Gaynor

For the unincorporated community in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States, see Gaynor, Missouri.

Gaynor is both a surname and a given name.^[1][2] Notable people with the name include:

Surname

• Adam Gaynor (born 1963), American guitarist
• Barrington Gaynor (1965–2011), Jamaican footballer
• Ciara Gaynor (born 1979), Irish camogie player
• Dave Gaynor, English drummer
• Gloria Gaynor (born 1943), American singer
• Janet Gaynor (1906–1984), American actress
• Jessie Gaynor (1863–1921), American composer
• John A. Gaynor (1846–1915), American politician in Wisconsin
• Katie Gaynor (born 1977), Australian baseball player
• Len Gaynor (born 1944), Irish hurling manager
• Len Gaynor (footballer) (1925–2017), English footballer
• Mel Gaynor (born 1960), British musician
• Mitzi Gaynor (born 1931), American actress, singer and dancer
• Pete Gaynor (born 1958), U.S. Administrator of FEMA
• Ross Gaynor (born 1987), Irish footballer
• Tomas Gaynor (born 1991), Australian rapper, singer and songwriter, known professionally as Allday
• Tommy Gaynor (born 1963), Irish footballer
• William Jay Gaynor (1849–1913), mayor of New York City

Given name

• Gaynor Arnold (born 1944), Welsh author
• Gaynor Faye (born 1971), English television actress
• Gaynor Hodgson, British child actress
• Gaynor Hopkins (born 1951), the birth name of Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler
• Gaynor Lucas, minor character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders
• Gaynor Rowlands (1883–1906), Edwardian actress of Welsh descent

References

1. Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford University Press. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
2. Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. Retrieved 15 October 2018.