Boyle is an English, Irish and Scottish surname of Gaelic, Anglo-Saxon or Norman origin. In the northwest of Ireland it is one of the most common family names. Notable people with the surname include:

Disambiguation

Adam Boyle (disambiguation) Adam Boyle may refer to: * Adam Boyle (active 1996), Australian guitarist, co-founder of thrash metal band Psi.Kore * Adam Boyle (active 2011), British motorcyclist who competed in the 2011 National Superstock 600 Championship season * Adam Boyle ...

, multiple people * Charles Boyle (disambiguation), multiple people * David Boyle (disambiguation), multiple people * Edward Boyle (disambiguation), several people *

Henry Boyle (disambiguation) Henry Boyle may refer to: *Henry Boyle, 1st Baron Carleton (1669–1725), English, Irish and British MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer *Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon (1682–1764), Irish MP for Midleton, Kilmallock and Cork County * Henry Boyle, 3 ...

, multiple people * James Boyle (disambiguation) (also Jimmy Boyle), multiple people * John Boyle (disambiguation), multiple people * Kevin Boyle (disambiguation), several people * Mark Boyle (disambiguation), multiple people *

Mary Boyle (disambiguation) Mary Boyle may refer to: * Mary Boyle (psychologist), British clinical psychologist * Mary Boyle, Countess of Cork and Orrery (1746–1840), British literary hostess * Mary O. Boyle (born 1941), American politician of the Ohio Democratic party * ...

, several people * Peter Boyle (disambiguation), multiple people *

Richard Boyle (disambiguation) Richard Boyle may refer to: Nobility *Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork (1566–1643), Lord High Treasurer of Ireland *Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington (1612–1698), and 2nd Earl of Cork, Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and a cavalier *Richard ...

, multiple people * Robert Boyle (disambiguation), multiple people *

Stephen Boyle (disambiguation) Stephen Boyle (born 1953) is an Australian footballer. Stephen Boyle may also refer to: *Sir Stephen Gurney Boyle, 5th Baronet (born 1962) of the Boyle baronets * Steve Boyle (rugby union) (born 1953), British rugby player *Steve Boyle (boxer) ...

, multiple people *

Tommy Boyle (disambiguation) Tommy Boyle may refer to: *Tommy Boyle (footballer, born 1886) (1886–1940), football player who played for Barnsley, Burnley, and Wrexham *Tommy Boyle (footballer, born 1901) (1901–1972), football player who played for Sheffield United, Manchest ...

, several people

Arts and media

* Alicia Boyle (1908–1997), Irish artist * Bob Boyle, American animator * Charles P. Boyle (1892–1968), American cinematographer *

Chris Cornell Christopher John Cornell (né Boyle; July 20, 1964 – May 18, 2017) was an American singer and musician best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and primary lyricist and songwriter for the rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave ...

(1964-2017), musician, born Christopher Boyle *

Danny Boyle Daniel Francis Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English director and producer. He is known for his work on films including '' Shallow Grave'', '' Trainspotting'' and its sequel '' T2 Trainspotting'', '' The Beach'', ''28 Days Later'', '' S ...

(born 1956), British film director, cousin of John Wayne * Derek Paul Jack Boyle (born 1985), American visual artist *

Edward G. Boyle Edward George Boyle (born Edward Joshua Boyle, 30 January 1899 – 17 February 1977) was an American set decorator and director active between 1925 and 1970. Career Boyle's career began in the early 1930s, when he started working on the firs ...

, (1899–1977), Canadian set decorator *

Frankie Boyle Francis Martin Patrick Boyle (born 16 August 1972) is a Scottish comedian and writer. He is known for his cynical, surreal, graphic and often controversial sense of humour. A stand-up comedian since 1995, Boyle first gained widespread recogni ...

