Coyle is a

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of Irish origin.

People sharing this surname

Andrew Coyle Andrew Coyle CMG is Emeritus Professor of Prison Studies at the University of London. Life Between 1997 and 2005, Coyle was founding director of the International Centre for Prison Studies at the School of Law, King's College London. In 2003, h ...

(contemporary), British law professor and prison official *

Anthony Coyle (American football) Anthony Coyle (born September 19, 1996) is a former American football offensive tackle. He played college football at Fordham. High school career Coyle attended Tottenville High School in Staten Island. He began his high school career at nose ...

(born 1996), American football player *

Bill Coyle (baseball) William Claude Coyle (1871–1941) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball for the 1893 Boston Beaneaters. He then played in the minors through 1897. After his playing career ended, he was briefly a manager in 1897 in the Interstate League ...

(1871–1941), American baseball player * Bill Coyle (born ?), American poet *

Brendan Coyle Brendan Coyle (born 2 December 1962) is a British-Irish actor. He won the Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role for '' The Weir'' in 1999. He also played Nicholas Higgins in the miniseries '' North & South'', Robert Timmins i ...

(born 1963), English actor *

Brian Coyle Brian John Coyle (June 25, 1944 – August 23, 1991) was an American community leader, elected official, and gay activist. Coyle was one of the founders of the alternative newspaper '' Hundred Flowers''. He later became the first openly gay M ...

(1944–1991), American gay rights activist * Brock Coyle (born 1990) American Football Player *

Charles Delmer Coyle Charles Delmer Coyle (September 16, 1887 – January 19, 1954) was a Canadian House of Commons of Canada, Member of Parliament for the Canada, federal Riding (division), riding of Elgin (federal electoral district), Elgin from 1945 to 1954. ...

(1887–1954), Canadian politician from Ontario; MP from Elgin 1945–54 *

Charlie Coyle Charles Robert Coyle (born March 2, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey forward for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played for the Minnesota Wild and the Boston Bruins. Coyle played part of a sin ...

(born 1992), American ice hockey player * Charlotte Coyle (born 1982), Northern Ireland plus-size model * Cleo Coyle or Alice Alfonsi, American author * Colm Coyle (born 1965), Irish Gaelic football player and manager * Craig Coyle (born 1980), Scottish footballer *

Dallas Coyle God Forbid is an American metalcore band formed in East Brunswick, New Jersey in 1996. Initially breaking up in 2013, they have been semi-active since reuniting in 2022. History Early career (1996–2004) Building up a following in the late ...

(contemporary), American guitarist * Dan Coyle, Irish athlete in men's hammer throw * David Coyle (born 1970) Scottish guitarist and music producer * Denise Coyle (born 1953), American politician from New Jersey; state legislator since 2008 *

Diane Coyle Dame Diane Coyle (born 12 February 1961) is a British economist. Since March 2018, she has been the Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge, co-directing the Bennett Institute. Coyle's early career as an economist wa ...

(born 1961), English economist *

Eithne Coyle Eithne Coyle (1897–1985; ) was an Irish republican activist. She was a leading figure within Cumann na mBan ( women's paramilitary organisation) and a member of the Gaelic League.Cal McCarthy, ''Cumann na mBan and the Irish Revolution'', T ...

(1897–1985),

Irish Republican Irish republicanism () is the political movement for an Irish republic, void of any British rule. Throughout its centuries of existence, it has encompassed various tactics and identities, simultaneously elective and militant and has been both w ...

Eric Coyle Eric H. Coyle (born October 26, 1963) is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL). Coyle was born and raised in Longmont, Colorado and played scholastically at Longmont High School ...

(born 1963), American football player *

Fay Coyle Francis Coyle (1 April 1933 – 30 March 2007) was a Northern Ireland international footballer from Derry, Northern Ireland. Club career A centre-forward, Fay Coyle began his career at Derry City in the Irish League before starring with Coler ...

(1933–2007), Northern Ireland football player * Frank Coyle (1886–1947), American Olympic track and field athlete *

Harold Coyle Harold William "H.W." Coyle (born February 16, 1952) is an American author of historical and speculative fiction and of war novels including '' Team Yankee'', a ''New York Times'' bestseller. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in ...

(born 1952), American author of war novels (''Team Yankee'') *

Henry Coyle (boxer) Henry Coyle (born 8 July 1982) is an Irish former professional boxer who competed from 2007 to 2013. As an Amateur boxing, amateur, he won the Irish Amateur Boxing Association, Irish welterweight championship in 2003. Amateur career Coyle b ...

(born 1987), Irish boxer * Henry Coyle (politician) (died 1979), Irish army officer and politician; TD for Mayo North * Iain Coyle (born 1968), British TV presenter and producer *

James Coyle (rugby league) James Coyle (born 28 December 1985) is an Ireland international rugby league coach and former player. Playing career Coyle played for Wigan St Patricks as half back and St John Fisher pupil. In 2002 and 2003 he played in the Wigan's Academy s ...

(born 1985), English rugby league player * James Coyle (1873–1921), American Roman Catholic priest *

Joey Coyle Joseph William Coyle (February 26, 1953 – August 15, 1993) was an unemployed longshoreman in Philadelphia who, in February 1981, found $1.2 million in the street, after it had fallen out of the back of an armored car, and kept it. His story was ...

