Welles (name)
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- See also: Wells (name)Wells (name)Wells is a surname of English origin. It derives from occupation, location, and topography. The occupational name derives from the person responsible for a village's spring. The locational name derives from the pre-7th century waella . The topographical name derives from living near a spring...
and Wells (disambiguation)Wells (disambiguation)Wells is a cathedral city in Somerset, England, United Kingdom.Wells may also refer to:-Places:Canada*Wells, British ColumbiaUnited Kingdom* Wells railway station was a railway station in Wells, Somerset...
Welles is an English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
locational surname
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"...
originating from Well, a
village and mill in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
. Its oldest public record is noted ca. 1086. Variations include Well and Wells
Wells (name)
Wells is a surname of English origin. It derives from occupation, location, and topography. The occupational name derives from the person responsible for a village's spring. The locational name derives from the pre-7th century waella . The topographical name derives from living near a spring...
. People with the name include:
Surname
- Aaron Welles, a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away
- Anne Welles, Countess of Ormond (1360–1397)
- Baron WellesBaron WellesThe title of Baron Welles has been created thrice. It was first created for Adam de Welles on May 6, 1299 in the Peerage of England by writ of summons. This creation was extinguished by attainder in 1469. It was created a second time in the Peerage of England by writ of summons for Sir Richard...
(disambiguation) - Beatice Welles-Smith, daughter of Orson Welles
- Chris Welles Feder, daughter of Orson Welles
- Edmund WellesEdmund WellesEdmund Welles is an American bass clarinet quartet from Oakland, California. Its members are Cornelius Boots, Jonathan Russell, Jeff Anderle, and Aaron Novik, playing what the group refers to as "heavy chamber music." The group performs many different genres of music, including avant-garde,...
, an American bass clarinet quartet - Egon WelleszEgon WelleszEgon Joseph Wellesz was an Austrian-born British composer, teacher and musicologist, notable particularly in the field of Byzantine music.- Life :...
(1885–1974), Austrian composer, teacher and musicologist - Elliot WellesElliot WellesElliot Welles whose original name was Kurt Sauerquell was a Holocaust survivor who for more than two decades until his retirement in 2003, directed the B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation League's task force on Nazi war criminals...
(1927–2006), Holocaust survivor - George Welles (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gideon WellesGideon WellesGideon Welles was the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1869. His buildup of the Navy to successfully execute blockades of Southern ports was a key component of Northern victory of the Civil War...
(1802–1878), U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1861–1869 - Gwen WellesGwen WellesGwen Welles was an American actress.-Biography:She was born in 1951 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as Gwen Goldberg, the daughter of Rebecca Weis Welles , also an actress. Welles appeared nude in Playboy magazine in 1975.Welles was married to actor Harris Yulin...
(1947–1993), film and stage actress, real name Gwen Goldberg - Harry Welles RuskHarry Welles RuskHarry Welles Rusk was a U.S. Representative from the third district of Maryland. He was also the president of the Kennard Novelty Company in Baltimore, Maryland. This was the first company to commercially sell Ouija boards in 1890.Rusk was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and attended private school...
(1852–1926), U.S. politician - Jeanne Kohl-WellesJeanne Kohl-WellesWashington State Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles has been an educator, a community leader, and legislator for many years.She represents the 36th Legislative District which includes Ballard, Belltown, Blue Ridge, Crown Hill, Greenwood, Magnolia, and Queen Anne Hill neighborhoods of Seattle as well as the...
, Washington State senator - Jennifer WellesJennifer WellesJennifer Welles was an American porn star chiefly active in the soft- and hardcore genres of the 1970s, although she began her acting career in the late 1960s in the sexploitation genre....
, American porn star - Jesse WellesJesse WellesJesse Welles is an actress. She is best known for her voice work in the animated films Wizards and Hey Good Lookin , directed by Ralph Bakshi. She played a lead role in three Rockford Files episodes: "Roundabout" , "Two Into 5.56 Won't Go" and "A Different Drummer"...
, American voice actress - Joan Welles, 9th Baroness Willoughby de EresbyJoan Welles, 9th Baroness Willoughby de EresbyJoan Welles, 9th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby was an English baroness. She was the daughter of Richard Welles, 7th Baron Welles and Joan Willoughby, 7th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby, and sister of Robert Welles, 8th Baron Willoughby de Eresby.On her brother's death in 1470, she succeeded him as...
(died 1475) - John de Welles, 5th Baron WellesJohn de Welles, 5th Baron WellesJohn de Welles, 5th Baron Welles was an English soldier and noble. He married Margaret de Mowbray , daughter of John, Lord Mowbray by Elizabeth, Baroness Segrave....
(1352–1421) - John Welles, 1st Viscount WellesJohn Welles, 1st Viscount WellesJohn Welles, 1st Viscount Welles, KG was an English Lancastrian Nobleman who was made a Knight of the Garter.John was born about 1450 to Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles and Margaret Beauchamp...