(born 1972), Scottish comedian * George Frederick Boyle (1886–1948), Australian-American composer * Ina Boyle (1889–1967), Irish composer * James Boyle (broadcasting), BBC broadcaster * Jimmy Boyle (artist) (born 1944), Scottish sculptor and novelist, former gangster * Johnny Boyle, drummer for the Irish band, The Frames * Katie Boyle (1926–2018), television presenter * Lara Flynn Boyle (born 1970), U.S. actress * Louise Boyle (1910–2005), U.S. photographer * Mark Boyle (1934–2005), Scottish artist *

Peter Boyle Peter Lawrence Boyle (October 18, 1935 – December 12, 2006) was an American actor. Known as a character actor, he played Frank Barone on the CBS sitcom '' Everybody Loves Raymond'' and the comical monster in Mel Brooks' film spoof '' Young ...

(1935–2006), U.S. actor * Ray Boyle (born 1925), American actor *

Robert F. Boyle Robert Francis Boyle (October 10, 1909 – August 1, 2010) was an American film art director and production designer. Born in Los Angeles, Boyle trained as an architect, graduating from the University of Southern California (USC). When he lost ...

(1909–2010), director and production designer *

Ruth-Ann Boyle Ruth-Ann Boyle (born 26 April 1970, Sunderland, England) is an English pop singer. Together with producers Tim Kellett and Robin Taylor-Firth, she formed the British band Olive. The band's single " You're Not Alone" reached number 1 in the UK ...

(born 1970), singer of the British group Olive * Shary Boyle (born 1972), Canadian artist *

Susan Boyle Susan Magdalane Boyle (born 1 April 1961) is a Scottish singer. She rose to fame in 2009 after appearing as a contestant on the Britain's Got Talent (series 3), third series of ''Britain's Got Talent'', singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from '. Bo ...

(born 1961), Scottish singer and a contestant on the 3rd series of ''Britain's Got Talent'' * Troy Boyle (born 1966), U.S. comic book artist and writer * Zoe Boyle (born 1989), English actress

Military

Courtenay Boyle Sir Courtenay Boyle, KCH (3 September 1770 – 21 May 1844) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary Wars. In 1807 he served as a Member of Parliament for Bandon. Origins Courtenay Boyle was born in 1770, the 3 ...

(1770–1844), British naval officer and MP *

Dermot Boyle Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Dermot Alexander Boyle, (2 October 1904 – 5 May 1993) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force. He served in the Second World War initially as a staff officer with the Advanced Air Striking Force in Reims ...

(1904-1993), Marshal of the Royal Air Force *

Edward Courtney Boyle Rear Admiral Edward Courtney Boyle, VC (23 March 1883 – 16 December 1967) was a Royal Navy officer and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Co ...

(1883–1967), English Royal Navy officer, First World War recipient of the Victoria Cross * Jeremiah Boyle (1818–1871), Union Brigadier General during the American Civil War * William H. Boyle (1836–1919), U.S. Army Colonel * Thomas Boyle (1775–1825), U.S. Navy officer

Politics, government, and law

Brendan Boyle Brendan Francis Boyle (born February 6, 1977) is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing a district in the Philadelphia area since 2015. He represented the 13th distric ...

(born 1977), politician *

Cavendish Boyle Sir Charles Cavendish Boyle (29 May 1849 – 17 September 1916) was a British civil servant, magistrate, and colonial administrator who served as Colonial Governor of Newfoundland, Mauritius and British Guiana. He wrote the lyrics for the an ...

(1849–1916), British colonial administrator * Charles Boyle, 2nd Viscount Blesington (died 1732), Irish politician *

Charles A. Boyle Charles Augustus Boyle (August 13, 1907 – November 4, 1959) was a US Representative from Chicago's north side who represented Illinois's 12th congressional district from 1955 to his death in a car accident. Boyle was born in Spring Lake, Mi ...

(1907–1959), U.S. Representative from Illinois *

Charles Edmund Boyle Charles Edmund Boyle (February 4, 1836 – December 15, 1888) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Charles E. Boyle was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools, and Waynesburg ...