(1953–1993), American longshoreman who found $1.2 million that had fallen from an armored car * John Coyle (footballer) (1932–2016), Scottish football player *

John Coyle (speed skater) John Keithan Coyle (born August 18, 1968) is an American short track speedskater who was part of the U.S. silver medal-winning relay team at the 1994 Winter Olympics. He is also an author, speaker and Design Thinking expert. Early life and educa ...

(born 1968), American speed skater * Liam Coyle (born 1968), Northern Ireland football player * Marion Coyle (born 1954), Irish member of the Provisional IRA *

Mark Coyle Mark Coyle is the 23rd director of athletics at the University of Minnesota, replacing Norwood Teague. He resigned as the athletics director at Syracuse University in May 2016 after spending only 11 months with the Syracuse Orange. Prior to th ...

(born 1969), Athletics director at the

University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota Twin Cities (historically known as University of Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint ...

Mark J. Coyle Mark J. Coyle was a political consultant in West Virginia. Coyle started as a radio reporter, but in the early 1990s he moved into public relations. In 1996, he worked for former astronaut Jon McBride, who ran unsuccessfully for governor of West V ...

(–2007), American political consultant * Matt Coyle (born 1971), English-born Australian artist and novelist * Michael Coyle (politician) (born 1948), Northern Ireland nationalist politician; member of the Northern Ireland Assembly 2002 *

Nadine Coyle Nadine Elizabeth Louise Coyle (born 15 June 1985) is an Irish singer. In 2002, she was selected as a member of Girls Aloud, a Pop music, pop girl group created through ITV (TV network), ITV's reality competition show ''Popstars: The Rivals''. T ...

(born 1985), Irish pop singer *

Owen Coyle Owen Columba Coyle (born 14 July 1966) is a professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Indian Super League club Chennaiyin. He played as a striker for several clubs in England and Scotland, and made one appearanc ...

(born 1966), Scottish-born football player playing for Ireland * Pat Coyle (lacrosse) (born 1969), Canadian lacrosse player * Pat Coyle (basketball) (contemporary), American basketball coach *

Reg Coyle Reginald Francis Coyle (1 October 1917 – 26 April 1998) was an Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in the 1930s and 1940s. Family The son of Reginald Charles Coyle (1889–1940), ...

(1917–1998), Australian Australian Rules Footballer *

Richard Coyle Richard Coyle (born 6 February 1972) is an English actor. He portrayed the lead role of Father Faustus Blackwood in the Netflix series '' Chilling Adventures of Sabrina'', and Jeff Murdock in the sitcom '' Coupling''. Early and personal life ...

(born 1972), English actor * Richard Coyle (pirate) (died 1738), English pirate *

Robert Everett Coyle Robert Everett Coyle (May 6, 1930 – May 7, 2012) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Education and career Coyle was born in Fresno, California and received an Artium ...

(1930–2012), United States federal judge * Robert J. Coyle, American Roman Catholic bishop * Ronnie Coyle (born 1964), Scottish football player *

Rose Coyle Rose Veronica Coyle (July 30, 1914 – February 24, 1988) was Miss America 1936. Early life Coyle was the eldest child born to John Joseph Coyle, Jr. and Isabel (née Trainer) Coyle. Pageantry Coyle was the first to receive an encore in the tale ...

(1914–1988), American beauty queen; Miss America 1936 *

Ross Coyle Charles Ross Coyle (born March 23, 1937) is an American former professional football player who played for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL), and the Toronto Argonauts and Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football Leag ...

(born 1937), American football player *

Roy Coyle Robert Irvine Coyle (born 31 January 1946) is a Northern Ireland former international footballer. Coyle is the most successful manager in the history of the Irish Football League. He is the Director of Football at Glentoran. Playing career Coy ...

(born 1946), Northern Ireland football player and coach * T. Thorn Coyle (born 1965), American neopaganist author * Thomas Coyle (rugby league) (born 1988), English rugby league player * Thomas Coyle (accused of murder) (fl. 1871), Canadian acquitted of the murder of George Campbell *

Tim Coyle Timothy Charles Coyle (born 22 July 1960) is a former Australian cricketer, who played first class cricket for Tasmania. He has been the coach of Tasmania since 15 June 2005. After being a member of St Patricks College's state title winning ...

(born 1960), Australian cricketer * Tommy Coyle (born 1989), British professional boxer *

Tony Coyle Tony Coyle (born 29 October 1976) is a retired South African footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American footb ...

(born 1976), South African footballer * Tyler Coyle (born 1998), American football player *

William R. Coyle William Radford Coyle (July 10, 1878 – January 30, 1962) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. He served three terms in office between 1925 and 1933. Early lif ...

(1878–1962), American politician from Pennsylvania; U.S. representative 1925–33

Fictional characters sharing this surname

Eddie Coyle ''The Friends of Eddie Coyle'' is a 1973 American neo-noir crime film starring Robert Mitchum and Peter Boyle and directed by Peter Yates. The screenplay by Paul Monash was adapted from the 1970 novel ''The Friends of Eddie Coyle'' by George ...

, protagonist of the novel and film ''The Friends of Eddie Coyle'' * Malcolm Coyle, character on the American television series ''Oz'' *Joseph Coyle, security guard at the casino in ''

Ocean's Eleven ''Ocean's Eleven'' is a 2001 heist comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Ted Griffin. A remake of the 1960 film of the same name, it serves as the first installment in the ''Ocean's'' franchise. The film features an ense ...

'' *Dr. Coyle, a scientist from ''

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'' * Coyle, a fictional military tutor in Benjamin Britten's opera '' Owen Wingrave'' and in the short story by Henry James on which it was based {{surname English-language surnames