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This is a list of notable [[Welsh American]]s (or US citizens of Welsh descent).
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This is a list of notable [[Welsh American]]s, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.


To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Welsh American or must have references showing they are Welsh American and are notable.
==Politics==
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* [[John Adams]], (1735 – 1826), first [[Vice President]] (1789–1797), and second [[President]] (1797–1801), of the [[United States]].
* [[Samuel Adams]], (1722 – 1803), [[Declaration of Independence]] signatory, organiser of the [[Boston Tea Party]]
* [[Cassius Marcellus Clay (abolitionist)|Cassius Marcellus Clay]] , (1810 - 1903), abolitionist
* [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]], (1947 - ), U.S. senator from New York
* [[Calvin Coolidge]], twenty-ninth [[Vice President]] (1921-1923) and thirtieth [[President]] of the [[United States]] (1923-1929),
* [[Jefferson Davis]], (1808 – 1889), soldier, politician, and first and only [[President of the Confederate States]] (1862-1865)
* [[James J. Davis]] (1877-1947), U.S. Secretary of Labor and U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania
* [[John Evans]], (1814 – 1897), governor of [[Colorado Territory]]
* [[William Floyd]], [[Declaration of Independence]] signatory
* [[James Garfield]], 20th President of the United States
* [[John Garner]], Vice President of the United States
* [[Button Gwinnett]], [[Declaration of Independence]] signatory
* [[Benjamin Harrison]], [[Declaration of Independence]] signatory
* [[Benjamin Harrison]], 23rd President of the United States
* [[William Harrison]], 9th President of the United States
* [[Stephen Hopkins]], [[Declaration of Independence]] signatory
* [[Charles Evans Hughes]], Governor of [[New York]]
* [[Hubert H. Humphrey]], Vice President of the United States
* [[Thomas Jefferson]], 3rd President of the United States
* [[Francis Henry Lightfoot Lee]], [[Declaration of Independence]] signatory
* [[Richard Henry Lee]], [[Declaration of Independence]] signatory
* [[Robert E. Lee]], US Confederate General
* [[Francis Lewis]], [[Declaration of Independence]] signatory
* [[Abraham Lincoln]], 16th President of the United States
* [[James Madison]], 4th President of the United States
* [[John Marshall]], Statesman, Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court
* [[Arthur Middleton]], [[Declaration of Independence]] signatory
* [[Lewis Morris]], [[Declaration of Independence]] signatory
* [[Robert Morris]], [[Declaration of Independence]] signatory
* [[John Morton]], [[Declaration of Independence]] signatory
* [[Richard Nixon]], 37th President of the United States
* [[John Penn]], [[Declaration of Independence]] signatory
* [[William Penn]], Founder of [[Pennsylvania]]
* [[Daniel Webster]], (1782 – 1852), [[United States Senator]] and [[Secretary of State]]
* [[William Williams]], (1731 – 1811), merchant and political leader, [[Declaration of Independence]] signatory
* [[William H. Seward]], US [[Secretary of State]]
* [[Roger B. Taney]], Chief Justice of the United States


==Film==
==List==
===Fine art===
*[[Tim Burton]]
*[[Earl W. Bascom]] (1906–1995), western artist, sculptor, and inventor; "cowboy of cowboy artists"; "father of modern rodeo"<ref>150 Famous Welsh Americans, W. Arvon Roberts, 2008</ref>
*[[Tom Cruise]] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/3407861.stm] "Cruise was stunned when he heard his great-great grandfather had emigrated from Flint in north Wales in 1850. Cruise's real name is Thomas Cruise Mapother IV, and he is said to be descended from many generations of Mapothers living in Wales... Genealogists used by the American TV show Inside the Actor's Studio discovered that Cruise's great-great grandfather, Dylan Henry Mapother, emigrated from Wales to Louisville Kentucky in 1850 when he was 16. "
*[[D.W. Griffith]]
*[[Tom Hanks]]
*[[Bob Hope]]
*[[Anthony Hopkins]]
*[[John Lithgow]]
*[[Harold Lloyd]]
*[[Myrna Loy]]
*[[Ray Milland]]
*[[Demi Moore]]
*[[Denise Richards]], half welsh
*[[Julia Roberts]], part welsh
*[[Susan Sarandon]], half welsh
*[[Kevin Spacey]]


