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) Charles Boyle may refer to: * Charles Boyle, 3rd Viscount Dungarvan (1639–1694), British politician * Charles Boyle, 2nd Earl of Burlington (died 1704), British politician * Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery (1674–1731), author, soldier and st ...

, multiple people *

David Boyle (disambiguation) David Boyle may refer to: * David Boyle, 1st Earl of Glasgow (1666–1733), Scottish nobleman * David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow (1833–1915), governor-general of New Zealand * David Boyle, 9th Earl of Glasgow (1910–1984), British nobleman an ...

, 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, 3r ...

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

Mark Boyle (disambiguation) Mark Boyle may refer to: * Mark Boyle (artist) (1934–2005), Scottish artist * Mark Boyle (Moneyless Man) (born 1979), Irish activist and writer * Mark Boyle (snooker player) (born 1981), Scottish snooker player * Mark A. Boyle, American choral co ...

, 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 Mary O. Boyle (born December 23, 1941) is an American politicia ...

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

Robert Boyle (disambiguation) Robert Boyle (1627–1691) was an Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, and inventor Robert Boyle or Bob Boyle may also refer to: *Robert Edward Boyle (1809–1854), British politician *Robert Boyle, 11th Earl of Cork (1864–1934) ...

, multiple people * Stephen Boyle (disambiguation), 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 Derek Paul Jack Boyle is a visual artist whose work frequently involves the anthropomorphism of everyday objects and absurdist interventions. Boyle's work has been featured in ''The New York Times'' , VICE Creators Project, ''Elephant'' magazine, ...

(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 Film director, director active between 1925 and 1970. Career Boyle's career began in the early 1930s, when he started work ...

, (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 recogn ...

(born 1972), Scottish comedian *

George Frederick Boyle George Frederick Boyle (June 29, 1886June 20, 1948) was an Australian, and later American pianist, composer and pedagogue. He moved to the United States in 1910 and remained there until his death in 1948. Biography Boyle was born in Sydney, New S ...

(1886–1948), Australian-American composer *

Ina Boyle Ina Boyle (8 March 1889 – 10 March 1967) was an Irish composer. Her compositions encompass a broad spectrum of genres and include choral, chamber and orchestral works as well as opera, ballet and vocal music. While a number of her works, incl ...

(1889–1967), Irish composer *

James Boyle (broadcasting) James Boyle (born 29 March 1946) was Chairman of the National Library of Scotland until 2016, Chairman of the British Council in Scotland and was formerly Chairman of the Scottish Arts Council, Chairman of the Scottish Government's Cultural Commi ...

, BBC broadcaster *

Jimmy Boyle (artist) James Boyle (born 17 May 1944) is a Scottish former gangster and convicted murderer who became a sculptor and novelist after his release from prison. Biography In 1967, Boyle was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of another gangland f ...

(born 1944), Scottish sculptor and novelist, former gangster *

Johnny Boyle Johnny Boyle is the former drummer of Irish band The Frames.
He first came to the attention of the Irish music scene when he joined

, drummer for the Irish band, The Frames *

Katie Boyle Caterina Irene Elena Maria Boyle, Lady Saunders (née Imperiali dei Principi di Francavilla; 29 May 1926 – 20 March 2018), usually known as Katie Boyle, was an Italian-born British actress, writer, radio announcer, television personality, gam ...

(1926–2018), television presenter *

Lara Flynn Boyle Lara Flynn Boyle (born March 24, 1970) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Donna Hayward in the television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991). After portraying Stacy in Penelope Spheeris's comedy ''Wayne's World'' (1992), ...

(born 1970), U.S. actress *

Louise Boyle Louise Boyle (February 17, 1910 – December 31, 2005) was an American photographer known for her images documenting the effects of the Great Depression on farm workers in the South, especially African Americans. Life and career Boyle was born in ...

(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 ''Youn ...

(1935–2006), U.S. actor *

Ray Boyle Raymond Cornelius Boyle (June 28, 1923 – January 6, 2022), also known as Ray Boyle and Dirk London, was an American film and television actor. He was perhaps best known for playing Morgan Earp in the American western television series ''The Li ...

(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 (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 third series of ''Britain's Got Talent'', singing " I Dreamed a Dream" from '. Boyle's debut studio album, ''I D ...

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

(1883–1967), English Royal Navy officer, First World War recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Jeremiah Boyle Jeremiah Tilford Boyle (May 22, 1818 – July 28, 1871) was a successful lawyer and noted abolitionist. He served as a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Boyle was born and raised in Mercer County (now B ...

(1818–1871), Union Brigadier General during the American Civil War *

William H. Boyle William Henry Boyle (1836–1919) was an American Colonel of the American Civil War, the Indian Wars and the Spanish–American War. He participated in several battles in both wars, notably commanding the 9th Infantry Regiment (United States), 9t ...

