Welch (surname)
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Welch is a surname
meaning foreign or Welsh.
For the Etymology of the name, see Welsh
Famous Welches include to:
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meaning foreign or Welsh.
For the Etymology of the name, see Welsh
Welsh (surname)
-Etymology:It appears that the etymology of the name Welsh is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word wilisc meaning 'foreigner', 'stranger', or 'non-Anglo-Saxon'. These terms were used by the ancient Germanic peoples to describe inhabitants of the former Roman Empire, who were largely romanised and...
Famous Welches include to:
- Adonijah WelchAdonijah WelchAdonijah Strong Welch was a United States Senator from Florida and the first president of Iowa State Agricultural College ....
(1821–1889), American politician - Alexander WelchAlexander WelchAlexander Robert Welch was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1929 to 1945, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of John Bracken and Stuart Garson....
(1873–1962), Canadian politician - Andrew Welch, businessman
- Bettina WelchBettina WelchBettina Welch was an Australia-based theatre and television actor who became best known for her role as scheming businesswoman Maggie Cameron in the 1970s television soap opera Number 96.-Early career:...
(1922–1993), New Zealand actress - Bo WelchBo WelchRobert W. "Bo" Welch III is an American motion picture production designer and director.Welch was born in Yardley, Pennsylvania. He worked as a production designer on the Tim Burton films Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, and Batman Returns, as well as A Little Princess and Men in Black, among...
, American film director - Bob WelchBob Welch (baseball player)Robert Lynn "Bob" Welch is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Oakland Athletics . He played in college for Eastern Michigan. Welch was best known for his blazing fastball, and he is the last pitcher to win 27 games in a single season...
(born 1956), American baseball player - Bob WelchBob Welch (musician)Robert Lawrence "Bob" Welch, Jr. is a former member of Fleetwood Mac, who had a briefly successful solo career in the late 1970s. His singles included "Hot Love, Cold World", "Ebony Eyes", "Precious Love", and "Sentimental Lady"....
(born 1946), American musician - Brian WelchBrian WelchBrian Phillip Welch , better known as Head, is an American musician best known as the former guitarist and co-founder of the nu metal band Korn...
(born 1970), American musician - Bruce WelchBruce WelchBruce Welch OBE, is an English guitarist, songwriter, producer and singer, best known as a member of The Shadows.-Biography:...
(born 1941), English musician - Carolyn WelchCarolyn WelchCarolyn Welch was an American figure skater. She competed in pairs and won the bronze medals at the 1947 U.S. Figure Skating Championships with partner Charles Brinkman.-Results:-References:...
(born 1929), American figure skater - Dave WelchDave WelchDave Welch is an English poker player based in St. Albans, who made several appearances on the Late Night Poker television series, including the season 1 grand final and the season 6 semi-final....
, English poker player - David WelchDavid WelchCharles David Welch is an American diplomat who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs in the United States Department of State from 2005 through 2008...
, American politician - Denise WelchDenise WelchJacqueline Denise Healy is an English actress, dancer and television presenter.-Early life:Denise Welch was born in Ebchester, County Durham, to father Vin and mother Ann and has a younger sister Debbie...
, British actress - Denton WelchDenton WelchMaurice Denton Welch was an English-American writer and painter, admired for his vivid prose and precise descriptions.-Biography:...
(1915–1948), English writer - Ed WelchEd WelchEdward William "Ed" Welch is an English television composer.-Career:In 1971, he recorded an album, Clowns, including songs he had co-written with Tom Paxton, and session musicians including Mike de Albuquerque and Cozy Powell. In 1972, acted as producer on a version of “I Don't Know How to Love...
(born 1947), English composer - Florence WelchFlorence WelchFlorence Leontine Mary Welch is an English singer-songwriter, best known worldwide as the lead singer of Florence and the Machine...
(born 1986), vocalist of Florence + the Machine - Frank WelchFrank WelchFrank Welch was a Nebraska Republican politician.He was born at Bunker Hill, Charlestown, Massachusetts on February 10, 1835 and moved to Boston in with his parents. He graduated from Boston High School and took up civil engineering...
(1835–1878), American politician - Frank A. WelchFrank A. WelchFranklin A. Welch was the ninth Master Chief Petty Officer of the United States Coast Guard. A former Master Chief Quartermaster, he served in office from October 10, 2002 to June 14, 2006, and served in the Coast Guard for over 25 years....
, American military officer - George Welch (pilot) (1918–1954), American military pilot
- Gillian WelchGillian WelchGillian Welch is an American singer-songwriter. She performs with her musical partner, guitarist David Rawlings. Their sparse and dark musical style, which combines elements of Appalachian music, Bluegrass, and Americana, is described by The New Yorker as "at once innovative and obliquely...
(born 1967), American musician - Graeme WelchGraeme WelchGraeme Welch in Durham is an English cricket player. Welch has played for two county teams, Derbyshire and Warwickshire.Graeme Welch was appointed captain of Derbyshire for the 2006 season following the departure of Luke Sutton to Lancashire...