==Other==
===Entertainment===
*[[Jessica Alba]] (born 1981), movie actress, distant Welsh ancestry
* [[Daniel Boone]], (1734 - 1820), frontiersman
*[[Alexis Arquette]] (1969–2016), movie actress, distant Welsh ancestry
* [[Billy De Wolfe]]
*[[David Arquette]] (born 1971), movie actor and TV director, distant Welsh ancestry
* [[Ellis Potter Earle]]
*[[Patricia Arquette]] (born 1968), movie and TV actress, distant Welsh ancestry
* [[Morgan Edwards]]
*[[Rosanna Arquette]] (born 1959), movie actress, distant Welsh ancestry
* [[Rowland Ellis]]
*[[Michael Aston]] (born 1964), born in Cornelly, musician
* [[Oliver Evans]], (1755 – 1819), inventor
*[[Andrea Bowen]] (born 1990), actor
* [[William Fargo]]
*[[Erika Christensen]] (born 1982), actress, distant Welsh ancestry
* [[Howard Hughes]], industrialist, aviator and one time [[RKO]] movie mogul
*[[Kelly Clarkson]] (born 1982), singer, distant Welsh ancestry<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/kelly-clarkson-biography | work=Fox News | title=Kelly Clarkson Biography | date=1 August 2007}}</ref>
* [[Herman Humphreys]]
*[[Daniel Craig]] (born 1969), actor
* [[Samuel Jones]]
*[[Miley Cyrus]] (born 1992), singer and actress
* [[Tommy Lee]], half welsh
*[[Bette Davis]] (1908–1989), two-time Academy Award-winning actress of stage, screen and television; distant Welsh ancestry<ref>[http://www.famouswelsh.com/01_actors/profiles/Bette_Davis.shtml "Bette Davis], just one of the many famous Welsh actors... Bette Davis has Welsh connections from her father Harlow Davies whose family hail from Wales. She even visited Wales when in Britain acting to trace her family roots".</ref>
* [[John L. Lewis]]
*[[Billy De Wolfe]] (1907–1974), actor, mother was Welsh
* [[Meriwether Lewis]], explorer
*[[Thomas Dekker (actor)|Thomas Dekker]] (born 1987), actor, mother is Welsh
* [[Sinclair Lewis]] - writer
*[[Michael Douglas]] (born 1944), actor, distant Welsh ancestry
* [[Jack London]] - writer
*[[Leslie Easterbrook]] (born 1949), actress, distant Welsh ancestry
* [[George C. Marshall]], Military leader
*[[Bill Evans]] (1929–1980), jazz pianist / composer<ref>{{cite web|last=Mandel |first=Howard |url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=6592 |title=All About Jazz |publisher=All About Jazz |date=2017-01-15 |access-date=2017-05-04}}</ref>
* [[Edgar Lee Masters]]
*[[Chris Evans (actor)|Chris Evans]] (born 1981), actor, Welsh paternal great-great grandfather
* [[John Pierpont Morgan]], banker
*[[Sara Evans]] (born 1971), country music singer
* [[Goronwy Owen]]
*[[Alice Eve]] (born 1982), actress
* [[Henry Stanley]]
*[[Glenn Ford]] (1916–2006), film actor<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030904111000/http://www.walesbooks.com/wb_book4.htm ''The Dragon Entertains ~100 Welsh Stars~'']; mentioned as one of "100 Welsh Stars"</ref>
* [[John Lloyd Stevens]]
* [[G-Eazy]], (born 1989), rapper
* [[Lowell Thomas]], (1892 – 1981), [[writer]] and [[broadcaster]]
*[[Carson Grant]] (born 1950), actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://carsongrant.net/files/webBio20132.pdf |title=Bio |publisher=carsongrant.net |date= |access-date=2021-06-22}}</ref>
* [[Norman Thomas]]
*[[D. W. Griffith]] (1875–1948), early [[film director]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/yourwales/stdavids/tm_objectid=13998928&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=bush-praises-role-of-welsh-in-us-history-on-st-david-s-day-name_page.html|title=WalesOnline: News, sport, weather and events from across Wales|website=icwales.icnetwork.co.uk}}</ref>
* [[Roger Williams]]
*[[Teri Hatcher]] (born 1964), actress and writer, distant Welsh ancestry
* [[Frank Lloyd Wright]], (1867 – 1959), architect
*[[Sitara Hewitt]] (born 1981), actress
* [[Elihu Yale]], (1649 – 1721), first benefactor of [[Yale University]]
*[[Bob Hope]] (1903–2003), actor/comedian, mother was Welsh<ref>[http://www.usembassy.org.uk/wales/stdvd2005.html "Welsh Affairs Office, Cardiff"], Embassy of the Unite.d States, London, UK {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060720172844/http://www.usembassy.org.uk/wales/stdvd2005.html|date=2006-07-20}} "Welsh Americans have helped settle the American frontier, build our cities, and defend our liberty... to the sharp wit of Bob Hope"</ref>
*[[Anthony Hopkins]] (born 1937), born in Port Talbot, Glamorgan; Academy Award-winning film/stage actor<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/ebi/article-9311727] "classically trained and highly regarded Welsh actor Anthony Hopkins". Gewertz, Ken (February 15, 2001), [http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2001/02.15/hastyhopkins.html "Anthony Hopkins hams it up for Hasty"], ''Harvard University Gazette''. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060904153543/http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2001/02.15/hastyhopkins.html|date=2006-09-04}} "Later, at a brief press conference, Hopkins, who was born in Wales, was asked why he recently became an American citizen. 'I've lived here some years. I feel at home in America. I suppose it was a pretty bold decision, but America has been very generous to me. There was a bit of an outburst in the British press. I was branded as some sort of turncoat, but so be it.{{'"}}</ref>
*[[John Houseman]] (1902–1988), film producer
*[[Anjelica Huston]] (born 1951), actress, distant Welsh ancestry
*[[John Goodman]] (born 1952), actor & voice actor, distant Welsh ancestry
*[[John Huston]] (1906–1987), film director, screenwriter and actor, distant Welsh ancestry
*[[Quincy Jones]] (1933–2024), record producer, conductor, arranger, film composer, television producer, and trumpeter, Welsh paternal grandfather<ref name="QuincyJones">[http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/quincy-jones-tells-sadness-michael-2092261] "Mr Jones... discovered his father was half Welsh around 15 years ago...." [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8132889.stm] "It's a very special occasion for me because... [it has been] discovered that my father was half-Welsh."</ref>
*[[Rashida Jones]] (born 1976), actress, Welsh paternal great-grandfather<ref name="QuincyJones" />
*[[Tommy Lee Jones]] (born 1946), actor, Welsh father<ref>{{cite web |date=March 31, 2013 |title=Ancestry site set to trigger visitor boom |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/ancestry-site-set-trigger-visitor-2335174 |access-date=March 27, 2023 |work=WalesOnline}}</ref>
*[[Jon Langford]] (born 1957), musician and artist
*[[Tommy Lee]] (born 1963), drummer for [[hard rock]]/[[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Mötley Crüe]]
*[[Zachary Levi]] (born 1980), actor, distant Welsh ancestry
*[[Ted Levine]] (born 1957), actor, mother was part Welsh<ref>{{cite web|last=Kelly |first=Dan |url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/ted-levine-is-not-a-bad-guy/Content?oid=877172 |title=Ted Levine is not a bad guy. &#124; Miscellany |date=28 February 1991 |publisher=Chicago Reader |access-date=2017-05-04}}</ref>
