Huw

For other uses, see Huw (disambiguation).

Huw is a Welsh given name, a variant of Hugo or Hugh. Notable people with the name include:

• Huw Bennett (born 1983), Welsh rugby player
• Huw Bunford (born 1967), guitarist in the Welsh rock band Super Furry Animals
• Huw Cadwaladr, Welsh poet
• Huw Cae Llwyd (c.1431–c.1504), Welsh poet
• Huw Ceredig (1942–2011), Welsh actor
• Huw Davies (chemist), British chemist
• Huw Davies (rugby union) (born 1959), English rugby union player
• Huw Dixon (born 1958), Professor of Economics at Cardiff University
• Huw Edwards (conductor), Welsh conductor
• Huw Edwards (journalist) (born 1961), Welsh journalist, presenter and newsreader
• Huw Edwards (politician) (born 1953), Welsh Labour Party politician, and Member of Parliament
• Huw T. Edwards (1892–1970), Welsh trade union leader and politician
• Huw Edwards-Jones (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, British guitarist
• Huw Higginson (born 1964), English actor
• Huw Irranca-Davies (born 1963), British Labour politician from Wales
• Huw Jenkins (born 1958), British businessman; CEO and Chairman of UBS Investment Bank
• Huw Jones (rugby union) (born 1993), Scottish Rugby Union player
• Huw Lewis, (born 1964), National Assembly for Wales member
• Huw Lawlor, (born 1996), Irish hurler
• Huw Lewis-Jones (born 1980), British historian, editor, broadcaster and art critic
• Huw Lloyd-Langton (1951–2012), English guitarist, Hawkwind
• Huw Menai (1886–1961), Welsh English-language poet
• Huw Pill, British economist, chief economist of the Bank of England
• Huw Pritchard (born 1976), Welsh racing cyclist
• Huw Justin Smith (1965–2007), also known as Pepsi Tate, Welsh bass guitarist
• Huw Spratling (born 1949), British composer
• Huw Stephens (born 1981), Welsh radio presenter, BBC Radio Cymru and BBC Radio 6Music
• Huw Swetnam, British slalom canoeist
• Huw Thomas Edwards (1892–1970), Welsh trade union leader and politician
• Huw van Steenis (born 1969), British banker
• Huw Warren (born 1962), Welsh jazz pianist and composer
• Huw Waters (born 1986), Welsh cricketer
• Huw Watkins (born 1976), British composer and pianist
• Huw Wheldon (1916–1986), BBC broadcaster and executive
• Huw Williams, Welsh football coach and former player
• Jeremy Huw Williams (born 1969), Welsh baritone opera singer
• Robert Huw Morgan (born 1967), Welsh-born organist, conductor and teacher
• Robin Huw Bowen (born 1957), Welsh triple harp player

Fictional

• Huw Edwards (EastEnders), a character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders

See also

• Hugh (given name)
• Hughes (given name)
• Hugo (name)
• Hugues, a given name