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Pugh is a surname of Welsh origin (''ap Huw'' means 'son of Hugh') or Irish origin. Notable people with the name include: *
Alf Pugh Allen "Alf" Pugh (27 October 1869 – 7 February 1942) was a Welsh amateur football goalkeeper who made one appearance for Wales in 1889. He was the first player to be replaced by a substitute in international football. Football career Pugh wa ...
(1869–1942), Wales international football goalkeeper * Alun Pugh (born 1955), former Labour Welsh Assembly Government Minister for Culture, Welsh Language and Sport *
Catherine Pugh Catherine Elizabeth Pugh (born March 10, 1950) is an American former politician who served as the 51st mayor of Baltimore, Maryland's largest city, from 2016 to 2019. She resigned from office amid a scandal that eventually led to criminal charge ...
(born 1950), American Democratic politician and mayor of
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* Cecil Pugh (1898–1941), South African recipient of the George Cross, the only clergyman so awarded *
Charlie Pugh Charles Henry Pugh (7 March 1896 – 23 January 1951) was a Welsh international rugby union player who played rugby for three notable Welsh clubs, Aberavon, Maesteg and Neath. He was capped seven times for Wales and was part of the Welsh team t ...
(1896–1951), Welsh rugby player *
Clifton Pugh Clifton Ernest Pugh (17 December 1924 – 14 October 1990) was an Australian artist and three-time winner of Australia's Archibald Prize. One of Australia's most renowned and successful painters, Pugh was strongly influenced by German Express ...
(1924–1990), Australian artist * Coy Pugh (born 1952), American politician * Daniel Patrick Pugh (born 1956), sportscaster and radio personality, known professionally as "Dan Patrick" * Danny Pugh (born 1982), English footballer * David Pugh (disambiguation), several people * Derek S. Pugh (1930–2015), British psychologist and founder of the Aston Group * Esther Pugh (1834–1908), American reformer, editor, publisher * Evan Pugh (1828–1864), first president of the
Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a Public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related Land-grant university, land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsyl ...
* Evan Pugh (1718–1787), Alderman and
Sheriff of London Two Sheriffs of the City of London are elected annually by the members of the City livery companies. Today's Sheriffs have only ceremonial duties, but the historical officeholders held important judicial responsibilities. They have attended the ...
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Florence Pugh Florence Pugh ( ; born 3 January 1996) is an English actress. Her accolades include a British Independent Film Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and three BAFTA Awards. After making her acting debut in the drama film ' ...
(born 1996), English actress * Gareth Pugh (born 1981), English fashion designer * George E. Pugh (1822–1876), American politician and U.S. senator from Ohio *
Griffith Pugh Lewis Griffith Cresswell Evans Pugh (29 October 1909 – 22 December 1994), generally known as Griffith Pugh, was a British physiologist and mountaineer. He was the expedition physiologist on the 1953 British expedition that made the first asce ...
(1909–1994), British mountaineer on the
1953 British Mount Everest Expedition The 1953 British Mount Everest expedition was the ninth mountaineering expedition to attempt the first ascent of Mount Everest, and the first confirmed to have succeeded when Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary reached the summit on 29 May 1953. ...
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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 ...
, sometimes anglicised as William Pugh (c. 1618-c. 1689), Welsh Catholic poet and Royalist officer *
Hugh Pugh (disambiguation) Hugh Pugh may refer to: * Hugh Pugh (sailor) (1794/5–1865), legendary Welsh sailor * Hugh Pugh (priest), Welsh Anglican priest * Hugh Pugh (fictional character), fictional character in the British TV comedy series ''Barry Welsh is Coming'' { ...
* Isaac C. Pugh (1805–1874), Union general in the American Civil War * J. A. Pugh (1833–1887), American Civil War photographer * James E. Pugh (born 1950), trombonist * James L. Pugh (1820–1907), U.S. senator from Alabama, and member of the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War * Jamin Pugh (1984–2023), American professional wrestler better known as
Jay Briscoe Jamin Dale Pugh (January 25, 1984 – January 17, 2023), known by his ring name Jay Briscoe, was an American professional wrestler. He was known for his time with his brother Mark Briscoe as the Briscoe Brothers in Ring of Honor, where he was ...
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Jethro Pugh Jethro Pugh Jr. (July 3, 1944 – January 7, 2015) was an American professional football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys for fourteen seasons. He played college football at Elizabeth City State Colle ...
(1944–2015), former National Football League player *
Jim Pugh Jim Pugh (born February 5, 1964) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He grew up in Palos Verdes, California and at age 10 began taking tennis lessons from John Hillebrand. He played tennis at UCLA. He became a doub ...
(born 1964), American former tennis player *
John Pugh John David Pugh (born 28 June 1948) is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Southport from 2001 to 2017. He stood down at the 2017 snap election. In November 2017, he was elected to Sefton Metropolita ...
(born 1948), UK politician * Jonathan Pugh (born 1962), English cartoonist * Ken Pugh (born c. 1959), American experimental psychologist * Lewis Pugh (born 1969), British environmental campaigner, maritime lawyer and endurance swimmer * Lewis Pugh Pugh (1837–1908), Welsh lawyer and politician *
Madelyn Pugh Madelyn Pugh (March 15, 1921 – April 20, 2011), sometimes credited as Madelyn Pugh Davis, Madelyn Davis, or Madelyn Martin, was an American television writer who became known in the 1950s for her work on the ''I Love Lucy'' television se ...
