Flynn is an Irish surname or first name, an

anglicised Anglicisation or anglicization is a form of cultural assimilation whereby something non-English becomes assimilated into or influenced by the culture of England. It can be sociocultural, in which a non-English place adopts the English language ...

form of the Irish Ó Floinn or possibly Mac Floinn, meaning "descendant or son of Flann" (a

byname An epithet (, ), also a byname, is a descriptive term (word or phrase) commonly accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a real or fictitious person, place, or thing. It is usually literally descriptive, as in Alfred the Great, Suleima ...

meaning "reddish (complexion)" or "ruddy"). The name is more commonly used as a surname than a first name. According to

John O'Donovan John O'Donovan may refer to: *John O'Donovan (scholar) (1806–1861), Irish language scholar and place-name expert *John O'Donovan (politician) (1908–1982), Irish TD and Senator *John O'Donovan (police commissioner) (1858–1927), New Zealand pol ...

's 1849 works, the modern descendants of

Lugaid mac Con Lugaid Mac Con, often known simply as Mac Con, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He belonged to the Corcu Loígde, and thus to the Dáirine. His father was Macnia mac Lugdach, and his mothe ...

include the O'Driscolls,

O'Leary O'Leary is an Irish surname derived from the Gaelic Ó Laoghaire, meaning "descendant of Laoghaire"—a personal name often interpreted as "keeper of the calves" or "calf herder." The name is historically associated with a prominent family lineage ...

s, Coffeys,

Hennessy Jas Hennessy & Cie., commonly known simply as Hennessy (), is a French producer of cognac, founded in 1765 by Richard Hennessy which has its headquarters in Cognac, France. It is one of the best-known cognac houses, along with Martell, Courvo ...

s and Flynns of

County Cork County Cork () is the largest and the southernmost Counties of Ireland, county of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, named after the city of Cork (city), Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster ...

. According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Flynns, along with the O'Coffeys, O'Dinneens, O'Driscolls, O'Heas, O'Hennessys and O'Learys, were chiefly families of the Corca Laoghdne tribe, who in turn came from the

Erainn The Iverni (, ') were a people of early Ireland first mentioned in Ptolemy's 2nd century ''Geography'' as living in the extreme south-west of the island. He also locates a "city" called Ivernis (, ') in their territory, and observes that this se ...

tribe who were the second wave of

Celts The Celts ( , see Names of the Celts#Pronunciation, pronunciation for different usages) or Celtic peoples ( ) were a collection of Indo-European languages, Indo-European peoples. "The Celts, an ancient Indo-European people, reached the apoge ...

to settle in Ireland from 500 to 100 BC.

People

Acting

Barbara Flynn Barbara Joy Flynn (born 5 August 1948) is an English actress. She first came to prominence playing Freda Ashton in the ITV drama series ''A Family at War'' (1970–1972). She went on to play the milk woman in the BBC comedy ''Open All Hours'' ...

(born 1948), English actress * Brandon Flynn (born 1993), American actor *

Daniel Flynn (actor) Daniel Flynn (born 1961) is an English actor. His credits include '' Biggles: Adventures in Time'' (1986), '' The Detectives'' (1994), ''Soldier Soldier'' (1994), '' Peak Practice'' (1998), '' Murder in Mind'' (2003), '' William and Mary'' (200 ...

(born 1961), English actor *

Errol Flynn Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian and American actor who achieved worldwide fame during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles, frequent partnerships with Oliv ...

(1909–1959), Australian-American movie actor *

Jerome Flynn Jerome Patrick Flynn (born 16 March 1963) is an English actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Bronn in the HBO fantasy series ''Game of Thrones'' (2011–19). His other roles include Paddy Garvey of the King's Fusiliers in the IT ...

(born 1963), English actor and singer *

Jimmy Flynn James P. Flynn (February 5, 1934 – September 12, 2022) was an American teamster and film actor. He was a reputed member of the famous Winter Hill Gang. He appeared in films including ''Good Will Hunting'', ''The Cider House Rules'' and ''What' ...

(1934–2022), American actor *

Joe Flynn (American actor) Joseph Anthony Flynn III (November 8, 1924 – July 19, 1974) was an American actor. He was known for playing Captain Wallace Binghamton in the 1960s ABC television situation comedy ''McHale's Navy''. Flynn was also a frequent guest star on 1960 ...

