Gwilym is a Welsh given name and surname, related to

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Guillaume Guillaume may refer to: People * Guillaume (given name), the French equivalent of William * Guillaume (surname), the French equivalent of Williams Places * Guillaume (crater), Moon, Earth-Moon System, Solar System * Guillaumes, Vence, Nice, Alpes ...

, and others in a number of other languages.

Given name

* Gwilym ab Ieuan Hen (1440–1480), Welsh language poet *

Gwilym Davies (minister) Gwilym Davies CBE (24 March 1879 – 26 January 1955) was a Welsh Baptist minister, who spent much of his life attempting to enhance international relations through supporting the work of the League of Nations and its successor, the United N ...

CBE (1879–1955), Welsh Baptist minister *

Gwilym Edwards Gwilym Arthur Edwards (31 May 1881 – 5 October 1963) was a Presbyterian Church of Wales, Welsh Presbyterian minister and writer on theological topics. He was Principal of the United Theological College Aberystwyth from 1939 to 1949. Life and ...

(1881–1963), Welsh Presbyterian minister * Gwilym Ellis Lane Owen (1922–1982), Welsh philosopher *

Gwil Owen Gwilym "Gwil" Emyr Owen III (born July 24, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter of Welsh heritage. Career Gwil was born in Syracuse, New York, grew up in Granville, Ohio, and attended Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, but did not grad ...

(born 1960), American singer/songwriter *

Gwilym Gibbons Gwilym Meredith Lloyd Gibbons, (born 8 April 1971) is a British arts leader who is notable for leading the political struggle, fundraising and development of the £13.5m Mareel in Shetland, the UK's most northerly music, cinema and creative ind ...

(born 1971), British arts leader *

Gwilym Gwent Gwilym Gwent (born William Aubrey Williams on November 28, 1834) was a Welsh-born composer who immigrated in mid-life to the United States. He died on July 3, 1891. Early life William Aubrey Williams was born at Tredegar in 1834, where as a boy h ...

(1834–1891), Welsh-born composer in the United States * Gwilym Jenkins (1933–1982), British statistician and systems engineer *

Gwilym Jones Gwilym Haydn Jones (born 20 September 1947) is a British Conservative politician who served as Under Secretary of State in the Welsh Office. Early life Gwilym Jones was born in Chiswick, London, on 20 September 1947 and moved to Cardiff in ...

(born 1947), British Conservative politician * Gwilym Kessey (1919–1986), Australian cricketer *

Gwilym Lee Gwilym Lee (born 24 November 1983) is a British actor. He is best known for his roles in ''Midsomer Murders'' (2013–2016), '' A Song for Jenny'' (2015), '' Jamestown'' (2017), '' Top End Wedding'' (2019), '' The Great'' (2020–2023), and for ...

(born 1983), British actor *

Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby, , later hyphenated Lloyd-George (4 December 1894 – 14 February 1967), was a Welsh politician and cabinet minister. The younger son of David Lloyd George, he served as Home Secretary from 1954 to 1957. ...

(1894–1967), politician and UK cabinet minister * Gwilym Thomas Mainwaring (1941–2019), Welsh rugby player * Gwilym Owen Williams (1913–1990), Anglican Archbishop of Wales from 1971 to 1982 * Gwilym Prys Davies, Baron Prys-Davies (1923–2017), Welsh politician *

Gwilym Puw Captain Gwilym Puw (sometimes anglicised as William Pugh) (c. 1618 – c. 1689) was a Welsh Catholic and Cavalier poet The cavalier poets was a school of English poets of the 17th century, that came from the classes that supported King Charles ...

(William Pugh) (1618–1689), Welsh Catholic poet and Royalist officer *

Gwilym R. Jones Gwilym Richard Jones (24 March 1903 – 29 July 1993) was an editor and poet, and the first person to have received all three major literary awards at the National Eisteddfod of Wales. The Eisteddfod is an event at which it is notoriously difficult ...

(1903–1993), awarded three literary awards at the National Eisteddfod of Wales * Gwilym Rhyfel (

fl. ''Floruit'' ( ; usually abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for 'flourished') denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indic ...

12th century), Welsh language poet and warrior *

Gwilym Roberts Gwilym Edffrwd Roberts (7 August 1928 – 15 March 2018) was a British Labour Party politician, who was Member of Parliament for South Bedfordshire from 1966 to 1970, and for Cannock from February 1974 to 1983. Early life Roberts was educate ...

