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* Lynda Adams (1920–1997), later Hunt, Canadian diver *

Lynda Baron Lilian Ridgway (24 March 1939 – 5 March 2022), known professionally as Lynda Baron, was an English actress and singer. She is known for having played Nurse Gladys Emmanuel in the BBC sitcom ''Open All Hours'' (1976–1985) and its sequel, ''S ...

(1939–2022), British television actress *

Lynda Barry Linda Jean Barry (born January 2, 1956), known professionally as Lynda Barry, is an American cartoonist. Barry is best known for her weekly comic strip '' Ernie Pook's Comeek''. She garnered attention with her 1988 illustrated novel ''The Good T ...

(born 1956), American cartoonist and author *

Lynda Bellingham Lynda Bellingham ( ; 31 May 194819 October 2014) was an English actress, broadcaster and author. She acted in television series such as ''All Creatures Great and Small (1978 TV series), All Creatures Great and Small'', ''Doctor Who'', ''Second Tho ...

(1948–2014), Canadian-born British actress *

Lynda Bryans Lynda Bryans (born May 1962) is a Belfast-born television presenter and journalist from Northern Ireland. Broadcasting career Television Bryans began her career in the media industry in 1981.Lynda Carter Lynda Jean Carter (born July 24, 1951) is an American actress, singer, and beauty pageant contestant, best known for her portrayal of Wonder Woman in the television series ''Wonder Woman'', aired on ABC and later on CBS from 1975 to 1979. Befo ...

(born 1951), American television actress who played ''Wonder Woman'' in the 1970s * Lynda Chouiten, Algerian writer in French *

Lynda Day George Lynda Louise Day George (born Lynda Louise Day; December 11, 1944) is an American television and film actress whose career spanned three decades from the 1960s to the 1980s. She was a cast member on ''Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series), Mission ...

(born 1944), American television actress popular in the 1960s and 1970s * Lynda Trang Đài (born 1968), Vietnamese American singer *

Lynda Ghazzali Lynda Ghazzali (born in Sarawak, Malaysia) is an entrepreneur and a porcelain painter. Ghazzali graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Oxford The University of Oxford is a collegiate university, collegiate resea ...

, Malaysian porcelain painter *

Lynda Gibson Lynda Jane Wiseman "Gibbo" Gibson (21 March 1956 – 2 January 2004) was an Australian comedian and actress. Early life and education Lynda Jane Wiseman Gibson was born on 21 March 1956.(4 January 2004 ''The Age''. Retrieved 10 November 2018. ...

(1956–2004), Australian comedian and actress * Lynda Goodfriend (born 1953), American actress * Lynda Kay, American contralto singer, songwriter, guitarist, actor and business owner *

Lynda La Plante Lynda Joy La Plante, CBE (née Titchmarsh; born 15 March 1943) is an English author, screenwriter and former actress often known for writing the '' Prime Suspect'' television crime series. In 2024 she was honoured with the Crime Writers' Asso ...

(born 1943), British author known for the ''

Prime Suspect ''Prime Suspect'' is a British police procedural television series devised by Lynda La Plante. Broadcast on ITV between 1991 and 2006, it stars Helen Mirren as Jane Tennison, one of the first female Detective Chief Inspectors in Greater Lo ...

'' television series *

Lynda Laurence Lynda Laurence (also spelled Lawrence, born Lynda Tucker; February 20, 1949) is an American singer. The youngest daughter of Louise and Ira Tucker, a gospel songwriter, producer, and singer, Laurence's siblings are Sundray Tucker and Ira Tuc ...

(born 1949), American singer * Lynda Lemay (born 1966), Canadian francophone singer-songwriter *

Lynda Lopez Lynda Lopez (born June 14, 1971) is an American journalist and author based in New York City. She is also a co-founder of Nuyorican Productions, an American production company founded in 2001 with Benny Medina which became active in 2006 with t ...

(born 1971), a.k.a. "Ly Lo", American broadcaster and journalist * Lynda Mendelson, American former child actress *

Lynda Myles (American writer) Lynda Myles (July 22, 1939 – April 15, 2023) was an American television writer, actress, playwright, memoirist, and short fiction writer. She attended Michigan State University and was known for her Broadway plays such as ''Two Gentlemen of Ve ...

(1939–2023), American writer and actress *

Lynda Myles (British producer) Lynda Myles (born 2 May 1947) is a British writer and producer. She is most well known for her work as the director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival and for producing film adaptions of Irish writer Roddy Doyle's The Barrytown Trilogy ...

(born 1947), British writer and producer *

Lynda Obst Lynda Rosen Obst (April 14, 1950 – October 22, 2024) was an American film producer and author. Her notable works include ''Sleepless in Seattle'' and ''Interstellar''. Obst founded the production companies Hill/Obst Productions in 1986 and L ...

(born 1950), American feature film producer and author *

Lynda Randle Lynda Tait Randle (born February 7, 1962), is an alto singer of southern gospel music. Early years The daughter of Nate and Maxine Tait, Randle grew up in the inner city of Washington, DC. Her bi-vocational minister father drove a cab. Public s ...