(1924–1974), American actor *

Lara Flynn Boyle Lara Flynn Boyle (born March 24, 1970) is an American actress. She is known for playing Donna Hayward in the television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991). After appearing in Penelope Spheeris's comedy ''Wayne's World (film), Wayne's World'' (1 ...

(born 1970), American actress *

Miriam Flynn Miriam Flynn is an American Voice acting, voice and character actor, character actress. She is best known as Cousin Catherine in the ''National Lampoon's Vacation (film series), National Lampoon's Vacation'' films and Grandma Longneck in ''The ...

(born 1952), American character and voice actress *

Neil Flynn Neil Richard Flynn (born November 13, 1960) is an American actor and comedian. After performing with numerous comedy troupes in the Chicago area during the 1980s, he made his film debut in ''Major League (film), Major League'' (1989). During the ...

(born 1960), American actor *

Quinton Flynn Quinton Flynn (born October 10, 1964) is an American voice actor and comedian, who has provided the English voices of video game characters such as Raiden in the ''Metal Gear'' series, Marcus Damon in ''Digimon Data Squad'', and Axel and his o ...

(born 1964), American voice actor

Law

* Dennis J. Flynn (born 1942), American lawyer and judge *

Edmund James Flynn Edmund James Flynn (November 16, 1847 – June 7, 1927) was a Canadian lawyer, politician and the tenth premier of Quebec, from 1896 to 1897. Background Flynn, the son of Jacques Flynn and Elizabeth Tostevin, was born at Percé on Novembe ...

(1847–1927), Canadian lawyer and politician * Edward A. Flynn (born c. 1948), American law enforcement officer * William J. Flynn (1867–1928), American investigator, director of the Bureau of Investigation from 1919 to 1921

Music

Billy Flynn (musician) Billy Flynn (born August 11, 1956) is an American Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. In addition to his own work and works mentioned later, he has worked and recorded with Bryan Lee, Little Smokey Smothers, Mark ...

(born 1956), American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter *

David Flynn (composer) David Flynn (also known as Dave Flynn, born 6 January 1977) is an Irish composer, musician, and the founder and artistic director of the Irish Memory Orchestra. Many of his works music merge the influence of traditional Irish music with contempo ...

(born 1977), Irish composer and musician * Jim Flynn (songwriter) (1938–2019), American country music songwriter *

Johnny Flynn Johnny Flynn (born 14 March 1983) is a British actor and musician. He starred as Dylan Witter in the Channel 4 and Netflix television sitcom '' Lovesick'' and is also known for his performances as David Bowie in the 2020 film '' Stardust''; M ...

(born 1983), British actor and singer-songwriter *

Matt Flynn (musician) Matthew Flynn (born May 23, 1970) is an American musician and record producer. He is the drummer for the pop band Maroon 5. In 2006, after being the band's touring drummer for two years, Flynn officially replaced the original drummer of Maroon ...

(born 1970), American musician and record producer *

Patrick Flynn (composer) Patrick Flynn (18 May 1936, Birmingham, England — 10 September 2008, Los Angeles, California) was a composer and conductor who was active in the United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia. Flynn conducted for many prominent orch ...

(1936–2008), composer and conductor *

Patti Flynn Patti Flynn (born Patricia Maude Young, 1937 – 10 September 2020) was a Welsh jazz singer, author, model and social activist. She was a founder and patron of Black History Wales. In 2019 she was honoured with the Ethnic Minority Welsh Wom ...

(1937–2020), jazz singer, author, radio actress, model and social activist *

Robb Flynn Robert Conrad Flynn (born Lawrence Matthew Cardine; July 19, 1967) is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for heavy metal band Machine Head and also the only member to feature all Machine Head releases. ...

, American musician

Politics and government

* Dan Flynn (politician) (1943–2022), Texas politician *

Dennis Flynn Christopher Dennis Flynn (according to Irish Civic Birth Registration, his name was Denis Christopher O'Flynn at birth) O.Ont, (December 17, 1923 – August 19, 2003) was Chairman of Metropolitan Toronto from 1984 to 1988. Flynn rarely used ...

(1923–2003), Canadian politician * Edward J. Flynn (1891–1953), American politician *

Elizabeth Gurley Flynn Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (August 7, 1890 – September 5, 1964) was an American labor leader, activist, and feminist who played a leading role in the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). Flynn was a founding member of the American Civil Libe ...

