Boylan

Boylan is an Irish surname. Notable people with the surname include:

* Andrew Boylan (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
* Andrew Boylan (bishop) (1842–1910), Irish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
* Andrew Boylan (politician) (1939–2024), Irish Fine Gael politician
* Barbara Boylan (born 1942), American dancer and television personality
* Brett Boylan (born 1971), Australian Paralympic wheelchair rugby player
* Cathal Boylan (born 1964), Northern Irish politician
* Christine Boylan (born 1977), American television writer and producer
* Clare Boylan (1948–2006), Irish author, journalist and critic
* Dean Boylan (born 1951), American ice hockey defenseman
* Donal Boylan (fl. 2001), Irish Gaelic footballer and Australian rules footballer
* Eileen April Boylan (born 1987), American film and television actress
* Grace Duffie Boylan (1861–1935), American writer
* Ian Boylan (born 1983), American basketball player
* Jennifer Finney Boylan (born 1958), American author and transgender activist
* Jim Boylan (born 1955), American basketball coach
* John Boylan (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
* John Boylan (American actor) (1912–1994), American film, television and stage actor
* John Boylan (Canadian actor), Canadian film and television actor
* John Boylan (record producer) (born 1941), American music producer and songwriter
* John H. Boylan (1907–1981), Vermont politician
* John J. Boylan (1878–1938), US Congressman
* John Joseph Boylan (bishop) (1889–1953), third Roman Catholic Bishop of Rockford, Illinois
* Kieran Boylan, Irish drug dealer
* Krew Boylan (born c. 1982), Australian television actress
* Larry Boylan (1908–1997), American educator
* Laura Boylan (born 1991), Irish cricketer
* Lee Boylan (born 1978), English football striker
* Lydia Boylan (born 1987), Irish racing cyclist
* Lynn Boylan (born 1976), Irish politician and Member of the European Parliament
* Malcolm Stuart Boylan (1897–1967), American screenwriter, writer, and founder of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
* Patrick Boylan (1939–2024), professor of heritage policy, and international authority on museum policy and management
* Peter J. Boylan, U.S. Army Major General and college president
* Roger Boylan (born 1951), American writer
* Seán Boylan (born 1949), Gaelic football manager
* Steven A. Boylan (born 1965), U.S. military spokesman
* Terence Boylan, American singer/songwriter
* Terence Boylan (politician) (1910–1991), Irish Fianna Fáil politician and businessman
* William Boylan (1869–1940), American first President of Brooklyn College

## Fictional characters

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* Blazes Boylan, fictional character in James Joyce's novel Ulysses
* Iola Boylan, fictional character on the television series Mama's Family

## See also

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* Boylen, surname
* Boylan Act, 1914 New York state legislation
* Boylan Bottling Company, soft drink manufacturer in New York City
* Boylan Catholic High School, located in Rockford, Illinois
* Boylan Heights, neighborhood of Raleigh, North Carolina

Surname list

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