Wynn (surname)

Wynn is a surname of Welsh origin. Wynn and its variant Wynne are derived from the Welsh word for white (Gwyn). The name may sometimes be a form of Winn.

Notable people with the surname include:

A

• Albert Wynn (born 1951), American politician
• Anthony Wynn (born 1962), American writer
• Arthur Wynn (1910–2001), British civil servant and Soviet spy
• Aubry Wynn, English footballer

B

• Barry Wynn (born 1945), American businessman
• Benjamin Wynn, American composer, sound designer and producer
• Bert Wynn (1901–1966), English trade unionist
• Bessie Wynn (1876–1968), American actress and singer
• Big Jim Wynn (1912–1977), American saxophonist
• Bob Wynn (1940–2005), American professional golfer
• Brandon Wynn (born 1988), American artistic gymnast

C

• Colt Wynn (born 1985), American professional bodybuilder

D

• Dan Wynn (1920–1995), American photographer
• Danny Wynn (born 1983), American soccer player
• David Wynn (1972–2015), Canadian police constable
• DeShawn Wynn (born 1983), American gridiron football player
• Dexter Wynn (born 1981), American football player
• Dick Wynn (1892–1919), English footballer
• Dylan Wynn (born 1993), American gridiron football player

E

• Early Wynn (1920–1999), American baseball player
• Ed Wynn (1886–1966), American actor and comedian
• Edouard Wynn (fl. 1891–1904), English football pioneer
• Edward Wynn (1889–1956), Anglican bishop
• Elaine Wynn (1942–2025), American billionaire businesswoman and philanthropist
• Ellis Wynn, Sixteenth century English member of Parliament
• Emanuel Wynn, 17th-century French pirate
• Evan Wynn (born 1962), American politician

F

• Frank B. Wynn (1859–1922), American psychiatrist and conservationist

G

• Garrison W. Wynn (born 1961), American motivational speaker
• George Wynn (1886–1966), Welsh footballer
• Glyn Wynn, Welsh soldier and politician
• Glynn Wynn (1772–1809), English politician
• Graeme Wynn (born 1959), Australian rugby league footballer

H

• Henri Wynn, English footballer
• Henry Wynn (1945–2024), British statistician
• Henry Wynn (politician) (1602–1671), Welsh politician
• Hugh Wynn (1897–1936), American film editor

I

• Isaiah Wynn (born 1995), American football player

J

• James Andrew Wynn (born 1954), American judge
• James Wynn (actor), British actor, author and film-maker
• Jarius Wynn (born 1986), American football player
• Jeffrey C. Wynn (born 2000), American geologist, geophysicist
• Jessica Keenan Wynn (born 1986), American actress
• Jimmy Wynn (1942–2020), American baseball player
• Jimmy Wynn (footballer) (1910–1986), English footballer
• Jody Wynn (born 1974), American basketball coach
• Jordan Wynn (born 1990), American football player and coach

K

• Karen Wynn (born 1962), Canadian psychologist
• Keenan Wynn (1916–1986), American actor
• Kerry Wynn (born 1991), American football player
• Khari Wynn (born 1981), American guitarist

L

• LaMetta Wynn (1933–2021), American politician

M

• Malcolm Wynn (born 1948), English cricketer
• Mark Wynn (born 1963), British theologian
• Mary Wynn (1902–2001), American actress
• Maurice Wynn (died 1580), Welsh courtier and politician
• May Wynn (1928–2021), American dancer, actress
• Michael H. Wynn (born 1953), American podiatrist
• Milton Wynn (born 1978), American football player

N

• Nan Wynn (1915–1971), American singer and actress
• Nathan Wynn (born 1986), Australian rugby league player
• Ned Wynn (1941–2020), American actor and screenwriter

P

• Peter Wynn (born 1957), Australian rugby league footballer
• Peter Wynn (mathematician) (1931–2017), English mathematician
• Phail Wynn (c.1948–2018), American academic administrator

R

• Renaldo Wynn (born 1974), American football player
• Richard Wynn (1656–1719) (1655–1719), English politician
• Robert Wynn (United States Army soldier) (1921–2000), American military personnel
• Robert Wynn (MP) (died 1598), Welsh member of parliament
• Ron Wynn, American music critic
• Ron Wynn (footballer) (1923–1983), Welsh footballer

S

• Samuel Wynn (1891–1982), Australian Jewish community leader, restaurateur, merchant and Zionist
• Shane Wynn (born 1992), American football player
• Spergon Wynn (born 1978), American gridiron football player
• Steve Wynn (musician) (born 1960), American musician
• Steve Wynn (born 1942), American casino mogul and art collector

T

• Terry Wynn (born 1946), British politician
• Thomas A. Wynn, American immunologist
• Thomas G. Wynn (born 1949), American archaeologist
• Tim Wynn (born 1970), American film composer
• Timothy Wynn (born 1985), Australian rugby league footballer
• Toby Wynn (born 1975), American women's college basketball coach
• Tracy Keenan Wynn (born 1945), American screenwriter

V

• Valree Fletcher Wynn (1922–2021), American academic

W

• Will Wynn (American football) (1949–2013), American football player
• Will Wynn (born 1961), American businessman and politician
• William H. Wynn (1932–2002), American labor leader
• William J. Wynn (1860–1935), American politician
• William Wynn (poet) (1709–1760), Welsh poet
• William Wynn (footballer) (1876–1944), Welsh footballer
• Willie Wynn (1917–1992), American baseball player

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Wynn
• All pages with titles containing Wynn
• Wynn (disambiguation)
• Wynn (given name)
• The Wynn baronets, baronetcies of the County of Carnarvon