Gwynne is an Anglified spelling of the

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peopl ...

name Gwyn which means 'white' or/and 'blessed'.

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* G. Blakemore Evans (1912–2005), male American scholar *

Gwynne Dyer Michael Gwynne Dyer (born 17 April 1943) is a British-Canadian military historian, author, professor, journalist, broadcaster, and retired naval officer. Dyer rose to prominence in the 1980s with the release of his television series '' War'' in ...

(b. 1943), male Canadian journalist *

Gwynne Evans Gwynne Evans (September 3, 1880 – January 12, 1965), an American competition swimmer and water-polo player, represented the United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics. At the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri, he won two bronze medals a ...

(1880–1965), male American swimmer *

Gwynne Geyer Gwynne Geyer is an American operatic soprano. A graduate of the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, she has sung leading roles at major opera houses all over the Western world, including La Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, and the Vienna ...

, American operatic soprano * Gwynne Gilford (b. 1946), American actress *

Gwynne Herbert Gwynne Herbert (11 September 1859 – 17 February 1946) was a British stage and film actress. Partial filmography * ''Liberty Hall'' (1914) * '' The Christian'' (1915) * '' The Firm of Girdlestone'' (1915) * ''The Folly of Desire'' (1915) * ''Th ...

(1859–1946), British actress * Gwynne Jones (b. 1945), male English cricketer *

Gwynne Pugh Gwynne Pugh is an American architect, born in Wales, who until 2010 was a partner of Pugh + Scarpa. He is known for his use of environmentally sound architecture and alternative energy in his designs. In 2010, he was inducted into the AIA Colleg ...

, male American architect * Gwynne Shipman (1909–2005), American film actress *

Gwynne Shotwell Gwynne Shotwell ( Rowley; born November 23, 1963) is an American businesswoman and engineer. She is the president and chief operating officer of SpaceX, an American space transportation company, where she is responsible for day-to-day operatio ...

(b. 1963), American businesswoman *

Gwynne Williams Gwynne Williams (born 1937) is a Welsh writer of poetry and prose as well as a translator of numerous literary works from English into Welsh. A strong proponent of Cymraeg, the native language of Wales, Williams has been writing since the 1950s, ...

(born 1937), male Welsh writer

Surname

Andrew Gwynne Andrew John Gwynne (born 4 June 1974) is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Denton and Reddish since 2005. A member of the Labour Party, he has been Shadow Minister for Public Health since 2021 and previously ...

(b. 1974), British politician *

Anne Gwynne Anne Gwynne (born Marguerite Gwynne Trice; December 10, 1918 – March 31, 2003) was an American actress who was known as one of the first scream queens because of her numerous appearances in horror films. Gwynne was also one of the most popula ...

(b. 1918), American film actress * Bill Gwynne (1913–1991), New Zealand cricket umpire *

David Gwynne David Graham Pugsley Gwynne (8 December 1904 – 11 December 1934) was a Welsh cricketer. Gwynne was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Swansea, Glamorgan. Gwynne made his first-class debut for Glamorgan in 1922 against Sussex. He play ...

(1904–1934), Welsh cricketer *

Edward Castres Gwynne Edward Castres Gwynne (13 February 1811 – 10 June 1888) was an English-born Australian lawyer, Supreme Court of South Australia judge and politician. Early life Gwynne was the son of the Rev. William Gwynne (1774–1825) rector of St Michael ...

(1811–1888), Australian lawyer * Emlyn Gwynne (1898–1962), Welsh rugby player *

Fred Gwynne Frederick Hubbard Gwynne (July 10, 1926 – July 2, 1993) was an American actor, artist and author widely known for his roles in the 1960s television sitcoms ''Car 54, Where Are You?'' as Francis Muldoon and as Herman Munster in '' The Munsters ...

(1926–1993), American actor *

Gavin Gwynne Gavin Gwynne (born 25 April 1990) is a Welsh professional boxer who has held the Commonwealth lightweight title since February 2021, and the BBBoC British Lightweight title since April 2022. Professional career Gwynne made his professional de ...

, Welsh professional boxer *

George Gwynne George Gwynne (c. 1623 – 1673) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons at various times between 1654 and 1660. Gwynne was the son of David Gwynne and his wife Joan Morgan daughter of George Morgan of ...

(1623–1673), Welsh politician * Glen Gwynne (b. 1972), Australian soccer player * Haydn Gwynne (b. 1957), English actress * Horace Gwynne (1912–2001), Canadian boxer * Howell Arthur Gwynne (1865–1950), British author *

Howell Gwynne (MP) Howell Gwynne (16 April 1718 – 1780) was a British politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Radnorshire from 1755 to 1761, and Old Sarum 1761 to 1768. Educated at Christ Church, Oxford, Howell stood unsuccessfully at the 1754 gene ...

, British politician *

Ivor Gwynne Ivor H. Gwynne (1867–1934) was a Welsh trade unionist and politician. Born in Briton Ferry,Arthur Mee, ''Who's Who in Wales'' (1921), p.170 Gwynne worked in the tinplate industry all his life. He joined the Independent Association of Tinplate ...

