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Lynn Loud Sr. is a character in the Nickelodeon show The Loud House. He is the father of Lori, Leni, Luna, Luan, Lynn, Lincoln, Lucy, Lola, Lana, Lisa and Lily.
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Lynn Saoirse is an Irish harpist.
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Actor and comedian D.L. Hughley's real name is Darryl Lynn Hughley.
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Lynn Loud is a character from the Nickelodeon show “The Loud House”. She is 13 years old and very athletic.
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Lynn Marie Rinks is a Polka Music Singer... my first & middle name is the same as hers!
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Lynn Holt was the name of the main character in the TV series Family Law (1999-2002) starring Kathleen Quinlan as Lynn Holt, also starring Dixie Carter and Tony Danza.
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Lynn Whitfield is a well known actress and producer.
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The gifted and seemingly very beautiful Welsh pianist and composer Morfydd Llwyn Owen (1891-1918), who died tragically young, bore a middle name reminiscent of Lynn. I believe Llwyn means "shrub".
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Lynn Loud from The Loud House.
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Lynn is a Japanese voice actress from Niigata Prefecture affiliated with the agency Arts Vision. She was born to a Japanese-American father and a Japanese-Brazilian mother in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture.
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Famous bearer is Lynn Holly Johnson (born December 13, 1958), former professional figure skater and actress. She is best known for her role as Alexis Winston in the film, "Ice Castles."
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American actress Lynn Cohen (b. 1933). I loved her in "Manhattan Murder Mystery" (as Lillian House) but she's been in many other films since and is a Broadway star.
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Actress Lynn Fontanne (1887-1983).
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Lynn Russell Chadwick CBE (24 November 1914 – 25 April 2003) was a British sculptor.
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Stevie Nicks' real name is Stephanie Lynn Nicks.
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Steven Lynn Beshear: governor of Kentucky.
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The late Lynn Redgrave (1943-2010), film and stage actress, is a famous bearer of this name. A member of the Redgrave acting family, she is best remembered for her performances in such films like "Georgy Girl" and "Gods and Monsters"; for both she received Academy Award nominations. She was also a breast cancer awareness advocate, before she succumbed to the disease earlier this year on May 2nd.
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A famous bearer is actress Lynn Collins (born 1 June 1979). She's best known for her roles as Portia in the film "The Merchant of Venice" and Kayla Silverfox in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine".
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Lynn Harrell is a famous cellist (male).
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Famous bearers:
Lynn University
Lynn, Massachusettes
Author Lynn Abbey
Singer Loretta Lynn.
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Lynn University
Lynn, Massachusettes
Author Lynn Abbey
Singer Loretta Lynn.
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One of 3 protagonists in the GBA game Fire Emblem is named Lyn, the last of her tribe known as the Lorca, later in the game however, her real name is revealed to be Lyndis after finding that she was heir to grandfather's throne as marquis of Lycia. She is also the first female in the series to be in the "lord" class.
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Lynn was also used in Arthurian Legends. It is the abbreviation of Lynnette. Lynnette accompanied Sir Gareth on a knightly quest.
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This is Amy Lee's middle name.
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Britney Spears' younger sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, is a famous bearer.
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Lynn Morris is a Christian author. She wrote the Creoloe Series and the Cheney Duvall MD series with her father, Gilbert Morris.
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Lynn was the name of the daughter on the 80's sitcom ALF.
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Loretta Lynn is a famous country music singer.
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She was born Judith Lynn Morley in Evanston, Illinois in 1939. She graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1960, and married John Martin a week later. The couple had two daughters before divorcing in 1978. (Martin would remarry while in Congress in 1987, to federal judge Harry Leinenweber.)
Martin began her professional life as a high school teacher. She entered politics at the local level. She won a seat on the Winnebago County, Illinois town board in 1972. In 1976 she ran for and won a spot in the Illinois House of Representatives. She served on the appropriations committee and earned the nickname "the Axe" because of her efforts to reduce spending. She won election to the Illinois State Senate in 1978.
In 1980, Rep. John B. Anderson (R-IL) decided to leave Congress to run for the presidency. Anderson's district was a Republican stronghold. Martin ran for the seat and won a five-candidate primary, which was tantamount to certain election. Martin's platform included support of the Equal Rights Amendment (which was faltering nationwide but especially among Republicans) and abortion rights, but called for lower taxes and business deregulation.
Martin became (in)famous for attacking any spending she viewed as unnecessary. Because of this reputation, as a freshman, she received a seat on the House Budget Committee, a rarity for a first-term congresswoman. Also because of this prioritization pf spending cuts, Martin clashed hard with the Dept. Of Defense, which wanted to vastly expand military spending at the expense of social programs. (This put in her leagues with members like Rep. Pat Schroeder (D-CO), a progressive Democrat.)
