Linc (name)

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Linc is a masculine given name, usually a shortened version (hypocorism) of Lincoln. It may refer to:

People:

  • Lincoln Alexander (1922–2012), first black Canadian Member of Parliament, first black federal cabinet minister and Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
  • Lincoln Linc Blakely (1912–1976), American Major League Baseball player in 1934
  • Lionel Linc Chamberland (1940–1987), American jazz guitarist
  • Linc Darner (born 1970), American college basketball head coach
  • Lincoln D. Faurer (1928–2014), US Air Force lieutenant general, director of the National Security Agency and Chief of the Central Security Service
  • Henry Lincoln Johnson (1870–1925), African-American attorney and politician
  • Gudjon Lincoln Linc Johnson (1899–1970), Canadian curler

Fictional characters:

  • Lincoln Case, one of the main characters on the 1950s television series Route 66
  • Linc Hayes, one of the main character on the 1960s and '70s television series The Mod Squad
  • Linc McCray, one of the main characters of the 1971 television series The Chicago Teddy Bears, played by Dean Jones

See also[edit]

  • Fred Lincoln Link Wray (1920-2005), American rock and roll guitarist, songwriter and vocalist