Pugh
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Pugh is a surname, of Welsh (ap Hugh= 'Son of Hugh' in Welsh), German or Irish origin and may refer to:
Robert Pugh (abt.1670-1718), a Welsh immigrant, mentioned in the genealogy book "Capon Valley: It's Pioneers and their Descendents"
- Alun PughAlun PughAlun John Pugh is a former Labour Welsh Assembly Government Minister for Culture, Welsh Language and Sport. Pugh was born into a poor coal mining family in the Rhondda Valleys. He moved to North Wales in the mid 1980s. Pugh currently lives in his former constituency near Ruthin, and lived in...
- Charlie PughCharlie PughCharles Henry Pugh was a Welsh international rugby union player who played rugby for three notable Welsh clubs, Aberavon, Maesteg and Neath...
, Welsh rugby player - Clifton PughClifton PughClifton Ernest Pugh AO, was an Australian artist and three-time winner of Australia's Archibald Prize. He was strongly influenced by German Expressionism, and was known for his landscapes and portraiture...
- Danny PughDanny PughDaniel Adam "Danny" Pugh is an English footballer who currently plays as a midfielder or defender for Leeds United on loan from Premier League side Stoke City.- Manchester United :Pugh came through the youth ranks at Manchester United...
- Evan PughEvan PughEvan Pugh was the first president of the Pennsylvania State University, serving from 1859 until his death from cholera in 1864. An agricultural chemist, he was responsible for securing Penn State's designation in 1863 as a land-grant institution under the Morrill Land Grant Act...
, first president of the Pennsylvania State UniversityPennsylvania State UniversityThe Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service... - George E. PughGeorge E. PughGeorge Ellis Pugh was a Democratic politician from Ohio. He served in the U.S. Senate.Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Pugh attended Miami University. He began practicing law in 1843, later serving as a Captain in the 4th Ohio Regiment in the Mexican-American War...
- Gareth PughGareth PughGareth Pugh is an English fashion designer. He currently lives and works in Paris.-Career:At 14, Pugh began working as a costume designer for the English National Youth Theatre. He started his fashion education at City of Sunderland College and finished his degree in Fashion Design at Central...
, fashion designer - Herbert Cecil PughHerbert Cecil PughHerbert Cecil Pugh, GC was a South African recipient of the George Cross, and the only clergyman to be so awarded. He was a chaplain in the Royal Air Force holding the rank of Squadron Leader.- Biography :...
- Hugh Pugh (disambiguation)
- Isaac C. PughIsaac C. PughIsaac Campbell Pugh was a United States volunteer soldier who was a veteran of the Black Hawk War, Mexican War and American Civil War rising to the rank of Brevet brigadier general.-Early life:...
, Union general in the American Civil WarAmerican Civil WarThe American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25... - James E. PughJames E. PughJames Edward Pugh is a trombonist, composer, and educator. He is noted as the lead trombonist with Woody Herman's Thundering Herd and Chick Corea's Return to Forever Band . For 25 years, he worked as a freelance trombonist in New York City...
, trombonist - James L. PughJames L. PughJames Lawrence Pugh was a U.S. senator from Alabama, as well as a member of the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War.- Biography :...
- Jamin PughBriscoe BrothersThe Briscoe Brothers are the professional wrestling tag team of Jay and Mark Briscoe. They are currently wrestling for the American promotions Ring of Honor, Full Impact Pro, Combat Zone Wrestling, as well as occasionally for the Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Noah.Their wrestling careers have...
, professional wrestler - Jethro PughJethro PughJethro Pugh, Jr. is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys.-College career:...
, football player - Jim PughJim PughJim Pugh is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won three Grand Slam men's doubles titles and five Grand Slam mixed doubles titles . Pugh reached the World No...
, tennis player - John PughJohn PughJohn David Pugh is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom. He is Member of Parliament for Southport...
- Jonathan PughJonathan PughJonathan Pugh is an English cartoonist who has contributed to many United Kingdom national newspapers and magazines.- Early life :...
(born 1962), English cartoonist - Kenneth Pugh, Rear Admiral Chilean Navy
- Lewis Gordon PughLewis Gordon PughLewis Gordon Pugh, OIG is a British environmental campaigner, maritime lawyer and endurance swimmer.Pugh was the first person to complete a long distance swim in every ocean...
