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Finn (name)
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. (born 1944) American professor of education, policy analyst and US Assistant Secretary of Education * Frank Finn (1868–1932), English ornithologist * Jeremy Finn, American psychologist * Robert Finn (mathematician) (1922–2022), American mathematician * Ronald Finn (1930–2004), English medical researcher Arts and entertainment * Alec Finn (1944–2018), British-born musician * Charlie Finn (born 1981), American actor and voice actor * Chris Finn, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Language
Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic ( ), is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family. It is a member of the Goidelic languages of the Insular Celtic sub branch of the family and is indigenous language, indigenous to the island of Ireland. It was the majority of the population's first language until the 19th century, when English (language), English gradually became dominant, particularly in the last decades of the century, in what is sometimes characterised as a result of linguistic imperialism. Today, Irish is still commonly spoken as a first language in Ireland's Gaeltacht regions, in which 2% of Ireland's population lived in 2022. The total number of people (aged 3 and over) in Ireland who declared they could speak Irish in April 2022 was 1,873,997, representing 40% of respondents, but of these, 472,887 said they never spoke it and a further 551,993 said they only spoke it within the education system. Linguistic analyses o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Finn
Craig A. Finn (born August 22, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as the frontman of the American indie rock band the Hold Steady, with whom he has recorded nine studio albums. Prior to forming the Hold Steady, Finn was the frontman of Lifter Puller. Described by ''Pitchfork'' as "a born storyteller who's chosen rock as his medium," Finn has released six solo albums: '' Clear Heart Full Eyes'' (2012), '' Faith in the Future'' (2015), '' We All Want the Same Things'' (2017), '' I Need a New War'' (2019), ''A Legacy of Rentals'' (2022) and ''Always Been'' (2025). In 2022, Finn began hosting his own podcast, ''That's How I Remember It'', released through the '' Talkhouse Network''. The podcast examines the relationship between memory and creativity through interviews with other musicians and artists. Finn began hosting a second podcast, ''Summer Album/Winter Album'', in 2025. Early life Born in Boston, Finn grew up in Edina, Minnesota. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Finn
Neil Mullane Finn (born 27 May 1958) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for being a principal member of Split Enz and for being the lead singer of Crowded House. He was also a member of Fleetwood Mac from 2018 until 2022. Ed O'Brien of Radiohead has hailed Finn as popular music's "most prolific writer of great songs". Finn joined Split Enz in 1977 after the departure of founding member Phil Judd and facilitated the band's shift away from art rock towards new wave pop. Gradually rising in creative prominence within the band, he wrote the majority of the band's hits in the 1980s, including " I Got You", " One Step Ahead", " History Never Repeats", and " Message to My Girl". After Split Enz broke up in 1984, Finn helped form Crowded House with Split Enz's final drummer Paul Hester and served as the band's lead singer and principal songwriter. Crowded House achieved international success in 1987 when they released the single " Don't Dream It's O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickey Finn (Irish Fiddler)
Mickey Finn (31 December 1951 – 15 April 1987Sound Scene Margaret Collins, 23 April 1987 The Galway Advertiser archive. Retrieved 20 February 2011) was a traditional Irish fiddler. He was a fixture in 's scene during the 1970s and 1980s, playing with artists such as [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickey Finn (guitarist)
Michael F. Waller (3 March 1947 – 1 February 2013), also known by the stage name Mickey Finn, was an English guitarist. Biography Michael F. Waller was born in Bethnal Green, East London, in 1947, and started out with instrumental band the Strangers in the summer of 1961. In 1963 Waller adopted the name Mickey Finn – after having heard about the drummer named Mickey Finn – and joined with John "Fluff" Cooke (keyboards), John Burkett (bass), Alan Marks (lead vocals) and Richard Brand (drums) to form "Mickey Finn & the Blue Men", who released their debut single in January 1964. Jimmy Page recorded with the band over the following months. With Burkett replaced by first Mick Stannard in late 1965 and then Rod Clark, the band were renamed "The Mickey Finn" in 1966. They released four more singles, the last of which, "Garden of My Mind", is their best known song and has become a cult favourite despite failing to chart at the time. Reverting to his original name (percussionist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickey Finn (drummer)
