This is a list of notableWelsh 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.
Earl W. Bascom (1906–1995), western artist, sculptor, and inventor; "cowboy of cowboy artists"; "father of modern rodeo"[ 1] Jessica Alba (born 1981), movie actress, distant Welsh ancestryAlexis Arquette (1969–2016), movie actress, distant Welsh ancestryDavid Arquette (born 1971), movie actor and TV director, distant Welsh ancestryPatricia Arquette (born 1968), movie and TV actress, distant Welsh ancestryRosanna Arquette (born 1959), movie actress, distant Welsh ancestryMichael Aston (born 1964), born in Cornelly, musicianAndrea Bowen (born 1990), actorErika Christensen (born 1982), actress, distant Welsh ancestryKelly Clarkson (born 1982), singer, distant Welsh ancestry[ 2] Daniel Craig (born 1969), actorMiley Cyrus (born 1992), singer and actressBette Davis (1908–1989), two-time Academy Award-winning actress of stage, screen and television; distant Welsh ancestry[ 3] Billy De Wolfe (1907–1974), actor, mother was WelshThomas Dekker (born 1987), actor, mother is WelshMichael Douglas (born 1944), actor, distant Welsh ancestryLeslie Easterbrook (born 1949), actress, distant Welsh ancestryBill Evans (1929–1980), jazz pianist / composer[ 4] Chris Evans (born 1981), actor, Welsh paternal great-great grandfatherSara Evans (born 1971), country music singerAlice Eve (born 1982), actressGlenn Ford (1916–2006), film actor[ 5] G-Eazy , (born 1989), rapperCarson Grant (born 1950), actor[ 6] D. W. Griffith (1875–1948), earlyfilm director [ 7] Mark Hamill (born 1951), actor, distant Welsh ancestryTeri Hatcher (born 1964), actress and writer, distant Welsh ancestrySitara Hewitt (born 1981), actressBob Hope (1903–2003), actor/comedian, mother was Welsh[ 8] Anthony Hopkins (born 1937), born in Port Talbot, Glamorgan; Academy Award-winning film/stage actor[ 9] John Houseman (1902–1988), film producerAnjelica Huston (born 1951), actress, distant Welsh ancestryJohn Goodman (born 1952), actor & voice actor, distant Welsh ancestryJohn Huston (1906–1987), film director, screenwriter and actor, distant Welsh ancestryQuincy Jones (1933–2024), record producer, conductor, arranger, film composer, television producer, and trumpeter, Welsh paternal grandfather[ 10] Rashida Jones (born 1976), actress, Welsh paternal great-grandfather[ 10] Tommy Lee Jones (born 1946), actor, Welsh father[ 11] Jon Langford (born 1957), musician and artistTommy Lee (born 1963), drummer forhard rock /heavy metal bandMötley Crüe Zachary Levi (born 1980), actor, distant Welsh ancestryTed Levine (born 1957), actor, mother was part Welsh[ 12] Blake Lewis (born 1981),American Idol contestant and singer[ 13] Juliette Lewis (born 1973), actress and singer[ 14] Harold Lloyd (1893–1971), actor[ 15] Myrna Loy (1905–1993), actress[ 16] Marco Marenghi , animator, born in RhonddaKelly McGillis (born 1957), actress, distant Welsh ancestryRay Milland (1905–1986), actor[ 17] Wayne Newton (born 1942), distant Welsh ancestryLeslie Nielsen (1926–2010), actor, Welsh motherNinja (Tyler Blevins) (born 1991), Twitch streamer, distant Welsh ancestryThe Osmonds , includingDonny Osmond (born 1957), half of the brother-sister singing actDonny &Marie ; of part Welsh descent, traced their ancestry back toMerthyr Tydfil [ 18] Karyn Parsons (born 1966), actress,Fresh Prince of Bel Air , Welsh descent on father's sideMichelle Pfeiffer (born 1958), actress, distant Welsh ancestry[ 19] Brian Pillman (1962–1997), professional wrestler, mother was Welsh[ 20] Chris Pine (born 1980), actor, distant Welsh ancestryRyan Potter (born 1995), actor, distant Welsh ancestryKim Richards (born 1964), actress, distant Welsh ancestryKyle Richards (born 1969), actress, distant Welsh ancestry[ 21] Monica Richards (born 1965), author and musicianCatherine Zeta-Jones (born 1969), born in Swansea, Glamorgan; actressKatherine Jenkins (born 1980), born in Neath, Glamorgan; singerJason Robards (1922–2000), actor, distant Welsh ancestryEric Roberts (born 