Tudor is a surname and given name of Welsh origin. It comes from the

Brythonic Brittonic or Brythonic may refer to: *Common Brittonic, or Brythonic, the Celtic language anciently spoken in Great Britain *Brittonic languages, a branch of the Celtic languages descended from Common Brittonic *Britons (Celtic people) The Br ...

'' Tudur,'' itself a derivation of ''Toutorīx'' which was conflated with ''Tewdwr'' or ''Tewdr''. It is related to the name ''

Theodore Theodore may refer to: Places * Theodore, Alabama, United States * Theodore, Australian Capital Territory * Theodore, Queensland, a town in the Shire of Banana, Australia * Theodore, Saskatchewan, Canada * Theodore Reservoir, a lake in Saskatche ...

''. The English royal dynasty, the

House of Tudor The House of Tudor was a royal house of largely Welsh and English origin that held the English throne from 1485 to 1603. They descended from the Tudors of Penmynydd and Catherine of France. Tudor monarchs ruled the Kingdom of England and i ...

(descended from the Welsh

Tudors of Penmynydd The Tudors of Penmynydd ( cy, Tuduriaid Penmynydd) were a noble and aristocratic family, connected with the village of Penmynydd in Anglesey, North Wales, who were very influential in Welsh (and later English) politics. From this family arose ...

) including prominent members: * Owen Tudor (), lover or possibly second husband of

Catherine of Valois Catherine of Valois or Catherine of France (27 October 1401 – 3 January 1437) was Queen of England from 1420 until 1422. A daughter of Charles VI of France, she was married to Henry V of England and gave birth to his heir Henry VI of Englan ...

, and grandfather of King Henry VII *

Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond ( – 3 November 1456, also known as Edmund of Hadham), was the father of King Henry VII of England and a member of the Tudor family of Penmynydd, North Wales. Born to Owen Tudor and the dowager queen Catheri ...

, son of Owen Tudor and Catherine of Valois, father of King Henry VII * Jasper Tudor, 1st Duke of Bedford, second son of Owen and Catherine and brother of Edmund, uncle of King Henry VII *

Arthur Tudor Arthur, Prince of Wales (19/20 September 1486 – 2 April 1502), was the eldest son of King Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York. He was Duke of Cornwall from birth, and he was created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester in 1489. As ...

, eldest son of King Henry VII (predeceased his father) *

Margaret Tudor Margaret Tudor (28 November 1489 – 18 October 1541) was Queen of Scotland from 1503 until 1513 by marriage to King James IV. She then served as regent of Scotland during her son's minority, and successfully fought to extend her regency. Ma ...

, Queen Consort of Scotland, eldest daughter of King Henry VII. Mother of James V of Scots which gave rise to the

House of Stuart The House of Stuart, originally spelt Stewart, was a royal house of Scotland, England, Ireland and later Great Britain. The family name comes from the office of High Steward of Scotland, which had been held by the family progenitor Walter fi ...

in England. *

Mary Tudor, Queen of France Mary Tudor (; 18 March 1496 – 25 June 1533) was an English princess who was briefly Queen of France as the third wife of King Louis XII. Louis was more than 30 years her senior. Mary was the fifth child of Henry VII of England and Elizabeth ...

, latterly Mary Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk, second daughter of King Henry VII *

Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset (21 February 1499 – 19 June 1500) was an English prince, and the sixth child of King Henry VII of England and his wife, Elizabeth of York. He was styled from birth Duke of Somerset, but never formally created a ...

, third son of King Henry VII Tudor, as a surname, may also refer to: * Adrian Tudor, a Romanian basketball player *

Alex Tudor Alex Jeremy Tudor (born 23 October 1977) is an English former professional cricketer who spent two spells with Surrey County Cricket Club as well as playing for Essex. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. He was awarded the ...

, an English cricketer * Alexandru Tudor, a Romanian football referee *

Antony Tudor Antony Tudor (born William Cook; 4 April 1908 – 19 April 1987) was an English ballet choreographer, teacher and dancer. He founded the London Ballet, and later the Philadelphia Ballet Guild in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., in the mid-195 ...

