politician, lawyer and judge
- David Finn, American public relations executive, photographer, and historian of sculpture.
- Gilbert Finn, Canadian businessman and politician
- Howard Finn, American politician
- James Finn, British Consul in Jerusalem
- Elizabeth Anne Finn; wife of the above, James Finn
- Robert Finn (diplomat), former American ambassador to Afghanistan
- Robert Emmett Finn, Canadian lawyer and politician
- Simon Finn (politician), Australian politician
- Skip Finn, American politician
- Ted Finn, Canadian lawyer and government official; first director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service
- Walter L. Finn, American physician and politician
- William Francis Finn,Irish politician
Military
- James Fynn, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
- John William Finn, American naval officer and recipient of the Medal of Honor
- Mickey Finn (inventor), American inventor and designer of military weapons systems
- Sean C. Finn, Irish Republican Army commander
Religion
- Francis J. Finn, American Catholic priest and author
- Richard Finn, English priest, academic and theologian
- Robert Finn (bishop), American Roman Catholic prelate, former bishop of Kansas City, Missouri
Sports
- Charles Finn (water polo), American Olympic water polo player
- Danny Finn, Candlepin Bowler
- Hubert Finn, Australian rugby league footballer and physician
- Jim Finn, American professional football player
- Jimmy Finn, Irish hurler
- Kate Belinda Finn, British chess player
- Kenny Finn, Irish-American soccer and Gaelic football player
- Micky Finn (footballer), English footballer
- Mike Finn, Irish Australian rules footballer and basketball player
- Ron Finn, Canadian ice hockey linesman
- Sean Finn (footballer), Irish retired footballer
- Steven Finn, English cricketer
- Steven Finn (ice hockey), Canadian hockey player
- Tommy Finn, rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s
Other
- Adharanand Finn, British author, journalist and podcaster
- Alfred C. Finn, American architect
- Camila Finn, Brazilian fashion model
- Edmund Finn, Australian journalist and author
- Shirley Finn, Australian brothel owner who was murdered