1956), actor, distant Welsh ancestryJulia Roberts (born 1967), actress, distant Welsh ancestry[ 22] Coco Rocha (born 1988), Canadian model of Welsh, Irish, and Russian descentGena Rowlands (1930–2024), actress, father was of Welsh descentSusan Sarandon (born 1946), Oscar-winning actress, distant Welsh ancestryBrooke Shields (born 1965), actress and model, distant Welsh ancestryEsperanza Spalding (born 1984), singer/songwriter, distant Welsh ancestry[ 23] Tiffani Thiessen (born 1974), actress, distant Welsh ancestry[ 24] Henry Thomas (born 1971), actor, distant Welsh ancestryLynda Thomas (born 1981), musician, singer-songwriterScott Walker (1943–2019), singer, distant Welsh ancestryTuc Watkins (born 1966), actorBetty White (1922–2021), actress, distant Welsh ancestry[ 25] Michelle Williams (born 1980), actress, distant Welsh ancestryRobin Williams (1951–2014), actor, distant Welsh ancestry[ 26] Chris Williams (actor) , African-American, English and Welsh descentVanessa Williams (born 1963), African-American, English and Welch descentCassandra Wilson (born 1955), née Cassandra Fowlkes, jazz vocalist; distant Welsh ancestry through her fatherPatrick Wilson (born 1973), actor, distant Welsh ancestry[ 27] Sinclair Lewis Ben Bradlee (1921–2014), author, Executive Editor of the Washington PostBen Bradlee, Jr . (born 1948), author, journalist, newspaper editor at the Boston GlobeQuinn Bradlee , (born 1982), authorWilliam Dean Howells ,realist novelist, literary critic, and playwright, nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters"[ 28] Grover Jones (1893–1940), playwright, screenwriterSinclair Lewis (1885–1951), novelist/playwright[ 29] Jack London (1876–1916), author[ 30] Edgar Lee Masters (1868–1950), poet/biographer/dramatist[ 31] Hillary Monahan , authorOgden Nash (1902–1971), poet, humoristSally Quinn (born 1941), author, first anchorwoman in AmericaJohn Adams (1735–1826),President of the United States ,Vice President of the United States [ 32] John Quincy Adams (1767–1848),President of the United States ,Secretary of State [ 32] John Henry Bowen (1780–1822), U.S. Representative from TennesseeMartha 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),United States Senator from Louisiana [ 33] Dick Cheney (born 1941),Vice President of the United States (2001–2009)Cassius Marcellus Clay (1810–1903), abolitionistHillary Clinton (born 1947), Secretary of State, U.S. Senator fromNew York , formerFirst Lady [ 34] James S. Conway (1796–1855),Governor of Arkansas (1836–1840)[ 35] Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933),President of the United States ,Vice President of the United States [ 34] John J. Crittenden (1787–1863), Governor of KentuckyD.W. Davis (1873–1959), Commissioner of theU.S Reclamation Service ,Governor of Idaho ,Idaho State Senator James J. Davis (1873–1947),Secretary of Labor and U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania[ 36] Jefferson Davis (1808–1889),President of the Confederate States (1862–1865)[ 34] Alvin Evans (1845–1906), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania;United States Senator from IowaJohn Floyd (1783–1837),Governor of Virginia John B. Floyd (1806–1863), Governor of VirginiaWilliam Floyd (1734–1821),United States Declaration of Independence signatory ([ 37] James Garfield (1831–1881), President of the United States[ 32] Nicholas Gilman (1755–1814), United States Senator from New HampshireButton Gwinnett (1735–1777),Governor of Georgia , United States Declaration of Independence signatory[ 38] Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901), President of the United States[ 34] William Henry Harrison (1773–1841), President of the United States[ 32] Charles Evans Hughes (1862–1948),Chief Justice of the United States , Governor ofNew York [ 39] Andrew Humphreys (1821–1904), U.S. Representative from IndianaAndrew A. Humphreys (1810–1883),United States Army officer and Union General in the American Civil WarE. Howard Hunt (1918–2007), CIA