Synge

Synge is an Irish surname. Notable people with the name include:

• Cathleen Synge Morawetz (1923–2017), Canadian mathematician
• Edward Synge (archbishop of Tuam) (1659–1741), Anglican clergyman who served in the Church of Ireland
• Edward Synge (bishop of Elphin) (1691–1762), Anglican bishop in the Church of Ireland
• Edward Hutchinson Synge (1890–1957), inventor of the near-field optical microscope
• John Lighton Synge (1897–1995), Irish mathematician and physicist
• John Millington Synge (1871–1909), Irish playwright, poet, and prose writer
• Mary Helena Synge (1840-1917) Irish composer
• Nicholas Synge (died 1771), 18th-century Irish Anglican priest
• Patrick Synge (1910–1982), British botanist, writer and plant hunter
• Richard Laurence Millington Synge (1914–1994), British biochemist
• Violet Synge Girl Guide Chief Commissioner for England
• William Synge (1826-1891), British diplomat and writer

See also

• Synge (hill), a categorisation of British hills named after Tim Synge