(born 1962), African American singer of southern gospel music *

Lynda Squires Lynda Squires (born 22 January 1951) is a Canadian pop singer. Family She was born Lynda Margaret Mae Squires. Her mother was Ruth Mullen Squires of Oshawa, Ontario. She married Frank Davies on 1 June 1972. Career Bands Drummer Bob Bryden ...

(born 1951), Canadian pop singer *

Lynda Stipe Lynda L. Stipe (born September 30, 1962) is an American singer and bass guitarist. She is best recognized for her involvement in the bands Oh-OK, Hetch Hetchy and Flash to Bang Time. She is the younger sister of R.E.M.'s lead singer Michael ...

(born 1962), American singer and bass guitarist *

Lynda Thalie Lynda Thalie (born on 25 June 1978) is a Canadian singer-songwriter of Algerian origin. Her family immigrated to Canada and resided in Quebec province since 1994. She has released three albums and has also written her autobiography entitled ''Su ...

(born 1978), Canadian singer-songwriter of Algerian origin *

Lynda Thomas Lynda Aguirre Thomas (born 21 December 1981), known professionally as Lynda, is a Mexican musician, singer, songwriter and activist. She achieved recognition in her native Mexico during the late 1990s and early 2000s. She was signed to EMI Cap ...

(born 1981), Mexican Eurodance and rock musician popular in the 1990s *

Lynda Topp Dame Lynda Bethridge Topp (born 14 May 1958) is one half of the Topp Twins, a music comedy duo of New Zealand, the other member being her twin sister Jools Topp. Lynda Topp has been singing and entertaining with her sister for decades, touring ...

(born 1958), one half of the Topp Twins, a New Zealand music comedy duo *

Lynda Weinman Lynda Susan Weinman (born January 24, 1955) is an artist, American business owner, computer instructor, and author, who founded an online software training website, lynda.com, with her husband, Bruce Heavin. Lynda.com was acquired by online bus ...

(born 1955), American entrepreneur, author, and co-founder of the Lynda.com online training library *

Lynda Williams Lynda Williams (born February 17, 1958) is a Canadian science fiction author and blogger. Williams' fiction is centered on a series of ten novels set in the fictional Okal Rel Universe and published by Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publis ...

(born 1958), Canadian science fiction author and blogger *

Lynda Wiesmeier Lynda Ann Wiesmeier (pronounced WEES-myer, May 30, 1963 – December 16, 2012) was an American model and actress. She made her film debut in '' American Pop''. Wiesmeier was selected as both cover model and Playmate of the Month for the July 19 ...

(1963–2012), American model and actress

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* Lynda Blanchard (born 1959), American diplomat and businesswoman * Lynda Boudreau (born 1952), American politician in Minnesota. She served in the Minnesota House of Representatives * Lynda Chalker (born 1942), British Conservative politician * Lynda Chuba-Ikpeazu (born 1966), Nigerian politician *

Lynda Lovejoy Lynda Morgan Lovejoy (born February 1, 1949) is an American politician. She is a former Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate. Early life and education Her clans are , born for ; her maternal grandfather’s clan is and her paternal gra ...

(born 1949), American politician *

Lynda Pope Lynda Pope ( Maddern, born 19 April 1953) is an Australian chess player who holds the title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1972). She is a winner of the Australian Women's Chess Championship (1978). Biography Lynda started playing chess ...

(born 1953), ''née'' Maddern, Australian chess player *

Lynda Bird Johnson Robb Lynda Bird Johnson Robb (born March 19, 1944) is the elder daughter of the 36th U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson. She served as chairwoman of the Board of Reading is Fundamental, the nation's largest childr ...

(born 1944), ''née'' Johnson;, elder daughter of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and his First Lady Lady Bird Johnson

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* Lynda Adams (1920–1997), Canadian diver * Lynda Blutreich (born 1971), American javelin thrower * Lynda Folauhola (born 1980), also known as Lynda Dackiw, Australian diver * Lynda Hamri (born 1989), Paralympian athlete from Algeria competing mainly in sprint and long jump events * Lynda Holt (born 1972), Australian Paralympic athlete * Lynda Kiejko (born 1980), Canadian pistol sport shooter * Lynda Morales (born 1988), Puerto Rican indoor volleyball player * Lynda Prichard (born 1950), New Zealand cricketer * Lynda Sutfin (born 1962), American javelin thrower * Lynda Tolbert-Goode (born 1967), American hurdler

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Lynda Lyon Block Lynda Cheryle Lyon Block (February 8, 1948 – May 10, 2002) was an American woman convicted of the murder of Sgt. Roger Lamar Motley Jr.

(1948–2002), American convicted murderer * Lynda Chin (born 1968), Chinese-American medical doctor *

Lynda Gratton Lynda Gratton (born February 1955) a British organizational theorist, consultant, and Professor of Management Practice at London Business School and the founder of HSM Advisory, known for her work on organisational behaviour. Biography Born i ...

(born 1955), British organizational theorist, consultant and professor *

(born 1955), American business owner, computer instructor, and author

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