, English cricketer - Greg WelchGreg WelchGregory John Welch OAM is an Australian triathlete. He is acknowledged as one of the greatest triathletes due to his remarkable dominance in winning the "The Grand Slam" which includes the ITU Triathlon World Championships , The Ironman World Championship , the ITU Duathlon World Championships and...
, former Australian triathlete - Harold Welch (1912–1995), American businessman
- Herbert WelchHerbert WelchHerbert George Welch was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, The Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church. He was elected to the Episcopacy in 1916...
(1862–1969), American bishop - Jack WelchJack Welch (illustrator)Jack Welch was an American illustrator known for his drawings and gouache paintings of droll family activities and his cover illustrations for The Saturday Evening Post. He was a member of the Society of Illustrators....
(1905–1985), American illustrator - Jack WelchJack WelchJohn Francis "Jack" Welch, Jr. is an American chemical engineer, business executive, and author. He was Chairman and CEO of General Electric between 1981 and 2001...
(born 1935), American businessman - James Welch (VC) (1889–1978), English soldier
- James Welch (poet)James Welch (poet)James Welch , was an award-winning U.S. author and poet. He received national literary awards for Fools Crow. In addition, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native Writers' Circle of the Americas in 1997....
(1940–2004), American author - Joseph WelchJoseph WelchJoseph Nye Welch was the head counsel for the United States Army while it was under investigation by Joseph McCarthy's Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations for Communist activities, an investigation known as the Army-McCarthy Hearings.- Early life :Welch was born in Primghar, Iowa on...
(1890–1960), American lawyer - Justin WelchJustin WelchJustin Steven Welch is an English musician, best known as the drummer in the Britpop band, Elastica....
(born 1972), British musician - Keith WelchKeith WelchKeith Welch is an English-born footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League between 1987 and 2003, notably with Rochdale and Bristol City....
(born 1968), footballer born in England whose clubs included Rochdale and Bristol City - Larry D. WelchLarry D. WelchGeneral Larry D. Welch was the 12th Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. As chief, he served as the senior uniformed Air Force officer responsible for the organization, training and equipage of a combined active duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian force serving at locations in the United...
(born 1934), United States Air Force general - Lenny WelchLenny WelchLenny Welch , is an American MOR/pop singer.He was born in New York City on May 31, 1938 . He was raised in Asbury Park, New Jersey. His biggest hit, a cover version of the big band standard "Since I Fell for You," reached number 4 on U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1963...
(born 1938), American pop singer - Lew WelchLew WelchLewis Barrett Welch, Jr. was an American poet associated with the Beat generation of poets, artists, and iconoclasts.Welch published and performed widely during the 1960s...
(1926-c.1971), American poet - Lou Welch, fictional character from Babylon 5Babylon 5Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created, produced and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. The show centers on a space station named Babylon 5: a focal point for politics, diplomacy, and conflict during the years 2257–2262...
- Laura Welch, First Lady of the United States (2001-2009)
- Capt. Marty WelchCapt. Marty WelchMartin Leander Welch was a fishing schooner captain out of Gloucester, Massachusetts. He was captain of the Schooner Esperanto in 1920 when it defeated the Canadian Schooner Delawana in the first International Fishing Schooner Championship Races in Halifax, Nova Scotia.Born in Digby, Nova Scotia,...
(1864–1935), American SchoonerSchoonerA schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts....
Captain - Madison WelchMadison WelchMadison Welch is an English glamour model and Page 3 girl. She has made several appearances in lads mags such as Zoo Weekly....
, British glamour model - Matthew E. Welch (Born 1984) Marine Engineer, The man
- Michael Welch (born 1987), American actor
- Mickey WelchMickey WelchMichael Francis Welch Born as Michael Francis Walsh , nicknamed "Smiling Mickey", was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He was the third pitcher to accumulate 300 career victories. Welch was born in Brooklyn, New York, and played 13 seasons in the major leagues, three with the Troy Trojans, and 10...
(1859–1941), American baseball player - Noah WelchNoah WelchNoah Paul Welch is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for HV71 in the Swedish elite league Elitserien while under contract to the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
, American ice hockey player - Patrick W. WelchPatrick W. WelchPatrick W. Welch was an English painter, illustrator, cartoonist, and art professor who lived in Chicago, Illinois, United States. He billed himself as "Patrick W. Welch, Painter of Hate," a spoof/homage to Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light.- Career :Welch was born in Billericay, England and...
, American artist - Peter Welch (born 1947), American politician
- Raquel WelchRaquel WelchJo Raquel Tejada , better known as Raquel Welch, is an American actress, author and sex symbol. Welch came to attention as a "new-star" on the 20th Century-Fox lot in the mid-1960s. She posed iconically in a animal skin bikini for the British-release One Million Years B.C. , for which she may be...
