Gaynor

{{for|the unincorporated community in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States|Gaynor, Missouri}}

Gaynor is both a surname and a given name.{{cite book

| last = Hanks

| first = Patrick

| authorlink = Patrick Hanks

| last2 = Hardcastle

| first2 = Kate

| last3 = Hodges

| first3 = Flavia

| title = A Dictionary of First Names

| series = Oxford paperback reference

| year = 2006

| isbn = 978-0-19-861060-1

| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=9nd05X_awIgC&pg=PT200

| access-date = 15 October 2018

| page = 200

}}{{cite book

| last = Hanks

| first = Patrick

| authorlink = Patrick Hanks

| title = Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set

| publisher = Oxford University Press

| year = 2003

| isbn = 978-0-19-508137-4

| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=vG7MZ9J6dAgC&pg=PA24

| access-date = 15 October 2018

| page = 24

}} Notable people with the name include:

Surname

Adam Gaynor (born 1963), American guitarist
Barrington Gaynor (1965–2011), Jamaican footballer
Celia Gaynor (born 2000), American soccer player
Ciara Gaynor (born 1979), Irish camogie player
Dave Gaynor, English drummer
Gloria Gaynor (born 1943), American singer
Janet Gaynor (1906–1984), American actress
Jessie Gaynor (1863–1921), American composer
John A. Gaynor (1846–1915), American politician in Wisconsin
Katie Gaynor (born 1977), Australian baseball player
Len Gaynor (born 1944), Irish hurling manager
Len Gaynor (footballer) (1925–2017), English footballer
Mel Gaynor (born 1960), British musician
Mitzi Gaynor (born 1931), American actress, singer and dancer
Pete Gaynor (born 1958), U.S. Administrator of FEMA
Ross Gaynor (born 1987), Irish footballer
Tomas Gaynor (born 1991), Australian rapper, singer and songwriter, known professionally as Allday
Tommy Gaynor (born 1963), Irish footballer
William Jay Gaynor (1849–1913), mayor of New York City