*[[Blake Lewis]] (born 1981), ''American Idol'' contestant and singer <ref>[http://www.blakelewisfans.org/interview.html blakelewisfans.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070320002522/http://www.blakelewisfans.org/interview.html |date=2007-03-20 }}: "I was wondering, what is your heritage? Blake: Welsh, German, and Irish. I'm a mutt."</ref>
*[[Juliette Lewis]] (born 1973), actress and singer<ref>[http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/juliette_lewis/biography.php]{{Dead link|date=March 2022|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} "She often refers to her Welsh ancestry."</ref>
*[[Harold Lloyd]] (1893–1971), actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alphadragondesign.com/final_project/pages/others/harold.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724133810/http://www.alphadragondesign.com/final_project/pages/others/harold.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-24|title=Paternal great-grandparents were from Wales}}</ref>
*[[Myrna Loy]] (1905–1993), actress<ref>[http://www.hiraethcelticgoods.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=1729] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927222714/http://www.hiraethcelticgoods.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=1729|date=2007-09-27}} included in the book "[[100 Great Welsh Women]]" [http://silentladies.com/BLoy.html] "Although she is of Scotch and Welsh descent, she has been accused of being Egyptian, Chinese, Eurasian and other nationalities."</ref>
*[[Marco Marenghi]], animator, born in Rhondda
*[[Kelly McGillis]] (born 1957), actress, distant Welsh ancestry
*[[Ray Milland]] (1905–1986), actor<ref>[http://concise.britannica.com/ebc/article-9372151/Ray-Milland] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225160131/http://concise.britannica.com/ebc/article-9372151/Ray-Milland|date=2007-12-25}} "Welsh-born U.S. actor."</ref>
*[[Wayne Newton]] (born 1942), distant Welsh ancestry
*[[Leslie Nielsen]] (1926–2010), actor, Welsh mother
*[[Ninja (streamer)|Ninja]] (Tyler Blevins) (born 1991), Twitch streamer, distant Welsh ancestry
*[[The Osmonds]], including [[Donny Osmond]] (born 1957), half of the brother-sister singing act [[Donny Osmond|Donny]] & [[Marie Osmond|Marie]]; of part Welsh descent, traced their ancestry back to [[Merthyr Tydfil]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southeast/sites/merthyr/pages/donnyosmond.shtml|title=South East Wales - BBC News|website=BBC News}}</ref>
*[[Karyn Parsons]] (born 1966), actress, ''Fresh Prince of Bel Air'', Welsh descent on father's side
*[[Michelle Pfeiffer]] (born 1958), actress, distant Welsh ancestry<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000201/bio|title=Michelle Pfeiffer|website=IMDb}}</ref>
*Brian Pillman (1962–1997), professional wrestler, mother was Welsh<ref name="wilken84">{{cite book |last1=Wilken |first1=Dennis |title=Cincinnati Magazine |date=1984 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jx4DAAAAMBAJ&dq=brian+pillman+mother+welsh&pg=PA108}}</ref>
*[[Chris Pine]] (born 1980), actor, distant Welsh ancestry
*[[Kim Richards]] (born 1964), actress, distant Welsh ancestry
*[[Kyle Richards]] (born 1969), actress, distant Welsh ancestry<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills/season-1/blogs/kyle-richards/drama-in-the-city?page=1 |title=Drama in the City &#124; The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Blog |publisher=Bravotv.com |date=2010-11-11 |access-date=2017-05-04}}</ref>
*[[Monica Richards]] (born 1965), author and musician
*[[Catherine Zeta-Jones]] (born 1969), born in Swansea, Glamorgan; actress
*[[Katherine Jenkins]] (born 1980), born in Neath, Glamorgan; singer
*[[Jason Robards]] (1922–2000), actor, distant Welsh ancestry
*[[Eric Roberts]] (born 1956), actor, distant Welsh ancestry
*[[Julia Roberts]] (born 1967), actress, distant Welsh ancestry<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-smolenyak-smolenyak/julia-roberts-isnt-a-robe_b_828778.html | work=Huffington Post | first=Megan | last=Smolenyak | title=Julia Roberts Isn't a Roberts | date=27 February 2011}}</ref>
*[[Coco Rocha]] (born 1988), Canadian model of Welsh, Irish, and Russian descent
*[[Gena Rowlands]] (1930–2024), actress, father was of Welsh descent
*[[Susan Sarandon]] (born 1946), Oscar-winning actress, distant Welsh ancestry
*[[Brooke Shields]] (born 1965), actress and model, distant Welsh ancestry
*[[Esperanza Spalding]] (born 1984), singer/songwriter, distant Welsh ancestry<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jazz.com/features-and-interviews/2008/5/28/in-conversation-with-esperanza-spalding |title=In Conversation with Esperanza Spalding – Jazz.com &#124; Jazz Music – Jazz Artists – Jazz News |access-date=2008-06-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918095912/http://www.jazz.com/features-and-interviews/2008/5/28/in-conversation-with-esperanza-spalding |archive-date=2011-09-18 }}</ref>
*[[Tiffani Thiessen]] (born 1974), actress, distant Welsh ancestry<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ryanseacrest.com/2011/11/10/celebrities-you-didnt-know-were-greek-list/ |title=On Air with Ryan Seacrest - News & More from the Live Radio Show |publisher=Ryanseacrest.com |access-date=2017-05-04}}</ref>
*[[Henry Thomas]] (born 1971), actor, distant Welsh ancestry
*[[Lynda Thomas]] (born 1981), musician, singer-songwriter
*[[Scott Walker (singer)|Scott Walker]] (1943–2019), singer, distant Welsh ancestry
*[[Tuc Watkins]] (born 1966), actor
*[[Betty White]] (1922–2021), actress, distant Welsh ancestry<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-smolenyak-smolenyak/betty-white-white-hot-in_b_614937.html | work=Huffington Post | first=Megan | last=Smolenyak | title=Betty White: White-Hot in Cleveland or Not | date=16 June 2010}}</ref>
*[[Michelle Williams (actress)|Michelle Williams]] (born 1980), actress, distant Welsh ancestry
*[[Robin Williams]] (1951–2014), actor, distant Welsh ancestry<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1206619.php/Robin_Williams_talks_about_rehab_and_alcoholism |title=Robin Williams talks about rehab and alcoholism |website= Monsters and Critics |access-date=2012-11-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012040753/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1206619.php/Robin_Williams_talks_about_rehab_and_alcoholism |archive-date=2012-10-12 }}</ref>
*[[Chris Williams (actor)]], African-American, English and Welsh descent
*[[Vanessa Williams]] (born 1963), African-American, English and Welch descent
*[[Cassandra Wilson]] (born 1955), née Cassandra Fowlkes, jazz vocalist; distant Welsh ancestry through her father
*[[Patrick Wilson]] (born 1973), actor, distant Welsh ancestry<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genealogy.kathihill.com/Person/family_group/340247|title=The Hill Family History|website=genealogy.kathihill.com}}</ref>


