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
• Michelle Boylan, Australian politician
• 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

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

See also

• 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