(1836–1888), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania *

David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow, (31 May 1833 – 13 December 1915), was a British naval commander and colonial governor. He served as Governor of New Zealand between 1892 and 1897. Background Boyle was the son of Patrick Boyle (eldest son of ...

(1833–1915), governor of New Zealand 1892–1897 * David Boyle, Lord Boyle (1772–1853), Scottish judge and privy counsellor of the United Kingdom *

Sir Edward Boyle, 1st Baronet Sir Edward Gurney Boyle, 1st Baronet KC (6 September 1848 – 19 March 1909) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was elected at the 1906 general election as Member of Parliament for Taunton, but died three years later ...

(1848–1909), MP for Taunton 1906–1909, grandfather of Baron Boyle * Edward Boyle, Baron Boyle of Handsworth (1923–1981), British Conservative Party politician, MP 1950–1970 * Edward C. Boyle, (died 1981), Allegheny County District Attorney for Pittsburgh from 1956 to 1964 *

Edward James Boyle Sr. Edward James Boyle Sr. (October 11, 1913 – July 24, 2002) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Education and career Born in McDonoughville, Louisiana, Boyle received a ...

(1913–2002), U.S. federal judge * Emmet D. Boyle (1879–1926), former Governor of Nevada * Francis Boyle (born 1950), professor of international law *

George Boyle, 6th Earl of Glasgow George Frederick Boyle, 6th Earl of Glasgow (9 October 1825 – 23 April 1890), was a Scottish nobleman. He was the son of George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow, and Julia Sinclair, daughter of Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet. In February 1847, Boy ...

(1825–1890), Scottish politician * Harris Boyle (–1975), Northern Irish loyalist and

Ulster Volunteer Force The Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) is an Ulster loyalist paramilitary group. Formed in 1965, it first emerged in 1966. Its first leader was Gusty Spence, a former British Army soldier from Northern Ireland. The group undertook an armed campaign ...

member * Hugh Boyle Ewing (1826–1905), American diplomat, author and lawyer * James Boyle (academic) (born 1959), professor of law * James Boyle (Irish Parliamentary Party politician) (1863–1936), Irish politician, Member of Parliament for West Donegal 1900–1902 * James Boyle (Fianna Fáil politician) (''fl.''1930s), Fianna Fáil Member of the 1934–1936 Seanad Éireann *

James Boyle Uniacke James Boyle Uniacke (1799 – 26 March 1858) led the first responsible government in Canada as it is today or any colony of the British Empire. He was the first Premier of the colony of Nova Scotia from 1848 to 1854 serving concurrently as ...

(1799–1858), Canadian politician * Jane J. Boyle (born 1954), District judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas * John Boyle (congressman) (1774–1835), member of the U.S. House of Representatives * John Boyle (Northern Ireland politician) (–1950), Unionist politician from Northern Ireland * John Robert Boyle (1870–1936), Albertan politician *

Joshua Boyle (politician) Joshua Boyle was a Member of Parliament in the Irish House of Commons, initially elected to represent the borough of Mallow in 1641, and was sworn in as recorder of Youghal on March 1 of the same year. The esquire of Castle Lyons, he was elect ...

, Member of Parliament in the Irish House of Commons * Kenneth Boyle (1937-2000), American politician and lawyer *

Kevin Boyle (lawyer) Christopher Kevin Boyle (23 May 1943 – 25 December 2010) was a Northern Irish-born human rights activist, barrister and educator. He was among the first in the academic law community to engage in human rights activism. Born and brought up in ...

(1943–2010), Northern Ireland-born human rights activist, barrister and educator * Kevin J. Boyle (born 1980), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives *

Larry Monroe Boyle Larry Monroe Boyle (June 23, 1943–November 23, 2017) was a justice of the Idaho Supreme Court from 1989 to 1992. Born in Seattle, Washington, and raised in Pocatello, Idaho, Boyle graduated from Pocatello High School in 1961 and was a missiona ...

