Huw is a Welsh given name, a variant of Hugo or Hugh. Notable people with the name include: *

Huw Bennett Huw Bennett (born 11 June 1983) is a former Wales international rugby union hooker, who played most of his rugby career for the Ospreys. Starting his club rugby in Clevedon, Somerset, Bennett has since represented both Wales and England at va ...

(born 1983), Welsh rugby player *

Huw Bunford Huw "Bunf" Bunford (born Huw Cennydd Bunford; 15 September 1967 in Cardiff, Wales) is a musician best known as the guitarist in Super Furry Animals. Biography Bunford studied at Lanchester Polytechnic (now Coventry University) and worked as a te ...

(born 1967), guitarist in the Welsh rock band Super Furry Animals * Huw Cadwaladr, Welsh poet * Huw Cae Llwyd (1431–c.1504), Welsh poet *

Huw Ceredig Huw Ceredig Jones (22 June 1942 – 16 August 2011) was a Welsh actor, best known for portraying Reg Harries in the Welsh-language soap opera ''Pobol y Cwm'' for 29 years, from 1974 to 2003. Early life Huw Ceredig was born in Brynamman, Carmar ...

(1942–2011), Welsh actor * Huw Davies (chemist), British chemist *

Huw Davies (rugby union) Geoffrey Huw Davies (born 18 February 1959, in Eastbourne) is an English rugby union player, who played as fly-half. He attended King Edwards VI College, Stourbridge, in the West Midlands. He played for Coventry FC (RU), Wasps RFC and for Englan ...

(born 1959), English rugby union player *

Huw Dixon Huw David Dixon (/hju: devəd dɪksən/; born 1958) is a British economist. He has been a professor at Cardiff Business School since 2006, having previously been Head of Economics at the University of York (2003–2006) after being a professor ...

(born 1958), Professor of Economics at Cardiff University *

Huw Edwards (conductor) Huw Edwards is a Welsh conductor. Edwards' conducting career began at age seventeen when he became music director of the Maidstone Opera Company in England. He later attended the University of Surrey, where he conducted the college orchestra al ...

, Welsh conductor *

Huw Edwards Huw Edwards ( , ; born 18 August 1961) is a Welsh news presenter. He was the lead presenter of ''BBC News at Ten'', the late evening news programme of BBC Television, from 2003 to 2023. He resigned from the BBC in 2024, during a police investi ...

(born 1961), Welsh journalist, presenter and newsreader *

Huw Edwards (politician) Huw William Edmund Edwards (born 12 April 1953) is a British Labour Party politician who was the member of parliament (MP) for Monmouth over two separate terms. Throughout both of his terms, he served on the Welsh Affairs Select Committee. ...

(born 1953), Welsh Labour Party politician, and Member of Parliament * Huw T. Edwards (1892–1970), Welsh trade union leader and politician * Huw Edwards-Jones (born 1956), British cabinetmaker *Huw Evans (born 1985), also known as H. Hawkline, Welsh singer-songwriter and radio and television presenter *

Huw Garmon Huw Garmon (born 1966) is a Welsh actor, probably best known for playing the eponymous lead in the Oscar-nominated Welsh language film '' Hedd Wyn'' (1992). He has also taken part in various television series and has currently taken an academic ...

(born 1966), Welsh actor *

Huw Gower Huw Gower is a British guitarist. He was the lead guitarist of The Records from 1978 to 1980, appearing on their debut album ''Shades in Bed'' and hit single "Starry Eyes". After leaving The Records, Gower moved to New York City and played guita ...

, British guitarist *

Huw Higginson Huw Higginson (born 21 February 1964) is a British-born actor, based in Australia, who is best known for playing PC George Garfield in ''The Bill'' from 1989 to 1999. Higginson has also appeared in '' Heartbeat'', ''EastEnders'', ''Casualty'' ...

(born 1964), English actor *

Huw Irranca-Davies Ifor Huw Irranca-Davies (; born 22 January 1963) is a Welsh Labour and Co-operative politician who has served as Deputy First Minister of Wales since August 2024, and as Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs since March 2024 ...

(born 1963), British Labour politician from Wales *

Huw Jenkins Huw Jenkins is vice chairman of the board of BTG Pactual, based in London. He is a managing partner of the firm as well as a member of the Global Management Committee. Jenkins is also chairman of Engelhart Commodities Trading Partners (ECTP), ...

(born 1958), British businessman; CEO and Chairman of UBS Investment Bank *

Huw Jones (rugby union) Huw Richard Forbes Jones (born 17 December 1993) is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for United Rugby Championship club Glasgow Warriors and the Scotland national team. Early life Jones was born in Leith in Ed ...

(born 1993), Scottish Rugby Union player *

Huw Lewis Huw Lewis (born 17 January 1964) is a Welsh people, Welsh Labour Co-operative politician who served as Minister for Education (Wales), Minister for Education and Skills from 2013 to 2016. Born in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Lewis represented th ...