(born 1940), American actress - Richard WelchRichard WelchRichard Skeffington Welch , a Harvard-educated classicist, was a CIA Station Chief killed by the radical Marxist organization Revolutionary Organization 17 November .-Early life and CIA career:...
(1929–1975), American diplomat - Robert Welch (silversmith)Robert Welch (silversmith)Robert Radford Welch MBE, RDI was an English designer and silversmith. His style helped define British modernism....
(1929–2000), British artist - Robert Stanley WelchRobert Stanley WelchRobert Stanley Kemp "Bob" Welch, OC was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1963 to 1985 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of John Robarts, Bill Davis and Frank Miller.-Early life:Welch was...
(1928–2000), Canadian politician - Robert Welch (photographer)Robert Welch (photographer)Robert John Welch was an Irish photographer interested in natural history, particularly mollusca. Welch, born in Strabane, County Tyrone, was the son of an accomplished Scottish amateur photographer....
, Irish photographer - Robert Welch, American wrestler known as Robert FullerRobert FullerRobert Welch is a professional wrestler and manager better known by his ring names Robert Fuller and Col. Robert Parker. Robert and his brother Ron co-owned Continental Championship Wrestling for a time.-Career:...
- Robert W. Welch Jr.Robert W. Welch Jr.Robert Henry Winborne Welch Jr. was an American businessman, political activist and author. He was independently wealthy following his retirement and used that wealth to sponsor anti-communist causes. He co-founded the conservative group the John Birch Society in 1958 and tightly controlled it...
(1899–1985), American politician - Ronald WelchRonald WelchRonald Welch was the pseudonym of British writer Ronald Oliver Felton TD. He took the name from his wartime regiment. He was for many years Headmaster of Okehampton Grammar School in Devon....
(1909–1982), British writer - Sean WelchSean WelchSean Welch was the bassist for The Beautiful South and previously roadie for The Housemartins.During his childhood, he played in a number of school bands, but unlike many budding musicians he was dismissed for his lack of musical skill...
(born 1965), British musician - Suzy WelchSuzy WelchSuzy Welch , formerly Suzy Wetlaufer, is a best-selling author, television commentator and noted business journalist...
(born 1959), American magazine editor - Tahnee WelchTahnee WelchTahnee Welch is an American model and actress.She was born in San Diego, California, the daughter of actress Raquel Welch and her first husband, James Welch. She appeared in Time magazine in a photo with her mother.Her film career began in Italy starring opposite Virna Lisi. Returning to the U.S...
(born 1961), American actress - Terry WelchTerry WelchTerry A. Welch is an American computer scientist. Along with Abraham Lempel and Jacob Ziv, he developed the lossless LZW compression algorithm which was published in 1984.Welch received a B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degree at MIT in electrical engineering...
, co-author of compression algorithm LZWLZWLempel–Ziv–Welch is a universal lossless data compression algorithm created by Abraham Lempel, Jacob Ziv, and Terry Welch. It was published by Welch in 1984 as an improved implementation of the LZ78 algorithm published by Lempel and Ziv in 1978... - Thomas WelchThomas WelchThomas Welch or Walsh was a surveyor and judge in Upper Canada.He was born in the Province of Maryland in 1742, the son of Irish immigrants with roots in Wales. He studied in Philadelphia and served with the British Army during the Seven Years' War. He was appointed surveyor in Berks County,...
, Canadian judge - Thomas Bramwell WelchThomas Bramwell WelchThomas Bramwell Welch was the inventor of the pasteurization process to prevent the fermentation of grape juice.-Birth and emigration:...
(1825–1903), English-American entrepreneur - Thomas Vincent WelchThomas Vincent WelchThomas Vincent Welch was a New York State Assemblyman and served as the first Superintendent of the New York State Reservation at Niagara, holding the post for 18 years...
(1850–1903), American politician and conservationist - William WelchWilliam WelchWilliam C. Welch is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name The Messiah.-Professional wrestling career:...
, American wrestler better known as The Messiah - William A. WelchWilliam A. WelchMajor William Addams Welch was an American engineer and environmentalist who would have a major impact on the state and national park systems of the United States...
, American engineer - William H. WelchWilliam H. WelchWilliam Henry Welch, M.D. was an American physician, pathologist, and medical school administrator. He was one of the "Big Four" founding professors at Johns Hopkins Hospital. William Henry Welch, M.D. (April 8, 1850 - April 30, 1934) was an American physician, pathologist, and medical school...
, founder of Johns Hopkins Medical School - William Welsh (actor)William Welsh (actor)William Welsh was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 153 films between 1912 and 1936.He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:...
, American actor, sometimes credited as William Welch - William Welch (printer)William Welch (printer)William M. Welch was an American manufacturer from Maquoketa, Iowa notable for inventing the High school diploma.-References:...
, inventor of the modern diplomaDiplomaA diploma is a certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as a university, that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study or confers an academic degree. In countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia, the word diploma refers to...