(1836–1919), U.S. Army Colonel *

Thomas Boyle Thomas Boyle (29 June 1775 – 12 October 1825), an Irish American, as a captain of the schooner ''Comet'' and the clipper ''Chasseur'', was one of the most successful Baltimore privateers during the War of 1812. He briefly served in the United ...

(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 district f ...

(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 ant ...

(1849–1916), British colonial administrator *

Charles Boyle, 2nd Viscount Blesington Charles Boyle, 2nd Viscount Blesington (died 2 June 1732) was an Irish peer and member of the House of Lords. Charles Boyle was the son of Murrough Boyle, 1st Viscount Blesington and Lady Anne Coote, daughter of Charles Coote, 2nd Earl of Mountra ...

(died 1732), Irish politician * Charles A. Boyle (1907–1959), U.S. Representative from Illinois * Charles Edmund Boyle (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 Edward Charles Gurney Boyle, Baron Boyle of Handsworth, (31 August 1923 – 28 September 1981) was a British Conservative Party politician and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds. Early life and career Boyle was born in Kensington, Lo ...

(1923–1981), British Conservative Party politician, MP 1950–1970 *

Edward C. Boyle Edward Carol Boyle (December 24, 1904 – June 29, 1981) was the Allegheny County District Attorney in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from January 3, 1956, until January 6, 1964. Mr. Boyle attended Duquesne University School of Law Class of 1928. He w ...

, (died 1981), Allegheny County District Attorney for Pittsburgh from 1956 to 1964 * Edward James Boyle Sr. (1913–2002), U.S. federal judge *

Emmet D. Boyle Emmet Derby Boyle (July 26, 1879 – January 3, 1926) was an American politician who was the 13th Governor of Nevada. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Biography Boyle was born on July 26, 1879, in Gold Hill, Nevada, making him the first ...

(1879–1926), former Governor of Nevada *

Francis Boyle Francis Anthony Boyle (born March 25, 1950) is a human rights lawyer and professor of international law at the University of Illinois College of Law. He has served as counsel for Bosnia and Herzegovina and has supported the rights of Palesti ...

(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, B ...

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

Ulster Volunteer Force The Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) is an Ulster loyalism, 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 T ...

member *

Hugh Boyle Ewing Hugh Boyle Ewing (October 31, 1826 – June 30, 1905) was a diplomat, author, attorney, and Union Army general during the American Civil War. He was a member of the prestigious Ewing family, son of Thomas Ewing, the eldest brother of Thomas E ...

(1826–1905), American diplomat, author and lawyer *

James Boyle (academic) James Boyle (born 1959) is a Scottish intellectual property scholar. He is the William Neal Reynolds Professor of Law and co-founder of the Center for the Study of the Public Domain at Duke University School of Law in Durham, North Caroli ...

(born 1959), professor of law *

James Boyle (Irish Parliamentary Party politician) James Boyle (1863 – 1 December 1936) was a solicitor and Irish Nationalist politician from Stranorlar in County Donegal, who served briefly in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, United Kingdom House of Commons as a member of the ...

(1863–1936), Irish politician, Member of Parliament for West Donegal 1900–1902 *

James Boyle (Fianna Fáil politician) James Joseph Boyle (died 1944) was an Irish teacher and Fianna Fáil politician. A national school teacher from Horseleap, on the border between Westmeath and Offaly, Boyle was a member of Offaly County Council and had been an active Republica ...

(''fl.''1930s), Fianna Fáil Member of the 1934–1936 Seanad Éireann * James Boyle Uniacke (1799–1858), Canadian politician *

Jane J. Boyle Jane Ellen Jackson Boyle (born December 15, 1954) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Early life and education Born in Sharon, Pennsylvania, Boyle graduated from the Univers ...

(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) John Charters Boyle (1870 or 1871–1950) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. Boyle studied at Cheltenham College and the Royal Indian Engineering College, before working as a surveyor Surveying or land surveying is the techn ...

(–1950), Unionist politician from Northern Ireland * John Robert Boyle (1870–1936), Albertan politician * Joshua Boyle (politician), 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 Kevin J. Boyle (born February 7, 1980) is an American politician serving as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and current minority Chairman of the PA House State Government Committee. He is the state Representative from Pen ...

(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 mis ...

(1943–2017), Associate Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court *

Louis C. Boyle Louis C. Boyle (February 26, 1866 – July 14, 1925) was a lawyer and politician from Kansas and Missouri. He served as Kansas Attorney General from 1897 to 1899. Early life and education Louis C. Boyle was born on February 26, 1866, in Port Co ...