(1867–1934), Welsh politician * Jack Gwynne (1895–1969), American illusionist * Jason Gwynne, British journalist * John Gwynne (disambiguation), several people ** John W. Gwynne (1889–1972), American politician ** John Wellington Gwynne (1814–1902), Canadian lawyer ** John Gwynne (captain) , mercenary soldier ** John Gwynne (commentator) (b. 1945), British sports commentator **

John Gwynne (MP for Bath) John Gwynne (fl. 1563) was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Bath Bath may refer to: * Bathing, immersion in a fluid ** Bathtub, a large open container for water, in which a person may wash their bo ...

, English politician * Julia Gwynne (1856–1934), English opera singer *

Llewellyn Gwynne Llewellyn Henry Gwynne (11 June 18639 December 1957) was a Welsh Anglican bishop and missionary. He was the first Anglican Bishop of Egypt and Sudan, serving from 1920 to 1946. Early life Llewellyn Henry Gwynne was born in Britain on 11 June ...

(1863–1957), Welsh Anglican Bishop *

Marmaduke Gwynne Marmaduke Gwynne (1691–1769) was a descendant of the Gwynne family of Glanbrân near Llandovery and an early and influential Methodist convert. He married well and employed Theophilus Evans as an Anglican private chaplain. He was converted to Met ...

(1691–1769), Methodist convert *

Michael C. Gwynne Michael C. Gwynne (born October 1, 1942) is an American film, television and radio actor. His film roles include ''Payday'' (1973), '' A Cold Night's Death'' (1973), ''Harry in Your Pocket'' (1973), ''The Terminal Man'' (1974), '' Special Delive ...

(b. 1942), actor *

Nathaniel Gwynne Private Nathaniel McClean Gwynne (July 5, 1849 - January 6, 1883) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Gwynee received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor. Gwynne's medal was won for ...

(1849–1883), American soldier *

Nevile Gwynne Nevile Martin Gwynne is a British writer who has gained recognition and some criticism for his book ''Gwynne's Grammar''. He has also written ''Gwynne's Latin''. In April 2013 a grammar test devised by Gwynne was published by '' The Daily Teleg ...

, British writer *

Patrick Gwynne (Alban) Patrick Gwynne (1913 – 2003) was a British modernist architect with Welsh roots, best known for designing and building The Homewood, which he left to the National Trust in 2003. Early life and work Gwynne was born in Portchester, Hamp ...

(1913–2003), British modernist architect *

Peter Gwynne Peter Gwynne (1929 – 17 November 2011) was a New Zealand-born Australian television actor who was also known for voice-over work. Career Born in New Zealand, Gwynne was a well-recognised character actor, appearing in many of the significa ...

(1929–2011), Australian actor * Phillip Gwynne (b. 1958), Australian author *

Roland Gwynne Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Roland Vaughan Gwynne DSO, DL, JP (16 May 188215 November 1971) was a British soldier and politician who served as Mayor of Eastbourne, Sussex, from 1928 to 1931. He was also a patient, close friend, and probable lover ...

(1882–1971), Mayor of Eastbourne, Sussex *

Rowland Gwynne Rowland Gwynne FRS (c. 1658 – 24 January 1726) of Llanelwedd, Radnorshire, was a Welsh Whig politician. Gwynne was born in about 1658, the eldest son of George Gwynne of Llanelwedd, by his wife Sybill, daughter of Roderick Gwynne, also of Ll ...

(1658–1726), Welsh politician *

Rupert Gwynne Rupert Sackville Gwynne (2 August 187312 October 1924), was a British Conservative politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Eastbourne from 1910 to 1924. He was the father of cookery writer Elizabeth David. Early years Gwynne was t ...

(1873–1924), British politician * S. C. Gwynne, American writer * Sam Gwynne (b. 1987), English footballer * Allan Gwynne-Jones (1892–1982), English painter *

David Thomas Gwynne-Vaughan Prof David Thomas Gwynne-Vaughan FRSE FLS MRIA (12 March 1871 – 4 September 1915) was a 20th-century Welsh botanist and botanopalaeolontologist, specialising in fossilised plants (especially ferns). Life He was born on 12 March 1871 at Royston ...

(1871–1915), Welsh botanist *

Helen Gwynne-Vaughan Dame Helen Charlotte Isabella Gwynne-Vaughan, (née Fraser; 21 January 1879 – 26 August 1967) was a prominent English botanist and mycologist. During the First World War, she served in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and then as Commandan ...

(1879–1967), English botanist *

Meredith Gwynne Evans Meredith Gwynne Evans, FRS (2 December 1904 – 25 December 1952) was a British physical chemist, who made important theoretical contributions in the study of chemical reaction rates and reaction mechanisms. Together with Henry Eyring and Mic ...

(1904–1952), British physical chemist

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Gwynne Building Gwynne Building is a registered historic building in Cincinnati, Ohio, listed in the National Register on August 3, 1979. History The almost 125,000-square-foot twelve-story Gwynne Building was completed in 1914. The building was designed by Erne ...

, historic building in Cincinnati, United States *

Gwynne, Alberta Gwynne is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Wetaskiwin No. 10. It is located on Highway 13, approximately east of Wetaskiwin. History In 1902, pioneer homesteader Charles Rodberg (known in his native Belgium as Chevalier ...

, hamlet in central Alberta, Canada *

Gwynne Road Gwynne Road is a road located in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh in India, that travels through Aminabad and Maulviganj. The road is in length, it starts at Aminabad Chauraha and ends at Jagat Narayan Road. It is famous for its paper Paper is a ...

, road in Lucknow, India * Nell Gwynne (operetta), comic opera by Robert Planquette

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