(1890–1964), political activist * Gerald T. Flynn (1910–1990), U.S. representative from Wisconsin *

John Flynn (Irish politician) John Flynn (1894 – 23 August 1968) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1932 to 1943 and 1948 to 1957. Revolutionary period A farmer from Brackhill, Castlemaine, Flynn was a member of A Company (Millto ...

(died 1968), Fianna Fáil politician from Kerry * John Flynn (New Brunswick politician) (1954–2021), Canadian bank manager and politician * John Gerrard Flynn (born 1937), former British Ambassador to Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and Haiti, and Angola *

Marty Flynn Martin Bradshaw "Marty" Flynn Jr. (born September 18, 1975) is an American politician. He is a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate and he previously served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Flynn is a member of the Democratic Par ...

(born 1975), American politician *

Noriko Sawada Bridges Flynn Noriko Bridges Flynn ( Sawada; February 11, 1923 – February 7, 2003), known as "Nikki Bridges Flynn", was a Japanese American writer and civil rights activist. She also helped overturn the law in Nevada barring mixed-race marriages. Biograp ...

(1923–2003), civil rights activist *

Pádraig Flynn Pádraig Flynn (born 9 May 1939) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as European Commissioner for Social Affairs from 1993 to 1999, Minister for Industry and Commerce and Minister for Justice from 1992 to 1993, Minister for ...

(born 1939), Irish politician between 1977 and 1999 *

Patrick Flynn (Canadian politician) Patrick Joseph (Joe) Flynn (September 8, 1921 – June 9, 1996) was an Irish-born, Canadian politician. He served as a Liberal Member of Parliament representing Kitchener, Ontario from 1974 until 1979. His younger brother Dennis Flynn (bi ...

(1921–1996), Canadian Liberal Party politician of Irish extraction *

Paul Flynn (politician) Paul Philip Flynn (9 February 1935 – 17 February 2019) was a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Newport West from the 1987 general election until his death in 2019. He briefly served as Shadow Secr ...

(1935–2019), British Labour Party MP for Newport West *

Raymond Flynn Raymond Leo Flynn (born July 22, 1939) is an American politician and diplomat who served as the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, from 1984 until 1993. He also served as United States Ambassador to the Holy See from 1993 to 1997. Flynn was an A ...

(born 1939), former mayor of Boston, Massachusetts

Science, medicine and academe

* Colin P. Flynn, professor at the University of Illinois *

Ida M. Flynn Ida Latizia Anna Maria Flynn (born Moretti; February 12, 1942 – April 12, 2004) was an American computer scientist, academic department director, textbook author, and professor. She specialized in operating systems, which was the subject of a te ...

(1942–2004), American computer scientist, textbook author, and professor *

James Flynn (academic) James Robert Flynn (28 April 193411 December 2020) was an American-born New Zealand moral philosopher and intelligence researcher. Originally from Washington, D.C., and educated at the University of Chicago, Flynn emigrated to Dunedin in 1963, ...

(1934–2020), intelligence researcher in New Zealand known for discovering the

Flynn effect The Flynn effect is the substantial and long-sustained increase in both fluid and crystallized intelligence test scores that were measured in many parts of the world over the 20th century, named after researcher James Flynn (academic), James Flyn ...

John Flynn (minister) John Flynn (25 November 18805 May 1951) was an Australian Presbyterian minister who founded the Australian Inland Mission (AIM) which later separated into Frontier Services and the Presbyterian Inland Mission, as well as founding what bec ...

(1880–1951), Minister; founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia * Michael J. Flynn (born 1934), American computer scientist and inventor of Flynn's taxonomy

Sports

* Alex Flynn (born 2003), American Paralympic rower *

Ann Marie Flynn Ann Marie Flynn (August 17, 1938 – July 22, 2021) was a female high jumper from the United States, who competed in the 1950s and 1960s for her native country. She was born in New York City and was a member of the German-American Athletic Club ...

(1938–2021), American high jumper *

Brian Flynn (baseball) Brian Anthony Flynn (born April 19, 1990) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Flynn previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Miami Marlins and Kansas City Royals. Amateur career Flynn attended Owasso High School ...

(born 1990), American baseball player *

Brian Flynn (footballer) Brian Flynn (born 12 October 1955) is a Welsh former association football, footballer and Manager (association football), manager. As a player, he was a Wales national football team, Welsh international, who played as a midfielder. Flynn manag ...

