Hynes
Hynes is an Irish surname, anglicised from the Gaelic Ó hEidhin. Notable people with surname include:
- Eidhean mac Cléireach, fl. 800, ancestor of the Ó hEidhin/Hynes family of south County Galway
- Andrew Hynes, founder of Elizabethtown, Kentucky
- Charles J. Hynes, former District Attorney of Kings County, New York
- Daniel Hynes, Comptroller of the State of Illinois
- Devonte Hynes, musician known under the moniker Blood Orange, former member of the band Test Icicles
- Garry Hynes, award-winning Irish theatre director
- Jessica Hynes, English actress and writer, most renowned as one of the stars of the UK sitcom Spaced
- James Hynes, contemporary American novelist
- John Hynes , Massachusetts politician, mayor of Boston 1950-1960
- Jon Hynes, American classical concert pianist
- Laurence Hynes Halloran, pioneer schoolteacher and journalist in Australia
- Marc Hynes, British race car driver
- Martin Hynes, American screenwriter, director, actor and producer of independent films
- Mary Hynes, Canadian radio and television broadcaster
- Peter Hynes , Irish footballer
- Peter Hynes , Australian rugby union player
- Ron Hynes, Canadian folk singer-songwriter from Newfoundland
- Samuel Hynes, American historian and writer
- Thomas Hynes, American lawyer and politician
- Tyler Hynes, Canadian actor
Fictional characters
- Joe Hynes, character in James Joyce's novel Ulysses
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