Fiennes or Ffiennes may refer to: Places Fiennes, a commune of the Pas-de-Calais département in northern France. People A toponymic surname pronounced and borne by a prominent English family, descendant from Eustace I Fiennes, a nobleman in the 11th century from the region of Fiennes, then in County of Boulogne and part of Flanders. Better-known family members are: James Fiennes, 1st Baron Saye and Sele (1395–1450) Richard Fiennes, 7th Baron Dacre Bessie Fiennes (1498–1540), née Bessie Blount, a mistress of Henry VIII William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele (1582-1662) Nathaniel Fiennes (1608–1669), politician Celia Fiennes, (1662–1741), travel writer Geoffrey Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 18th Baron Saye and Sele (1858–1937) Gerry Fiennes (1906–1985), British railway manager Sir Maurice Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1907–1974), businessman, father of Mark Fiennes, Nathaniel Fiennes, 21st Baron Saye and Sele (born 1920) Mark Fiennes (1933–2004), photographer and illustrator. Father of: Ralph Fiennes (born 1962), actor Martha Fiennes (born 1964), film director and producer Hero Fiennes Tiffin (born 1997), actor and model Magnus Fiennes (born 1965), composer and record producer Sophie Fiennes (born 1967), film director and producer Joseph Fiennes (born 1970), actor Ranulph Fiennes (born 1944), adventurer Susannah Fiennes (born 1961), artist William Fiennes (author) (born 1970), writer See :Category:Fiennes family for a larger list. Henri Léopold de Fiennes (1898–1985), American film director known as Henry Hathaway Given name Fiennes Cornwallis (1831–1867), a British Army officer Fiennes Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis (1864–1935), son of the above Fiennes Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis (1921–2010), grandson of the above Fiennes Barrett-Lennard (1880–1963), British colonial judge and soldier See also Fynes For members of the Fiennes family: Baron Saye and Sele Viscount Saye and Sele Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes family Lord Dacre References