Alwyn is a name, primarily used as a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Alwyn Bramley-Moore Alywn Bramley-Moore (July 3, 1878 – April 4, 1916) was a provincial politician, author and soldier from Alberta, Canada. He served as a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1913, as part of the governing Libe ...

(1878–1916), Canadian politician and soldier from Alberta *

Alwyn Cashe Alwyn Crendall Cashe (July 13, 1970 – November 8, 2005) was a United States Army senior non-commissioned officer who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in Iraq. On November 10, 2020, the United States Congress voted to upg ...

(1970–2005), Medal of Honor recipient * Alwyn Davey (born 1984), Australian footballer * Alwyn Eato (born 1929), English cricketer * Alwyn Hamilton, author of ''Rebel of the Sands'' * Alwyn Jones (biophysicist) (born 1947), Welsh biophysicist *

Alwyn Jones (athlete) Alwyn Jones (born 28 February 1985) is an Australian triple jumper. Jones was born in Australia. He attended Victoria University. He finished fifth at the 2004 World Junior Championships, won the bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and ...

(born 1985), Australian triple jumper *

Alwyn Kurts Alwyn Cecil Kurts (28 October 1915 – 4 May 2000) was an Australian drama and comedy actor of radio, television and film, best remembered for his role as gruff Inspector Colin Fox in the TV series ''Homicide''. Biography Kurts' father, Donal ...

(1915–2000), Australian actor * Alwyn MacArchill (12th century), a ''rannair'' to the King of Scots * Alwyn Morris (born 1957), Canadian flatwater canoeist *

Alwyn Myburgh Alwyn Myburgh (born 13 October 1980 in Vanderbijlpark) is a South African hurdler. His personal best time is 48.09 seconds, achieved at the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as ...

(born 1980), South African hurdler *

Alwyn Rice Jones Alwyn Rice Jones (25 March 1934 – 12 August 2007) was Bishop of St Asaph from 1981 to 1999 and also Archbishop of Wales, the Welsh province of the Anglican Communion, from 1991 to 1999. During Rice Jones' tenure, the Church of Wales refo ...

(1934–2007), Archbishop of Wales *

Alwyn Schlebusch Alwyn Louis Schlebusch (16 September 1917 – 7 January 2008) was a South African politician, the only holder of the title Vice State President of South Africa from 1 January 1981 to 14 September 1984. He was an Afrikaner with a surname ...

(1917–2008), South African politician *

Alwyn Scott Alwyn Scott is an American journalist. In 2010, he earned recognition as a Pulitzer Prize finalist for his outstanding editorial work on a series of articles investigating the shutdown and sale of Washington Mutual, the largest U.S. bank to fail, ...

(born 1963), American business journalist and editor *

Alwyn Sheppard Fidler Alwyn Gwilym Sheppard Fidler CBE (8 May 1909 – 1990) was a Welsh architect and town planner An urban planner (also known as town planner) is a professional who practices in the field of town planning, urban planning or city planning. ...

CBE (1909–1990), Welsh architect and town planner *Alwyn Wall, of British gospel beat group

Malcolm and Alwyn Malcolm and Alwyn were a popular British gospel beat music group in the 1970s. They played rock music influenced by Simon and Garfunkel, Bob Dylan and The Beatles with lyrics reflecting their conversion to Christianity. The duo was composed of ...

Alwyn Williams (bishop) Alwyn Terrell Petre Williams (20 July 188818 February 1968) was Bishop of Durham (1939–1952) and then Bishop of Winchester (1952–1961). Family and education Born the eldest son of John (a physician) and Adeline (née Peter) Williams, at ...

(1888–1968), Bishop of Durham and ofWinchester *

Alwyn Williams (geologist) Sir Alwyn Williams (8 June 1921 – 4 April 2004) was a Welsh geologist, who was Principal of the University of Glasgow, Principal of the University of Glasgow from 1976 to 1988, and President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh from 1985 to 198 ...

(1921–2004), Welsh geologist *

Alwyn Young Alwyn Young is a professor of economics and the Leili & Johannes Huth Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He held a named chair at the University of Chicago and was on the faculty at Boston University and the MIT Sl ...

, economist

Surname

Joe Alwyn Joseph Matthew Alwyn (born 21 February 1991) is an English actor. Alwyn made his feature film debut as the titular character in Ang Lee's 2016 war drama '' Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk'' and has since played roles in films such as '' The F ...

(born 1991), English actor *

Kenneth Alwyn Kenneth Alwyn Wetherell (28 July 1925 – 10 December 2020) was a British conductor, composer, and writer. Described by BBC Radio 3 as "one of the great British musical directors", Alwyn was known for his many recordings, including with the Lo ...

(1925–2020), British conductor * Nicholas Alwyn (born 1938), English cricketer *

William Alwyn William Alwyn (born William Alwyn Smith; 7 November 1905 – 11 September 1985), was a prolific English composer, Conducting, conductor, and music teacher who composed over 200 cinematic scores, of which some 70 were for full-length features, ...

(1905–1985), English composer, conductor, and music teacher {{given name, type=both