, a British choreographer *

Corneliu Vadim Tudor Corneliu Vadim Tudor (; 28 November 1949 – 14 September 2015) also colloquially known as "Tribunul" was the leader of the Greater Romania Party ( ro, Partidul România Mare), poet, writer, journalist, and a Member of the European Parliament. H ...

, a Romanian politician * Cristian Tudor, a Romanian footballer *

David Tudor David Eugene Tudor (January 20, 1926 – August 13, 1996) was an American pianist and composer of experimental music. Life and career Tudor was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied piano with Irma Wolpe and composition with Stefan W ...

, an American pianist *

Edward Tudor-Pole Edward Felix Tudor-Pole (also known as Edward Tenpole, though he introduced himself as "Ed" on several episodes of '' The Crystal Maze''; born 6 December 1955) is an English musician, television presenter and actor. Originally gaining fame in t ...

, a British singer * Fran Tudor, a Croatian football (soccer) player * Frank Tudor, an Australian politician * Frederic Tudor (1783–1864), an American entrepreneur known as Boston's "Ice King" * Henri Tudor, a Luxembourgian industrialist and inventor * Henry Hugh Tudor, a British soldier, later police chief in Ireland and then Palestine *

Igor Tudor Igor Tudor (born 16 April 1978) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who is the current manager of Ligue 1 club Marseille. Tudor spent most of his playing career at Juventus, winning several trophies during that time. H ...

, a Croatian football (soccer) player *

Joel Tudor Joel Tudor is a surfer, primarily known for longboarding, and competitive grappler from San Diego, California. Biography Professional Surf career Tudor became a professional surfer at 14 and won his first professional ASP competition at age ...

, an American longboard surfer * John Tudor (footballer), an English football (soccer) player * John Tudor (baseball), an American baseball player * Larissa Tudor (d. 1926), a British woman who appeared strikingly similar to

Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia (Tatiana Nikolaevna Romanova; ; – 17 July 1918) was the second daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last monarch of Russia, and of Tsarina Alexandra. She was born at Peterhof Palace, near Saint Peter ...

but never actually claimed to be the former grand duchess. Many people who knew Larissa strongly suspected that she was the former grand duchess of Russia. * Luka Tudor (b. 1969), a Chilean football (soccer) player * Richard Tudor (born 1948), English cricketer * Robert Lee Tudor (1874–1949), American politician *

Sandu Tudor Sandu Tudor (; born Alexandru Al. Teodorescu, known in church records as Brother Agathon, later Daniil Teodorescu, Daniil Sandu Tudor, Daniil de la Rarău; December 22 or December 24, 1896 – November 17, 1962) was a Romanian poet, journalist, th ...

, a Romanian poet and monk * Shane Tudor (b. 1982), an English football (soccer) player *

Tasha Tudor Tasha Tudor (August 28, 1915 – June 18, 2008) was an American illustrator and writer of children's books. Biography Tasha Tudor was born in Boston, Massachusetts as Starling Burgess, the daughter of naval architect W. Starling Burgess, known ...

(1915–2008), an American illustrator and author of children's books *

William Tudor William Tudor (March 28, 1750 – July 8, 1819) was a wealthy lawyer and leading citizen of Boston, Massachusetts. His eldest son William Tudor (1779–1830) became a leading literary figure in Boston. Another son, Frederic Tudor, founded ...

(1750–1819), an Attorney-at-Law who served as Representative of Boston in the Massachusetts General Court, State Senator, Secretary of the Commonwealth, and was a founder of the Massachusetts Historical Society *

William Tudor (1779–1830) William Tudor (January 28, 1779March 9, 1830) was a leading citizen of Boston, Massachusetts, sometimes a literary man, and co-founder of the ''North American Review'' and the Boston Athenæum. It was Tudor who christened Boston ''The Athens o ...

