Famous People with Name Finn

Finn Erling Kydland            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Finn Erling Kydland: He is currently the Henley Professor of Economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Jim Finn            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jim Finn: is an American football fullback who is currently a free agent. He was originally drafted by the Chicago Bears in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Pennsylvania.

Patrick "Pat" Finn            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Patrick "Pat" Finn: He is the owner of the production company Rubicon Entertainment. Finn first hosted the 1990 remake of the classic Jack Barry show The Joker's Wild. In 1991, he became host of Shop 'Til You Drop, where he remained for 7 years, and in 1999 he replaced Jack Gallagher to become the host of the California State Lottery's weekly game show, The Big Spin.

Julius Finn            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Julius Finn: was an American chess master.Born into a Jewish family in Wladyslawowo, Poland (then Russian Empire), he came to New York in 1887. From a humble start as a street peddler on the Lower East Side, Finn swiftly rose to become New York’s champion chess master

Howard Arthur Finn            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Howard Arthur Finn: was a Los Angeles City Councilman from the 1st district. He served from 1981 to 1986 until he died in office afer a heart attack.

Edward (Ed) Finn, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edward (Ed) Finn, Jr.: is a Canadian trade unionist and journalist, editor, author and former Newfoundland politician. He was the leader of the Newfoundland Democratic Party and the first leader of the Newfoundland New Democratic Party. Finn was hired by the Canadian Labour Congress and persuaded to lead the Newfoundland Democratic Party into the 1959 provincial election. Smallwood sent his Minister of Labour, Charlie Ballam, to run against Finn in Humber West. Finn came within less than 300 votes of defeating Ballam. He remained leader of the Newfoundland Democratic Party, which became the Newfoundland New Democratic Party, until 1963 and ran in the 1962 provincial election as well as for the federal NDP in Humber—St. George's in the 1962 and 1963 federal elections but was unable to win a seat in either the Newfoundland House of Assembly or the Canadian House of Commons.