(1943–2017), Associate Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court * Louis C. Boyle (1866–1925), American lawyer and politician *

Mike Boyle Michael David Boyle (January 19, 1944 – September 10, 2021) was an American Democratic politician from Nebraska who served as mayor of Omaha and later as a member of the Douglas County Board of Commissioners. He was a lawyer in private prac ...

(born 1944), mayor of Omaha, Nebraska * Murrough Boyle, 1st Viscount Blesington (1709–1769), governor of Limerick * Patricia Boyle (1937–2014), American judge *

Sarah Patton Boyle Sarah-Lindsay Patton "Pattie" Boyle (May 9, 1906 - February 20, 1994) was an American author and civil rights activist from Virginia during the Civil Rights Movement. She is the author of ''The Desegregated Heart'' and various articles and books ab ...

(1906-1994), Virginian civil rights activist *

Terrence Boyle Terrence William Boyle (born December 22, 1945) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. He was Chief Judge of that court from 1997 to 2004. He served a second term as Chief ...

(born 1945), U.S. judge *

W. A. Boyle William Anthony "Tough Tony" Boyle (December 1, 1904 – May 31, 1985) was an American miner, union leader, and convicted murder-for-hire conspirator. He became president of the United Mine Workers of America union in 1963, serving until 1972. Bo ...

(1904–1985), president of the United Mine Workers of America union, 1963–1972 * William M. Boyle (1903–1961), American Democratic political activist from Kansas

Religion

Greg Boyle Gregory Joseph Boyle, S.J. (born May 19, 1954) is an American Roman Catholic priest of the Jesuit order. He is the founder and director of Homeboy Industries, the world's largest gang-intervention and rehabilitation program, and former pastor ...

(born 1954), Jesuit priest in East Los Angeles *

Hugh Charles Boyle Hugh Charles Boyle (October 8, 1873 – December 22, 1950) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, Diocese of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania from 1921 until his death ...

(1873–1950), American Roman Catholic bishop * John Boyle (bishop) (1563–1620), Bishop *

Richard Boyle (archbishop of Tuam) Richard Boyle (c. 1574–1645) was an English bishop who became Archbishop of Tuam in the Church of Ireland. He was the second son of Michael Boyle (died 2 February 1597), merchant in London, and his wife Jane (baptised 17 January 1548), daughter ...

(–1644), Archbishop of Tuam

Sciences, math, and medicine

* Brian J. Boyle, astrophysicist * David Boyle (archaeologist) (1842–1911), Canadian educator and archaeologist * Elette Boyle, American and Israeli computer scientist and cryptographer * Helen Boyle (1869-1957), Irish-British physician and psychologist * Henry Edmund Gaskin Boyle (1875–1941), anesthesiologist *

Phelim Boyle Phelim P. Boyle (born 1941), is an Irish economist and distinguished professor and actuary, and a pioneer of quantitative finance. He is best known for initiating the use of Monte Carlo methods in option pricing. Biography Born on a farm ...

(born 1941), quantitative finance academic *

Robert Boyle Robert Boyle (; 25 January 1627 – 31 December 1691) was an Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, alchemist and inventor. Boyle is largely regarded today as the first modern chemist, and therefore one of the founders ...

(1627–1691), Anglo-Irish natural philosopher * Robert William Boyle (1883–1955), Canadian physicist, co-inventor of sonar *

Willard Boyle Willard Sterling Boyle, (August 19, 1924May 7, 2011) was a Canadian physicist. He was a pioneer in the field of laser technology and co-inventor of the charge-coupled device. As director of Space Science and Exploratory Studies at Bellcomm he h ...

(1924–2011), Canadian physicist

Sports

* Brian Boyle (born 1984), professional hockey player *

Buzz Boyle Ralph Francis "Buzz" Boyle (February 9, 1908 – November 12, 1978) was a professional baseball player who played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1929 through 1935. He played for the Boston Braves and Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1934, his ...

(1908–1978), Major League Baseball player * Dan Boyle (ice hockey) (born 1976), professional ice hockey player *

Daryl Boyle Daryl Boyle (born February 24, 1987) is a Canadian- German professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for EHC Red Bull München of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Playing career A native of Sparwood, British Columbia, Boy ...

