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 (1750–1800), founder of Elizabethtown, Kentucky
• Charles J. Hynes, former District Attorney of Kings County, New York
• Daniel Hynes (born 1968), 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 (born 1972), English actress and writer, most renowned as one of the stars of the UK sitcom Spaced
• James Hynes (born 1955), contemporary American novelist
• John Hynes (politician) (1897–1970), Massachusetts politician, mayor of Boston 1950-1960
• Jon Hynes, American classical concert pianist
• Laurence Hynes Halloran (1765–1831), pioneer schoolteacher and journalist in Australia
• Marc Hynes (born 1978), British race car driver
• Martin Hynes, American screenwriter, director, actor and producer of independent films
• Mary Hynes (broadcaster), Canadian radio and television broadcaster
• Peter Hynes (footballer) (born 1983), Irish footballer
• Peter Hynes (rugby union) (born 1982), Australian rugby union player
• Ron Hynes, folk singer-songwriter from Newfoundland
• Tyler Hynes (born 1986), Canadian actor
• Noreen A Hynes (physician) (born 1952), American physician

Fictional characters:

• Joe Hynes, character in James Joyce's novel Ulysses

See also

• Hynes Convention Center, a 193,000 square feet (17,900 m²) exhibition center in Boston's Back Bay
  • Hynes Convention Center (MBTA station), the MBTA stop at Convention Center
• Hyness, a character in Kirby Star Allies
• Hynes Athletic Center, a 2,611-seat multi-purpose arena in New Rochelle, New York
• Hines (disambiguation)