Glyn

Glyn means "Valley" in Welsh, and may refer to:

As a surname:

  • Alan Glyn (1918–1998), a Conservative Party (UK) Member of Parliament
  • Andrew Glyn, (1943–2007), a UK-based economist and lecturer at the University of Oxford
  • Elinor Glyn (1864–1943), a British novelist and scriptwriter
  • Frederick Glyn, 4th Baron Wolverton (1864–1932), a British banker and Conservative politician
  • Gareth Glyn, (born 1951), a Welsh composer and radio broadcaster
  • George Glyn, 1st Baron Wolverton (1797–1873), a banker with interests in the railways
  • George Grenfell Glyn, 2nd Baron Wolverton, PC (1824–1887), a British Liberal politician
  • Guto'r Glyn (1435–1493), a Welsh language poet
  • Gwyneth Glyn (born 1979), a Welsh language poet and musician
  • Isabella Glyn (1823–1889), a Victorian-era Shakespearean actress
  • John Plumptre Carr Glyn KCB (1837–1912), a British general
  • Pascoe Glyn (1833–1904), a British businessman and Liberal politician
  • Ralph Glyn, 1st Baron Glyn MC DL (1884–1960), a soldier and Conservative Party politician in the UK
  • Sidney Glyn (1835–1916), a British politician
  • Sir Richard Glyn, 1st Baronet, of Ewell (1711–1773), a British banker and politician
  • Sir Richard Glyn, 1st Baronet, of Gaunt's House (1755–1838), a British banker and politician
  • Sir Richard Glyn, 9th Baronet OBE, TD, DL (1907–1980), a British army officer and Conservative politician
  • William Glyn, an American male tennis player
  • William Glyn (bishop) (or Glynn or Glynne) (1504–1558), the Bishop of Bangor

As a given name:

  • Dafydd Glyn Jones (born 1941), a Welsh scholar and lexicographer
  • Edmund John Glyn Hooper (1818–1889), a Canadian businessman and political figure
  • Glyn Angell, a British actor
  • Glyn Barnett (born 1961), a British international rifleman
  • Glyn Berry (1946–2006), a Canadian diplomat killed in a car bomb attack in Afghanistan
  • Glyn Cannon (born 1976), a British playwright
  • Glyn Daniel (1914–1986), a Welsh scientist who specialised in the European Neolithic
  • Glyn Davidge (1933–2006), a Welsh international rugby player
  • Glyn Davies (economist) (1919–2003), a Welsh economist
  • Glyn Davies (Welsh politician) (born 1944), the Welsh Conservative Party candidate for Montgomeryshire
  • Glyn Davis, AC (born 1959), an Australian academic and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne
  • Glyn Dearman (1939–1997), a former child actor
  • Glyn Dix (born 1955), a British murderer
  • Glyn Ford (born 1950), a Labour member of the European Parliament
  • Glyn Garner (born 1976), a Welsh professional footballer
  • Glyn Gilbert CB MC was the highest-ranking Bermudian soldier
  • Glyn Harman (born 1956), a British mathematician working in analytic number theory
  • Glyn Hodges (born 1963), a Welsh football manager and former player
  • Glyn Houston (born 1926), an actor best known for his television work
  • Glyn James (commonly known as Glyn James) (born 1941), a Welsh former professional footballer
  • Glyn Johns (born 1942), a musician, recording engineer and record producer
  • Glyn Jones (South African writer), a South African actor, writer and director
  • Glyn Jones (footballer), a former Welsh professional footballer
  • Glyn Jones (Welsh writer) (1905–1995), a 20th century Welsh author
  • Glyn Mason, 2nd Baron Blackford CBE, DSO (1887–1972), a UK Conservative Party politician
  • Glyn Maxwell (born 1962), a British poet
  • Glyn Milburn (born 1971), an American football player
  • Glyn Moody, a technology writer
  • Glyn O'Malley (1951–2006), an American playwright
  • Glyn Owen (1928–2004), a British stage and television actor
  • Glyn Pardoe, an English footballer
  • Glyn Philpot (1884–1937), an English artist
  • Glyn Prosser (27 November 1907–?) was a Welsh international rugby union flanker
  • Glyn Smallwood Jones (1908–1992), a British colonial administrator in Southern Africa
  • Glyn Stephens (1891–1965), a Welsh international rugby union prop
  • Glyn Stone, Professor of International History at the University of the West of England
  • Glyn Styler, a New Orleans-based vocalist
  • Glyn Thomas (born 1939), a musician
  • Glyn Thompson (born 1981), an English footballer
  • Glyn Williams (footballer) (born 1918), a former Welsh professional footballer
  • Glyn Worsnip (1938–1996), a British radio and television presenter
  • Lewys Glyn Cothi (1420–1490), a Welsh poet
  • Martin Glyn Murray (born 1966), a Welsh actor
  • Rhodri Glyn Thomas AM (born 1953), a Welsh politician
  • Thomas Glyn Watkin, the first person to be appointed as First Welsh Legislative Counsel
  • William Glyn Hughes Simon (1903–1972), Archbishop of Wales from 1968 to 1971

Other uses:

  • Baron Glyn, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
  • Glyn baronets created for members of the Glyn family
  • Glyn Ceiriog, a former slate mining village in Wrexham County Borough, in Wales
  • Glyn Technology School, an English boys' school in Epsom and Ewell
  • Glyn Valley Tramway, a narrow gauge railway between Chirk and Glyn Ceiriog in Denbighshire, Wales
  • Mynydd y Glyn, a mountain in South Wales, between the towns of Pontypridd and Tonyrefail
  • An electoral ward in the community of Llanelli Rural in Carmarthenshire, Wales.
  • An electoral ward in the community of Colwyn Bay in Conwy, Wales.
  • Glyn-nedd
  • Glyndwr
  • Glyn Ebbwy

See also:

  • Glynn
  • Glynne (disambiguation)
  • Glenn (disambiguation)