Rhys or Rhŷs is a popular Welsh given name (usually male), which is famous in Welsh history and which is also used as a surname. It is pronounced [r̥ɨːs] in North Wales, [r̥iːs] in South Wales, and /riːs/ in English. Anglicised forms of the name include Rees, Reese and Reece.
Rhys ap Thomas (1449–1525), a Welsh soldier and landholder who was instrumental in the victory of Henry Tudor at the Battle of Bosworth FieldRhys ap Gruffydd (1132–1197), 12th-century ruler of southern WalesRhys ap Tewdwr (died 1093), 11th-century prince of southern WalesRhys Lewis (born 1532), MP for New Radnor Boroughs October 1553 and 1558Rhys Lewis (1571 MP), MP for New Radnor Boroughs 1571As a first name, Rhys may refer to:
Rhys Bobridge (born 1981), Australian singer and dancerRhys Chatham (born 1952), American avant-garde "guitar orchestra" composerRhys Coiro (born 1979), American film actor and singerRhys Darby (born 1974), stand-up comedian from New ZealandRhys Davies (born 1985), Welsh GolferRhys Day (born 1982), Welsh footballerRhys Evans (born 1982), English footballerRhys Fulber (born 1970), member of Front Line AssemblyRhys Gemmell (born 1896), former tennis player from AustraliaRhys Hanbury (born 1985), Australian rugby league footballerRhys Hughes (born 1966), Welsh writerRhys Ifans (born 1967), Welsh actorRhys Jenkins (born 1990), rugby union playerRhys L. Isaac, professorRhys Millen, car racerRhys Muldoon (born 1965), Australian actorRhys M. Thomas (born 1982), Welsh international rugby union playerRhys Oakley (born 1980), Wales international rugby union playerRhys Palmer (born 1989), Australian rules footballerRhys Patchell Welsh rugby union playerRhys Priestland (born 1987), Welsh rugby union playerRhys Rhys-Williams (1865–1955), British Liberal Party politicianRhys Stanley (born 1990), Australian rules footballerRhys Taylor (born 1990), Welsh footballerRhys Thomas (comedian) (born 1978), English comedian and actorRhys Wakefield (born 1988), Australian actorRhys Webb (born 1988), Welsh rugby union playerRhys Wesser (born 1979), Australian professional rugby league footballerRhys Williams (rugby player, born 1980) (born 1980),Welsh rugby union playerRhys H. Williams (rugby player) (1930–1993), Welsh rugby union playerT. Rhys Thomas, Wales international rugby union playerAs a last name, Rhys may refer to:
Elen Rhys, Welsh actressErnest Rhys (1859–1946), English writerGriff Rhys Jones (born 1953), Welsh comedian and presenterGruff Rhys (born 1970), vocalist and guitaristJean Rhys (1890–1979), Caribbean writerSir John Rhys (1840–1915), Celtic scholar at OxfordJohn Rhys-Davies (born 1944), Welsh actorJohn Llewellyn Rhys, an airman memorialised by John Llewellyn Rhys prizeJonathan Rhys Meyers (born 1977), Irish actorKeidrych Rhys (1915–1987), Welsh literary journalist and editorMatthew Rhys (born 1974), Welsh actorMorgan John Rhys (1760–1804), Baptist ministerPaul Rhys (born 1963), Welsh television, film and theatre actorPhillip Rhys (born 1974), English actorSiôn Dafydd Rhys (1534 – c. 1609), Welsh physician and grammarianRhys (Rhysand), from the series A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. MaasRhys, the central character of the first generation of Phantasy Star IIIRhys, a main player-character from the Tales from the Borderlands video gameRhys, in Laurell K. Hamilton's Merry Gentry book seriesRhys, in Gail Carson Levine's The Two Princesses of BamarreRhys, in the Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance video gameRhys Ashworth, on the British soap HollyoaksRhys Dahl, in Amanda Hocking's SwitchedRhys Lawson, from the Australian soap opera NeighboursRhys Lewis, the eponymous subject of an 1885 novel by Daniel OwenRhys Maelwaedd, a character of the Deverry Cycle book series.Rhys Rhysson, the Low King of the dwarfs in Terry Pratchett's Discworld booksRhys Williams, in the BBC science fiction series TorchwoodRhys, an elvish hunter in the Gilt-Leaf tribe, from the Lorwyn and Shadowmoor blocks of Magic: The Gathering, a collectible card gameRhys Sutherland, in the Home and Away television series 