Coyle is a

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of Irish origin.

People sharing this surname

* Andrew Coyle (contemporary), British law professor and prison official * Anthony Coyle (American football) (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 Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as we ...

(1871–1941), American baseball player * Bill Coyle (born ?), American poet * Brendan Coyle (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''. Biography Brian John Coyle was born on Ju ...

(1944–1991), American gay rights activist *

Brock Coyle Brock Coyle (born October 12, 1990) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Montana and signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2014. College career Coyle played college football at the ...

(born 1990) American Football Player *

Charles Delmer Coyle Charles Delmer Coyle (September 16, 1887 – January 19, 1954) was a Canadian Member of Parliament for the federal riding of Elgin from 1945 to 1954. Born in Kinglake, Ontario, Coyle was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of ...

(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 currently playing for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played for the Minnesota Wild. Coyle played part of a single ...

(born 1992), American ice hockey player *

Charlotte Coyle Charlotte Coyle is a plus-size model from Derry, Northern Ireland. She cites Sophie Dahl as her inspiration and has appeared in ads for Torrid and Marks & Spencer, in an editorial in the U.K. edition of '' Good Housekeeping'' magazine, and ...

(born 1982), Northern Ireland plus-size model *

Cleo Coyle Cleo Coyle is the pen name for American mystery writers Alice Alfonsi in collaboration with her husband Marc Cerasini, best-known for the '' Coffeehouse Mysteries'' (Berkley Prime Crime), a series of cozy mysteries set in and around a fictional ...

or Alice Alfonsi, American author *

Colm Coyle Colm Coyle (born 26 February 1963), is a former Gaelic footballer and former manager from County Meath, Ireland. He was manager of the senior Meath county team from September 2006 to July 2008, having previously played for the county. Playing ...

(born 1965), Irish Gaelic football player and manager *

Craig Coyle Craig Coyle (born 6 September 1980 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former footballer that played as a goalkeeper in the Scottish Football League for Raith Rovers, Greenock Morton, Arbroath, Berwick Rangers and is goalkeeper coach since 2012 at ...

(born 1980), Scottish footballer *

Dallas Coyle God Forbid is an American heavy metal band formed in East Brunswick, New Jersey in 1996. History Early career (1999-2004) Building up a following in the late 1990s by touring with bands such as GWAR, Nile, Cradle of Filth and Candiria, God For ...

(contemporary), American guitarist * David Coyle (born 1970) Scottish guitarist and music producer * Denise Coyle (born 1953), American politician from New Jersey; state legislator since 2008 * Diane Coyle (born 1961), English economist * Eithne Coyle (1897–1985),

Irish Republican Irish republicanism ( ga, poblachtánachas Éireannach) is the political movement for the unity and independence of Ireland under a republic. Irish republicans view British rule in any part of Ireland as inherently illegitimate. The develop ...

* Eric Coyle (born 1963), American football player *

Fay Coyle Francis Coyle (1 April 1933 – 30 March 2007), more commonly known as Fay Coyle, 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 Iri ...

(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 writer and author of historical and speculative fiction and of war novels including '' Team Yankee'', a ''New York Times'' bestseller. He graduated from the Virginia Military In ...

(born 1952), American author of war novels (''Team Yankee'') * Henry Coyle (boxer) (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) (born 1985), English rugby league player * James Coyle (1873–1921), American Roman Catholic priest * Joey Coyle (1953–1993), American longshoreman who found $1.2 million that had fallen from an armored car *

John Coyle (footballer) John Cohen Coyle (28 September 1932 –14 May 2016) was a Scottish footballer. Coyle started his career with Dundee United for whom he signed in 1950. His early years were interrupted by his National Service, while he also spent time on loan to ...

(born 1932), Scottish football player * John Coyle (speed skater) (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 (born 1969), Athletics director at the University of Minnesota *

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 ...

(c. 1965–2007), American political consultant *

Matt Coyle Matt Coyle (born 1971) is an Australian artist and graphic novelist living in Hobart, Tasmania. Born in Nantwich, United Kingdom, Coyle has created two graphic novels, '' Registry of Death'' (1996), co-authored with Peter Lamb and published by ...

(born 1971), English-born Australian artist and novelist *

Michael Coyle (politician) Michael Coyle (born 5 August 1948) is a Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician in Northern Ireland, who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for East Londonderry from 2002 to 2003. Born in Dungiven, Coyle att ...

(born 1948), Northern Ireland nationalist politician; member of the Northern Ireland Assembly 2002 * Michael Patrick Coyle (born 1957), American composer * Nadine Coyle (born 1985), Irish pop singer * Owen Coyle (born 1966), Scottish-born football player playing for Ireland * Pat Coyle (lacrosse) (born 1969), Canadian lacrosse player *

Pat Coyle (basketball) Pat Coyle (born September 5, 1960) is an American women's basketball coach. She was the head coach of Saint Peter's, between 2013 and 2018. She has served as an assistant coach for the University of Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team. ...

(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), ...

(born 1917), Australian Australian Rules Footballer * Richard Coyle (born 1972), English actor * Richard Coyle (pirate) (died 1738), English pirate * Robert Everett Coyle (1930-2012), United States federal judge *

Robert J. Coyle Robert Joseph Coyle (born September 23, 1964) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre in New York since 2018. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop ...

, American Roman Catholic bishop *

Ronnie Coyle Ronnie Coyle (4 August 1964 – 12 April 2011) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a defender. Early life Coyle was born in Glasgow and educated at St. Gerard's Secondary School. Coyle played for Celtic Boys Club and the Scotl ...

(born 1964), Scottish football player *

Rose Coyle A rose is either a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus ''Rosa'' (), in the family Rosaceae (), or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and tens of thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that c ...

(1914–1988), American beauty queen; Miss America 1936 * Ross Coyle (born 1937), American football player * Roy Coyle (born 1946), Northern Ireland football player and coach *

T. Thorn Coyle T. Thorn Coyle (born September 24, 1965)Coyle, T. Thorn. Interview. "Thorn." ''Modern Pagans: An Investigation of Contemporary Pagan Practices.'' By John Sulak and V. Vale. San Francisco: RE/Search Publications, 2002. 62-69. is a Neopagan author an ...

(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 foo ...

(born 1976), South African footballer *

Tyler Coyle Tyler Coyle (born November 15, 1998) is an American professional American football, football Safety (gridiron football position), safety who is a free agent. He went undrafted in the 2021 NFL draft. He played college football at UConn Huskies foo ...

(born 1998), American football player *

William R. Coyle William Radford Coyle (July 10, 1878 – January 30, 1962) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography William R. Coyle was born in Washington, D.C. He attended Columbian College (now Geor ...

(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 Ge ...

, protagonist of the novel and film ''The Friends of Eddie Coyle'' *

Malcolm Coyle The characters of '' Oz'', fictional characters on the television series about prison life, are a diverse mixture of inmates from various gangs and prison staff. Main inmates Key Other inmates The Aryans The Aryans are a f ...

, character on the American television series ''Oz'' *Joseph Coyle, security guard at the casino in '' Ocean's Eleven'' *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