(born 1987), Canadian professional ice hockey player *

David Boyle (rugby league, born 1959) David Boyle (born 31 August 1959) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition. Boyle played in ...

, Australian rugby league footballer * Eddie Boyle (1874–1941), Major League Baseball player *

Hugh Boyle (golfer) Hugh F. J. Boyle (28 January 1936 – 23 May 2015) was an Irish professional golfer best known for his achievements in the mid-1960s. Boyle was born in Omeath, County Louth, Ireland. In 1966 he was the winner of both the Yomiuri International an ...

(born 1936), Irish golfer * Jack Boyle (1866–1913), Major League Baseball player *

Jim Boyle (American football) James Robert Boyle (born July 27, 1962) is a former American football offensive tackle who played two seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. Boyle was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the ninth round of the 1984 N ...

(born 1962), American football player *

Jimmy Boyle (baseball) Jimmy "Browntown" Boyle (January 19, 1904 in Cincinnati, Ohio – December 24, 1958 in Cincinnati, Ohio), a catcher for the 1926 New York Giants, has the distinction of having one of the shortest known Major League Baseball careers. Although Boyle ...

(1904–1958), American baseball player * Jimmy Boyle (footballer) (born 1972), former Scottish footballer *

John Boyle (footballer, born 1946) John Boyle (born 25 December 1946) is a Scottish former footballer who played during the 1960s and 1970s. Born in Motherwell, he signed for London club Chelsea as a 15-year-old whilst on holiday in the city. Boyle was one of the lesser-known, ...

, Scottish footballer *

John Boyle (footballer, born 1986) John Boyle (born 22 October 1986) is a Scottish footballer who played for Airdrieonians, as a striker. He formerly played for Townhead Amateurs, Raith Rovers, Stirling Albion and Auchinleck Talbot. Boyle captained Airdrie, and was attacked in O ...

, Scottish footballer *

Lauren Boyle Lauren Marie Boyle (born 14 December 1987) is a former competitive swimmer from New Zealand. She has competed at three Commonwealth Games and three Olympic Games. Career Boyle won a bronze medal with Helen Norfolk, Alison Fitch and Meliss ...

(born 1987), New Zealand swimmer * Millie Boyle (born 1998), Australian rugby union player * Morrie Boyle, Australian rugby league footballer *

Patrick Boyle (footballer) Patrick Joseph Gerard Boyle (born 20 March 1987) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a left-back. He is player/assistant manager at Gartcairn in the West of Scotland football league after rejecting a new contract at Dumbarton. Boyle represen ...

(born 1987), Scottish footballer *

Rachael Boyle Rachael Boyle (née Small; born 20 December 1991) is a Scottish international footballer who currently plays as midfielder for Hibernian in the Scottish Women's Premier League. Career Boyle grew up in Aberdeen and represented Scotland at scho ...

(born 1991), Scottish footballer *

Raelene Boyle Raelene Ann Boyle (born 24 June 1951) is an Australian retired athlete, who represented Australia at three Olympic Games as a sprinter, winning three silver medals, and was named one of 100 National Living Treasures by the National Trust of ...

(born 1951), Australian athlete * Richard Boyle (canoeist) (born 1961), New Zealand sprint canoeist *

Richard Boyle (rowing) Richard Frederick Robert Pochin Boyle (11 October 1888 – 6 February 1953) was a British coxswain who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. Boyle was born at Ipsden, Oxfordshire, the son of Major Charles John Boyle and Lillian Kennedy Poch ...

(1888–1953), British rowing coxswain and medallist at the 1908 Summer Olympics *

Ryan Boyle Ryan J. Boyle (born November 22, 1981 in Hunt Valley, Maryland) is a former lacrosse player who last played professional field lacrosse for the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse (MLL). He most recently played professional box lacr ...

