Edwyn is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Edwyn Alexander-Sinclair
Admiral Sir Edwyn Sinclair Alexander-Sinclair, (born Alexander; 12 December 1865 – 13 November 1945) was a Scottish Royal Navy officer, notable for firing the first shots of the Battle of Jutland, and for leading a squadron of light ...
, GCB, MVO (1865–1945), British Royal Navy officer
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Edwyn ap Gwriad
Edwyn ap Gwriad was a Welsh king of Gwent from 1015 to 1045. He was imprisoned and blinded by his successor, Meurig ap Hywel, the son of Hywel ab Owain.
The Anglo-Saxon name "Edwyn" along with Gwent's proximity to the English marches
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, Welsh king of Gwent from 1015 to 1045
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Edwyn Bevan
Edwyn Robert Bevan OBE, FBA (15 February 1870 in London – 18 October 1943 in London) was a versatile British philosopher and historian of the Hellenistic world.
Life
Edwyn Robert Bevan was the fourteenth of sixteen children of Robert Cooper L ...
OBE (1870–1943), versatile English philosopher and historian of the Hellenistic world
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Edwyn Burnaby (1798–1867)
Edwyn Burnaby (29 September 1798 – 18 July 1867) of Baggrave Hall, Leicestershire, was an English landowner, courtier,''Gentleman's Magazine'', September 1867, p. 398 a Justice of the Peace, Deputy Lieutenant, and High Sheriff of Leicest ...
(1798–1867), English landowner, of Baggrave Hall, Leicestershire
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Edwyn Collins
Edwyn Stephen Collins (born 23 August 1959) is a Scottish musician, producer and record label owner from Edinburgh, Scotland. Collins was the lead singer for the 1980s post-punk band Orange Juice, which he co-founded. After the group split in ...
(born 1959), Ivor Novello Award-winning Scottish musician, playing mostly electric guitar-driven pop
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Edwyn Gray
Edwyn Gray (born 1927) is a British writer who specialises in naval writing although at times has written short stories.
He was born in London and educated at the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe. He read economics at the University of London ...
, British author who specialises in naval writing
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Edwyn E. Mason (1913–2003), New York politician
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Edwyn Owen
Edwyn Robert "Bob" Owen (June 8, 1936 – October 5, 2007) was an American star hockey player at Harvard and played on the 1960 U.S. hockey team that won an Olympic gold medal for the United States. He later battled schizophrenia.
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(1936–2007), American star hockey player at Harvard
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Edwyn Scudamore-Stanhope, 10th Earl of Chesterfield
Edwyn Francis Scudamore-Stanhope, 10th Earl of Chesterfield, (15 March 1854 – 24 January 1933), styled Lord Stanhope between 1883 and 1887, was a British peer and courtier.
Background and education
Scudamore-Stanhope was the eldest child of ...
, KG, GCVO. PC (1854–1933), British peer and courtier
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Edwyn Sherard Burnaby
Edwyn Sherard Burnaby (22 May 1830 – 31 May 1883) was a major-general''Gentleman's Magazine'', September 1867, p. 398 and Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Leicestershire North from 1880 until his death. He served in the C ...
(1830–1883), major-general and Conservative Party Member of Parliament
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Sir Edwyn Hoskyns, 12th Baronet
Sir Edwyn Hoskyns, 12th Baronet (22 May 18512 December 1925) was a British Anglican bishop who served in the Church of England in the early 20th century.
Early life
Edwyn Hoskyns was born at Aston Tirrold (where his father was Rector), fourth son ...
(1851–1925), Bishop in the Church of England
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Sir Edwyn Hoskyns, 13th Baronet
Sir Edwyn Clement Hoskyns, 13th Baronet, (9 August 1884 – 28 June 1937) was an English Anglican priest and theologian.
Career
Hoskyns was born on 9 August 1884 in Notting Hill, London, the eldest child and only son of Bishop Edwyn Hoskyns ...
(1884–1937), priest of the Church of England, theologian
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