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Notable people called Gwendolyn/Gwendoline

Gwendolyn B. Bennett Gwendolyn B. Bennett (July 8, 1902 – May 30, 1981) was an American artist, writer, and journalist who contributed to '' Opportunity: A Journal of Negro Life'', which chronicled cultural advancements during the Harlem Renaissance. Though often ...

(1902–1981), American writer *

Gwendolyn Black Gwendolyn McDonald Black (August 1, 1911 – February 28, 2005) was a Canadian musician, educator and community activist. She was the first woman from New Brunswick to become an Officer in the Order of Canada. The daughter of Nathaniel McDonald ...

(1911–2005), Canadian musician, educator and activist *

Gwendolyn Bradley Gwendolyn Bradley (Gwendolyn Bradley-Willemann) is an American soprano who performed on many opera and concert stages worldwide. Early life Bradley grew up in Bishopville, South Carolina as daughter of public school educators which were invo ...

, American soprano *

Gwendolyn T. Britt Gwendolyn T. Britt (November 29, 1941 – January 12, 2008) was a member of the Maryland State Senate, first elected in 2003, to represent District 47 in Prince George's County, Maryland, USA, winning with 99.4% of the vote. Britt died suddenly i ...

(1941–2008), American Democratic politician *

Gwendolyn Brooks Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks (June 7, 1917 – December 3, 2000) was an American poet, author, and teacher. Her work often dealt with the personal celebrations and struggles of ordinary people in her community. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetr ...

(1917–2000), American poet *

Gwendoline Christie Gwendoline Tracey Philippa Christie (born 28 October 1978) is an English actress who is best known for portraying Brienne of Tarth in the HBO fantasy-drama series ''Game of Thrones'' (2012–2019). She is also widely known for her role the Fir ...

, British actress *

Gwendolyn Faison Gwendolyn A. Faison (February 14, 1925 – July 10, 2021) was an American Democratic politician. Faison held the office of Mayor of Camden, New Jersey from 2000 to 2010. She was the city's first female mayor, as well as the first African-America ...

, American Democratic politician *

Gwendolyn Audrey Foster Gwendolyn Audrey Foster is an experimental filmmaker, artist and author. She is Willa Cather Professor Emerita in Film Studies. Her work has focused on gender, race, ecofeminism, queer sexuality, eco-theory, and class studies. York College of ...

, American professor of English and film studies *

Gwendolyn Garcia Gwendolyn Fiel Garcia (born October 12, 1955) is a Filipina politician serving as the governor of Cebu since 2019, a position she previously held from 2004 and 2013—being the first woman to hold that office. She was the representative of Ceb ...

(born 1955), Filipino politician * Gwendolyn Graham (born 1963), American serial killer *

Gwendolyn Holbrow Gwendolyn Holbrow (born August 22, 1957), is an American artist. Primarily a sculptor, she works in a variety of media and addresses an eclectic array of topics, with exploration of boundaries a recurring theme: between the tangible and intangible ...

(born 1957), American artist * Gwendolyn L. "Gwen" Ifill (1955–2016), American journalist *

Gwendolyn King Gwendolyn S. King (born August 23, 1940, in East Orange, New Jersey) is an American businesswoman. From 1989 to 1992 she was the Commissioner of the U.S. Social Security Administration. Early life King attended Howard University as an undergradua ...

, American businesswoman *

Gwendolyn Knight Gwendolyn Clarine Knight (May 26, 1913 – February 18, 2005) was an American artist who was born in Bridgetown, Barbados, in the West Indies. Knight painted throughout her life but did not start seriously exhibiting her work until the 1970s. He ...

(1914–2005), American sculptor *

Gwendolyn Lau Gwendolyn Lau (born March 23, 1975) is an American voice actress who works for anime series at Funimation/OkraTron 5000. She has provided voices for a number of English-language versions of Japanese anime series. She had taken a hiatus from voice ...

, American voice actress *

Gwendolyn Lycett Frances Gwendoline Lycett (19 September 1880 – 6 May 1954) was a British figure skater. She competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics, the first Olympics where figure skating was contested, and finished fifth out of five skaters. She also part ...

, British figure skater *

Gwendolyn MacEwen Gwendolyn Margaret MacEwen (1 September 1941 – 29 November 1987) was a Canadian poet and novelist.Gwendoly ...

(1941–1987), Canadian novelist and poet *

Gwendolyn Masin Gwendolyn Masin (born 17 November 1977) is a Dutch and Irish violinist, author, and educator. Early life Masin was born in Amsterdam. She began to play the piano at the age of 3, and took up the violin at the age of 5. Within her initial year of ...

