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

1. Cottle, Basil (1967) The Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books; p. 329