(born 1955), Welsh footballer *

Brian Flynn (ice hockey) Brian Michael Flynn (born July 26, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is an unrestricted free agent. Originally undrafted by teams in the National Hockey League (NHL), Flynn has previously played for the Buffalo Sabres and M ...

(born 1988), hockey player *

Charlie Flynn Charles "Mailman" Flynn (born 6 November 1993, Lanark) is a professional boxer and Commonwealth gold medalist from Scotland. Amateur career Flynn competed in the men's lightweight division at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won the gold ...

(born 1993), Scottish boxer * Christopher Flynn (born 1987), Welsh footballer *

Daniel Flynn (cricketer) Daniel Raymond Flynn (born 16 April 1985) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played for Northern Districts and has also represented the New Zealand international side. In April 2020, Flynn announced his retirement from cricket. Domestic car ...

(born 1985), New Zealand cricketer * Don Flynn (1934–2010), football player *

Doug Flynn Robert Douglas Flynn Jr. (born April 18, 1951) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1975 to 1985 as an infielder for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Montreal Expos ...

(born 1951), American baseball player * Edward Flynn (boxer) (1909–1976), American boxer, gold medalist at the 1932 Olympic Games * Eddie Flynn (1919–2002), Irish soccer player *

Furlong Flynn Furlonge Harold Flynn (December 27, 1901 – November 1, 1977) was an American football player and aviation pioneer. He played guard and tackle in the National Football League (NFL) with the Hartford Blues for one season after playing collegiate ...

(1901–1977), American football player and aviation pioneer *

George Flynn (baseball) George Albert Flynn (May 24, 1871 – December 28, 1901) was a professional baseball player who was an outfielder in the Major Leagues in 1896. He would play for the Chicago Colts The following is a franchise history of the Chicago Cubs of M ...

(1871–1901), American baseball player * John Flynn (baseball) (1883–1935), American baseball player *

John Flynn (footballer, born 1948) John Edward Flynn (born 20 March 1948) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. Born in Workington, Cumbria he played in the Football League for Workington, Sheffield United and Rotherham United, spending the majority of his c ...

, English footballer *

John Flynn (rugby league) John "Jack" Flynn (1884 in Whitehaven – August 18, 1918, in France)was an born in Whitehaven An English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s. He played for his hometown club Whitehaven Recreation and Parton before attra ...

, English rugby player *

Jonny Flynn Jonny William Flynn (born February 6, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player. A three-year National Basketball Association (NBA) veteran, he last played for the Orlandina Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A and played collegi ...

(born 1989), American basketball player *

JP Flynn John Paul Flynn (born August 30, 1993) is a former American football offensive lineman. He played college football at Montana State. College career Flynn started in 43 consecutive games for Montana State. Flynn earned All-Big Sky first-team a ...

(born 1993), American football player * Lefty Satan Flynn (1917–?), British Honduran boxer, Jamaican dual-weight titleholder *

Malachi Flynn Malachi Flynn (born May 9, 1998) () is an American professional basketball player for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroCup. He played college basketball for the Washington State Cougars and the San Dieg ...

(born 1998), American basketball player *

Matt Flynn (American football) Matthew Clayton Flynn (born June 20, 1985) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers football, LSU Tigers an ...

(born 1985), American football player *

Michael Flynn (footballer) Michael John Samuel Flynn (born 17 October 1980) is a Welsh professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Association football, player who played as a midfielder. He is currently the manager of EFL League Two side Ch ...

(born 1980), Welsh soccer player *

Mike Flynn (American football) Michael Patrick Flynn (born June 15, 1974, in Doylestown, Pennsylvania) is a former NFL center. He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 1997. He played college football at Maine. Early years Flynn grew up in Agawam ...

(born 1974), American football player *

Mike Flynn (baseball) Michael J. Flynn (March 15, 1872 – June 16, 1941) was a Major League Baseball catcher, at least for one day, during the 1891 season. He was born in County Kildare, Ireland. He played in one game for the Boston Reds of the American Associat ...

(1872–1941), American baseball player *

Mike Flynn (basketball) Michael David Flynn (born July 31, 1953) is an American former professional basketball player. He played as a guard. Flynn was born in Casablanca, Morocco but grew up in Jeffersonville, Indiana, USA. He attended Jeffersonville High School, wher ...

