Idwal is Welsh for "lord of the wall". As a masculine given name, it may refer to the following people:

Middle Ages

:''Ordered chronologically'' * Idwal Iwrch (reigned c. 655–682), King of Gwynedd * Idwal or

Ithel ap Morgan Ithel or Idwal ap Morgan was a king of Gwent and Glywysing (i.e., Morgannwg) in southeastern Wales. His father was Morgan the Generous, the probable namesake of the later realm of Morgannwg (whence modern Glamorgan).Lloyd, John E. ''A History ...

, 8th century King of Gwent and Glywysing * Idwal Foel (died c. 942), King of Gwynned * Idwal ap Idwal, better known as

Ieuaf ap Idwal Idwal ab Idwal ( en , Idwal son of Idwal, died 988), usually known as Ieuaf ( cy, Junior) to distinguish him from his father Idwal Foel, was joint king of Gwynedd in northern Wales from 950 to 969. He possibly also ruled Powys for some time. Ieua ...

(ruled 950–969), joint king of Gwynedd (with his father Idwal Foel) and possibly Powys *

Idwal ap Meurig Idwal ap Meurig (died 997), was king of Gwynedd. He was the son of Meurig ab Idwal Foel, who, though the rightful heir to the throne, was killed in 986, in the course of one of the many struggles for the kingship which characterised the period fr ...

(died 997), King of Gwynedd

Modern world

:''Ordered alphabetically'' *

Idwal Davies (footballer) Robert Idwal Davies (17 August 1899 – 7 June 1980) was a Welsh amateur footballer who played as a centre-forward for various clubs in the 1920s including brief spells with Southport and Bolton Wanderers in the Football League. He also made six ...

(1899–1980), Welsh footballer *

Idwal Davies (rugby) David Idwal Davies (10 November 1915 – 7 July 1990) was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, ...

(1915–1990), Welsh dual-code rugby player *

Idwal H. Edwards Idwal Hubert Edwards CBE (5 April 1895 – 25 November 1981), born in Freedom, New York, was a lieutenant general in the United States Air Force; he was a distinguished commander, rated command pilot, combat observer and aircraft observer. Ea ...

(1895–1981), United States Air Force lieutenant general *

Idwal Fisher Idwal Fisher (3 February 1935 – 5 January 2012) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Swansea RFC, in the back row, and representative level rugby ...

(1935–2012), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer *

Idwal Jones (writer) Richard Idwal Mervyn Jones (8 June 1895 – 18 May 1937) was a Welsh schoolmaster, poet and dramatist. Jones was born at Rhoslwyn, Lampeter, the son of D. Teifi Jones, a well-known local politician and eisteddfodwr. Following army service d ...

(1887–1964), novelist and non-fiction writer * Idwal Jones (novelist) (1887–1964), Welsh-American novelist and non-fiction writer * Idwal Jones (politician) (1900–1982), Welsh politician *

(1895–1937), Welsh schoolmaster, poet and dramatist *

Idwal Pugh Sir Idwal Vaughan Pugh KCB (10 February 1918 – 21 April 2010) was a civil servant who was Permanent Secretary at the Welsh Office and distinguished himself as Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and Health Service Commissioner for ...

(1918–2010), Welsh civil servant *

Idwal Rees John Idwal Rees (25 July 1910 – 31 August 1991) was a Welsh international rugby union centre who played club rugby for Swansea and Cambridge University. He was capped 14 times for Wales captaining the team on two occasions. Personal history Re ...

(1910–1991), Welsh international rugby union centre *

Idwal Robling James Idwal Robling (1927 – 9 June 2011) was a Welsh sports commentator, who worked for the BBC in Wales for almost 40 years. Biography Robling was born in Ynyshir in the Rhondda, where he attended the local grammar school. His education w ...

(1927–2011), Welsh sports commentator {{given name Welsh masculine given names