- Madeline Pugh, writer (I Love Lucy)
- Marc PughMarc PughMarc Anthony Pugh is an English footballer who plays for Bournemouth. He plays mainly as an attacking midfielder but can also play as a winger and as a striker....
, footballer - Mark PughBriscoe BrothersThe Briscoe Brothers are the professional wrestling tag team of Jay and Mark Briscoe. They are currently wrestling for the American promotions Ring of Honor, Full Impact Pro, Combat Zone Wrestling, as well as occasionally for the Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Noah.Their wrestling careers have...
, professional wrestler - Max PughMax PughMax Pugh is a French-English filmmaker who divides his time between London, England and France. He was born in the North of England and studied at Durham School and the University of Leeds....
- Ned Pugh the blind fiddler
- Peyton James Pugh, son of Evan Pugh
- Rhiannon Beth Pugh, artist
- Richard L. Pugh, Engineer,
- Richie PughRichie PughRichie Pugh is Wales international rugby union player who plays at openside flanker. Pugh was schooled in Brynmill primary and Bishop Gore Comprehensive schools....
- Robert PughRobert PughRobert Pugh is a Welsh film and television actor.Pugh was born in Cilfynydd and graduated from Rose Bruford College in 1976. In 2007, he co-starred alongside Genevieve O'Reilly and Geraldine James in ITV1 drama The Time of Your Life, where he played a parent whose 36-year-old daughter was...
- Sheenagh PughSheenagh PughSheenagh Pugh is a British poet, novelist and translator who writes in the English language.-Life:Sheenagh Pugh studied languages at the University of Bristol. She now lives in Shetland but lived for many years in Cardiff and taught creative writing at the University of Glamorgan until retiring in...
- Steve PughSteve PughSteve Pugh is a British comic book artist who has worked for most of the major comic producers on both sides of the Atlantic: DC, Marvel, Dark Horse and 2000 AD.-Biography:...
- Stephen E. "Steve" PughSteve Pugh (Louisiana politician)Stephen E. Pugh, known as Steve Pugh , is a businessman and financial advisor from Ponchatoula, Louisiana, who is a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 73 in Tangipahoa Parish....
, Louisiana politician - Stuart PughStuart PughStuart Pugh, the inventor of the Total Design methodology, created a structured process for product design and development.-Biography:Stuart Pugh was a highly successful and exceptional design engineer and manager...
, engineer, innovator, and author - Thomas Pugh, twin son of Thomas Glanville Pugh
- Tim PughTim PughTimothy Dean Pugh is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds, the Kansas City Royals, and the Detroit Tigers. He debuted on September 1, 1992 against the Montreal Expos and gave up 3 earned runs in 4 innings. He had been drafted by the Reds in the 6th round of the...
, baseball pitcher - Wilfred Linton Pugh
- Will Pugh, lead singer for pop rock group CartelCartel (band)Cartel is a American pop rock band from Conyers, Georgia that formed in 2003. The band is best known for their single "Honestly", featured on their 2005 debut album Chroma, and for their 2007 appearance on MTV's Band in a Bubble....
- Willard E. PughWillard E. PughWillard Earl Pugh is an American actor with numerous film and television credits. He has appeared in notable mainstream Hollywood films such as The Color Purple and Air Force One as well as genre films such as RoboCop 2 and Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy...
, American actor - William PughWilliam PughWilliam Pugh is the inventor of the skip list, the Omega test for deciding Presburger arithmetic, co-author of the static code analysis tool FindBugs, and was highly influential in the development of the current memory model of the Java language together with his PhD student Jeremy Manson.He is...
- William Pugh (Welsh author)William Pugh (Welsh author)Captain Gwilym Puw was a Welsh Catholic poet and Royalist officer and a member of a prominent Recusant family from the Creuddyn in north Wales....
- Zachary Levi Pugh, American Actor in NBCNBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
s hit show ChuckChuck (TV series)Chuck is an action-comedy/spy-drama television program from the United States created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" named Chuck, played by Zachary Levi, who receives an encoded e-mail from an old college friend now working for the Central...
See also
- The Pugh Surname DNA Project
Robert Pugh (abt.1670-1718), a Welsh immigrant, mentioned in the genealogy book "Capon Valley: It's Pioneers and their Descendents"