, (born 1964), National Assembly for Wales member *

Huw Lawlor Huw Lawlor (born 1 May 1996) is an Irish hurler who plays for Kilkenny Senior Championship club O'Loughlin Gaels and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a full-back. Playing career Kilkenny CB ...

, (born 1996), Irish hurler *

Huw Lewis-Jones Huw Lewis-Jones (born 2 May 1980) is a British historian, editor, broadcaster and art director. Formerly a historian and Curator of Art at the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Lewis-Jones left Cambridge in June 2010 to pur ...

(born 1980), British historian, editor, broadcaster and art critic *

Huw Lloyd-Langton Richard Hugh "Huw" Lloyd-Langton (6 February 1951 – 6 December 2012) was an English musician, best known as the guitarist for the rock band HawkwindStrong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Rock Discography'', Canongate, , p. 466 at various times. ...

(1951–2012), English guitarist, Hawkwind *

Huw Menai Huw Owen Williams (13 July 1886 – 28 June 1961), who wrote as Huw Menai, was a Welsh poet, a Welsh-language speaker who nevertheless wrote only in the English language. His poems were among the first classic works to be republished as a resu ...

(1886–1961), Welsh English-language poet *

Huw Pill Huw Pill is a Welsh economist, and the chief economist of the Bank of England since September 2021, succeeding Andy Haldane. Pill studied philosophy, politics and economics at University College, Oxford, and graduated in 1989. He earned a do ...

, British economist, chief economist of the Bank of England *

Huw Pritchard Huw Pritchard (born 7 January 1976 in Cardiff, Wales), is a former Welsh racing cyclist. He represented Wales at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur and again in Manchester in the 2002 Commonwealth Games, where he won the silver medal ...

(born 1976), Welsh racing cyclist *Huw Justin Smith (1965–2007), also known as

Pepsi Tate Tigertailz are a Welsh glam metal band from Cardiff. Their 1990 album '' Bezerk'' made the Top 40 on the UK Albums Chart and contained the hit singles "Love Bomb Baby" and "Heaven". The band reformed in 2005. History Formation and early year ...

, Welsh bass guitarist *

Huw Spratling Huw Spratling (born 1949) is a British composer. Spratling has collaborated on compositions with Sir Charles Groves Sir Charles Barnard Groves CBE (10 March 191520 June 1992) was an English conductor. He was known for the breadth of his rep ...

(born 1949), British composer *

Huw Stephens Huw Meredydd Stephens (born 25 May 1981) is a Welsh radio and television presenter, currently broadcasting on BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru and BBC Radio 6 Music. Stephens founded the Sŵn music festival with John Rostron and the yearly s ...

(born 1981), Welsh radio and television presenter *

Huw Swetnam Huw Swetnam is a British slalom canoeist who has competed since the mid-2000s. He won a silver medal in the K-1 team event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell. He also won three medals in the same event at the Eu ...

, British slalom canoeist * Huw Thomas Edwards (1892–1970), Welsh trade union leader and politician *

Huw van Steenis Huw van Steenis (born 27 September 1969) is a British financier and vice chair at management consultancy firm Oliver Wyman. He was formerly senior adviser to the CEO at UBS. He also chaired UBS' sustainable finance committee. He was senior A ...

(born 1969), British banker *

Huw Warren Huw Warren is a Welsh jazz pianist and composer whose work crosses several genres. He is known as co-leader and founder of the jazz quartet Perfect Houseplants. Career Huw Warren was the co-leader and founder of the jazz quartet Perfect Hous ...

(born 1962), Welsh jazz pianist and composer * Huw Waters (born 1986), Welsh cricketer *

Huw Watkins Huw Thomas Watkins (born 13 July 1976) is a British composer and pianist. Born in South Wales, he studied piano and composition at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester, where he received piano lessons from Peter Lawson. He then went on to r ...

(born 1976), British composer and pianist *

Huw Wheldon Sir Huw Pyrs Wheldon, (7 May 1916 – 14 March 1986) was a Welsh broadcaster and BBC executive. Early life Huw Pyrs Wheldon was born on 7 May 1916 in Prestatyn, Flintshire (historic), Flintshire, Wales. He was educated at Friars School, Ban ...

(1916–1986), BBC broadcaster and executive * Huw Williams, Welsh football coach and former player * Jeremy Huw Williams (born 1969), Welsh baritone opera singer * Robert Huw Morgan (born 1967), Welsh-born organist, conductor and teacher *

Robin Huw Bowen Robin Huw Bowen (born 1957) is a player of the Welsh triple harp, known in Welsh as ''Telyn Deires'' (),. He was awarded the Glyndŵr Award in 2000. Born into the Welsh community in Liverpool, England, into a family originally from Anglesey, B ...

(born 1957), Welsh triple harp player

Fictional

Huw Edwards (EastEnders) Huw Edwards is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Richard Elis. Huw was introduced on 28 May 1996 and remained on-screen until 15 April 1999. Creation and development Actor Richard Elis was cast in the minor ...

, a character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders

Fictional

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