(born 1953), American basketball player *

Mike Flynn (footballer) Michael Anthony Flynn (born 23 February 1969) is an English association football, footballer who made more than 650 appearances in the Football League playing for Oldham Athletic A.F.C., Oldham Athletic, Preston North End F.C., Preston North ...

(born 1969), English footballer *

Patrick Flynn (athlete) Patrick (aka Pat, Patsy, Paddy) J. Flynn was an accomplished Irish American athlete, an Olympic silver medalist and a war veteran. Family and early life Patrick J. Flynn was born on 17 December 1894 in County Cork, Ireland. He was the el ...

(1894–1969), American Olympic medalist * Patrick J. Flynn, Irish race horse trainer *

Paul Flynn (Gaelic footballer) Paul Flynn (born 8 July 1986) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Fingallians and, formerly, for the Dublin county team. He is from Swords, County Dublin. He has received four All Star Awards in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and represented Ireland ...

(born 1986), Dublin Gaelic footballer *

Paul Flynn (Waterford hurler) Paul Flynn (born 17 December 1974) is an Irish former hurler who played as a left wing-forward at senior level for the Waterford county team. He joined the team in 1993 and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement in ...

(born 1974), Irish hurler *

Ray Flynn (athlete) Raymond P. Flynn (born 22 January 1957) is a retired Middle distance track event, middle-distance runner who today works as a sports agent. Over the course of his racing career, Flynn ran a total of 89 sub-four minute miles. He ran his best time ...

(born 1957), Irish middle-distance runner *

Ryan Flynn (footballer) Ryan Flynn (born 4 September 1988) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Arbroath. Born in Edinburgh, he started his career with Liverpool before spells at Wrexham, Falkirk, Sheffield United and Oldham Athletic. He has als ...

(born 1988), Sheffield United and Scottish footballer *

Ted Flynn Daniel Edward Flynn (14 June 1880 – 11 June 1965) was an Australian rules footballer. In a very brief career with the Essendon Football Club, Flynn managed just one game during the 1903 season in the Victorian Football League The Victo ...

(1880–1965), Australian rules footballer *

Tom Flynn (American football) Thomas Jeffery Flynn (born March 24, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). Flynn was born in Verona, Pennsylvania, just outside of Pittsburgh, and played scholasticall ...

(born 1962), NFL athlete

Writing

Bess Flynn Bess McAllister Flynn (August 1886 - February 28, 1976) was an American actress and a writer of radio soap operas. Early years Born Bess McAllister in Iowa in August 1886, Flynn was the daughter of a schoolmaster and a teacher. She began teaching ...

(1886–1976), American actress and writer of radio soap operas * Daniel J. Flynn, American conservative writer *

Gillian Flynn Gillian Schieber Flynn (; born February 24, 1971) is an American author, screenwriter, and producer, best known for her Thriller (genre), thriller and Mystery fiction, mystery novels ''Sharp Objects'' (2006), ''Dark Places (Flynn novel), Dark Plac ...

(born 1971), American writer *

Greg Flynn Greg Flynn is an Australian novelist whose debut book ''The Berlin Cross'' (published by Random House Australia & NZ) received positive reviews nationally when released in December 2005. Greg is now the co-host of the YouTube and podcast ser ...

, Australian novelist *

Ian Flynn James Ian Flynn (born May 31, 1982), also known by his Internet pen name Ian Potto, is an American-Canadian comic book writer. He was chief writer for Archie Comics's ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' since issue #160, after the departure of the previous chi ...

(born 1982), American comic book writer *

John T. Flynn John Thomas Flynn (October 25, 1882 – April 13, 1964) was an American journalist best known for his opposition to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and to American entry into World War II. In September 1940, Flynn helped establish the America Fi ...

(1882–1964), American journalist and writer * Kitty Flynn (1926–2025), Irish historian and author *

Michael Flynn (writer) Michael Francis Flynn (December 20, 1947 – September 30, 2023) was an American science fiction author. Nearly all of Flynn's work falls under the category of hard science fiction, although his treatment of it can be unusual since he applied ...

(1947–2023), American science fiction writer *

Nick Flynn Nick Flynn (born January 26, 1960) is an American writer, playwright, and poet. Life and career Nick Flynn was raised by his mother in Scituate, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. Flynn had no contact with his father throughout most of his chil ...