(1921–2011), writer known for her work on the television show ''
I Love Lucy ''I Love Lucy'' is an American sitcom that originally aired on CBS from October 15, 1951, to May 6, 1957, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes spanning six seasons. The series starred Lucille Ball and her husband Desi Arnaz, along with Vivian ...
'' * Marc Pugh (born 1987), English footballer * Mallory Pugh (born 1998), maiden name of American soccer player Mallory Swanson * Marion Pugh (1919–1976), American football player * Mark Pugh (born 1985), American professional wrestler better known as
Mark Briscoe Mark Pugh (born January 18, 1985) is an American professional wrestler best known as Mark Briscoe. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Ring of Honor (ROH), where he made a name teaming with his brother Jay as the Briscoe Brothers. ...
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Martin Pugh Martin John Pugh is a British guitarist who came to prominence after joining blues-rock band Steamhammer in 1968, staying with that band through 5 years and 4 albums. The debut Steamhammer album, also known as '' Steamhammer'', was released i ...
, British guitarist *
Martin Pugh (historian) Martin D. Pugh (born 1947) is a British historian who specialises in the women's, political, and social history of Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Britain. Biography Pugh has held professorships at Newcastle University and Liverpool John Moor ...
, British historian * Mary Pugh, mathematician * Max Pugh, French-English filmmaker * Philip Pugh (1679–1760), Welsh minister *
Ralph Pugh Ralph Bernard Pugh (1 August 1910 – 3 December 1982) was an historian and editor of the ''Victoria History of the Counties of England'' from 1949 to 1977. He was also a professor of English history at the University of London, a Fellow of S ...
(1910–1982), English historian *
Richie Pugh Richie Pugh (born 10 August 1983) is Wales international rugby union player who plays at openside flanker. Pugh was born in Swansea and attended Brynmill primary and Bishop Gore Comprehensive schools before going on to study Sports Science at t ...
(born 1983), Welsh rugby union player *
Robert Pugh Robert Pugh (born 3 November 1948) is a Welsh actor, known for his many television appearances, including the role of Craster in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones''. Life and career Pugh was born in Tyntetown, Mountain Ash and attended Ynysbo ...
(born 1950), Welsh film and television actor *
Sheenagh Pugh Sheenagh Pugh (born 20 December 1950) is a British poet, novelist and translator who writes in English. Her book, ''Stonelight'' (1999) won the Wales Book of the Year award. Pugh was born in Birmingham. She was a creative writer educator at ...
(born 1950), British poet, novelist and translator *
Steve Pugh Steve Pugh ( ; born 24 March 1966) is a British comic book artist who has worked for American and British comic producers including DC Comics, DC, Marvel Comics, Marvel, Dark Horse Comics, Dark Horse and ''2000 AD (comic), 2000 AD''. He broke ...
(born 1966), British comic book artist *
Steve Pugh (politician) Stephen E. Pugh (April 1, 1961 – September 7, 2021) was an American florist and politician. He served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 2008 until January 2020 as a member of the Republican Party (United States), Repub ...
(1961–2011), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 73 (2008–2020) *
Stuart Pugh Stuart Plugh (1929 - 9 October 1993) was a British product designer from Halifax, UK. He is known for redefining Total Design (methodology), which had previously been coined by Ove Arup regarding integrated architecture and structural engi ...
(1929–1993), engineer, innovator, and author; inventor of the Pugh Decision-matrix method *
Tim Pugh Timothy Dean Pugh (born January 26, 1967) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds, the Kansas City Royals, and the Detroit Tigers. He debuted on September 1, 1992 against the Montreal Expos and gave up 3 earne ...
(born 1967), former Major League Baseball pitcher * Toby Sebastian (born 1992), English actor and musician, born Sebastian Toby M. Pugh, brother of Florence Pugh * Tom Pugh (disambiguation) * Virginia Wynette Pugh, better known as
Tammy Wynette Tammy Wynette (born Virginia Wynette Pugh; May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was an American country music singer and songwriter, considered among the genre's most influential and successful artists. Along with Loretta Lynn, Wynette helped bring a ...
(1942–1998), American country singer * Will Pugh (born 1984), lead singer for pop rock group
Cartel A cartel is a group of independent market participants who collaborate with each other as well as agreeing not to compete with each other in order to improve their profits and dominate the market. A cartel is an organization formed by producers ...
* Willard E. Pugh (born 1959), American actor * William Pugh (disambiguation) *
Zachary Levi Zachary Levi Pugh ( ; born September 29, 1980) is an American actor. He starred as Chuck Bartowski in the action comedy series ''Chuck (TV series), Chuck'' (2007–2012), and as Captain Marvel (DC Comics), the titular character in the superher ...
Pugh (born 1980), American actor of the television show ''
Chuck Chuck () is a masculine given name or a nickname for Charles or Charlie. It may refer to: People Arts and entertainment * Chuck Alaimo, American saxophonist, leader of the Chuck Alaimo Quartet * Chuck Barris (1929–2017), American TV produce ...
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