Huw

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

  • Huw Bennett (born 1983), Welsh rugby player
  • Huw Bunford (born 1967), guitarist in the Welsh rock band Super Furry Animals
  • Huw Cadwaladr, Welsh poet
  • Huw Cae Llwyd (c.1431–c.1504), Welsh poet
  • Huw Ceredig (1942–2011), Welsh actor
  • Huw Davies (chemist), British chemist
  • Huw Davies (rugby union) (born 1959), English rugby union player
  • Huw Dixon (born 1958), Professor of Economics at Cardiff University
  • Huw Edwards (conductor), Welsh conductor
  • Huw Edwards (born 1961), Welsh journalist, presenter and newsreader
  • Huw Edwards (politician) (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 (born 1966), Welsh actor
  • Huw Gower, British guitarist
  • Huw Higginson (born 1964), English actor
  • Huw Irranca-Davies (born 1963), British Labour politician from Wales
  • Huw Jenkins (born 1958), British businessman; CEO and Chairman of UBS Investment Bank
  • Huw Jones (rugby union) (born 1993), Scottish Rugby Union player
  • Huw Lewis, (born 1964), National Assembly for Wales member
  • Huw Lawlor, (born 1996), Irish hurler
  • Huw Lewis-Jones (born 1980), British historian, editor, broadcaster and art critic
  • Huw Lloyd-Langton (1951–2012), English guitarist, Hawkwind
  • Huw Menai (1886–1961), Welsh English-language poet
  • Huw Pill, British economist, chief economist of the Bank of England
  • Huw Pritchard (born 1976), Welsh racing cyclist
  • Huw Justin Smith (1965–2007), also known as Pepsi Tate, Welsh bass guitarist
  • Huw Spratling (born 1949), British composer
  • Huw Stephens (born 1981), Welsh radio and television presenter
  • Huw Swetnam, British slalom canoeist
  • Huw Thomas Edwards (1892–1970), Welsh trade union leader and politician
  • Huw van Steenis (born 1969), British banker
  • Huw Warren (born 1962), Welsh jazz pianist and composer
  • Huw Waters (born 1986), Welsh cricketer
  • Huw Watkins (born 1976), British composer and pianist
  • Huw Wheldon (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 (born 1957), Welsh triple harp player

Fictional

  • Huw Edwards (EastEnders), a character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders

See also

  • Hugh (given name)
  • Hughes (given name)
  • Hugo (name)
  • Hugues, a given name
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