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Gwyn (name)

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Gwyn, Gwynn or Gwynne, is both a given name and a surname meaning "white" or "blessed" in Welsh and Cornish. Notable people with the name include:

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Given name

  • Gwyn Jay Allen, British musician
  • Gwyn Ashton (born 1961), Welsh musician
  • Lucy Gwynne Branham (1892–1966), American suffragist
  • Cynthia Gwyn Brown (born 1974), American model and actress
  • Gwyn Cready (born 1962), American author
  • Gwyn Davies (rugby) (1908–1992), Welsh rugby player
  • Gwyn Davies (1919–1995), Welsh cricketer
  • William Gwynne Davies (1916–1999), Canadian political activist
  • Joseph Gwyn Davies (1890–1952), British priest
  • Henry Gwyn Saunders Davies (1865–1934), Welsh cricketer
  • Gwynne Dyer (born 1943), Canadian journalist
  • Robert Gwyn East (born 1943), British actor
  • Thomas Gwyn Elger (1836–1897), British selenographer
  • Marc Christopher Gwynne Ellis (born 1971), New Zealand rugby player and businessman
  • Gwyn Evans (footballer) (1935–2000), Welsh footballer
  • Gwyn Evans (born 1957), Welsh rugby player
  • Gwynn Evans (1915–2001), Welsh cricketer
  • Gwynne Evans (1880–1965), American swimmer
  • Gwynne Owen Evans (1940–1964), Welsh murderer
  • David Gwynne Evans (1909–1984), British microbiologist
  • Meredith Gwynne Evans (1904–1952), British chemist
  • John Gwynn Fleagle, American anthropologist
  • Gwyn Francis (1896–1987), Welsh rugby player
  • Gwynne Geyer, American opera singer
  • Gwynne Gilford (born 1946), American actres
  • Gwyn Griffin (1922–1967), English novelist
  • J. Gwyn Griffiths (1911–2004), Welsh poet
  • Gwynn ap Gwilym (born 1955), Welsh poet
  • Gwyn Headley (born 1946), British businessman
  • Gwynne Herbert, British actress
  • Brian Gwynne Horrocks (1895–1985), British Army officer
  • Gwynne Howell (born 1938), Welsh opera singer
  • Gwyn Hughes (disambiguation)
  • John Gwyn Jeffreys (1809–1885), British conchologist and malacologist
  • Alun Gwynne Jones, Baron Chalfont (born 1919), British politician
  • Gwyn Jones (disambiguation)
  • Gwynne Jones (born 1945), Zimbabwe-born English cricketer
  • Gwynn Parry Jones (1891–1963), Welsh opera singer
  • T. Gwynn Jones (1871–1949), Welsh poet
  • Alan James Gwynne Cellan Jones (born 1931), British film and television director
  • Lawrence Gwyn van Loon (1903–1985), American linguist
  • Robert Gwyn Macfarlane (1907–1987), British physician
  • Gwyn Martin (1921–2001), Welsh photographer and pharmacist
  • Gwyn Manning (1915–2003), Welsh footballer
  • David Gwynne Meara (born 1947), British priest
  • Gwyn Morgan, Canadian businessman
  • Gwyn Morgan (writer) (born 1954), Welsh author
  • Henry Gwyn Jeffreys Moseley, English physicist
  • Gwyn Nicholls (1874–1939), Welsh rugby union player
  • Gwyn Hanssen Pigott (1935–2013), Australian ceramic artist
  • Gwyn R Price, Welsh politician
  • Gwyn Prosser (born 1943), British politician
  • Gwynne Pugh, Welsh-born American architect
  • Gwyn Richards (1905–1985), Welsh rugby player
  • Gwyn Richards (cricketer) (born 1951), Welsh cricketer
  • Gareth Gwyn Roberts (1940–2007), Welsh physicist
  • Gwyn Roberts, American musician
  • Evan James Gwyn Rogers (1914–1982), British priest
  • Gwyn Rowlands (1928–2010), English rugby player
  • Gwyn Hyman Rubio (born 1949), American author
  • Gwyn Shea (born 1937), American politician
  • Gwynne Shipman (1909–2005), American actress
  • Gwynne Shotwell (born 1963), American businesswoman
  • Gwyn Staley (1927–1958), American race car driver
  • Gwyn Thomas (disambiguation)
  • Iwan Gwyn Thomas (born 1974), Welsh sprinter
  • Gwyn R. Tompkins (1861–1938), American horse trainer
  • Frank Gwynne Tudor (1866–1922), Australian politician
  • Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt I (1877–1915), American businessman and sportsman
  • Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt II (1912–1999), American businessman and socialite
  • David Gwyn Williams (1904–1990), Welsh poet
  • Gwyn Williams (disambiguation)
  • Gwyn A. Williams (1925–1995), Welsh historian
  • Gwynn Williams (disambiguation)
  • W. S. Gwynn Williams (1896–1978), British musician

