List of Welsh Americans

This is a list of famous Welsh Americans.

Entertainment

Dave Mustaine (1961 - ) founder of Megadeth (Mostyn)
Tom Cruise (1962 - ) high-level film star^[1]
Bette Davis (1908 - 1989) two-time Academy Award-winning actress of stage, screen and television^[2]
Glenn Ford (1916 - ) film actor^[3]
D. W. Griffith (1875 - 1948) early film director^[4]
Bob Hope (1903 - 2003) actor/comedian^[5]
Anthony Hopkins (1937 - ) Academy-Award winning film/stage actor^[6]
Myrna Loy (1905 - 1993) actress^[7]
Ray Milland (1905 - 1986) actor^[8]

Politics

John Quincy Adams - President of the United States (1767-1848)^[9]
Cassius Marcellus Clay (1810 - 1903) abolitionist^[10]
Calvin Coolidge - twenty-ninth Vice President (1921-1923) and thirtieth President of the United States (1923-1929)^[9]
James J. Davis (1873 - 1947) U.S. Secretary of Labor and U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania^[11]
Jefferson Davis (1808 – 1889) - soldier, politician, and first and only President of the Confederate States (1862-1865)^[12]
William Floyd - Declaration of Independence signatory^[13]
Button Gwinnett - Declaration of Independence signatory^[14]
Charles Evans Hughes - Governor of New York^[15]
Thomas Jefferson - 3rd President of the United States^[9]^[16]
Robert E. Lee - Confederate general^[17]
Francis Lewis - Declaration of Independence signatory^[13]
Abraham Lincoln - 16th President of the United States^[9]
James Madison - 4th President of the United States^[9]
John Marshall - statesman, Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court^[12]
James Monroe (1758 - 1831) fifth president of the US^[9]
Lewis Morris - Declaration of Independence signatory^[13]
Robert Morris - Declaration of Independence signatory^[12]
William Penn (1644 - 1718) Founder of Pennsylvania^[12]
Daniel Webster (1782 – 1852) United States Senator and Secretary of State^[18]

Other

Daniel Boone (1734 - 1820) American pioneer^[19]
Lewis Evans (1700 - 1756) colonial surveyor and geographer^[20]
Oliver Evans (1755 – 1819) inventor^[12]^[21]
William Fargo (1818 - 1881) pioneer expressman^[10]
Murray Humphreys (1899 - 1965) Chicago mobster, chief political and labor racketeer in the Chicago Outfit during Prohibition^[22]
George Jones (1811 - 1891) 'New-York Daily Times co-founder^[12]
John L. Lewis (1880 - 1969) organized labor union leader^[12]
Meriwether Lewis (1774 - 1809) explorer^[19]^[23]
Sinclair Lewis (1885 - 1951) novelist/playwright^[12]
Jack London (1876 - 1916) author^[10]^[24]
Edgar Lee Masters (1868 - 1950) poet/biographer/dramatist^[10]
J. P. Morgan (1837 - 1913) banker^[10]
Isaac Shelby (1750 - 1826) soldier and the first Governor of Kentucky^[25]
Henry Morton Stanley (1841 - 1904) journalist/explorer^[10]
Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811 - 1896) abolitionist/writer^[12]
Howard Stringer (1942 - ) businessman and Chief Executive Officer of Sony Corporation^[26]
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867 – 1959) one of the most prominent and influential architects of the first half of the 20th century^[12]^[27]
Elihu Yale (1649 – 1721) first benefactor of Yale University^[12]^[28]