Intelligence Officer; a key figure in organizing and participating in theWatergate burglaries Arthur James (1883–1973), Governor of PennsylvaniaThomas Jefferson (1743–1826), President of the United States; Vice President of the United States[ 32] John Edward Jones (1895–1896),Governor of Nevada Robert E. Lee (1807–1870), Confederate general[ 40] Francis Lewis (1713–1802), United States Declaration of Independence signatory[ 37] Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), President of the United States[ 32] James Madison (1751–1836), President of the United States[ 34] John Marshall (1755–1835), statesman, Chief Justice of the United States[ 29] Noah M. Mason (1882–1965),United States Congressman fromIllinois ,Illinois State Senator George Mathews (1739–1812), Governor of GeorgiaHenry M. Mathews (1834–1884), Governor of West VirginiaJohn G. McCullough (1835–1915), Governor of VermontJames Monroe (1758–1831), President of the United States[ 32] James Morgan (1756–1822), U.S. Congressman from New JerseyLewis Morris (1726–1798), United States Declaration of Independence signatory[ 37] Robert Morris (1734–1806), United States Declaration of Independence signatory[ 29] Patty Murray (born 1950),United States Senator from WashingtonRichard Nixon (1913–1994), President of the United States; Vice President of the United States[ 32] Barack Obama (born 1961), President of the United States[ 41] P.B.S. Pinchback (1837–1921), Governor of LouisianaHugh H. Price (1859–1904), U.S. Representative from WisconsinRodman M. Price (1816–1894), Governor of New JerseyJohn H. Pugh (1827–1905), U.S. Representative from New JerseyThomas Rees (1925–2003), U.S. Congressman, parents/grandparents from WalesJohn Richards (1765–1850), U.S. Congressman from New York,Johnsburg, New York Town Supervisor ,Warren County, New York Court of Common Pleas JudgeEdward V. Robertson (1881–1963), U.S. Senator from WyomingAnn Romney (born 1949), wife of American businessman and politicianMitt Romney Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), President of the United States; Vice President of the United States[ 32] Isaac Shelby (1750–1826), Governor of Kentucky[ 42] Daniel Webster (1782–1852), United States Senator and Secretary of State[ 43] Thomas Wynne (1627–1691), physician toWilliam Penn ; speaker of the first Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly[ 44] Industry and business [ edit ] Howard Hughes J. P. Morgan Thomas Henry Blythe (1822–1883), born in Wales, immigrated to San Francisco, best known for using theColorado River to irrigate large areas of the California and Mexican desertsJasper Newton "Jack" Daniel (1849–1911),Tennessee -born founder ofJack Daniel's whiskey Bob Evans (1918–2007), founder ofBob Evans Restaurants William Fargo (1818–1881), pioneer expressmanHoward Hughes (1905–1976), pioneeringaviator ,engineer ,industrialist , andfilm producer Willard F. Jones (1890–1967),naval architect ,Gulf Oil executiveReese J. Llewellyn (1862–1936), born inBrynamman , Wales, immigrated to San Francisco, later settling in Los Angeles, co-founder and president ofLlewellyn Iron Works J. P. Morgan (1837–1913), bankerJunius Spencer Morgan (1813–1890), bankerJonathan I. Schwartz (born 1965), president and chief executive officer of CareZoneHoward Stringer (born 1942), businessman and chief executive officer of Sony Corporation[ 45] Lloyd Tevis (1824–1899), bankerDavid Thomas (1794–1882), prominent ironmaster and philanthropist during theIndustrial Revolution inPennsylvania [ 46] Daniel Boone Meriwether Lewis Frank Lloyd Wright Jim Jones -Cult leader and mass murdererMervyn S. Bennion (1887–1941),Medal of Honor recipient killed during theAttack on Pearl Harbor ; grandfather was a Welsh immigrantJames Bowie (1796–1836), pioneer and Texas revolutionary[ 47] Daniel Boone (1734–1820), American pioneer[ 48] Mary Katherine Campbell (1905–1990),Miss America titleholder 1922 and 1923, first runner-up 1924[ 49] Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer , serial killer; father has Welsh ancestryHiram Wesley Evans (1881–1966),Imperial Wizard of the "second"Ku Klux Klan , 1922–1939Lewis Evans (1700–1756), colonial surveyor and geographer[ 50] Cowboy Morgan Evans (1903–1969),Texas rancher ; 1928 World SeriesRodeo Bulldogging champion; competitionbull rider ;oil production roughneck ; drilling foreman; oilmanOliver Evans (1755–1819), inventor[ 29] [ 51] Murray Humphreys (1899–1965), Chicago mobster, chief political and labor racketeer in theChicago Outfit during Prohibition[ 52] Frank James (1843–1915), cowboy/outlawJesse James (1847–1882), cowboy/outlawGeorge Jones (1811–1891),New-York Daily Times co-founder[ 29] John L. Lewis (1880–1969), organized labor union leader[ 29] Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809), explorer[ 48] [ 53] Chelsea Manning (born 1987), mother was WelshNate Marquardt (born 1979), MMA fighter, partially Welsh on his mother's sideDaniel Morgan (1736–1802), Brigadier General in the American Revolution in the Continental Army; served in the United States House of Representatives, representing VirginiaMichael Phelps (born 1985), Olympian swimmer, distant Welsh ancestry[ 54] William Farrand Prosser (1834–1911), Union Colonel in the American Civil War; served in the United States House of Representatives, representing TennesseeHerbert M. Sauro (born 1960), scientist (UW, Seattle), born in DyfedHenry Morton Stanley (1841–1904), journalist/explorerGeorge Henry Thomas (1816–1870), Union General during the American Civil War[ 55] Joe Watts (born 1942), gangster and associate of theGambino crime family ; partially Welsh on his father's sideFrank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959), one of the most prominent and influential architects of the first half of the 20th century[ 29] [ 56] Elihu Yale (1649–1721), first benefactor ofYale University [ 29] [ 57] Philip Murgatroyd (1992-still alive)^ 150 Famous Welsh Americans, W. Arvon Roberts, 2008 ^ "Kelly Clarkson Biography" .Fox News . August 1, 2007.^ "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".^ Mandel, Howard (January 15, 2017)."All About Jazz" . All About Jazz. RetrievedMay 4, 2017 . ^ The Dragon Entertains ~100 Welsh Stars~ ^ "Bio" (PDF) . carsongrant.net. RetrievedJune 22, 2021 .^ "WalesOnline: News, sport, weather and events from across Wales" .icwales.icnetwork.co.uk .^ "Welsh Affairs Office, Cardiff" , Embassy of the Unite.d States, London, UK "Welsh Americans have helped settle the American frontier, build our cities, and defend our liberty... to the sharp wit of Bob Hope"^ [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 theWayback 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.' "^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."^ "Ancestry site set to trigger visitor boom" .WalesOnline . March 31, 2013. RetrievedMarch 27, 2023 .^ Kelly, Dan (February 28, 1991)."Ted Levine is not a bad guy. | Miscellany" . Chicago Reader. RetrievedMay 4, 2017 . ^ blakelewisfans.org Archived 2007-03-20 at theWayback Machine : "I was wondering, what is your heritage? Blake: Welsh, German, and Irish. I'm a mutt."^ [4] "She often refers to her Welsh ancestry."^ "Paternal great-grandparents were from Wales" . Archived fromthe original on July 24, 2012.^ [5] Archived 2007-09-27 at theWayback Machine included in the book "100 Great Welsh Women "[6] "Although she is of Scotch and Welsh descent, she has been accused of being Egyptian, Chinese, Eurasian and other nationalities."^ [7] Archived 2007-12-25 at theWayback Machine "Welsh-born U.S. actor."^ "South East Wales - BBC News" .BBC News .^ "Michelle Pfeiffer" .IMDb .^ Wilken, Dennis (1984).Cincinnati Magazine ^ "Drama in the City | The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Blog" . Bravotv.com. November 11, 2010. RetrievedMay 4, 2017 .^ Smolenyak, Megan (February 27, 2011)."Julia Roberts Isn't a Roberts" .Huffington Post . ^ "In Conversation with Esperanza Spalding – Jazz.com | Jazz Music – Jazz Artists – Jazz News" . Archived fromthe original on September 18, 2011. RetrievedJune 13, 2008 .