Michael Norman Finn (3 June 1947 – 11 January 2003) was an English musician. He was best known as the percussionist and sideman to Marc Bolan in his band T. Rex (band), Tyrannosaurus Rex (on one album, ''A Beard of Stars'') and later the 1970s glam rock group T. Rex (band), T. Rex. After Bolan's death and T. Rex's demise, he worked as a session musician for The Blow Monkeys and The Soup Dragons. Career Finn was born in Thornton Heath, Surrey. After he joined Tyrannosaurus Rex in late 1969, it was rumoured that Bolan had hired Finn for his good looks, and because he admired his motorcycle, rather than for his musical ability. Finn was unable to recreate the complex rhythmical patterns of his predecessor, Steve Peregrin Took, and was effectively hired as much for a visual foil for Bolan as for his drumming. The BBC news commented on this, saying "Marc Bolan was supposed to have said of Finn: 'He can't sing... but he looks superb. Mickey Finn stated, on a radio show in Denmark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Finn
Mark Finn (born October 1969) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer, essayist, and playwright. In 2007 he was nominated for World Fantasy Special Award: Professional. Biography Finn's earliest published work was a series of comic book stories that he wrote and drew for Absolute Comics, notably the “Punk” series he created with William Traxtle and Shane Campos, among others, from 1991 to 1994. He left comics in the mid-90s to concentrate on fiction writing. He also wrote a number of essays and articles for Playboy’s online website before establishing his own weekly self-distributed column, “Finn's Wake.” Finn worked for Chessex Manufacturing for a year, serving as their editor-in-chief, where he worked on a number of product lines including ''Lost Worlds'', ''Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective'', and helped design a variety of ancillary game product tie-ins for ''Vampire: the Masquerade'', ''Call of Cthulhu'', Chessex's Speckled Dice line, and others. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mali Finn
Mali Finn (March 8, 1938 – November 28, 2007), born Mary Alice Mann, was an American casting director. She cast numerous actors in successful films, including Edward Furlong, Brad Renfro, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Russell Crowe. Biography Born as Mary Alice Mann on March 8, 1938, in Danville, Illinois, she later moved to Minneapolis, where she received a bachelor's degree in theater from the University of Minnesota. She was married to Don Finn, a theater director and professor of directing and acting at The Guthrie and California State University Fullerton, and had one child with him. Career In the early 1980s Finn was a beloved drama teacher at Holland High School in Holland, Michigan, where she challenged her students with difficult productions such as '' You Can't Take It with You''. She also lectured in English Literature at Hope College in the early 70s. In 1981 the couple moved to Newport Beach, California, where Finn's career as a casting director began. She already had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam Finn
Liam Mullane Finn (born 24 September 1983) is a New Zealand singer and musician. Born in Melbourne, Australia, he moved to New Zealand as a child. He is the son of musicians Sharon (Johnson) and Neil Finn. In 2020, he joined his father's band, Crowded House. Personal life His father, Neil Finn, wrote the song "Our Day" (on the 1983 Split Enz album '' Conflicting Emotions'') about Liam prior to his birth. Liam Finn married his long-term partner, Janina Percival, in June 2015. They have two sons. Career Liam Finn co-founded and performed with the band Betchadupa from 1997 to 2006, who released several albums and EPs between 2000 and 2004. He has a solo career as a multi-instrumentalist playing drums, keyboards and guitar and singing over loop tracks, composing songs on stage and on live streams. Liam Finn also records and tours with Crowded House and as of 2024 both he and his brother Elroy Finn are members of the band along with their father Neil Finn, touring the UK, I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Finn
Jonathan M. Finn (born 1958) is an American rock musician and guitarist. He is the founder and leader of the Jon Finn Group, and is a professor at the Berklee College of Music; he joined the guitar faculty there in 1988. He is also the author of several books on the guitar, and was an instructional columnist for ''Guitar'' magazine for three years. Finn grew up in Westwood, Massachusetts, and began playing guitar at the age of six. He later became a student at Berklee. When he was 14 years old he played with the group Cheap Thrills, which consisted of Finn, Steve Carro (Vocals), Bob Shain (Keyboard), Ron Dupres (Bass), Joel Sklar (Rhythm Guitar), and Greg Buckingham (Drums). He has been a guest performer with the Boston Pops, recording several albums with them, including the Grammy-nominated ''The Celtic Album'' (1997) and ''The Latin Album'' (1999). He has also performed with John Petrucci of Dream Theater, Carl Verheyen Carl William Verheyen (born April 3, 1954) is an Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