References

Footnotes

^ [1] "We're about to prove that Tom Cruise is a Welshman. A mission impossible, you might think, but you'd be wrong. Cruise, best known for talking into the mobile phones of strangers at film premieres, has deep roots in Wales. His great great grandfather Dylan Henry Mapother emigrated from Flint in North Wales to Louisville in Kentucky in 1850, at the age of 16. Tom's real name is Thomas Cruise Mapother IV, and many generations of Mapothers have lived in Wales. Nicole Kidman's ex was surprised to learn of his Welsh ancestry, which he discovered in a January 2004 episode of the US TV show Inside The Actor's Studio, which reveals family trees of the rich and famous."
^ [2] "Bette Davis, just one of the many famous Welsh actors... Bette Davis has Welsh connections from here father Harlow Davies whose family hail from Wales. She even visited Wales when in Britain acting to trace her family roots"
^ [3] mentioned as one of "100 Welsh Stars"
^ [4]
^ [5] "Welsh Americans have helped settle the American frontier, build our cities, and defend our liberty... to the sharp wit of Bob Hope"
^ [6] "classically trained and highly regarded Welsh actor Anthony Hopkins" [7] "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.""
^ [8] included in the book "100 Great Welsh Women" [9] "Although she is of Scotch and Welsh descent, she has been accused of being Egyptian, Chinese, Eurasian and other nationalities."
^ [10] "Welsh-born U.S. actor."
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f [11] Listed as one of several "Welsh-American Presidents"
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Cite error: The named reference welsh2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ [12] "James J. Davis, a Welsh-born puddler who served as US Secretary of Labor from 1921-1930"
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k [13] mentioned as several people who were "Welsh" or "Welsh American"
^ ^a ^b ^c [14] "Of the four New York signatories, three were Welsh; Lewis Morris, Francis Lewis and William Floyd."
^ [15] "Gwinnett, it reasoned, was almost certainly a small man; for one thing, he was part Welsh, and the Welsh are usually small." [16] "BUTTON GWINNETT was born at Down Hatherly, Gloucestshire, England in 1735, the son of a Welsh clergyman and an English mother."
^ mentioned as one of several "Welsh Americans" at [17], [18] "The only child of a pious American Baptist mother and an immigrant Welsh minister"
^ [19] "His father's name was Peter Jefferson. His ancestors were Welsh people."
^ [20] "Robert E. Lee... also were Welsh Americans..."
^ mentioned as one of several Welsh-Americans here [21]
^ ^a ^b [22] "Meriwether Lewis himself was Welsh American, as was frontiersman Daniel Boone" [23] "Daniel Boone’s mother, Sarah Morgan, was a member of a Welsh family that came to Pennsylvania in 1683 and later settled in Gwynedd"
^ [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/NLWjournals.html
^ [24] "A Welsh-American invented the first automobile"
^ [25] "No Gangster More Bold: Murray Humphreys, the Welsh Political Genius Who Corrupted America"
^ [26] "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."
^ [27] "The illegitimate son of an astrologer and a Welsh farm girl"
^ [28] "General Isaac Shelby (born in 1750), a Maryland-born Welsh American"
^ [29] "Welsh-born Howard Stringer"
^ [30] "Frank Lloyd Wright was of Welsh ethnic heritage"
^ [31] "Elihu Yale - The Great Welsh American"

[1] [1] "We're about to prove that Tom Cruise is a Welshman. A mission impossible, you might think, but you'd be wrong. Cruise, best known for talking into the mobile phones of strangers at film premieres, has deep roots in Wales. His great great grandfather Dylan Henry Mapother emigrated from Flint in North Wales to Louisville in Kentucky in 1850, at the age of 16. Tom's real name is Thomas Cruise Mapother IV, and many generations of Mapothers have lived in Wales. Nicole Kidman's ex was surprised to learn of his Welsh ancestry, which he discovered in a January 2004 episode of the US TV show Inside The Actor's Studio, which reveals family trees of the rich and famous."

[2] [2] "Bette Davis, just one of the many famous Welsh actors... Bette Davis has Welsh connections from here father Harlow Davies whose family hail from Wales. She even visited Wales when in Britain acting to trace her family roots"

[3] [3] mentioned as one of "100 Welsh Stars"

[4] [4]

[5] [5] "Welsh Americans have helped settle the American frontier, build our cities, and defend our liberty... to the sharp wit of Bob Hope"

[6] [6] "classically trained and highly regarded Welsh actor Anthony Hopkins" [7] "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.""

[7] [8] included in the book "100 Great Welsh Women" [9] "Although she is of Scotch and Welsh descent, she has been accused of being Egyptian, Chinese, Eurasian and other nationalities."

[8] [10] "Welsh-born U.S. actor."

[pres-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f [11] Listed as one of several "Welsh-American Presidents"

[welsh2-10] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Cite error: The named reference welsh2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[11] [12] "James J. Davis, a Welsh-born puddler who served as US Secretary of Labor from 1921-1930"

[welsh1-12] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k [13] mentioned as several people who were "Welsh" or "Welsh American"

[signatory-13] [14] "Of the four New York signatories, three were Welsh; Lewis Morris, Francis Lewis and William Floyd."

[14] [15] "Gwinnett, it reasoned, was almost certainly a small man; for one thing, he was part Welsh, and the Welsh are usually small." [16] "BUTTON GWINNETT was born at Down Hatherly, Gloucestshire, England in 1735, the son of a Welsh clergyman and an English mother."

[15] tioned as one of several "Welsh Americans" at [17], [18] "The only child of a pious American Baptist mother and an immigrant Welsh minister"

[16] [19] "His father's name was Peter Jefferson. His ancestors were Welsh people."

[17] [20] "Robert E. Lee... also were Welsh Americans..."

[18] tioned as one of several Welsh-Americans here [21]

[boone-19] [22] "Meriwether Lewis himself was Welsh American, as was frontiersman Daniel Boone" [23] "Daniel Boone’s mother, Sarah Morgan, was a member of a Welsh family that came to Pennsylvania in 1683 and later settled in Gwynedd"

[20] [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/NLWjournals.html

[21] [24] "A Welsh-American invented the first automobile"

[22] [25] "No Gangster More Bold: Murray Humphreys, the Welsh Political Genius Who Corrupted America"

[23] [26] "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."

[24] [27] "The illegitimate son of an astrologer and a Welsh farm girl"

[25] [28] "General Isaac Shelby (born in 1750), a Maryland-born Welsh American"

[26] [29] "Welsh-born Howard Stringer"

[27] [30] "Frank Lloyd Wright was of Welsh ethnic heritage"

[28] [31] "Elihu Yale - The Great Welsh American"

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