    • Surname

  • Aaron Gwyn (born 1972), American novelist
  • Allan Gwynne-Jones (1892–1982), English painter
  • Alice Claypoole Gwynne (1845–1934), American philanthropist and socialite
  • Andrew Gwynne (born 1974), British politician
  • Anisha Nicole Gwynn (born 1985), American singer better known as Anisha Nicole or Nee-Nee Gwynn (daughter of Tony Sr.)
  • Anne Gwynne (1918–2003), American actress
  • Arthur Gwynn (1874–1898), Irish cricketer and rugby player
  • Aubrey Gwynn (1892–1983), Irish historian
  • Bill Gwynne (1913–1991), New Zealand cricket umpire
  • Carol Bishop-Gwyn, Canadian writer
  • Charles Gwynn (1870–1962), Irish-born British Army officer
  • Chris Gwynn (born 1964), American baseball player
  • Darbi Gwynn, American actress
  • David Gwynn (1861–1910), Welsh rugby player
  • David Gwynne (1904–1934), Welsh cricketer
  • Denis Rolleston Gwynn (1893–1973), Irish journalist
  • Edward Gwynn (1868–1941), Irish literary scholar
  • Edward Castres Gwynne (1811–1888), Australian lawyer
  • Emlyn Gwynne (1898–1962), Welsh rugby player
  • Francis Gwyn (1648–1734), Welsh politician
  • Fred Gwynne (1926–1993), American actor
  • Gareth Gwynn, Welsh entertainer
  • George Gwynne (c. 1623–1673), Welsh politician
  • Glen Gwynne (born 1972), Australian soccer player
  • Haydn Gwynne (born 1957), English actress
  • Helen Gwynne-Vaughan (1879–1967), English botanist
  • Herbert Britton Gwyn (1873–1934), American newspaper editor
  • Horace Gwynne (1912–2001), Canadian boxer
  • Howel Gwyn (1806–1888), British politician
  • Howell Gwynne (disambiguation)
  • Howell Arthur Gwynne (1865–1950), British author and newspaper editor
  • Jack Gwynne (1895–1969), American illusionist
  • James Gwyn (1828–1906), American Civil War soldier
  • James O'Gwynn (1928–2011), American musician
  • Jason Gwynne, British journalist
  • John Gwynne (disambiguation)
  • John David Gwynn (1907–1998), Irish cricketer
  • John Tudor Gwynn (1881–1956), Irish circketer
  • John Wellington Gwynne (1814–1902), puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
  • John W. Gwynne (1889–1972), seven-term Republican U.S. Representative
  • Julia Gwynne (1856–1954), English opera singer
  • Letitia Gwynne (born 1962), Northern Irish journalist
  • Llewellyn Gwynne (1863–1957), the first Anglican Bishop of Egypt and Sudan
  • Lucius Gwynn (1873–1902), Irish rugby player
  • Lucy Gwynn (1866-1947), first Lady Registrar in Dublin
  • Marcus Gwyn (born 1977), American baseball player
  • Mark Gwyn, American law enforcement officer
  • Marmaduke Gwynne (1691–1769), influential Welsh Methodist
  • Michael Gwynn (1916–1976), British actor
  • Michael C. Gwynne (born 1942), American actor
  • Nathaniel Gwynne (1849–1883), American Civil War soldier
  • Nell Gwynne (1650–1687), long-time mistress of King Charles II
  • Nevile Gwynne, British grammarian
  • Owen Gwyn (died 1633), Welsh priest
  • Patrick Gwynne (1913–2003), British architect
  • Peter Gwynn-Jones (1940–2010), English officer of arms
  • Peter Gwynne (1929–2011), New Zealand-born Australian actor
  • Phillip Gwynne (born 1958), Australian author
  • R. S. Gwynn (born 1948), American poet
  • Rebecca Gwynne, American television producer
  • Richard Gwyn (disambiguation)
  • Robert Gwynn (1877–1962), Irish cricketer
  • Roland Gwynne (1882–1971), mayor of Eastbourne and lover of suspected serial killer John Bodkin Adams
  • Rowland Gwynne (c. 1658–1726), Welsh politician
  • Rupert Gwynne (1873–1924), British politician
  • S. C. Gwynne, American writer
  • Sam Gwynne (born 1987), English footballer
  • Sandra Gwyn (1935–2000), Canadian journalist
  • Stephen Gwynn (1864–1950), Irish journalist
  • Tony Gwynn (1960–2014), American baseball player and Hall of Fame member
  • Tony Gwynn, Jr. (born 1982), American baseball player and son of Tony (Sr.)
  • Walter Gwynn (1802–1882), American engineer
  • William Gwynn (1856–1897), Welsh rugby player
  • Woody Gwyn (born 1944), American artist
  • Kiki Preston (1898–1946), born Alice Gwynne, American socialite
  • Sarah Wesley (1726–1822), born Sarah Gwynne, influential Welsh Methodist

    • References

    Gwyn (name) Wikipedia
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