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:

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

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