Martin developed a close relationship with Vice President George H. W. Bush, beginning in 1984. During the preparations for Bush's vice-presidential debate with Rep. Geraldine Ferraro (D-NY), Martin play-acted Ferraro's part during rehearsals. Bush was thrown off by Martin's aggressive performance. Martin admonished Bush that Ferraro would not go easy on him. (Martin respected Ferraro and viewed her as a formidable contender); in 2000, the pair would form an international consulting firm together.) Martin delivered Bush's nominating speech at the 1984 Republican National Convention. She also chaired the 1984 Reagan/Bush campaign in Illinois. In 1988, she was named the Bush presidential campaign's national campaign co-chair.
In 1984, Martin was elected the vice-chair of the House Republican Conference, the first woman to serve in the House Republican leadership. She was reelected in 1986. In 1988, she ran for Conference Chair; she lost by three votes after party conservatives attacked her for her liberal voting record.
Martin, like most other Republican women in Congress of the era, eschewed the term feminist, but was generally seen as a solid voice for women's issues. That said, she always came about things with an eye toward Reagan-style economics. She said, In a recessive economy, the people the most hurt are minority women. So the best place I could help would be to get it going again. If we’re in a recession—if there are no jobs—programs don’t mean a thing." Her emphasis on was on economic opportunity.
She was not a yes-woman for Reagan, though. She argued for a minimum wage increase, voted to override Reagan's 1986 veto of South African sanctions, supporting abortion rights, and voting to stiffen punishment for white collar criminals.
In 1990, Bush convinced Martin and Rep. Pat Saiki (R-HI) to both run for the Senate. Both had developed close relationships with the president, and were viewed as serious contenders. Martin ran against incumbent Sen. Paul Simon (D-IL, not the singer). Martin was cash-strapped, and made several gaffes. Among these gaffes was Martin's mocking of Simon's propensity for wearing bowties in a television commercial; that, in particular, ricocheted and hurt Martin. Simon also used his incumbency to capitalize on support for Operation Desert Shield, by appearing on TV with troops in Saudi Arabia. Martin lost by a landslide, winning just 35% of the vote. (Saiki also lost.)
Both Saiki and Martin failed up, though. Bush offered spots to both women in his Cabinet. Saiki was offered her choice between Secretary of Labor and Small Business Administrator; she chose the latter, and Martin became Secretary of Labor. Martin in particular was seen as a surprise, due to her sharp divergences on social policy with the Bush administration. Martin focused on youth apprenticeships, women's empowerment, and sexual harassment. She served from February 1991 until the end of the Bush administration in January 1993.
In 1993, she was shortlisted to become the new Commissioner of Baseball, but was ultimately passed over to Bud Selig.
Between 1993 and 1995, Martin began laying the potential groundwork for a 1996 presidential bid. In 1993, she attracted attention traveled to New Hampshire and took meetings with local newspapers, as well as high-profile campaign appearances.
Martin's pro-choice views were seen as possibly problematic. At the 1993 National Young Republicans convention, asked about this, she declared, "I answered that I will not have a party that will kick out any group of people because of what their conscience tells them to believe. I will continue to campaign for pro-life Republicans." The Young Republicans offered her overwhelmingly positive reception, but this continued to be a potential liability.
In 1995, she continued into the fray, spending time at a forum of possible GOP contenders in New Hampshire. But just shortly after this forum appearance, Martin decided to pull out of the nominating contest. At a news conference, she declared, "I'm unwilling to put forward what the public rightfully demands of its candidates: an uncomplaining, committed person who puts her or his time, reputation and life totally on the line." She again addressed her pro-choice stance, declaring, "My decision not to run has little to do with the issue of abortion," she said. Certainly, being pro-choice did not deter me. A good candidate convinces people on many issues."
Martin was a woman out of her time in the Republican Party, particularly of the 1990s. The 1996 election occurred at the height of the Gingrich revolution, and Martin would have never fit the political purity tests of the era. Yet outside observers viewed her as the most viable woman to run for the Republican presidential nomination to that date.
Martin was a professor at Northwestern University for much of the 1990s. She served on a wide array of boards. In 2000, Martin and former Rep. Geraldine Ferraro (D-NY) served as co-founders and co-presidents of G&L Strategies, a management consulting firm that emphasized developing women leaders. G&L was acquired in 2003.
As of this writing, Martin is 82 years old and lives in New York.