Thynne is a surname. Notable people and characters with the surname include: Lord Alexander Thynne (1873–1918), British soldier and Conservative politician Andrew Joseph Thynne (1847–1927), Australian politician Lord Edward Thynne (1807–1884), British soldier and Conservative politician Francis Thynne (1544–1608), officer of arms at the College of Arms in London George Thynne, 2nd Baron Carteret (1770–1838), British Tory politician Henry Thynne, 3rd Marquess of Bath (1797–1837), British naval commander and politician Henry Thynne, 6th Marquess of Bath (1905–1992), British politician, aristocrat and landowner Lord Henry Thynne (1832–1904), British Conservative politician Hercules Grytpype-Thynne, character from the British 1950s comedy radio programme The Goon Show James Thynne (1605–1670), English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1640 and 1670 Joan Thynne (1558–1612), English gentlewoman, wife of John Thynne (d. 1604) John Thynne (1515–1580), English steward to Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (c. 1506 – 1552) and a member of Parliament John Thynne (died 1604), landowner and member of Parliament, son of the above John Thynne, 3rd Baron Carteret (1772–1849), British peer and politician John Thynne, 4th Marquess of Bath (1831–1896), British diplomat and a peer for almost sixty years Lady Louisa Thynne (1760–1832), British naturalist and botanical illustrator, later Louisa Finch, Countess of Aylesford Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath (1734–1796), British politician who held office under George III Thomas Thynne, 1st Viscount Weymouth (1640–1714), British peer in the peerage of England Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath (1765–1837), British peer Thomas Thynne, 2nd Viscount Weymouth (1710–1751), English peer, descended from the first Sir John Thynne of Longleat House Thomas Thynne, 5th Marquess of Bath (1862–1946), British landowner and Conservative politician Thomas Thynne (died 1639) (1578–1639), English landowner and member of Parliament Thomas Thynne (died 1669) (1610–1669), English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660 Thomas Thynne (died 1682) (1647–1682), English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1670 to 1682 Ulric Oliver Thynne (1871–1957), British champion polo player