(born 1977), Dutch-born violinist *

Gwendolyn Osborne Gwendolyn Osborne-Smith (born 7 August 1978)
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(born 1978), British model and actress *

Gwendolyn Rutten Gwendolyn Angeline Albert Maria Rutten (born 26 June 1975) is a Belgian politician. She was the chairwoman of the Flemish liberal party until March 22, 2020. On 11 January 2017 she resigned from the Flemish Parliament in order to prepare her part ...

, Belgian politician *

Gwendolyn Sanford Gwendolyn Sanford is an American singer-songwriter and composer. She is best known for her performances with Gwendolyn and the Good Time Gang and for her contributions to the scores for '' Weeds'', ''Orange Is the New Black,'' and other films and ...

, American singer-songwriter *

Gwendolyn Zepeda Gwendolyn Zepeda (born December 27, 1971 in Houston, Texas) is an American author. Zepeda is Houston's first Poet Laureate, serving a two-year term from 2013 to 2015. She was succeeded by Leslie Contreras Schwartz. History Her father was Mexica ...

(born 1971), American author

Fictional characters

*Dark Sun Gwyndolyn is a character in the 2011 video game ''

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'' * Gwendolyne Maxine "Gwen" Stacy, a supporting character in the ''

Spider-Man Spider-Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appeared in the anthology comic book '' Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in the ...

'' comic book series * Gwendolyn "Winnie" Cooper, a central character in the American television series ''

The Wonder Years ''The Wonder Years'' is an American coming-of-age story, coming-of-age situation comedy, comedy/Drama (film and television), drama television series created by Neal Marlens and Carol L. Black, Carol Black. It ran on American Broadcasting Company ...

'' (1988–1993) *

Gwen Cooper Gwen Cooper is a fictional character portrayed by Welsh actress Eve Myles in the BBC science-fiction television programme ''Torchwood'', a spin-off of the long-running series ''Doctor Who''. The lead female character, Gwen featured in every epi ...

, a fictional character in the BBC science-fiction television programme

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* Gwendolyn "Gwen" Winthrop, a witch in the American soap opera ''

Passions ''Passions'' is an American television soap opera that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1999, to September 7, 2007, and on DirecTV's The 101 Network from September 17, 2007, to August 7, 2008. Created by screenwriter James E. Reilly and pro ...

'' (1999–2008) *Gwendolyn, one of the family's pursuers in ''

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'' comic book series *Gwendolyn, a were-wyrm in the DLC "Desolation of Mordor" of '' Middle-earth: Shadow of War'' (2017) *Gwendolyn Morgan of the

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, mentioned in ''

Quidditch Through the Ages ''Quidditch Through the Ages'' is a 2001 book written by British author J. K. Rowling using the pseudonym of Kennilworthy Whisp about Quidditch in the ''Harry Potter'' universe. It purports to be the Hogwarts library's copy of the non-fiction ...

'' (2001) * Gwendolyn, a valkyrie, one of the protagonists in the video game ''

Odin Sphere ''Odin Sphere'' is an action role-playing game developed by Vanillaware for the PlayStation 2. It was published by Atlus (Japan and North America) in 2007, and by Square Enix (Europe) in 2008. A remake, titled ''Odin Sphere Leifthrasir'' (styl ...

'' (2007) *Gwendolyn Pierce, a character in the American sitcom television series ''

Charles in Charge ''Charles in Charge'' is an American sitcom television series that premiered on October 3, 1984, on CBS. The series was a production of Al Burton Productions and Scholastic Productions in association with Universal Television and starred Scott B ...

'' *Gwendolyn "Gwen" Tennyson, the cousin of Ben Tennyson on the

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Ben 10 ''Ben 10'' is an American media franchise created by Man of Action Studios, produced by Cartoon Network Studios and owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The series centers on a boy named Ben Tennyson who acquires the Omnitrix, an alien device rese ...

''. *Gwendolyn Shepherd, main character in

Kerstin Gier Kerstin Gier (born 8 October 1966) is a German author of novels for adults and young adults. Her popular young adult novel ''Rubinrot'' (''Ruby Red'') and its two sequels - a series about time travel - as well as her ''Silber'' trilogy were transl ...

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and sequels novels. *Gwendolyn, a

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, a minor character in Rick Riordan's

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The Son of Neptune ''The Son of Neptune'' is a 2011 fantasy-adventure novel written by American author Rick Riordan, based on Greek and Roman mythology. It is the second book in '' The Heroes of Olympus'' series, preceded by ''The Lost Hero'' and followed by ...

''. * "Gwen" (Guinevere), a main character in the television series ''Merlin''. *Gwendolyn Lancaster, main character in

Jim Butcher Jim Butcher (born October 26, 1971) is an American author., He has written the contemporary fantasy ''The Dresden Files'', ''Codex Alera'', and ''Cinder Spires'' book series. Personal life Butcher was born in Independence, Missouri, in 1971. He ...

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first book of the Cinder Spires series * Gwendolyn "Gwen" Poole, the title character of the comic book series ''

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