Gwyneth
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Gwyneth is a female
given name
. It is the name of the following people:
Gwyneth is also the name of the following fictional characters:
Female
Female is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces non-mobile ova .- Defining characteristics :The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced by the male...
given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. It is the name of the following people:
- Gwyneth BoodooGwyneth BoodooGwyneth M. Boodoo is an American psychologist and expert on educational measurement.Boodoo received her doctorate in educational measurement from the University of Toronto in 1978...
(born Trinidad) is an American psychologist and expert on educational measurement - Gwyneth CravensGwyneth CravensGwyneth Cravens is an American novelist and journalist. To date, she has published five novels. Her fiction and nonfiction have appeared in The New Yorker, where she also worked as a fiction editor, and in Harper’s Magazine, where she was an associate editor...
, an American novelist and journalist - Gwyneth DunwoodyGwyneth DunwoodyGwyneth Patricia Dunwoody was a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Exeter from 1966 to 1970, and then for Crewe from 1974 to her death in 2008...
(1930–2008), a Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom - Gwyneth GlynGwyneth GlynGwyneth Glyn is a Welsh language poet and musician.-Biography:Glyn was born in St David's Hospital in Bangor, and grew up at her family home in Llanarmon...
(born 1979), a Welsh language poet and musician - Gwyneth HerbertGwyneth HerbertGwyneth Herbert is a British singer-songwriter and pianist, initially known for her interpretation of jazz and swing standards, and now established as a writer of original compositions. She lives in Hackney, London....
, a British singer-songwriter - Gwyneth Jones (novelist)Gwyneth Jones (novelist)Gwyneth Jones is an English science fiction and fantasy writer and critic, and a young adult/children's writer under the name Ann Halam.-Biography and writing career:...
(born 1952), a British science fiction and fantasy writer and critic - Gwyneth Jones (soprano) DBE (born 1936), a Welsh soprano
- Gwyneth LewisGwyneth LewisGwyneth Lewis is a Welsh poet, and was the first National Poet for Wales.-Biography:Born into a Welsh speaking family, Lewis's father started teaching her English when her mother went into hospital to give birth to her sister....
(born 1959), a Welsh poet, and the first National Poet for Wales - Gwyneth PaltrowGwyneth PaltrowGwyneth Kate Paltrow is an American actress and singer. She made her acting debut on stage in 1990 and started appearing in films in 1991. After appearing in several films throughout the decade, Paltrow gained early notice for her work in films such as Se7en and Emma...
(born 1972) an American actress - Gwyneth PowellGwyneth PowellGwyneth Powell is an English actress who is most known for her portrayal of headmistress Bridget McCluskey in the BBC television series Grange Hill for eleven series between 1981 and 1991.-Career:...
(born 1946), an English actress - Gwyneth ReesGwyneth ReesGwyneth Rees is a British author of children's books. Her novel The Mum Hunt won the Red House Children's Book Award for Younger Readers in 2004, and another, My Mum's from Planet Pluto, was nominated for the Carnegie Medal in the same year...
(born 1968), a British author of children's books - Gwyneth ScallyGwyneth ScallyGwyneth Scally is a visual contemporary artist from Tucson, Arizona, United States. Her work is figurative and psychological, much of it deals with elevating biology over religion. It includes large scale paintings, installation, and fiberglass sculpture...
, a visual contemporary artist from Tucson, Arizona, United States - Gwyneth StrongGwyneth StrongGwyneth Strong is an English actress. She is probably best known for her role in the popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses as Cassandra, who was married to Del Boy's brother Rodney.-Career:...
(born 1959), an English actress - Gwyneth WalkerGwyneth Walker-Personal:Walker grew up in New Canaan, Connecticut and is a graduate of Pembroke College in Brown University and the Hartt School of Music and holds B.A., M.M., and D.M.A. degrees in music composition...
(born 1947), an American composer
Gwyneth is also the name of the following fictional characters:
- Gwyneth (Fur Fighters character), a character in the Fur FightersFur FightersFur Fighters is a video game developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Acclaim for the Dreamcast in 2000, then later for Microsoft Windows....
video game - Gwyneth And The ThiefGwyneth And The ThiefGwyneth and the Thief is a young adult historical romance novel written by Margaret Moore and published by Avon Books in 2002 as part of the Avon True Romance series....
, a young adult historical romance novel written by Margaret Moore - Gwyneth, a character in the DragonlanceDragonlanceDragonlance is a shared universe created by Laura and Tracy Hickman, and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR, Inc. into a series of popular fantasy novels. The Hickmans conceived Dragonlance while driving in their car on the way to TSR for a job application...
novel The Legend of HumaThe Legend of HumaThe Legend of Huma is the first in the Heroes Sextet of Dragonlance novels. It was written by Richard A. Knaak, based on characters and settings from Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman's Dragonlance Chronicles series...