^ "On Air with Ryan Seacrest - News & More from the Live Radio Show" . Ryanseacrest.com. RetrievedMay 4, 2017 .^ Smolenyak, Megan (June 16, 2010)."Betty White: White-Hot in Cleveland or Not" .Huffington Post . ^ "Robin Williams talks about rehab and alcoholism" .Monsters and Critics . Archived fromthe original on October 12, 2012. RetrievedNovember 13, 2012 .^ "The Hill Family History" .genealogy.kathihill.com .^ William Dean Howells (1917) [First published 1916]."I" .Years of My Youth . RetrievedJanuary 23, 2024 .On my father's side my people were wholly Welsh, except his English grandmother ^a b c d e f g h [8] Archived 2006-08-21 at theWayback Machine mentioned as several people who were "Welsh" or "Welsh American"^ [9] "The illegitimate son of an astrologer and a Welsh farm girl"^ "22. Indignation Jones. Masters, Edgar Lee. 1916. Spoon River Anthology" . Bartleby.com. RetrievedMay 4, 2017 .^a b c d e f g h i Williamson, David (October 27, 2017)."The American Presidents with family links to Wales" .walesonline.co.uk .Cardiff , Wales, UK: Media Wales. RetrievedMay 23, 2020 . ^ "bill cassidy" . April 17, 2016. Archived fromthe original on April 17, 2016. RetrievedMarch 15, 2024 .^a b c d e "The Welsh in America" .nawf.wales .Penarth , Wales, UK: North America Wales Foundation. 2016. Archived from the original on May 21, 2020. RetrievedMay 23, 2020 .^ Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Western Arkansas 108– 109.LCCN rc01001245 .OCLC 1041626718 .OL 23338025M – viaInternet Archive .{{cite book }}: CS1 maint: others (link )^ [10] "James J. Davis, a Welsh-born puddler who served as US Secretary of Labor from 1921–1930"^a b c [11] Archived 2006-06-26 at theWayback Machine "Of the four New York signatories, three were Welsh; Lewis Morris, Francis Lewis and William Floyd."^ "AmericanHeritage.com / WHO'S GOT BUTTON'S BONES?" . Archived fromthe original on March 11, 2007. RetrievedJuly 4, 2006 .^ mentioned as one of several "Welsh Americans" at[12] ,"James A. Henretta | Charles Evans Hughes and the Strange Death of Liberal America | Law and History Review, 24.1 | the History Cooperative" . Archived fromthe original on March 9, 2012. RetrievedNovember 24, 2013 . ^ [13] "Robert E. Lee... also were Welsh Americans..."^ Plante, Bill (July 30, 2012)."Surprising link found in Obama's family tree" .cbsnews.com . RetrievedMay 24, 2020 . ^ [14] "General Isaac Shelby (born in 1750), a Maryland-born Welsh American"^ "Welsh Americans - History, Significant immigration waves, Settlement patterns, Settlement patterns" .www.everyculture.com .^ [15] Wynne Family history^ [16] "Welsh-born Howard Stringer"^ "Archived copy" . Archived fromthe original on December 28, 2004. RetrievedJanuary 4, 2005 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )^ Robin Turner (January 20, 2016)."The Welsh roots of America's Wild West gunslingers revealed" . Wales Online. RetrievedMay 4, 2017 . ^a b [17] "Meriwether Lewis himself was Welsh American, as was frontiersman Daniel Boone"[18] Archived 2006-06-15 at theWayback 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"^ [^ "New Beauty Queen Ideal". New York Times. 1922-09-10. "The Ideal Beauty Queen"] ^ "GENUKI: National Library of Wales journals" . Archived fromthe original on December 30, 2008.^ [19] "A Welsh-American invented the first automobile"^ [20] "No Gangster More Bold: Murray Humphreys, the Welsh Political Genius Who Corrupted America"^ [21] "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."^ "michael phelps" . Freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Archived fromthe original on August 8, 2012. RetrievedMay 4, 2017 .^ Broadwater, Robert P (2009).General George H. Thomas: a biography of the Union's "Rock of Chickamauga" ISBN 978-0-7864-3856-3 . RetrievedApril 27, 2011 . ^ [22] "Frank Lloyd Wright was of Welsh ethnic heritage"^ [23] "Elihu Yale - The Great Welsh American"