, a leading literary figure in Boston and cofounder of the North American Review and the Boston Athenaeum *

Will Tudor William James Sibree Tudor (born 11 April 1987) is an English actor, known for his role as Olyvar in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'' from 2013 to 2015. He has also appeared in the miniseries ''The Red Tent'', and the Channel 4 series ''Human ...

(b. 1987), an English actor As a given name: *

Tudor Arghezi Tudor Arghezi (; 21 May 1880 – 14 July 1967) was a Romanian writer, best known for his unique contribution to poetry and children's literature. Born Ion N. Theodorescu in Bucharest, he explained that his pen name was related to ''Argesis'', th ...

(1880–1967), Romanian poet and writer, major Romanian literary figure *

Tudor Cataraga Tudor Cataraga (born 4 August 1956 in Seliște – 27 December 2010) was a sculptor from the Republic of Moldova. Biography From 1981 to 1984, Cataraga was a student in the sculpture department at the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts. As a gra ...

(1956–2010), Moldovan sculptor *

Tudor Ciortea Tudor Ciortea (28 November 1903 – 13 October 1982) was a Romanian composer, musicologist, and music educator. Life and career Ciortea was born in Brașov and began his music studies under Gheorghe Dima in Cluj. He went on to study at the Buchar ...

(1903–1982), Romanian composer * Tudor Dixon (born 1977), American politician * Tudor Evans, British politician *

Tudor Ganea Tudor Ganea (October 17, 1922 –August 1971) was a Romanian-American mathematician, known for his work in algebraic topology, especially homotopy theory. Ganea left Communist Romania to settle in the United States in the early 1960s. He tau ...

(1922–1971), Romanian mathematician *

Tudor Gates Tudor Gates (2 January 1930 – 11 January 2007) was an English screenwriter, playwright and trade unionist. Biography Gates was involved in stage management by the early 1950s, and began scriptwriting in his spare time. After ''The Guv'nor'' w ...

(1930–2007), English screenwriter and trade unionist *

Tudor Gheorghe Tudor Gheorghe (; born August 1, 1945) is a Romanian musician, actor, and poet known primarily for his politically charged musical career and his collaborations with well-known figures of late 20th-century Romanian poetry. His recording work is ...

(born 1945), Romanian musician * Tudor Gunasekara (1935–2021), Sri Lankan politician and diplomat *

Paul Tudor Jones Paul Tudor Jones II (born September 28, 1954) is an American billionaire hedge fund manager, conservationist and philanthropist. In 1980, he founded his hedge fund, Tudor Investment Corporation, an asset management firm headquartered in Stamfo ...

(born 1954), founder of the Tudor Investment Corporation hedge fund *

Watkin Tudor Jones Watkin Tudor Jones (born 26 September 1974), better known by his stage names Ninja and Max Normal, is a South African rapper, songwriter, record producer, performance artist, and director. Jones found international success as a member of Die An ...

(born 1974), South-african rapper * Tudor Măinescu (1892–1977), Romanian poet and writer *

Tudor Mușatescu Tudor Mușatescu (; February 22, 1903 – November 4, 1970) was a Romanian playwright and short story writer, best known for his humorous prose. Biography Mușatescu was born in Câmpulung-Muscel to a family of middle-class intellectuals &mdash ...

(1903–1970), Romanian playwright * Tudor Ratiu (born 1950), Romanian-American mathematician * Tudor Tănăsescu (1901–1961), Romanian engineer *

Tudor Vladimirescu Tudor Vladimirescu (; c. 1780 – ) was a Romanian revolutionary hero, the leader of the Wallachian uprising of 1821 and of the Pandur militia. He is also known as Tudor din Vladimiri (''Tudor from Vladimiri'') or, occasionally, as Domnul Tudo ...

(c.1780–1821), Romanian revolutionary hero *

Tudor Zbârnea Tudor Zbârnea (born 29 December 1955) is a Moldovan painter. Zbârnea has contributed to the assertion, in Chișinău, of an original artistic thinking stream that was against "artistic vigilance" mentality, which was too hostile to the specta ...

(born 1955), Moldovan painter

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