Lynda is a spelling variation of the feminine given name Linda. Notable people with the name include:
People
editArts and entertainment
edit- Lynda Adams (1920–1997), later Hunt, Canadian diver
- Lynda Baron (1939–2022), British television actress
- Lynda Barry (born 1956), American cartoonist and author
- Lynda Bellingham (1948–2014), Canadian-born British actress
- Lynda Bryans (born 1962), Northern Irish television presenter and journalist
- Lynda Carter (born 1951), American television actress who played Wonder Woman in the 1970s
- Lynda Chouiten, Algerian writer in French
- Lynda Day George (born 1944), American television actress popular in the 1960s and 1970s
- Lynda Trang Đài (born 1968), Vietnamese American singer
- Lynda Ghazzali, Malaysian porcelain painter
- Lynda Gibson (1956–2004), Australian comedian and actress
- Lynda Goodfriend (born 1953), American actress
- Lynda Kay, American contralto singer, songwriter, guitarist, actor and business owner
- Lynda La Plante (born 1943), British author known for the Prime Suspect television series
- Lynda Laurence (born 1949), American singer
- Lynda Lemay (born 1966), Canadian francophone singer-songwriter
- Lynda Lopez (born 1971), a.k.a. "Ly Lo", American broadcaster and journalist
- Lynda Mendelson, American former child actress
- Lynda Myles (British producer) (born 1947), British writer and producer
- Lynda Myles (American writer) (1939–2023), American writer and actress
- Lynda Obst (born 1950), American feature film producer and author
- Lynda Randle (born 1962), African American singer of southern gospel music
- Lynda Squires (born 1951), Canadian pop singer
- Lynda Stipe (born 1962), American singer and bass guitarist
- Lynda Thalie (born 1978), Canadian singer-songwriter of Algerian origin
- Lynda Thomas (born 1981), Mexican Eurodance and rock musician popular in the 1990s
- Lynda Topp (born 1958), is one half of the Topp Twins, a New Zealand music comedy duo
- Lynda Weinman (born 1955), American entrepreneur, author, and co-founder of the Lynda.com online training library
- Lynda Williams (born 1958), Canadian science fiction author and blogger
- Lynda Wiesmeier (1963–2012), American model and actress
Business and economy
edit- Lynda Weinman (born 1955), American business owner, computer instructor, and author
Politics
edit- Lynda Blanchard (born 1959), American businesswoman, diplomat
- Lynda Boudreau (born 1952), American politician in Minnesota. She served in the Minnesota House of Representatives
- Lynda Chalker (born 1942), British Conservative politician
- Lynda Chuba-Ikpeazu (born 1966), Nigerian politician
- Lynda Lovejoy (born 1949), American politician
- Lynda Pope (born 1953), née Maddern, Australian chess player
- Lynda Bird Johnson Robb (born 1944), née Johnson;, elder daughter of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and his First Lady Lady Bird Johnson
Sports
edit- Lynda Blutreich (born 1971), American javelin thrower
- Lynda Folauhola (born 1980), also known as Lynda Dackiw, Australian diver
- Lynda Kiejko (born 1980), Canadian pistol sport shooter
- Lynda Prichard (born 1950), New Zealand cricketer
- Lynda Sutfin (born 1962), American javelin thrower
- Lynda Tolbert-Goode (born 1967), American hurdler
Others
edit- Lynda Lyon Block (1948–2002), American convicted murderer
- Lynda Chin (born 1968), Chinese-American medical doctor
- Lynda Gratton (born 1955), British organizational theorist, consultant and professor
See also
edit- "Lynda" (song), a 1987 song by Steve Wariner
- lynda.com, the former name of the online education site, LinkedIn Learning
- Lynda Van der Klok, a fictional character of the Halloween film series played by P. J. Soles