John or Johnny Byrne may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

John Byrne (English artist) John Byrne (1786–1847) was an English painter and engraver. He came from a family of artists and he lived with his sister Elizabeth Byrne who also exhibited her landscapes. Life He was the only son of engraver William Byrne (engraver), William ...

(1786–1847), English painter and printmaker *

Johnny Byrne (writer) John Christopher Byrne (27 November 1935 – 2 April 2008) was an Irish television screenwriter and script editor. He travelled extensively in his youth as a travelling poet. During the 1960s he worked as a literary editor, and wrote short sto ...

(1935–2008), former BBC editor and script writer *

John Byrne (playwright) John Patrick Byrne (6 January 1940 – 30 November 2023) was a Scottish playwright, screenwriter, artist and designer. He wrote ''The Slab Boys Trilogy'', plays which explore working-class life in Scotland, and the TV dramas '' Tutti Frutti'' ...

(1940–2023), Scottish playwright and artist * John Byrne (musician) (1946–2008), Irish-born American musician *

John Byrne (comics) John Lindley Byrne (; born July 6, 1950) is a British-born American comic book writer and artist of superhero comics. Since the mid-1970s, Byrne has worked on many major superheroes; with noted work on Marvel Comics's ''X-Men'' and ''Fantastic F ...

(born 1950), American comic book artist and writer *

John Byrne (Irish artist) John Byrne (born November 1959) is an Irish artist born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, now living and working in Dublin. Early life Byrne was born in Belfast in November 1959. Byrne received his degree from the Belfast School of Art in Belfa ...

(born 1959), Irish performance and multimedia artist *

John Byrne (columnist) John Byrne, sometimes known as John M. Byrne (born in Dublin, Ireland) is a writer, author, cartoonist, performer, and broadcaster. Early career Byrne started his career as a communications officer for UNICEF in Malawi. After returning to Eng ...

, British writer and broadcaster

Politics

* John Byrne (Irish politician) (1878–1942), Irish Cumann na nGaedhael politician * John F. Byrne Sr. (1911–1965), American politician, member of Philadelphia City Council * John F. Byrne Jr. (born 1935), American politician, member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, son of the above

Sports

Association football

* John Byrne (Scottish footballer) (born 1939), Scottish footballer *

Johnny Byrne (footballer) John Joseph Byrne (13 May 1939 – 27 October 1999) was an English professional footballer who played as a striker. He was nicknamed "Budgie" due to his constant chattering. He played non-league football for Epsom Town and Guildford City You ...

(1939–1999), England international footballer, soccer coach in South Africa * John Byrne (footballer, born 1949), English footballer for Tranmere Rovers * John Byrne (footballer, born 1961), English-born footballer for QPR, Sunderland and the Republic of Ireland * John Byrne (footballer, born 1962), Irish footballer

Other sports

John Byrne (Australian footballer) John Byrne (born 24 February 1956) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the VFL. Byrne first came under notice when he starred in Wangaratta Roversbr>1972Ovens & Murray Football League premiership as a ...

(born 1956), Australian rules footballer for North Melbourne * John Byrne (cricketer) (born 1972), Irish cricketer *

Jon Byrne __NOTOC__ Jon Stephen Byrne (born 23 June 1983) is an Australian former Major League Baseball (MLB) umpire. He made his debut on 16 May 2014, becoming the first MLB professional umpire to have been born in Australia. Australian second baseman J ...

(born 1983), Australian-born baseball umpire

Others

John Byrne (VC) John Byrne, (September 1832 – 10 July 1879) was a British Army soldier and an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Life Byrne ...

(1832–1879), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross * John Edgar Byrne (1842–1906), Australian journalist and newspaper proprietor * John Francis Byrne, creator of the Chaocipher *

Jock Byrne John Thomas Byrne MBE (24 January 1903 – 5 December 1969) was a Scottish trade union leader and anti-communist activist. Byrne was born in Uphall, West Lothian, to Irish parents John Byrne, a shale miner, and Catherine Doonan, who were mar ...

(John Thomas Byrne, 1903–1969), Scottish trade unionist and anti-communist * John Byrne (businessman) (1919–2013), Irish property developer *

John V. Byrne John Vincent Byrne (May 9, 1928 – January 11, 2024) was an American marine geologist and academic. He served as the 3rd administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from 1981 to 1984, and as the 12th president of Oregon ...

(1928–2024), American marine geologist and academic * John J. Byrne (1931–2013), American insurance industry executive * John Byrne (computer scientist) (1933–2016), Irish computer scienctist * John H. Byrne (born 1946), American neuroscientist *

John Byrne (judge) John Harris Byrne (born 16 October 1948) is a retired Australian jurist who previously served as Senior Judge Administrator of the Supreme Court of Queensland. Having been a judge of that court since 1989, he was one of the court's most experien ...