Finney is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Surname
Entertainment Acting and filmmaking Albert Finney (1936–2019), English actor Desmond Finney, Sierra Leonean actor Edward Finney (1903–1983), American film producer and director Gavin Finney (born 1963), British cinematographer Mary Finney (1906–1973), American actress Shirley Jo Finney (1949–2023), American actress and theater director Victoria Finney, British actress Yasmin Finney (born 2003), British actress
Music Chick Finney (1911–1975), American jazz pianist and composer Ian Finney, English composer and guitarist Maury Finney (fl. 1976–1980), American country music saxophonist Ross Lee Finney (1906–1997), American composer
Painting Christine Lawrence Finney (1968–2016), American animator and painter Samuel Finney (painter) (1719–1798), English miniature-painter
Politics Darwin A. Finney (1814–1868), American politician in Pennsylvania Florence Finney (1903–1994), American politician in Connecticut Gail Finney (1959–2022), American businesswoman and politician in Kansas Joan Finney (1925–2001), American politician in Kansas Karen Finney (born 1967), American political consultant and commentator Louis C. H. Finney (1822–1884), American politician in Virginia Lowe Finney (born 1975), American politician in Tennessee Raymond Finney (born 1941), American politician in Tennessee Samuel Finney (politician) (1857–1935), British politician Victor Finney (1897–1970), English film company executive and politician
Sports American football (gridiron) B. J. Finney (born 1991), American gridiron football player Redmond Finney (1929–2019), American gridiron football and lacrosse player W. P. Finney (1871–1954), American college football player and coach
Association football (soccer) Alan Finney (1933–2025), English footballer Bill Finney (born 1931), English footballer Charlie Finney (born 2003), English footballer Evan Finney (born 1994), American soccer player Fred Finney (1924–2005), English footballer Ken Finney (1929–2018), English footballer Kevin Finney (born 1969), English footballer Oliver Finney (born 1997), English footballer Steve Finney (1973–2022), English footballer
Auto racing Bob Finney (1920–1999), American race car driver Brian Finney (racing driver) (born 1977), American racing driver and crew chief
Baseball Ed Finney (1924–1998), American baseball player in the Negro leagues Lou Finney (1910–1966), American baseball player
Cricket Roger Finney (born 1960), English cricketer William Finney (1866–1927), Welsh cricketer
Other sports Allison Finney (born 1958), American golfer Carl Finney (born 1965), British judoka Carolyn Finney, American ultimate player Jan Finney (born 1980), American mixed martial artist Jessica Finney (born 1995), British cyclist Mary-Ellen Finney, American rower Shawn Finney (born 1962), American college basketball coach Sid Finney (1929–2009), Northern Irish-born Canadian ice hockey player Stephen Finney (1852–1924), English rugby player
Writing Carolyn Finney (author) (born 1959), American author and educator Charles G. Finney (1905–1984), American newspaperman and writer Harry Anson Finney (1886–1966), American accountancy author Jack Finney (1911–1995), American author Nat S. Finney (1903–1982), American journalist Patricia Finney (born 1958), English author and journalist Ruth Finney (1898–1979), American journalist
Other areas Alex Finney (disambiguation), multiple people Ben Finney (1933–2017), American anthropologist, co-founder of the Polynesian Voyaging Society Brian Finney, British-American scholar of English literature Charles Grandison Finney (1792–1875), American revivalist Christopher Finney (born 1984), British soldier D. J. Finney (1917–2018), British statistician David Finney (disambiguation), multiple people Ernest A. Finney Jr. (1931–2017), American judge Hal Finney (disambiguation), multiple people Hilda Grayson Finney (1913–1976), American educator James Finney (disambiguation), multiple people John Finney (born 1932), British religious figure John Miller Turpin Finney (1863–1942), American surgeon and academic Kathryn Finney, American entrepreneur, founder of Genius Guild Leon Finney (disambiguation), multiple people Lydia Andrews Finney (1804–1847), American social reformer and evangelical Michael Finney (disambiguation), multiple people P. E. S. Finney (1904–1980), Indian police officer Thomas Finney (disambiguation), multiple people
Hyphenated surname Sara Finney-Johnson (born 1957), American television producer, writer, and playwright Dorian Finney-Smith (born 1993), American basketball player John Morton-Finney (1889–1998), American civil rights activist, lawyer and educator
Middle name Listed alphabetically by surname Jennifer Finney Boylan (born 1958), American author and transgender activist Ida Finney Mackrille (1867–1960), American suffragist and a women's political leader in California Stephen Finney Mason (1923–2007), British chemist and historian
See also Finney (disambiguation) Feeney (disambiguation)