Finley (name)

Finley is both a surname and given name. Its meaning is of Scottish origin, from the Gaelic personal name Fionnlagh (Old Irish Findlaech), composed of the elements fionn "white", "fair" (see Finn) + laoch "warrior", "hero", which seems to have been reinforced by an Old Norse personal name composed of the elements finn "Finn" + leikr "fight", "battle", "hero".

Finley is a popular given name both in the US and the UK. In the US, it is more common for girls (it is ranked 279th most common name for boys),[1] but in the UK it is primarily a male name ranking 35th most common boy name in 2016.[2]

Notable people with the name include:

Surname
  • Albert Ernest Finley (1870 –1923), Canadian physician and political figure
  • Amy Finley (born 1973), American cook and writer
  • Art Finley (1926—2015), American television and radio personality
  • Asa Finley (1788–1853), first elected judge of Arrow Rock, Missouri, 1824
  • Ben Finley broadcast journalist who is the Editorial Producer with “Anderson Cooper 360” which broadcasts on CNN
  • Bob Finley (1915–1986), American baseball catcher
  • Brian Finley (born 1981), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Carl A. Finley (1924-2002), American minority owner of the Kansas City A's
  • Chad Finley (born 1992), American professional stock car racing driver and team owner
  • Charles Finley (politician) (1865–1941), U.S. Representative from Kentucky
  • Charles Finley (coach) (1907–1972), college basketball coach for the Idaho Vandals, UTEP Miners, Southern Miss Golden Eagles
  • Charles M. Finley (1899–1958), businessman and politician from Philadelphia
  • Charlie Finley (1918–1996), businessman and Oakland Athletics owner
  • Chuck Finley (born 1962), American baseball pitcher
  • Clement Finley (1797–1879), 10th Surgeon General of the United States Army
  • David Finley Jr. (born 1958), Northern Irish professional wrestling trainer, producer and former professional wrestler
  • David E. Finley (1861–1917), United States Representative from South Carolina
  • Diane Finley (born 1957), Canadian politician
  • Donna Finley, American politician
  • Doug Finley (1946–2013), Canadian politician and Campaign Director for the Conservative Party of Canada during 2006 and 2008 elections
  • Ebenezer B. Finley (1833–1916) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, nephew of Stephen Ross Harris
  • Evelyn Finley (1916–1989), American actress and stuntwoman
  • Francis Finley (1882-c. 1943), British-born Australian rugby union player
  • Frank Finley Merriam (186 –1955), the 28th governor of California from 1934 to 1939
  • Gary Finley (born 1970), English former professional football central defender and non-league manager
  • Gary Wade Finley Jr., American multiple time champion
  • Gerald Finley (born 1960), Canadian bass-baritone opera singer
  • Gerry Finley-Day (born 1947), Scottish comics writer
  • Gregory Finley (born 1984), American actor
  • Guy Finley (born 1949), American self-help writer, philosopher, spiritual teacher, and former professional songwriter and musician
  • Holly Finale' Finley, American professional disc golfer
  • Hugh F. Finley (1833–1909), U.S. Representative from Kentucky, father of Charles Finley
  • James Finley (engineer) (1756–1828), American judge and bridge designer
  • James Finley (minister) (1725–1795), American Presbyterian minister
  • James I. Finley, American former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology in the U.S. Department of Defense
  • James "John" Finley Gruber (1928–2011), American teacher and early LGBT rights activist
  • James Bradley Finley (1781-1856), United States Methodist elder and minister
  • Jeanne C. Finley (born 1962) American artist who works with representational media including film, photography, and video
  • Jeffrey Finley (born 1991), Canadian football player
  • Jermichael Finley (born 1987), American football tight end
  • Jesse J. Finley (1812–1904), American member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida and the mayor of Memphis
  • Joe Finley (born 1987), American ice hockey player
  • John Finley (musician) (born 1945), Canadian singer/songwriter
  • John Finley Williamson (1887-1964), American founder of the Westminster Choir and co-founder of Westminster Choir College
  • John Huston Finley (1863–1940), American educator
  • John "Jack" Lawrence Finley (1935–2006), a United States Navy aviator and astronaut
  • John Park Finley (1854–1943), American meteorologist and Army officer; tornado researcher
  • Joseph Cameron Finley (born 1987), American former child actor and molecular biologist
  • Julie Finley the United States Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
  • Karen Finley (born 1956), American performance artist
  • Lucinda Finley (born 1950), American professor and attorney appellant
  • Lucy Sherrard Atkinson (née Finley) (1817–1893), English explorer and author who travelled throughout Central Asia and Siberia
  • Martha Finley (1828–1909), teacher, author
  • Mason Finley (born 1990), American shot putter and discus thrower
  • Matt Finley (born 1951), American flugelhorn player and composer of Brazilian jazz
  • Michael Finley (born 1973), American basketball player
  • Mike Finley, American writer, poet, and videographer
  • Mitch Finley (born 1945), American religious writer
  • Morgan M. Finley (1925–2016), American politician and businessman
  • Moses I. Finley (1912–1986), American and English historian
  • Otis E. Finley Sr. (1898–1979), American football coach
  • Reginald Vaughn Finley Sr. (born 1974), American internet radio host and atheist
  • Robert Finley (1772–1817), American academic, minister and co-organizer of the colonization movement to Liberia
  • Robert Finley (musician), American blues and soul singer-songwriter and guitarist.
  • Ron Finley, American fashion designer
  • Ron Finley (American football), American former football coach
  • Ronald Finley[ (1940–2016), American wrestler
  • Ruth Finley (1920–2018), American businesswoman who was the founder and publisher of The Fashion Calendar
  • Ryan Finley (businessman), American founder of SurveyMonkey, an online survey software provider
  • Ryan Finley (soccer) (born 1991), American former professional soccer player
  • Ryan Finley (American football) (born 1994), American football player
  • Sam Finley (born 1992), English professional football midfielder
  • Samuel Finley (1715–1766), American Presbyterian minister and prominent academic
  • Samuel Finley Brown Morse (1885–1969), American environmental conservationist and the developer
  • Samuel Finley Patterson (1799–1874), American politician, planter, and businessman
  • Samuel Finley Vinton (1792–1862), American member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
  • Stephanie A. Finley (born 1966), American judge
  • Steve Finley (born 1965), American baseball center fielder
  • Susan G. Finley, an American researcher and the longest-serving woman in NASA
  • William James Finley (1863–1912), American professional baseball player
  • William Asa Finley (1839–1912), first president of Oregon State University in the United States
  • William Finley (actor) (1940–2012), American actor
  • William L. Finley (1876–1953), American wildlife photographer and conservationist
  • William Finley (actor), American film actor

Given name
  • Finley Duncan (died 1989), American singer who worked with independent record companies in Florida
  • Finley Jeffrey (born 1969), also known as "Scholar" and "King Scholar", American Grenadian calypsonian, Soca Artiste and songwrite
  • Finley Peter Dunne (1867–1936), American writer and humorist
  • Finley Lockwood (born 2008), daughter of Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Lockwood
  • Finley Quaye (born 1974), Scottish musician
  • William Finley Semple (1832-1923), American dentist, commonly referred to as the first person anywhere to patent a chewing gum

References
  1. OACT. "Popular Baby Names". www.ssa.gov. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  2. Busby, Mattha; agency (2017-09-20). "Olivia and Oliver were 2016's top baby names in England and Wales". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
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