(1928–2018), British Labour Party politician *

Gwilym Simcock Gwilym Simcock (born 24 February 1981) is a Welsh pianist and composer working in both jazz and classical music. He was chosen as one of the 1000 Most Influential People in London by the ''Evening Standard'' in 2009. He was featured on the fr ...

(born 1981), British pianist and composer *

Gwilym Tew Gwilym Tew (floruit, fl. 1460 – 1480) was a Welsh language, Welsh-language poet and manuscript copyist from Tir Iarll, Glamorgan. It is probable that his father was the poet Rhys Brydydd and that another poet of the same family, Rhisiart ap Rhy ...

(1460–1480), Welsh language poet and manuscript copyist * Gwilym Tilsley (1911–1997), Welsh poet * Gwilym Went (1914–2005), Welsh cricketer *

William Rees (Gwilym Hiraethog) William Rees (8 November 1802 – 8 November 1883), usually known in Wales by his bardic name of Gwilym Hiraethog, was a Welsh people, Welsh poet and author, one of the major figures of Literature of Wales (Welsh language), Welsh literature ...

(1802–1883), Welsh poet and author *

William Thomas (Gwilym Marles) William Thomas (1834 – 11 December 1879), better known by his bardic name of Gwilym Marles, was a Welsh minister and poet, and the great-uncle of Dylan Thomas. Dylan was given his middle name, "Marlais", in honour of William Thomas, who is ...

(1834–1878), Welsh minister and poet

Surname

Dafydd ap Gwilym Dafydd ap Gwilym ( 1315/1320 – 1350/1370) is regarded as one of the leading Welsh poets and among the great poets of Europe in the Middle Ages. Dafydd’s poetry also offers a unique window into the transcultural movement of cultural pract ...

(1315–1350), Welsh poet *

Eurfyl ap Gwilym Eurfyl ap Gwilym (born 14 November 1944) is a Welsh economist, deputy chairman of the Principality Building Society, and a Plaid Cymru politician. He was born in Penparcau, Ceredigion and was educated at Ardwyn Grammar School followed by a BS ...

(born 1944), Welsh Plaid Cymru politician *

Gwynn ap Gwilym Gwyn or Gwynn may refer to: People * Gwyn (name), includes a list of people with the given name or surname Gwyn, including variants such as Gwynn and Gwynne Fictional or mythological characters * Gwyn ap Nudd, in Welsh mythology * Gwynn (''Slugg ...

(1950–2016), Welsh language poet, novelist, editor and translator *

Lisa Gwilym Lisa Gwilym (born 17 June 1975) is a Welsh broadcaster. She is best known as a presenter for BBC Radio Cymru 2 and the Welsh language television channel, S4C. Television Gwilym began her career at S4C in 1998 as a continuity presenter for the ...

(born 1975), Welsh broadcaster *

Lowri Gwilym Lowri Gwilym (born Lowri Williams; 14 October 1954 – 21 July 2010) was a Welsh television and radio producer. She worked for BBC Wales and the Welsh-language channel S4C. Early life Gwilym was born Lowri Williams on 14 October 1954 in Aberystwy ...

(1955–2010), Welsh television and radio producer *

Meinir Gwilym Meinir Elin Gwilym (born 31 March 1983) is a Welsh-language pop and folk singer. Raised in Llangristiolus, Anglesey, she released her first EP, "Smôcs, Coffi a Fodca Rhad" in 2002. Her website claims that she is amongst the best-selling Wel ...

(born 1983), Welsh-language pop and folk singer *

Mike Gwilym Mike Gwilym (born 5 March 1949) is a Welsh actor. Early life Born in Neath, Gwilym is the brother of actor Robert Gwilym, son of Arthur Aubrey Remington Gwilym and Renée Mathilde Eugénie Léonce Dupont. His parents were the proprietors of a ...

(born 1949), Welsh actor *

Robert Gwilym Robert Gwilym (born 2 December 1956), sometimes known as Bob Gwilym, is a Welsh actor. Robert Gwilym was born in Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, where his family owned a chain of lingerie shops. His brother, Mike Gwilym, also made his name as an actor ...

(born 1956), Welsh actor * Tich Gwilym (1951–2005), Welsh guitarist {{given name, type=both Welsh-language surnames Welsh masculine given names Welsh given names