(born 1981), U.S. lacrosse player * Ryan Boyle (rugby league) (born 1987), rugby league player * Stephen Boyle (born 1953), Australian footballer *

Steve Boyle (boxer) Steve Boyle (born 28 November 1962) is a Scottish former boxer who was British lightweight champion between 1988 and 1990. Career Steve Boyle was born in Glasgow and made his professional début in May 1983. In June 1985 he beat Dave Savage to w ...

(born 1962), Scottish boxer *

Steve Boyle (rugby union) Stephen Brent Boyle (born ) is a former international rugby union player.
ESPN Scrum.com In 1983 he toured with the

(born 1953), English rugby union player *

Terry Boyle Terence David John Boyle (born 29 October 1958) is a Welsh former professional footballer. During his career, he made over 500 appearances in the Football League and made two appearances for the Wales national team in 1981. A centre-half, he wa ...

(born 1958), Former footballer from Wales *

Tim Boyle (American football) Timothy Kevin Boyle (born October 3, 1994) is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Connecticut and Eastern Kentucky where he went undrafted in the 2018 draft ...

(born 1994), American football player *

Tommy Boyle (footballer, born 1886) Thomas William Boyle (29 January 1886 – 5 January 1940) was an English footballer, primarily associated with Burnley. He was the only player to have captained a Burnley team in a winning FA Cup Final. Career Boyle was born in the village of ...

(1886–1940), football player who played for Barnsley, Burnley, and Wrexham *

Tommy Boyle (footballer, born 1901) Thomas Boyle (21 February 1901 – 9 January 1972) was an English footballer who played as an inside right or right half. He played for Sheffield United, Manchester United and Northampton Town, winning the FA Cup with Sheffield United in 1925. ...

(1901–1972), football player who played for Sheffield United, Manchester United, and Northampton Town * Tony Boyle (born 1957), New Zealand cricketer * Wesley Boyle (born 1979), Football midfielder

Writers

* Andrew Boyle (1919–1991), journalist and biographer *

Charles Boyle (poet) Charles Boyle (born 1955 in Leeds) is a British poet and novelist. He also uses the pseudonyms Jack Robinson and Jennie Walker. As Walker, he won the 2008 McKitterick Prize for his novella '' 24 for 3''. In 2012, Boyle wrote a short piece for ' ...

(born 1951), UK poet *

David Boyle (author) David Courtney Boyle (born 1958) is a British author and journalist who writes mainly about history and new ideas in economics, money, business, and culture. He lives in Steyning in West Sussex. He conducted an independent review for the Treasu ...

(born 1958), economics author and journalist *

John Boyle O'Reilly John Boyle O'Reilly (28 June 1844 – 10 August 1890) was an Irish poet, journalist, author and activist. As a youth in Ireland, he was a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, or Fenians, for which he was transported to Western Australi ...

(1844–1890), Irish poet and novelist * Kay Boyle (1902–1992), U.S. writer and political activist *

Kevin Boyle (historian) Kevin Boyle (7 October 1960) is an American author and the William Smith Mason Professor of American History at Northwestern University. His 2004 book, '' Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age'', won the Natio ...

(born 1960), author and professor of history at Ohio State University *

Nicholas Boyle Nicholas Boyle FBA (born 18 June 1946) is an English literary critic. He is the emeritus Schröder Professor of German at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge. He has written widely on German literature, int ...

(born 1946), British literature historian *

Patrick Boyle (writer) Patrick Boyle (11 April 1905–7 February 1982) was an Irish novelist. Boyle was born in 1905 in Ballymoney, Co. Antrim. He worked for the Ulster Bank in Donegal and Wexford Wexford () is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. We ...

(1905–1982), Irish writer * T. Coraghessan Boyle (born 1948), U.S. novelist and short story writer *

Virginia Frazer Boyle Virginia Frazer Boyle (February 14, 1863 – December 13, 1938) was an American author of prose and poetry. Interested in the Confederacy, she wrote several novels and more than 100 poems that took up various aspects and presented inspirational an ...

