Pugh is a surname, of Welsh (ap Hugh means "son of Hugh" in Welsh), German or Irish origin and may refer to:
- Alf Pugh (1869–1942), Wales international football goalkeeper
- Alun Pugh (born 1955), former Labour Welsh Assembly Government Minister for Culture, Welsh Language and Sport
- Charlie Pugh (1896–1951), Welsh rugby player
- Clifton Pugh (1924–1990), Australian artist
- Danny Pugh (born 1982), English footballer
- Derek S. Pugh (born 1930), British psychologist and founder of the Aston Group
- Evan Pugh (1828–1864), first president of the Pennsylvania State University
- Gareth Pugh (born 1981), English fashion designer
- George E. Pugh (1822–1876), American politician and U.S. senator from Ohio
- Herbert Pugh (1898–1941), South African recipient of the George Cross, the only clergyman to be so awarded
- Hugh Pugh (disambiguation)
- Isaac C. Pugh (1805–1874), Union general in the American Civil War
- James E. Pugh (born 1950), trombonist
- James L. Pugh (1820–1907), U.S. senator from Alabama, and member of the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War
- Jamin (Jay) and Mark Pugh, birth names of the Briscoe Brothers, professional wrestlers
- Jethro Pugh (born 1944), former National Football League player
- Jim Pugh (born 1964), American former tennis player
- John Pugh (born 1948), UK politician
- Jonathan Pugh (born 1962), English cartoonist
- Kenneth Pugh, rear admiral in the Chilean Navy
- Lewis Gordon Pugh (born 1969), British environmental campaigner, maritime lawyer and endurance swimmer
- Madelyn Pugh (1921–2011), writer known for her work on the television show I Love Lucy
- Marc Pugh (born 1987), English footballer
- Max Pugh, French-English filmmaker
- Ned Pugh, mythical blind Welsh fiddler
- Richie Pugh (born 1983), Welsh rugby union player
- Robert Pugh (born 1950), Welsh film and television actor
- Sheenagh Pugh (born 1950), British poet, novelist and translator
- Steve Pugh (born 1966), British comic book artist
- Steve Pugh (Louisiana politician) (born 1961), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
- Stuart Pugh (1929–1993), engineer, innovator, and author
- Tim Pugh (born 1967), former Major League Baseball pitcher
- Tom Pugh (born 1937), English cricketer
- Tom Pugh (Minnesota politician) (born 1949), former minority leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives
- Will Pugh (born 1984), lead singer for pop rock group Cartel
- Willard E. Pugh (born 1959), American actor
- William Pugh, American computer scientist
- Gwilym Puw, sometimes anglicised as William Pugh (c. 1618-c. 1689), Welsh Catholic poet and Royalist officer
- Zachary Levi Pugh (born 1980), American star of the NBC television show Chuck
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Robert Pugh (abt.1670-1718), a Welsh immigrant, mentioned in the genealogy book "Capon Valley: It's Pioneers and their Descendents"
Famous quotes containing the word pugh:
“[They] exchanged the quick, brilliant smile of women who dislike each other on sight.”
—Marshall Pugh (b. 1925)