(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 Murragh Boyle, 1st Viscount Blesington (c.1645–1718) was an Irish peer and member of the Irish House of Lords. Murrough (or Murragh) Boyle was born in Cork, Ireland, the only surviving son of Michael Boyle, Archbishop of Armagh and his second ...

(1709–1769), governor of Limerick *

Patricia Boyle Patricia Jean Boyle ( Ehrhardt, later Pernick; March 31, 1937 – January 13, 2014) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Education and career Born in Detroit, Michigan as Pa ...

(1937–2014), American judge * Sarah Patton Boyle (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 (1873–1950), American Roman Catholic bishop * John Boyle (bishop) (1563–1620), Bishop * Richard Boyle (archbishop of Tuam) (–1644), Archbishop of Tuam

Sciences, math, and medicine

Brian J. Boyle Brian J. Boyle is a Scottish astrophysicist based in Australia since 1996. His primary research interests are in the fields of quasars, active galaxies and cosmology. He has been involved in science-direction setting in Australia for over 15 ye ...

, astrophysicist *

David Boyle (archaeologist) David Boyle (1 May 1842 – 14 February 1911) was a Canadian blacksmith, teacher, archaeologist, musicologist, and historian. Born in Greenock, Scotland, Boyle arrived in Upper Canada, where most of John Boyle’s family had already located, ...

(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 in ...

(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 of ...

(1627–1691), Anglo-Irish natural philosopher *

Robert William Boyle Robert William Boyle (October 2, 1883 – April 18, 1955) was a physicist and one of the most important early pioneers in the development of sonar. Boyle was born in 1883 at Carbonear in the Dominion of Newfoundland. Boyle left Newfoundland ...

(1883–1955), Canadian physicist, co-inventor of sonar * Willard Boyle (1924–2011), Canadian physicist

Sports

Brian Boyle Brian Paul Boyle (born December 18, 1984) is an American professional ice hockey center who is currently a free agent. Boyle has previously played for the Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, New Jersey ...

(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) Daniel Denis Boyle (born July 12, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Undrafted, Boyle played in the NHL for the Florida Panthers, the Tampa Bay Lightning, with whom he ...

(born 1976), professional ice hockey player * Daryl Boyle (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 i ...

, 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 ...

(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 NFL ...

(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 Boy ...

(1904–1958), American baseball player * Jimmy Boyle (footballer) (born 1972), former Scottish footballer * John Boyle (footballer, born 1946), Scottish footballer * John Boyle (footballer, born 1986), 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 Melissa ...

(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 repre ...

(born 1987), Scottish footballer * Rachael Boyle (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) Richard Boyle (born 27 May 1961) is a New Zealand sprint canoeist who competed in the early 1990s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de ...

(born 1961), New Zealand sprint canoeist * Richard Boyle (rowing) (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 lacros ...

(born 1981), U.S. lacrosse player *

Ryan Boyle (rugby league) Ryan Boyle (born 17 October 1987) is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who plays as a for Doncaster in Betfred League 1. Background Boyle was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Playing career Boyle made his début for Castlef ...

(born 1987), rugby league player * Stephen Boyle (born 1953), Australian footballer * Steve Boyle (boxer) (born 1962), Scottish boxer * Steve Boyle (rugby union) (born 1953), English rugby union player * Terry Boyle (born 1958), Former footballer from Wales * Tim Boyle (American football) (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 ...

(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 1 ...

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

Wesley Boyle Wesley Boyle (born 30 March 1979) from Northern Ireland is a football midfielder, who currently works as a coach, having last played for Loughgall F.C. Loughgall Football Club is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing i ...

(born 1979), Football midfielder

Writers

Andrew Boyle Andrew Philip More Boyle (27 May 1919 – 22 April 1991) was a Scottish journalist and biographer. His biography of Brendan Bracken won the 1974 Whitbread Awards and his book ''The Climate of Treason'' exposed Anthony Blunt as the "Fourth M ...

(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) (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 Kay Boyle (February 19, 1902 – December 27, 1992) was an American novelist, short story writer, educator, and political activist. She was a Guggenheim Fellow and O. Henry Award winner. Early years The granddaughter of a publisher, Boyle was ...

(1902–1992), U.S. writer and political activist * Kevin Boyle (historian) (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, inte ...

(born 1946), British literature historian * Patrick Boyle (writer) (1905–1982), Irish writer * T. Coraghessan Boyle (born 1948), U.S. novelist and short story writer * Virginia Frazer Boyle (1863–1938), U.S. poet and writer

Other

Gert Boyle Gertrude Boyle (''née'' Lamfrom; March 6, 1924 – November 3, 2019) was a German-born American businesswoman in the U.S. state of Oregon. After her family fled Nazi Germany, her father founded the business that became Columbia Sportswear, whe ...