(1863–1938), U.S. poet and writer

Other

* Gert Boyle (1924–2019), German-born American businesswoman * Jarrod Boyle, American winemaker *

Joseph W. Boyle Joseph Whiteside Boyle (6 November 1867 – 14 April 1923), better known as Klondike Joe Boyle, was a Canadian adventurer who became a businessman and entrepreneur in the United Kingdom. In the First World War he came to see service assisting t ...

(1867–1923), Canadian adventurer * Lisa Boyle (born 1964), American model * Mark Boyle (snooker player) (born 1981), Scottish snooker player *

Paul Boyle Paul Joseph Boyle, (born 16 November 1964) is a British geographer, academic, and academic administrator. He was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leicester between 2014 and 2019. He had been Professor of Human Geography at the Universi ...

(born 1964), British geographer and academic administrator *Sarah Boyle (1609–1633), wife of

Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork (13 October 1566 – 15 September 1643), also known as the Great Earl of Cork, was an English politician who served as Lord Treasurer of the Kingdom of Ireland. Lord Cork was an important figure in the continuing ...

* Timothy Boyle (born 1949), American businessman

Members of Boyle family headed by the Earl of Cork

(1566–1643), Lord Treasurer of Ireland * Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington (1612–1698), Lord High Treasurer of Ireland *

Charles Boyle, 3rd Viscount Dungarvan Charles Boyle, Viscount Dungarvan, 3rd Baron Clifford, FRS ( bapt. 12 December 1639 – 12 October 1694), was an English peer and politician. He was a member of a famous Anglo-Irish aristocratic family. Early life Charles Boyle was the son ...

(1639–1694), Irish politician *

Charles Boyle, 2nd Earl of Burlington Charles Boyle, 3rd Earl of Cork and 2nd Earl of Burlington, 4th Baron Clifford, PC (died 9 February 1704) was an English peer, courtier and politician. Early life Hon. Charles Boyle was the eldest son of Charles Boyle, 3rd Viscount Dungarvan a ...

(died 1704), Anglo-Irish politician *

Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork, (25 April 1694 – 4 December 1753) was a British architect and noble often called the "Apollo of the Arts" and the "Architect Earl". The son of the 2nd Earl of Burlington and 3rd Ea ...

(1694–1753), architect * John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork (1707–1762), writer and friend of Jonathan Swift * Hamilton Boyle, 6th Earl of Cork (1729–1764), British and Irish politician *

Edmund Boyle, 7th Earl of Cork Edmund Boyle, 7th Earl of Cork and 7th Earl of Orrery (21 November 1742 – 30 May 1798) was an Irish peer and Somerset landowner. Family A younger son of the 5th Earl of Cork and Margaret Hamilton, he succeeded to his half-brother's titles on 17 ...

(1742–1798), Irish peer * Edmund Boyle, 8th Earl of Cork (1767–1856), Irish soldier and peer *

Richard Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork Richard Edmund St Lawrence Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork and Orrery KP, PC (19 April 1829 – 22 June 1904), styled Viscount Dungarvan between 1834 and 1856, was a British courtier and Liberal politician. In a ministerial career spanning between ...

(1829–1904), British politician *

Charles Boyle, 10th Earl of Cork Charles Spencer Canning Boyle, 10th Earl of Cork and 10th Earl of Orrery (24 November 1861 – 25 March 1925), styled Viscount Dungarvan until 1904, was an Irish soldier and peer. Biography Born to Lady Emily de Burgh and Richard Boyle, 9th E ...

(1861–1925), Irish soldier and peer *

William Boyle, 12th Earl of Cork and Orrery Admiral of the Fleet William Henry Dudley Boyle, 12th Earl of Cork, 12th Earl of Orrery, (30 November 1873 – 19 April 1967) was a British Royal Navy officer and peer. He served as a junior officer on the China Station during the Boxer Rebell ...

