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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, member of the band Test Icicles
- Frally Hynes, third wife of American singer-songwriter Ben Folds
- 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 (born 1983), Irish footballer
- Ron Hynes, folk singer-songwriter from Newfoundland
- Tyler Hynes (born 1986), Canadian actor
Fictional characters:
- Joe Hynes, character in James Joyce's novel Ulysses