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
Fine art
Earl W. Bascom (1906–1995), western artist, sculptor, and inventor; "cowboy of cowboy artists"; "father of modern rodeo"[1]
Entertainment
Jessica Alba (born 1981), movie actress, distant Welsh ancestry
Alexis Arquette (1969–2016), movie actress, distant Welsh ancestry
David Arquette (born 1971), movie actor and TV director, distant Welsh ancestry
Patricia Arquette (born 1968), movie and TV actress, distant Welsh ancestry
Rosanna Arquette (born 1959), movie actress, distant Welsh ancestry
Michael Aston (born 1964), born in Cornelly, musician
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)
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
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[55]
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
^"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 (2017-01-15).
"All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
^[2]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"
^[3] "classically trained and highly regarded Welsh actor Anthony Hopkins"
[4]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.""
^
ab[5] "Mr Jones... discovered his father was half Welsh around 15 years ago...."
[6] "It's a very special occasion for me because... [it has been] discovered that my father was half-Welsh."
^[8]Archived 2007-09-27 at the
Wayback Machine 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."
^William Dean Howells (1917) [First published 1916].
"I".
Years of My Youth. Harper & Brothers. Retrieved January 23, 2024. On my father's side my people were wholly Welsh, except his English grandmother
^[14] "James J. Davis, a Welsh-born puddler who served as US Secretary of Labor from 1921–1930"
^
abc[15]Archived 2006-06-26 at the
Wayback Machine "Of the four New York signatories, three were Welsh; Lewis Morris, Francis Lewis and William Floyd."
^
ab[21] "Meriwether Lewis himself was Welsh American, as was frontiersman Daniel Boone"
[22]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"
^[^ "New Beauty Queen Ideal". New York Times. 1922-09-10. "The Ideal Beauty Queen"]
^[23] "A Welsh-American invented the first automobile"
^[24] "No Gangster More Bold: Murray Humphreys, the Welsh Political Genius Who Corrupted America"
^[25] "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 from
the original on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
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
Fine art
Earl W. Bascom (1906–1995), western artist, sculptor, and inventor; "cowboy of cowboy artists"; "father of modern rodeo"[1]
Entertainment
Jessica Alba (born 1981), movie actress, distant Welsh ancestry
Alexis Arquette (1969–2016), movie actress, distant Welsh ancestry
David Arquette (born 1971), movie actor and TV director, distant Welsh ancestry
Patricia Arquette (born 1968), movie and TV actress, distant Welsh ancestry
Rosanna Arquette (born 1959), movie actress, distant Welsh ancestry
Michael Aston (born 1964), born in Cornelly, musician
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)
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
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[55]
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
^"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 (2017-01-15).
"All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
^[2]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"
^[3] "classically trained and highly regarded Welsh actor Anthony Hopkins"
[4]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.""
^
ab[5] "Mr Jones... discovered his father was half Welsh around 15 years ago...."
[6] "It's a very special occasion for me because... [it has been] discovered that my father was half-Welsh."
^[8]Archived 2007-09-27 at the
Wayback Machine 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."
^William Dean Howells (1917) [First published 1916].
"I".
Years of My Youth. Harper & Brothers. Retrieved January 23, 2024. On my father's side my people were wholly Welsh, except his English grandmother
^[14] "James J. Davis, a Welsh-born puddler who served as US Secretary of Labor from 1921–1930"
^
abc[15]Archived 2006-06-26 at the
Wayback Machine "Of the four New York signatories, three were Welsh; Lewis Morris, Francis Lewis and William Floyd."
^
ab[21] "Meriwether Lewis himself was Welsh American, as was frontiersman Daniel Boone"
[22]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"
^[^ "New Beauty Queen Ideal". New York Times. 1922-09-10. "The Ideal Beauty Queen"]
^[23] "A Welsh-American invented the first automobile"
^[24] "No Gangster More Bold: Murray Humphreys, the Welsh Political Genius Who Corrupted America"
^[25] "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 from
the original on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2017-05-04.