(1450–1499) - Justine WellesJustine WellesJustine Welles is a fictional character on the Australian soap opera Home and Away. The character was played by actress Bree Desborough.Her biggest storyline was in 1999 when she began babysitting a baby girl, Ruby Collins. One night while looking after her, she noticed bruises on Ruby's body...
, a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away - Lawson WellesLawson WellesLawson Welles is the writer, director, producer and star of the motion picture, Cricket Snapper, released in 2005 by Phoenix Rising Films....
(b.1975) American film the writer, director and producer - Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron WellesLionel de Welles, 6th Baron WellesLionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles, KG was an English nobleman and soldier. He was killed fighting on the Lancastrian side at the Battle of Towton.-Life:Born about 1405, he was son of Eudo de Welles by Maude de Greystoke...
(1406–1461) - Marc Welles, actor, grandson of Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth, son of Rebecca Welles
- Mel WellesMel WellesMel Welles was an American film actor. His best-remembered role may be that of hapless flower shop owner Gravis Mushnik in the 1960 low-budget Roger Corman dark comedy, The Little Shop of Horrors....
(ca. 1922-2005), American film actor, real name Ira Meltcher - Orson WellesOrson WellesGeorge Orson Welles , best known as Orson Welles, was an American film director, actor, theatre director, screenwriter, and producer, who worked extensively in film, theatre, television and radio...
(1915–1985), American actor and director - Rebecca Welles (1944–2004), daughter of Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth
- Rebecca Welles (Weis)Rebecca Welles (Weis)Rebecca Welles is an American television and film actress.-Career:Born as Reba Tassell, Welles is sister of fashion designer Gustave Tassell...
, American television actress, spouse of TV director Don Weis, real name Reba Tassell - Robert Welles, 8th Baron Willoughby de EresbyRobert Welles, 8th Baron Willoughby de EresbyRobert Welles, 8th Baron Willoughby de Eresby was an English baron. He was the son of Richard Welles, 7th Baron Welles and Joan Willoughby, 7th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby....
(executed 1470) - Samuel Paul WellesSamuel Paul WellesSamuel Paul Welles was an American palaeontologist, who was Research Associate at the Museum of Palaeontology, University of California, Berkeley. He took part in excavations at the 'Placerias Quarry' in 1930 and the Shonisaurus discoveries of 1954 and later, in what is now the Berlin-Ichthyosaur...
(1907–1997), American paleontologist - Sumner WellesSumner WellesBenjamin Sumner Welles was an American government official and diplomat in the Foreign Service. He was a major foreign policy adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and served as Under Secretary of State from 1937 to 1943, during FDR's presidency.-Early life:Benjamin Sumner Welles was born in...
(1892–1961), U.S. Undersecretary of State, 1937–1943 - Terri WellesTerri WellesTerri Welles is an American actress and adult model.Welles was born in Santa Monica, California. She first appeared on the cover of the May 1980 issue of Playboy, wearing a flight attendant costume to illustrate a pictorial on stewardesses...
(born 1956), American flight attendant, "Playmate of the year" 1981, born Terri Knepper - Thomas WellesThomas WellesThomas Welles is the only man in Connecticut's history to hold all four top offices: governor, deputy governor, treasurer, and secretary. In 1639, he was elected as the first treasurer of the Colony of Connecticut, and from 1640–1649 served as the colony's secretary...
(1598–1660), American politician - Tiffany WellesTiffany WellesTiffany Welles is a fictional character in the television series Charlie's Angels. She was played by Shelley Hack and her debut coincided with the fourth season premiere, "Love Boat Angels" , which was a crossover with fellow ABC hit The Love Boat.Unlike the previous Angels, who are all from...
, a fictional character in the television series Charlie's Angels - Tori WellesTori WellesTori Welles is an American former pornographic actress.She performed in adult films between around 1988 and 1999, and also directed several movies in the early 1990s. She was married to porn director Paul Norman, with whom she had two sons...
(born 1967), American porn star - Viscount WellesViscount WellesThe title Viscount Welles was created once. It was created for John Welles by Henry VII his half nephew, in 1488. The title went extinct 9 February 1499 with the death of John Welles. He had two daughters who died young and a possible son whom he would have disowned.-References:...
(disambiguation) - Wade WellesWade WellesWade Kathleen Wells, a fictional character on the show Sliders played by Sabrina Lloyd, is from San Francisco, and worked at Doppler Computer Store while attending North Shore Junior College. She was studying literature and poetry....
, in the show Sliders - William Welles HollisterWilliam Welles HollisterWilliam Welles Hollister was a Californian rancher and entrepreneur.-Ancestors and early life :William Welles Hollister, was born on Jan...
(1818–1886), a Californian rancher and entrepreneur - Winthrop Welles Ketcham (1820–1879), American politician
Given name
- Welles CrowtherWelles CrowtherWelles Remy Crowther is best known for saving at least a dozen lives during the September 11 attacks in New York City.-Early life:...
(1977–2001), a hero of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York City