(born 1960), poet and writer *

Tom Flynn (author) Thomas W. Flynn (August 18, 1955 – August 23, 2021) was an American author, journalist, novelist, executive director of the Council for Secular Humanism, and editor of its journal ''Free Inquiry''. He was also director of the Robert Green I ...

(1955–2021), American writer and journalist *

Vince Flynn Vincent Joseph Flynn (April 6, 1966 – June 19, 2013) was an American author of political thriller novels featuring the fictional assassin Mitch Rapp. He was a story consultant for the fifth season of the television series ''24 (television), 24'' ...

(1966–2013), American writer

Other

Harry Joseph Flynn Harry Joseph Flynn (May 2, 1933 – September 22, 2019) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis from 1995 to 2008. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese ...

(1933–2019), American Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis *

John Flynn (director) John Flynn (March 14, 1932 – April 4, 2007) was an American film director and screenwriter known for films such as '' The Outfit'' and '' Rolling Thunder''.

(1932–2007), American film director *

Michael Flynn Michael Thomas Flynn (born 24 December 1958) is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who served as the 24th U.S. national security advisor for the first 22 days of the first Trump administration. He resigned in light of reports tha ...

(born 1958), retired United States Army officer, 24th National Security Advisor of the United States * Mike Flynn (radio host), American radio host

Fictional characters

* Billy Flynn (''Chicago''), from the musical ''Chicago'' * Father Brendan Flynn, from the play ''

Doubt Doubt is a mental state in which the mind remains suspended between two or more contradictory propositions, and is certainty, uncertain about them. Doubt on an emotional level is indecision between belief and wikt:disbelief, disbelief. It may i ...

'' * Inspector Francis Xavier Flynn, the main character in a series of detective novels by

Gregory Mcdonald Gregory Mcdonald (February 15, 1937 – September 7, 2008) was an American writer best known for his mystery adventures featuring investigative reporter Irwin Maurice "Fletch" Fletcher. Two of the Fletch books earned Edgar Awards from the Myste ...

* Harry Flynn (character), a villain in the video game '' Uncharted 2: Among Thieves'' *

Helen Flynn "Looking After Our Own" is the second episode of the Television in the United Kingdom, British espionage television series ''Spooks (TV series), Spooks''. It first aired on BBC One in the United Kingdom on 20 May 2002. The episode was written by ...

, from the TV series '' Spooks'' *

Kevin Flynn (character) This article covers notable characters of the ''Tron'' franchise, including its various cinematic, literary, and video game adaptations and sequels. Development For the first film, Richard Rickitt explained that to "produce the characters w ...

, a main character in the 1982 Walt Disney Pictures film ''

Tron ''Tron'' (stylized as ''TRON'') is a 1982 American science fiction action adventure film written and directed by Steven Lisberger from a story by Lisberger and Bonnie MacBird. The film stars Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn, a computer programmer ...

'' *

Mickey Flynn Michael Thomas Flynn (born 24 December 1958) is a retired United States Army Lieutenant general (United States), lieutenant general who served as the 24th National Security Advisor (United States), U.S. national security advisor for the first ...

, in the novel ''Homeward Bound'' *

Phineas Phineas () is a masculine given name, an Anglicized name for the priest Phinehas in the Hebrew Bible. It may refer to: People * Phineas Banning (1830–1885), American businessman and entrepreneur * P. T. Barnum (1810–1891), American showman an ...

, Linda, and

Candace Flynn The following is a character list of main and secondary characters on the Disney Channel series ''Phineas and Ferb''. Main characters Phineas Flynn Phineas Flynn (voiced by Vincent Martella) is the main character of the series. He has red h ...

, from the Disney Channel animated series ''

Phineas and Ferb ''Phineas and Ferb'' is an American animated series, animated Musical film, musical-television comedy, comedy television series created by Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh for Disney Channel and Disney XD. The series originally aired on t ...

'' * Sam Flynn, in the 2010 film '' Tron: Legacy'' * The Flynn family in the sitcom '' In with the Flynns'' * ''

Flynn Rider Eugene Fitzherbert, born Horace and known by the alias Flynn Rider, is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Animation Studios' animated film ''Tangled'' (2010), its short 2012 film '' Tangled Ever After'', and the 2017 television se ...

,'' in Walt Disney Animation Studios' animated film ''Tangled'', short 2012 film ''Tangled Ever After'', and the 2017 television series ''Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure''

References

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