Huw is a Welsh given name, a variant of

Hugo Hugo or HUGO may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Hugo'' (film), a 2011 film directed by Martin Scorsese * Hugo Award, a science fiction and fantasy award named after Hugo Gernsback * Hugo (franchise), a children's media franchise based on a ...

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 var ...

(born 1983), Welsh rugby player * Huw Bunford (born 1967), guitarist in the Welsh rock band Super Furry Animals *

Huw Cadwaladr Huw Cadwaladr was a 17th-century Welsh poet. His works include an elegy on the death of Edward Morris, and a carol on the death of Rowland Vaughan of Caer Gai Caer Gai (also Caer-gai) is a Grade II listed Roman fort in the district of Penllyn ...

, Welsh poet *

Huw Cae Llwyd Huw Cae Llwyd (c.1431 - c.1504) was a Welsh language poet from Llandderfel in the Dee valley of Merioneth as he witnessed in his Cywydd y Wennol (''Poem to the Swallow''). Early in his life he travelled to south east Wales, where he sang the bardi ...

(1431–c.1504), Welsh poet * Huw Ceredig (1942–2011), Welsh actor *

Huw Davies (chemist) Huw M. L. Davies FRSC is a Welsh chemist who has been Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Organic Chemistry at Emory University since 2008. Born in Aberystwyth, Wales he graduated with a first-class degree in Chemistry from Cardiff University in 19 ...

, 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 (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 a ...

, Welsh conductor * Huw Edwards (journalist) (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 Huw Thomas Edwards (19 November 1892 – 8 November 1970) was a Welsh trade union leader and politician. Early life Edwards was born in Rowen near the top of Tal-y-fan Mountain, North Wales. He was the youngest of seven children, all of whom ...

(1892–1970), Welsh trade union leader and politician *

Huw Edwards-Jones Huw Edwards-Jones (born 1956, Rustington, West Sussex) is a cabinetmaker who has been awarded five Guild Marks (Bespoke Guild Mark Nos. 191, 194, 221, 272, 290) and has exhibited at the Guild Mark exhibition at Philips in London, Cheltenham and ot ...

(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 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 an English actor, best known for playing PC George Garfield in ''The Bill'' from 1989 to 1999. Higginson has also appeared in '' Heartbeat'', '' EastEnders'', ''Casualty'', '' By Any Means'' and '' Jess ...

(born 1964), English actor * Huw Irranca-Davies (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 international rugby union player who plays as a centre, although he can also play as a full-back or winger. He is in his second spell playing for Glasgow Warriors, he spent the 2021- ...

(born 1993), Scottish Rugby Union player * Huw Lewis, (born 1964), National Assembly for Wales member * Huw Lawlor, (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 British economist, and the chief economist of the Bank of England since September 2021, succceeding Andy Haldane. Pill studied philosophy, politics and economics at University College, Oxford, and graduated in 1989. He earned a ...

, 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 Pepsi Tate (10 March 1965 – 18 September 2007) was the bass guitarist of Welsh people, Welsh glam metal band Tigertailz, who made the Top 40 in the UK Albums Chart in the early 1990s. Pepsi's nickname was "Boy" or "The Boy". Born as Huw Just ...

, Welsh bass guitarist *

Huw Spratling Huw Spratling (born 1949) is a British composer. Spratling has collaborated on compositions with Sir Charles Groves and others. Works * Sinfonietta for Strings, 1985''The Strad'', 1985, p. 3 Recordings * ''The Choral Music of Huw Spratling' ...

(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 presenter, BBC Radio Cymru and BBC Radio 6Music *

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 ...

, British slalom canoeist *

Huw Thomas Edwards Huw Thomas Edwards (19 November 1892 – 8 November 1970) was a Welsh trade union leader and politician. Early life Edwards was born in Rowen near the top of Tal-y-fan Mountain, North Wales. He was the youngest of seven children, all of whom ...

(1892–1970), Welsh trade union leader and politician *

Huw van Steenis Huw van Steenis (born 25 September 1969) is a British banker and currently Senior Adviser to the CEO at UBS. He also chairs UBS´ Sustainable Finance Committee. He formerly served as Senior Adviser to Mark Carney, the Governor of Bank of En ...

(born 1969), British banker * Huw Warren (born 1962), Welsh jazz pianist and composer *

Huw Waters Huw Thomas Waters (born 26 September 1986) is a former Welsh cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium-pace bowler, who played for Glamorgan. He attended the Sixth Form at Monmouth School, and was ever-present in the ...

(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 re ...

(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 Wheldon was born on 7 May 1916 in Prestatyn, Flintshire, Wales. He was educated at Friars School, Bangor, at the time an all-boys gra ...

(1916–1986), BBC broadcaster and executive *

Huw Williams Huw John Williams (born 20 November 1960) is a Welsh football coach and former player who was previously the head coach of Kansas City NWSL in the American National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) for their inaugural season. Early life Born in Port ...

, Welsh football coach and former player *

Jeremy Huw Williams Jeremy Huw Williams (born 3 April 1969) is a Welsh baritone opera singer, known for his work in contemporary classical music. Early life and education Williams was born in Cardiff. He studied at Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf, Cardiff, St John's C ...

(born 1969), Welsh baritone opera singer *

Robert Huw Morgan Robert Huw Morgan (born 1967) is a Welsh-born organist and choral conductor. He serves as the University Organist at Stanford University's Memorial Church. Biography A native of Newport, Wales, Morgan received his bachelor's and master's degr ...

(born 1967), Welsh-born organist, conductor and teacher * Robin Huw Bowen (born 1957), Welsh triple harp player

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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. Storylines Huw is an amiable Welshman from Pontarddulais, who is ...

, a character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders

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