== See also ==
===Literature===
[[File:Lewis-Sinclair-LOC.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Sinclair Lewis]]]]
*[[Welsh American]]
*[[Ben Bradlee]] (1921–2014), author, Executive Editor of the Washington Post
*[[:Category:Welsh-Americans]]
*[[Ben Bradlee Jr.|Ben Bradlee, Jr]]. (born 1948), author, journalist, newspaper editor at the Boston Globe
*[[Quinn Bradlee]], (born 1982), author
* [[William Dean Howells]], [[Realism (arts)|realist]] novelist, literary critic, and playwright, nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters"<ref>{{cite book |author=[[William Dean Howells]] |year=1917 |orig-year=First published 1916 |title=Years of My Youth |url=https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/47060 |chapter=I |chapter-url=https://www.gutenberg.org/files/47060/47060-h/47060-h.htm#page_001 |publisher=Harper & Brothers |access-date=January 23, 2024 |quote=On my father’s side my people were wholly Welsh, except his English grandmother}}</ref>
*[[Grover Jones]] (1893–1940), playwright, screenwriter
*[[Sinclair Lewis]] (1885–1951), novelist/playwright<ref name="welsh1" />
*[[Jack London]] (1876–1916), author<ref>[http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0830206.html] "The illegitimate son of an astrologer and a Welsh farm girl"</ref>
*[[Edgar Lee Masters]] (1868–1950), poet/biographer/dramatist<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bartleby.com/84/22.html |title=22. Indignation Jones. Masters, Edgar Lee. 1916. Spoon River Anthology |publisher=Bartleby.com |access-date=2017-05-04}}</ref>
*[[Hillary Monahan]], author
*[[Lorin Morgan-Richards]] (born 1975), author and illustrator<ref>[http://www.walesartsreview.org/the-welsh-in-america/] "The Welsh in America"</ref>
*[[Ogden Nash]] (1902–1971), poet, humorist
*[[Sally Quinn]] (born 1941), author, first anchorwoman in America


