Finch (surname)

Finch is an English surname. Finch was also the surname of the Earls of Winchilsea and Nottingham (now Finch-Hatton) and Earls of Aylesford (now Finch-Knightley).

People with the surname

• Adam Finch (born 2000), English cricketer
• Adam Finch (film editor), British film editor
• Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea (1661–1720), English poet
• Anne Finch, Viscountess Conway (1631–1679), English philosopher
• Annie Finch (born 1956), American poet and writer
• Aaron Finch (born 1986), Australian cricketer
• Alfred William Finch (1854–1930), Belgian artist
• Andy Finch, American snowboarder
• Andrew Finch, American game designer
• Andrew Finch (politician), member of the 41st and the 42nd New York State Legislatures (1818–1819)
• Andrew Thomas Finch (c. 1989–2017), 2017 Wichita swatting victim
• Asahel Finch Jr. (1809–1883), American lawyer and politician
• Bill Finch (politician) (born 1956), American politician from Connecticut
• Brett Finch (born 1981), Australian rugby league player
• Brian Finch (1936–2007), British television scriptwriter and dramatist
• Caleb Finch (born 1939), American gerontologist and professor
• Catrin Finch, Welsh harpist
• Clair Finch (1911–1976), American politician and Wisconsin state legislator
• Charles B. Finch, American businessman and political activist
• Charles Finch (disambiguation), multiple people
• Clark Finch (died 1945), Canadian businessman
• Cliff Finch (1927–1986), American politician from Mississippi
• Chris Finch (born 1969), American professional basketball coach
• David Finch (disambiguation), multiple people
• Earl Finch (1830–1888), American politician
• Edward R. Finch (1873–1965), American lawyer and politician
• Elisabeth R. Finch, American television writer
• Ernie Finch (1899–1983), Welsh rugby union player
• Florence Finch (1858–1939), American suffragist, journalist, and novelist
• Florence Finch (1915–2017), Filipino-American World War II resistance member
• Francis Miles Finch (1827–1907), American judge, poet, and academic
• Fred Finch (1945–2018), Australian politician
• Fred Finch (footballer) (1895–1952), Australian footballer (Australian rules)
• Gary Finch, New York politician
• George Finch (disambiguation), multiple people
• Harold Finch (1898–1979), Welsh trade unionist and politician
• Harry Finch (1907–1949), Australian rugby player
• Heneage Finch (disambiguation), multiple people
• Horace Finch (1906–1980), English organist and pianist
• Isaac Finch (1783–1845), American politician from New York
• J. Finch (Berkshire cricketer), English professional cricketer
• James Finch (born 1950), American businessman and racing team owner
• Janet Finch (born 1946), British sociologist
• Jennie Finch (born 1980), American softball pitcher
• Jennifer Finch (born 1966), American musician
• Jessica Garretson Finch (1871–1949), American educator, author, and women's rights activist
• Joel Finch (born 1956), American baseball player
• John Finch (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jon Finch (1942–2012), English actor
• Lance Finch (1938–2020), Canadian jurist
• Louisa Finch, Countess of Aylesford (1760–1832), British naturalist and botanical illustrator
• Mark Finch (1961–1995), English promoter of LGBT cinema
• Ninette Finch (born 1933), English actress
• Oscar Finch (1827–1913), American politician
• Peter Finch (1916–1977), English-Australian actor
• Peter Finch (poet), Welsh poet and author
• Phillipa Finch (born 1981), New Zealand netball player
• Rachael Finch (born 1988), Australian beauty pageant titleholder and television reporter
• Raymond L. Finch (1940–2023), judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands
• Richard Finch (disambiguation), multiple people
• Robert Finch (disambiguation), multiple people
• Roy Finch (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ruy Finch, American geologist, active 1930's
• Sharif Finch (born 1995), American football player
• Sheila Finch, (born 1935), English-American author
• Stanley Finch (1872–1951), American federal law enforcement executive
• William Coles Finch (1864–1944), British historian and author

Fictional characters

• Adam Finch, a character in The Thing , the 2011 prequel to the 1982 film of the same name
• Atticus Finch or any other member of the Finch family, characters from the books To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman
• Charles Finch, main character in Lady in the Death House
• Chris Finch, character from the UK TV sitcom The Office
• Cleo Finch, medical doctor in the television series ER
• Dennis Finch, main character portrayed by David Spade from the US sitcom Just Shoot Me!
• Edith Finch, a character from the PC game "What Remains of Edith Finch"
• Eric Finch, character from the graphic novel V for Vendetta
• J. Pierrepont Finch, protagonist of the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
• Paul Finch, character from the popular American teen film series American Pie
• Sidd Finch, fictional baseball player
• Theodore Finch, a character from the young adult novel All the Bright Places
• Tom Finch, a character in Stan Rogers' poem "Finch's Complaint" from the album Fogarty's Cove

See also

• Finch (disambiguation)
• Justice Finch (disambiguation)
• Fink (surname)