Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
2 characters
(character) Rebecca Lynn 1995 Rebecca Lynn 
(character) Lynn 2012 Lynn's Theme
Fictional Characters from Television:
5 characters
Nancy Bartlett (middle name Lynn) 1988 Roseanne
Joey Potter (middle name Lynn) 1998 Dawson's Creek
Lynn Holt 1999 Family Law
Jo McGuire (middle name Lynn) 2001 Lizzie McGuire
Lynn DiNovi 2005 Medium
Grammy Award Winners:
1 album of the year/song of the year, 1 best new artist
(best new artist) Shelby Lynne (middle name Lynn) 2001
(album of the year/song of the year) Bonnie Raitt (middle name Lynn) 1990; 2023 Nick of Time; Just Like That
Hall-of-Famers:
1 baseball, 1 basketball, 1 football, 1 ice hockey
(ice hockey) Lynn Patrick 1980
(baseball) Nolan Ryan (a.k.a. Lynn) 1999
(football) Lynn Swann 2001
(basketball) Becky Hammon (middle name Lynn) 2023
Most Valuable Players:
1 winner
Markus Lynn "Mookie" Betts 2018 baseball
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
25 actors, 1 actor/model, 1 comedian/actor, 1 youtuber
Lynn Fontanne 1887-1983
Lynn Bari 1919-1989
Lynn Carlin 1938-
David Selby (middle name Lynn) 1941-
Lynn Redgrave 1943-2010
Barbara Hershey (middle name Lynn) 1948-
Barbi Benton (middle name Lynn) 1950-
Jeff Goldblum (middle name Lynn) 1952-
Victoria Rowell (middle name Lynn) 1959-
Deborah Foreman (middle name Lynn) 1962-
Vanessa L. Williams (middle name Lynn) 1963-
Anna Nicole Smith (middle name Lynn) 1967-2007
Jeri Ryan (middle name Lynn) 1968-
Amy Carlson (middle name Lynn) 1968-
Jennifer Lopez (middle name Lynn) 1969-
Mary Lynn Rajskub 1971-
Nicki Aycox (middle name Lynn) 1975-2022
Keri Russell (middle name Lynn) 1976-
Michelle Monaghan (middle name Lynn) 1976-
Lynn Collins 1977-
Erin Cummings (middle name Lynn) 1977-
Jamie-Lynn Sigler 1981-
Jeffree Star (middle name Lynn) 1985-
Cassie Scerbo (middle name Lynn) 1990-
Jamie Lynn Spears 1991-
Sabrina Carpenter (middle name Lynn) 1999-
Joey King (middle name Lynn) 1999-
Halle Bailey (middle name Lynn) 2000-
Notable Athletes:
2 baseball, 1 football, 1 soccer
(baseball) Nolan Ryan (a.k.a. Lynn) 1947-
(football) Christine Michael (middle name Lynn) 1990-
(baseball) Markus Lynn "Mookie" Betts 1992-
(soccer) Lynn Wilms 2000-
Notable Musicians:
7 singers, 1 musician, 1 musician/singer
Richard Carpenter (middle name Lynn) 1946-
Stevie Nicks (middle name Lynn) 1948-
Bonnie Raitt (middle name Lynn) 1949-
Vanessa L. Williams (middle name Lynn) 1963-
Eric "Eazy-E" Wright (middle name Lynn) 1964-1995
Trisha Yearwood (middle name Lynn) 1964-
Jennifer Lopez (middle name Lynn) 1969-
Sabrina Carpenter (middle name Lynn) 1999-
Halle Bailey (middle name Lynn) 2000-
Olympic Medalists:
6 gold, 4 bronze, 4 silver, 2 bronze/gold, 2 silver/gold, 1 gold/silver, 1 silver/bronze
(bronze/gold) Bob Clotworthy (middle name Lynn) 1952; 1956 diving - springboard
(gold) Lynn Burke 1960 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold) Lynn Davies 1964 long jump
(bronze/gold) Sharon Wichman (middle name Lynn) 1968 swimming - 100 m breaststroke; swimming - 200 m breaststroke
(silver) Lynn Colella 1972 swimming - 200 m butterfly
(silver/bronze) Lynn Vidali 1968; 1972 swimming - 400 m medley; swimming - 200 m medley
(gold) Sandy Neilson (middle name Lynn) 1972 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(silver) Nancy Dunkle (middle name Lynn) 1976 basketball
(bronze) Lynn Kanuka-Williams 1984 3000 m
(silver/gold) Nancy Hogshead-Makar (middle name Lynn) 1984 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 200 m medley; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(silver) Diane Dixon (middle name Lynn) 1988 4x400 m relay
(bronze) Deborah Ochs (middle name Lynn) 1988 archery - team
(bronze) Lynn Jennings 1992 10000 m
(gold) Jennifer Azzi (middle name Lynn) 1996 basketball
(gold/silver) Karyn Bye-Dietz (middle name Lynn) 1998; 2002 ice hockey
(silver) Kara Lynn Joyce 2004; 2008 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(bronze) Becky Hammon (middle name Lynn) 2008 basketball
(silver/gold) Jenn Suhr (middle name Lynn) 2008; 2012 pole vault
(gold) Jamie Lynn Corkish 2012 shooting
(gold) Courtney Mathewson (middle name Lynn) 2012 water polo
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
3 musicians
Stevie Nicks (middle name Lynn) 1998; 2019 Fleetwood Mac;
Bonnie Raitt (middle name Lynn) 2000
Eric "Eazy-E" Wright (middle name Lynn) 2016 N.W.A