===Politics===
[[Category:Welsh-Americans| ]]
*[[John Adams]] (1735–1826), [[President of the United States]], [[Vice President of the United States]]<ref name=WalesOnline>{{cite news| title=The American Presidents with family links to Wales| last=Williamson| first=David| date=October 27, 2017| url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/american-presidents-links-wales-13813442| website=walesonline.co.uk| publisher=Media Wales| location=[[Cardiff]], Wales, UK| access-date=May 23, 2020}}</ref>
[[Category:Lists_of_American_people by ethnic or national origin|Welsh]]
*[[John Quincy Adams]] (1767–1848), [[President of the United States]], [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]]<ref name=WalesOnline/>
*[[John Henry Bowen]] (1780–1822), U.S. Representative from Tennessee
*[[Martha Hughes Cannon]] (1857–1932), physician, Utah women's rights advocate and suffragist, first female state senator elected in the United States, member of the Utah Senate from the 6th district (1897–1901)
*[[Bill Cassidy]] (born 1957), [[List of United States senators from Louisiana|United States Senator from Louisiana]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-04-17 |title=bill cassidy |url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/reps/cassidy.htm |access-date=2024-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417130552/http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/reps/cassidy.htm |archive-date=2016-04-17 }}</ref>
*[[Dick Cheney]] (born 1941), [[Vice President of the United States]] (2001–2009)
*[[Cassius Marcellus Clay (abolitionist)|Cassius Marcellus Clay]] (1810–1903), abolitionist
*[[Hillary Clinton]] (born 1947), Secretary of State, U.S. Senator from [[New York (state)|New York]], former [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]<ref name=WelshAmerica>{{cite web| title=The Welsh in America| date=2016| url=http://www.nawf.wales/the-welsh-in-america/4594061642| website=nawf.wales| publisher=North America Wales Foundation| location=[[Penarth]], Wales, UK| access-date=May 23, 2020| archive-date=May 21, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521015711/http://www.nawf.wales/the-welsh-in-america/4594061642| url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[James Sevier Conway|James S. Conway]] (1796–1855), [[List of governors of Arkansas|Governor of Arkansas]] (1836–1840)<ref>{{cite book|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Western Arkansas|url=https://archive.org/details/biographicalhist00pres/page/108/mode/2up|others=Illustrated|location=Chicago and Nashville|publisher=The Southern Publishing Company|pages=108–109|date=1891|lccn=rc01001245|oclc=1041626718|ol=23338025M|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>
*[[Calvin Coolidge]] (1872–1933), [[President of the United States]], [[Vice President of the United States]]<ref name=WelshAmerica/>
*[[John J. Crittenden]] (1787–1863), Governor of Kentucky
*[[James J. Davis]] (1873–1947), [[United States Secretary of Labor|Secretary of Labor]] and U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania<ref>[http://www.appaltree.net/aba/education/historical/ironworks/ironworks1.htm] "James J. Davis, a Welsh-born puddler who served as US Secretary of Labor from 1921–1930"</ref>
*[[Jefferson Davis]] (1808–1889), [[President of the Confederate States]] (1862–1865)<ref name=WelshAmerica/>
*[[Alvin Evans]] (1845–1906), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania; [[United States Senator]] from Iowa
*[[John Floyd (Virginia politician)|John Floyd]] (1783–1837), Governor of Virginia
*[[John B. Floyd]] (1806–1863), Governor of Virginia
*[[William Floyd]] (1734–1821), [[United States Declaration of Independence]] signatory<ref name="signatory">[http://www.britainusa.com/consular/articles_show_nt1.asp?i=34008&L1=34000&L2=34008&a=36368] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060626062030/http://www.britainusa.com/consular/articles_show_nt1.asp?i=34008&L1=34000&L2=34008&a=36368|date=2006-06-26}} "Of the four New York signatories, three were Welsh; Lewis Morris, Francis Lewis and William Floyd."</ref>
*[[James Garfield]] (1831–1881), President of the United States<ref name=WalesOnline/>
*[[Nicholas Gilman]] (1755–1814), United States Senator from New Hampshire
*[[Button Gwinnett]] (1735–1777), United States Declaration of Independence signatory<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/1966/2/1966_2_28.shtml|title=AmericanHeritage.com / WHO'S GOT BUTTON'S BONES?<!-- Bot generated title -->|access-date=2006-07-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311094355/http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/1966/2/1966_2_28.shtml|archive-date=2007-03-11|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Benjamin Harrison]] (1833–1901), President of the United States<ref name=WelshAmerica/>
* [[William Henry Harrison]] (1773–1841), President of the United States<ref name=WalesOnline/>
*[[Charles Evans Hughes]] (1862–1948), [[Chief Justice of the United States]], Governor of [[New York (state)|New York]]<ref>mentioned as one of several "Welsh Americans" at [http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Sr-Z/Welsh-Americans.html], {{cite web |title=James A. Henretta &#124; Charles Evans Hughes and the Strange Death of Liberal America &#124; Law and History Review, 24.1 &#124; the History Cooperative |url=http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/lhr/24.1/henretta.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309152859/http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/lhr/24.1/henretta.html |archive-date=2012-03-09 |access-date=2013-11-24}} "The only child of a pious American Baptist mother and an immigrant Welsh minister"</ref>
*[[Andrew Humphreys]] (1821–1904), U.S. Representative from Indiana
*[[Andrew A. Humphreys]] (1810–1883), [[United States Army]] officer and Union General in the American Civil War
*[[E. Howard Hunt]] (1918–2007), CIA Intelligence Officer; a key figure in organizing and participating in the [[Watergate burglaries]]
*[[Arthur James (politician)|Arthur James]] (1883–1973), Governor of Pennsylvania
*[[Thomas Jefferson]] (1743–1826), President of the United States; Vice President of the United States<ref name=WalesOnline/>
*[[Robert E. Lee]] (1807–1870), Confederate general<ref>[http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Sr-Z/Welsh-Americans.html] "Robert E. Lee... also were Welsh Americans..."</ref>
*[[Francis Lewis]] (1713–1802), United States Declaration of Independence signatory<ref name="signatory" />
*[[Abraham Lincoln]] (1809–1865), President of the United States<ref name=WalesOnline/>
*[[James Madison]] (1751–1836), President of the United States<ref name=WelshAmerica/>
*[[John Marshall]] (1755–1835), statesman, Chief Justice of the United States<ref name="welsh1">[http://www.idahowelshsociety.org/welshamerican.htm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060821201340/http://www.idahowelshsociety.org/welshamerican.htm|date=2006-08-21}} mentioned as several people who were "Welsh" or "Welsh American"</ref>
*[[George Mathews (Georgia)|George Mathews]] (1739–1812), Governor of Georgia
*[[Henry M. Mathews]] (1834–1884), Governor of West Virginia
*[[John G. McCullough]] (1835–1915), Governor of Vermont
*[[James Monroe]] (1758–1831), President of the United States<ref name=WalesOnline/>
*[[James Morgan (congressman)|James Morgan]] (1756–1822), [[United States Congressman]] from New Jersey
*[[Lewis Morris]] (1726–1798), United States Declaration of Independence signatory<ref name="signatory" />
*[[Robert Morris (merchant)|Robert Morris]] (1734–1806), United States Declaration of Independence signatory<ref name="welsh1" />
*[[Patty Murray]] (born 1950), [[United States Senator]] from Washington
*[[Richard Nixon]] (1913–1994), President of the United States; Vice President of the United States<ref name=WalesOnline/>
*[[Barack Obama]] (born 1961), President of the United States<ref>{{cite web| last=Plante| first=Bill| title=Surprising link found in Obama's family tree| date=July 30, 2012| url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/surprising-link-found-in-obamas-family-tree/#app| website=cbsnews.com| access-date=May 24, 2020}}</ref>
*[[P.B.S. Pinchback]] (1837–1921), Governor of Louisiana
*[[Hugh H. Price]] (1859–1904), U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
*[[Rodman M. Price]] (1816–1894), Governor of New Jersey
*[[John H. Pugh]] (1827–1905), U.S. Representative from New Jersey
*[[Thomas M. Rees|Thomas Rees]] (1925–2003), U.S. Congressman, parents/grandparents from Wales
*[[Ann Romney]] (born 1949), wife of American businessman and politician [[Mitt Romney]]
*[[Theodore Roosevelt]] (1858–1919), President of the United States; Vice President of the United States<ref name=WalesOnline/>
*[[Isaac Shelby]] (1750–1826), Governor of Kentucky<ref>[http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Sr-Z/Welsh-Americans.html] "General Isaac Shelby (born in 1750), a Maryland-born Welsh American"</ref>
*[[Daniel Webster]] (1782–1852), United States Senator and Secretary of State<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Sr-Z/Welsh-Americans.html|title=Welsh Americans - History, Significant immigration waves, Settlement patterns, Settlement patterns|website=www.everyculture.com}}</ref>
*[[Thomas Wynne]] (1627–1691), physician to [[William Penn]]; speaker of the first Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly<ref>[http://members.aol.com/lunetta595/drthomas/drtwelsh.htm] Wynne Family history</ref>