(1873–1967), Admiral of the Fleet *

John Boyle, 14th Earl of Cork John William Boyle, 14th Earl of Cork and 14th Earl of Orrery DSC VRD (12 May 1916 – 14 November 2003), styled The Honourable John Boyle from 1965 to 1995, was an Irish and British peer. He was educated at Harrow and King's College Lond ...

(1916–2003), Irish peer * Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery (1621–1679), Irish soldier, statesman and dramatist *

Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery KT PC FRS (28 July 1674 – 28 August 1731) was an English nobleman, statesman and patron of the sciences. Early life The second son of Roger Boyle, 2nd Earl of Orrery, and his wife Lady Mary Sackville (16 ...

(1674–1731), author, soldier and statesman *

Henry Boyle, 1st Baron Carleton Henry Boyle, 1st Baron Carleton, (12 July 1669 – 31 March 1725) was an Anglo-Irish Whig politician who sat in the Irish House of Commons from 1692 to 1695 and in the English and British House of Commons between 1689 and 1710. He served as C ...

(1669–1725), Lord Treasurer of Ireland * Francis Boyle, 1st Viscount Shannon (1623–1699), Privy Councillor and governor of County Cork *

Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon Field Marshal Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon, PC (1675 – 20 December 1740) was a British Army officer and statesman. After serving as a junior officer at the Battle of the Boyne during the Williamite War in Ireland and at the Battle of La ...

(1675–1740), field marshal *

Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon, PC (1682 – 28 December 1764), was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer who served as the speaker of the Irish House of Commons from 1733 to 1756. A prominent parliamentarian who sat for almost fifty years i ...

(1682–1764), Irish politician *

Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon KP, PC (Ire) (30 January 1727 – 20 May 1807), was an Irish peer and Member of Parliament. He represented Dungarvan and Cork County, and succeeded his father as Earl of Shannon.Henry Boyle, 3rd Earl of Shannon Henry Boyle, 3rd Earl of Shannon KP, PC (Ire) (8 August 1771 – 22 April 1842), styled Viscount Boyle from 1764 until 1807, was among the last surviving Members of the Parliament of Ireland. He represented Cork County in the new Parliament o ...

(1771–1842), Irish politician * Richard Boyle, 4th Earl of Shannon (1809–1868), 4th Earl of Shannon, British politician * Henry Boyle, 5th Earl of Shannon (1833–1890), British politician * William George Boyle (1830–1908), British soldier and politician *

Mary Boyle, Countess of Cork and Orrery Mary Boyle, Countess of Cork and Orrery (21 May 1746 – 30 May 1840) was an Anglo-Irish literary hostess. Life Born Mary Monckton, probably at Serlby Hall, Nottinghamshire, the family seat, she was a daughter of John Monckton, 1st Viscoun ...

(1746–1840), 18th-century British literary hostess

Members of Clan Boyle headed by the Earl of Glasgow

* David Boyle, 1st Earl of Glasgow (1666–1733), Scottish politician *

John Boyle, 2nd Earl of Glasgow John Boyle, 2nd Earl of Glasgow (April 1688 – 22 May 1740) was a Scottish nobleman. Origins Boyle was the eldest son and heir of David Boyle, 1st Earl of Glasgow, by Margaret, daughter of the Hon. Patrick Lindsay (second son of John Lindsay, 1 ...

(1688–1740), Scottish politician * John Boyle, 3rd Earl of Glasgow (1714–1775), Scottish politician * George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow (1766–1843), British peer *

James Carr-Boyle, 5th Earl of Glasgow Captain James Carr-Boyle, 5th Earl of Glasgow (10 April 1792 – 11 March 1869), styled Viscount of Kelburn from 1818 until 1843, was a British naval commander and politician. Background Glasgow was the son of George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow, ...

(1792–1869), British politician and naval commander *

Patrick Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow Patrick Robin Archibald Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow, (born 30 July 1939), is a Scottish peer, politician and the current chief of Clan Boyle. The family seat is Kelburn Castle in Ayrshire. He currently sits as a Liberal Democrat peer in the ...

(born 1939), British politician and chief of Clan Boyle