(1924–2019), German-born American businesswoman *

Jarrod Boyle Alexandria Nicole Cellars is a Washington winery that specializes in making estate wine from its Destiny Ridge Vineyard located in the Horse Heaven Hills AVA. Founded in 2001 by Jarrod and Ali Boyle, the winery expanded to include tasting rooms in ...

, American winemaker * Joseph W. Boyle (1867–1923), Canadian adventurer *

Lisa Boyle Lisa Doreen Boyle (born August 6, 1964) is an American actress and model most known for her appearances in '' Playboy'' magazine and its various Special Editions. She is also a freelance photographer, shooting content for various publications. ...

(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 University ...

(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 Timothy P. Boyle (born 1949) is an American billionaire, and the president and CEO of Columbia Sportswear.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 ...

(1566–1643), Lord Treasurer of Ireland *

Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington, 2nd Earl of Cork (20 October 1612 – 15 January 1698) was an Anglo-Irish nobleman who served as Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and was a Cavalier. Early life He was born at ''The College'' in Youghal in ...

(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 s ...

(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 Hamilton Boyle, 6th Earl of Cork and 6th Earl of Orrery (3 February 1729 – 17 January 1764) was the son of John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork and Lady Henrietta Hamilton. He inherited the titles of 6th Earl of Cork and Orrery and 3rd Baron Boyle of Ma ...

(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 1 ...

(1742–1798), Irish peer *

Edmund Boyle, 8th Earl of Cork General Edmund Boyle, 8th Earl of Cork and 8th Earl of Orrery KP (21 October 1767 – 29 June 1856), styled Viscount Dungarvan from 1768 to 1798, was an Irish soldier and peer. Early life Boyle was the eldest surviving son of Edmund Boyle, 7th E ...

(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 betwee ...

(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 (1916–2003), Irish peer *

Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery (25 April 1621 – 16 October 1679), styled Lord Broghill from 1628 to 1660, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England at various times between 1654 and 1679. Boyle fough ...

(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 (1 ...

(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 ...

(1669–1725), Lord Treasurer of Ireland *

Francis Boyle, 1st Viscount Shannon Francis Boyle, 1st Viscount Shannon (1623–1699) was a Privy Counsellor of Ireland and held the office of Governor of County Cork. He was the sixth son of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork by his second wife, Catherine Fenton. Upon his father' ...

(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 Lan ...

(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 Order of St Patrick, KP, Privy Council of Ireland, PC (Ire) (30 January 1727 – 20 May 1807), was an Ireland, Irish peer and Member of Parliament. He represented Dungarvan (Parliament of Ireland constituency), D ...

(1727–1807), 2nd Earl of Shannon, Irish politician *

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 of ...

(1771–1842), Irish politician *

Richard Boyle, 4th Earl of Shannon Richard Boyle, 4th Earl of Shannon (12 May 1809 – 1 August 1868), styled Viscount Boyle until 1842, was a British politician of the Whig party. He served as Member of Parliament for Cork County from 1830 to 1832.

(1809–1868), 4th Earl of Shannon, British politician *

Henry Boyle, 5th Earl of Shannon Henry Bentinck Boyle, 5th Earl of Shannon (22 November 1833 in London – 8 February 1890 in Castlemartyr) was an Honorary Colonel of the 2nd Brigade, South Irish Division, Royal Artillery. Family He was a son of Richard Boyle, 4th Earl of Shanno ...

(1833–1890), British politician * William George Boyle (1830–1908), British soldier and politician * Mary Boyle, Countess of Cork and Orrery (1746–1840), 18th-century British literary hostess

Members of Clan Boyle headed by the Earl of Glasgow

David Boyle, 1st Earl of Glasgow David Boyle, 1st Earl of Glasgow (c. 1666 – 31 October 1733) was a Scottish politician and peer. He was the last Treasurer-depute before the Union with England. Early life David Boyle was born circa 1666 at Kelburn Castle, Fairlie, in Nort ...

(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, 17 ...

(1688–1740), Scottish politician *

John Boyle, 3rd Earl of Glasgow John Boyle, 3rd Earl of Glasgow (4 November 1714 – 7 March 1775) was a Scottish nobleman. Origins Boyle was the third but eldest surviving son and heir of John Boyle, 2nd Earl of Glasgow, by Helenor Morrison, third daughter of William Morrison ...

(1714–1775), Scottish politician *

George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow, GCH FRS (26 March 1766 – 6 July 1843), styled Lord Boyle until 1775, was a British peer. He was the son of John Boyle, 3rd Earl of Glasgow, and his wife, Elizabeth, the daughter of George Ross, 13th Lord Ro ...

(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

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