===Industry and business===
[[File:Howard Hughes 1938.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Howard Hughes]]]]
[[File:JohnPierpontMorgan.png|thumb|upright|[[J. P. Morgan]]]]
*[[Thomas Henry Blythe]] (1822–1883), born in Wales, immigrated to San Francisco, best known for using the [[Colorado River]] to irrigate large areas of the California and Mexican deserts
*[[Jack Daniel|Jasper Newton "Jack" Daniel]] (1849–1911), [[Tennessee]]-born founder of [[Jack Daniel's]] [[whiskey]]
*[[Bob Evans (restaurateur)|Bob Evans]] (1918–2007), founder of [[Bob Evans Restaurants]]
*[[William Fargo]] (1818–1881), pioneer expressman
*[[Howard Hughes]] (1905–1976), pioneering [[aviator]], [[engineer]], [[industrialist]], and [[film producer]]
*[[Willard F. Jones]] (1890–1967), [[naval architect]], [[Gulf Oil]] executive
*[[Reese J. Llewellyn]] (1862–1936), born in [[Brynamman]], Wales, immigrated to San Francisco, later settling in Los Angeles, co-founder and president of [[Llewellyn Iron Works]]
*[[J. P. Morgan]] (1837–1913), banker
*[[Junius Spencer Morgan]] (1813–1890), banker
*[[Jonathan I. Schwartz]] (born 1965), president and chief executive officer of CareZone
*[[Howard Stringer]] (born 1942), businessman and chief executive officer of Sony Corporation<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9403594] "Welsh-born Howard Stringer"</ref>
*[[Lloyd Tevis]] (1824–1899), banker
*[[David Thomas (industrialist)|David Thomas]] (1794–1882), prominent ironmaster and philanthropist during the [[Industrial Revolution]] in [[Pennsylvania]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.welshdragon.net/resources/Historical/wales_timeline2.shtml |title=Archived copy |access-date=2005-01-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041228102030/http://www.welshdragon.net/resources/Historical/wales_timeline2.shtml |archive-date=2004-12-28 }}</ref>

