Wales (surname)
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Wales is a surname
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Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
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- Prince William of WalesPrince William of WalesPrince William, Duke of Cambridge KG , is the elder son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales, and third eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
uses Wales as surname when required, including current military service - Prince Henry of Wales uses Wales as surname when required, including current military service
- Gary WalesGary WalesGary Wales is a Scottish professional footballer currently without a club.-Career:Wales, a striker, started his career at Hamilton. In 35 games he scored 11 goals before moving to Hearts for £50,000. In five years at Tynecastle, Wales scored 17 goals in 92 appearances...
, Scottish footballer - Jimmy WalesJimmy WalesJimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales is an American Internet entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and promoter of the online non-profit encyclopedia Wikipedia and the Wikia company....
, American Internet entrepreneur known for his role in the creation of Wikipedia - Joan WalesJoan WalesJoan Margaret Wales is a British protestant missionary to China with the China Inland Mission. She was born on 29 November 1916 in Seven Kings, Ilford, the second daughter of George and Bertha Wales. The family moved to Tunbridge Wells in 1922. Wales was educated at St James Infant School and...
, British missionary to China and Thailand - Joseph H. WalesJoseph H. WalesJoseph Howe Wales was an American ichthyologist. Together with George S. Myers he colleted three specimens of the now extinct Ash Meadows killifish in 1930. In the same year he graduated to Bachelor of Arts and in 1932 to Master of Arts at the Stanford University. In 1934 he received his PhD...
, American ichthyologist - Josey WalesThe Outlaw Josey WalesThe Outlaw Josey Wales is a 1976 American revisionist Western film set during and after the end of the American Civil War. It was directed by and starred Clint Eastwood , with Chief Dan George, Sondra Locke, Sam Bottoms, and Geraldine Keams.The film was adapted by Sonia Chernus and Philip Kaufman...
, a fictional character played by Clint Eastwood - Peter WalesPeter WalesPeter John Wales is a former English cricketer. Wales was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Hove, Sussex....
(b. 1928), English cricketer - Thomas C. WalesThomas C. WalesThomas Crane Wales was an American federal prosecutor and gun control advocate from Seattle, Washington, who was the victim of an unsolved murder.- Life and work :...
(1952-2001), assassinated federal prosecutor - Wally WalesWally WalesWally Wales was an American film actor who also appeared in many films under the name Hal Taliaferro. He appeared in over 220 films between 1921 and 1964.-Biography:...
, American film actor (1895-1980) - William Wales (astronomer)William Wales (astronomer)William Wales was a British mathematician and astronomer.-Early life:Wales was born around 1734 to John and Sarah Wales and was baptized in Warmfield that year...
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