Wynn (surname)
Wynn is a surname of Welsh origin. Wynn and its variant Wynne are derived from the Welsh word for white (Gwyn).[1] The name may sometimes be a form of Winn.
Notable people with the surname include:
Arts and entertainment
- Ed Wynn, American comedian and actor
- Elaine Wynn (1942–2025), American businesswoman, art collector, philanthropist and education reformer
- Hugh Wynn (1897–1936), American film editor
- Big Jim Wynn, American saxophonist
- Keenan Wynn, American actor
- May Wynn (1928–2021), American actress
- Natalie Wynn (born 1988), American YouTube personality
- Ned Wynn (1941–2020), American actor and screenwriter
- Steve Wynn (born 1942), American real estate developer and art collector
- Steve Wynn (musician), American musician
Sports
- DeShawn Wynn, running back for the Green Bay Packers
- Dylan Wynn, American football player
- Graeme Wynn, Australian rugby league footballer
- Isaiah Wynn, American football player
- Jimmy Wynn, American Major League Baseball player
- Peter Wynn, Australian rugby league player
- Spergon Wynn, NFL & CFL quarterback
Others
- Albert Wynn, Democratic congressman from Maryland
- Aubry Wynn, English football pioneer in France
- Edouard Wynn, English football pioneer in France
- Henri Wynn, English football pioneer in France
- Henry Wynn, British statistician
- Klaas Wynne, professor of chemistry at University of Glasgow
- Sir Owen Wynn, 3rd Baronet (1592–1660)
- Peter Wynn (1931–2017), English mathematician
- Phail Wynn (c. 1948–2018), American academic administrator
- Sir Richard Wynn, 4th Baronet (1625–1674)
See also
- John Wynn (disambiguation), various people
- The Wynn baronets, baronetcies of the County of Carnarvon
Footnotes
- ^ Cottle, Basil (1967) The Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books; p. 329