===Other===
[[File:Chester Harding - Daniel Boone - NPG.2015.102 - National Portrait Gallery.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Daniel Boone]]]]
[[File:Meriwether Lewis-Charles Willson Peale.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Meriwether Lewis]]]]
[[File:Frank Lloyd Wright portrait.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Frank Lloyd Wright]]]]

* [[Jim Jones]] - [[Cult]] leader and mass murderer

*[[Mervyn S. Bennion]] (1887–1941), [[Congressional Medal of Honor]] recipient killed during the [[Attack on Pearl Harbor]]; grandfather was a Welsh immigrant
*[[James Bowie]] (1796–1836), pioneer and Texas revolutionary<ref>{{cite web|author=Robin Turner |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/welsh-roots-americas-wild-west-10763096 |title=The Welsh roots of America's Wild West gunslingers revealed |publisher=Wales Online |date=2016-01-20 |access-date=2017-05-04}}</ref>
*[[Daniel Boone]] (1734–1820), American pioneer<ref name="boone">[http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Sr-Z/Welsh-Americans.html] "Meriwether Lewis himself was Welsh American, as was frontiersman Daniel Boone" [http://www.danielboonehomestead.org/calendar.htm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615023723/http://danielboonehomestead.org/calendar.htm|date=2006-06-15}} "Daniel Boone’s mother, Sarah Morgan, was a member of a Welsh family that came to Pennsylvania in 1683 and later settled in Gwynedd"</ref>
* [[Mary Katherine Campbell]] (1905–1990), [[Miss America]] titleholder 1922 and 1923, first runner-up 1924 <ref>[^ "New Beauty Queen Ideal". New York Times. 1922-09-10. "The Ideal Beauty Queen"]</ref>
*[[Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer]], serial killer; father has Welsh ancestry
*[[Hiram Wesley Evans]] (1881–1966), [[Imperial Wizard]] of the "second" [[Ku Klux Klan]], 1922–1939
*[[Lewis Evans (surveyor)|Lewis Evans]] (1700–1756), colonial surveyor and geographer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/NLWjournals.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081230135158/http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/NLWjournals.html|url-status=dead|title=GENUKI: National Library of Wales journals<!-- Bot generated title -->|archivedate=December 30, 2008}}</ref>
*[[Cowboy Morgan Evans]] (1903–1969), [[Texas]] [[rancher]]; 1928 World Series [[Rodeo]] [[Steer wrestling|Bulldogging]] champion; competition [[bull rider]]; [[oil production]] [[roughneck]]; drilling foreman; oilman
*[[Oliver Evans]] (1755–1819), inventor<ref name="welsh1" /><ref>[http://www.britannia.com/celtic/wales/facts/facts5.html] "A Welsh-American invented the first automobile"</ref>
*[[Murray Humphreys]] (1899–1965), Chicago mobster, chief political and labor racketeer in the [[Chicago Outfit]] during Prohibition<ref>[http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/No_Gangster_More_Bold-Murray_Humphreys,_the_Welsh_Political_Genius_Who/0340263873/] "No Gangster More Bold: Murray Humphreys, the Welsh Political Genius Who Corrupted America"</ref>
*[[Frank James]] (1843–1915), cowboy/outlaw
*[[Jesse James]] (1847–1882), cowboy/outlaw
*[[George Jones (publisher)|George Jones]] (1811–1891), ''New-York Daily Times'' co-founder<ref name="welsh1" />
*[[John L. Lewis]] (1880–1969), organized labor union leader<ref name="welsh1" />
*[[Meriwether Lewis]] (1774–1809), explorer<ref name="boone" /><ref>[http://www.inn-california.com/articles/biographic/meriwetherlewis.html] "His great grandfather, Robert Lewis, a Welsh officer in the British Army... The Meriwether family was also Welsh, well connected, and land-rich with sizable holdings near Charlottesville. Lucy's father was a respected friend of Thomas Jefferson."</ref>
*[[Chelsea Manning]] (born 1987), mother was Welsh
*[[Nate Marquardt]] (born 1979), MMA fighter, partially Welsh on his mother's side
*[[Daniel Morgan]] (1736–1802), Brigadier General in the American Revolution in the Continental Army; served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Virginia
*[[Michael Phelps]] (born 1985), Olympian swimmer, distant Welsh ancestry<ref>{{cite web |url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/olympics08/phelps.htm |title=michael phelps |publisher=Freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com |access-date=2017-05-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808192320/http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/olympics08/phelps.htm |archive-date=2012-08-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[William Farrand Prosser]] (1834–1911), Union Colonel in the American Civil War; served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Tennessee
*[[Herbert M. Sauro]] (born 1960), scientist (UW, Seattle), born in Dyfed
*[[Henry Morton Stanley]] (1841–1904), journalist/explorer
*[[George Henry Thomas]] (1816–1870), Union General during the American Civil War<ref>{{cite book|last=Broadwater |first= Robert P |title=General George H. Thomas: a biography of the Union's "Rock of Chickamauga" |page=5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CXHkzuvMspwC&q=%22George+Henry+Thomas%22+Welsh&pg=PA5 |
publisher=McFarland |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-7864-3856-3 |access-date=27 April 2011}}</ref>
*[[Joe Watts]] (born 1942), gangster and associate of the [[Gambino crime family]]; partially Welsh on his father's side
*[[Frank Lloyd Wright]] (1867–1959), one of the most prominent and influential architects of the first half of the 20th century<ref name="welsh1" /><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091028071308/http://www.geocities.com/soho/1469/flw_life.html] "Frank Lloyd Wright was of Welsh ethnic heritage"</ref>
*[[Elihu Yale]] (1649–1721), first benefactor of [[Yale University]]<ref name="welsh1" /><ref>[http://www.wrecsam.com/yale.html] "Elihu Yale - The Great Welsh American"</ref>

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Lists of Americans
By US state
By ethnicity

This is a list of notable Welsh Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.

