Synge
# Synge

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

* Cathleen Synge (born 1923), Canadian mathematician a.k.a. Cathleen Synge Morawetz
* 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