To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Welsh American or must have references showing they are Welsh American and are notable.

List

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Fine art

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  • Earl W. Bascom (1906–1995), western artist, sculptor, and inventor; "cowboy of cowboy artists"; "father of modern rodeo"[1]

Entertainment

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Literature

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Sinclair Lewis

Politics

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Industry and business

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Howard Hughes
J. P. Morgan

Other

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Daniel Boone
Meriwether Lewis
Frank Lloyd Wright

References

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  1. ^ 150 Famous Welsh Americans, W. Arvon Roberts, 2008
  2. ^ "Kelly Clarkson Biography". Fox News. 1 August 2007.
  3. ^ "Bette Davis, just one of the many famous Welsh actors... Bette Davis has Welsh connections from her father Harlow Davies whose family hail from Wales. She even visited Wales when in Britain acting to trace her family roots".
  4. ^ Mandel, Howard (2017-01-15). "All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  5. ^ The Dragon Entertains ~100 Welsh Stars~; mentioned as one of "100 Welsh Stars"
  6. ^ "Bio" (PDF). carsongrant.net. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  7. ^ "WalesOnline: News, sport, weather and events from across Wales". icwales.icnetwork.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Welsh Affairs Office, Cardiff", Embassy of the Unite.d States, London, UK Archived 2006-07-20 at the Wayback Machine "Welsh Americans have helped settle the American frontier, build our cities, and defend our liberty... to the sharp wit of Bob Hope"
  9. ^ [1] "classically trained and highly regarded Welsh actor Anthony Hopkins". Gewertz, Ken (February 15, 2001), "Anthony Hopkins hams it up for Hasty", Harvard University Gazette. Archived 2006-09-04 at the Wayback Machine "Later, at a brief press conference, Hopkins, who was born in Wales, was asked why he recently became an American citizen. 'I've lived here some years. I feel at home in America. I suppose it was a pretty bold decision, but America has been very generous to me. There was a bit of an outburst in the British press. I was branded as some sort of turncoat, but so be it.'"
  10. ^ a b [2] "Mr Jones... discovered his father was half Welsh around 15 years ago...." [3] "It's a very special occasion for me because... [it has been] discovered that my father was half-Welsh."
  11. ^ "Ancestry site set to trigger visitor boom". WalesOnline. March 31, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
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  31. ^ "22. Indignation Jones. Masters, Edgar Lee. 1916. Spoon River Anthology". Bartleby.com. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
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  34. ^ "bill cassidy". 2016-04-17. Archived from the original on 2016-04-17. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
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  38. ^ a b c [12] Archived 2006-06-26 at the Wayback Machine "Of the four New York signatories, three were Welsh; Lewis Morris, Francis Lewis and William Floyd."
  39. ^ "AmericanHeritage.com / WHO'S GOT BUTTON'S BONES?". Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2006-07-04.
  40. ^ mentioned as one of several "Welsh Americans" at [13], "James A. Henretta | Charles Evans Hughes and the Strange Death of Liberal America | Law and History Review, 24.1 | the History Cooperative". Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2013-11-24. "The only child of a pious American Baptist mother and an immigrant Welsh minister"
  41. ^ [14] "Robert E. Lee... also were Welsh Americans..."
  42. ^ Plante, Bill (July 30, 2012). "Surprising link found in Obama's family tree". cbsnews.com. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  43. ^ [15] "General Isaac Shelby (born in 1750), a Maryland-born Welsh American"
  44. ^ "Welsh Americans - History, Significant immigration waves, Settlement patterns, Settlement patterns". www.everyculture.com.
  45. ^ [16] Wynne Family history
  46. ^ [17] "Welsh-born Howard Stringer"
  47. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2004-12-28. Retrieved 2005-01-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  48. ^ Robin Turner (2016-01-20). "The Welsh roots of America's Wild West gunslingers revealed". Wales Online. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  49. ^ a b [18] "Meriwether Lewis himself was Welsh American, as was frontiersman Daniel Boone" [19] Archived 2006-06-15 at the Wayback Machine "Daniel Boone’s mother, Sarah Morgan, was a member of a Welsh family that came to Pennsylvania in 1683 and later settled in Gwynedd"
  50. ^ [^ "New Beauty Queen Ideal". New York Times. 1922-09-10. "The Ideal Beauty Queen"]
  51. ^ "GENUKI: National Library of Wales journals". Archived from the original on December 30, 2008.
  52. ^ [20] "A Welsh-American invented the first automobile"
  53. ^ [21] "No Gangster More Bold: Murray Humphreys, the Welsh Political Genius Who Corrupted America"
  54. ^ [22] "His great grandfather, Robert Lewis, a Welsh officer in the British Army... The Meriwether family was also Welsh, well connected, and land-rich with sizable holdings near Charlottesville. Lucy's father was a respected friend of Thomas Jefferson."
  55. ^ "michael phelps". Freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
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