Anglo-Welsh literature and Welsh writing in English are terms used to describe works written in the English language by Welsh writers. It has been recognised as a distinctive entity only since the 20th century. The need for a separate identity for this kind of writing arose because of the parallel development of modern Welsh-language literature; as such it is perhaps the youngest branch of English-language literature in the British Isles.
Cymuned was a Welsh communities pressure group. Established in 2001, the group campaigned on behalf of local communities in Wales, particularly Welsh-speaking and rural ones, which it perceived to be under threat due to demographic change.
Calan is a five-piece revivalist traditional Welsh band formed by their manager Huw Williams in early 2006 when its members were only 13 to 22 years old. In 2008, they created great excitement at the Inter Celtic Festival where they would eventually be the first Welsh band to win the coveted international band competition.
Murray Humphreys, was a Chicago mobster of Welsh descent who was the chief political and labor racketeer in the Chicago Outfit during Prohibition. Considered to be a ruthless but clever man, Humphreys believed in killing only as a last resort as he was known to place great trust in the corruptibility of authority figures; a favorite maxim of his was: "The difference between guilt and innocence in any court is who gets to the judge first with the most". But perhaps the statement that best summed up Humphreys' philosophy of life was: "Any time you become weak, you might as well die". Al Capone said of him, "Anybody can use a gun. 'The Hump' can shoot if he has to, but he likes to negotiate with cash when he can".
Menna Patricia Humphreys Gallie (1919–1990) was a Welsh novelist and translator.
Emyr Humphreys was a Welsh novelist, poet, and author. His career spanned from the 1940s until his retirement in 2009. He published in both English and Welsh.
Richard Hughes Williams, or Dic Tryfan, was a Welsh language writer of short stories, born in Rhosgadfan in the old county of Caernarfonshire (Gwynedd), north Wales. Most of his stories are set in the slate-quarrying communities of his native Caernarfonshire. He was known to the renowned Welsh novelist Kate Roberts, an early admirer of his work who grew up in the same area.
Humphrey Humphreys was successively Bishop of Bangor (1689–1701) and Bishop of Hereford (1701–1712).
Jonathan Matthews Humphreys is a former Wales international rugby union player. He is now an Assistant Coach for Glasgow Warriors. He was formerly a Forwards Coach for the Scotland national rugby union team.
Judith Owen is a Welsh singer-songwriter. Her first North American album, Emotions on a Postcard, was released in 1996 and has been followed by several additional albums. She is co-founder of Twanky Records with her husband, Harry Shearer.
The Welsh Liberal Democrats are a branch of the United Kingdom Liberal Democrats that operates in Wales. The party is led by Jane Dodds, who served as MP for Brecon and Radnorshire from August to December 2019, and MS for Mid and West Wales since May 2021. The party currently has 1 elected member in the Senedd and no Welsh seats in the UK House of Commons, but does have several members of the House of Lords. The party has around 63 local councilors serving in principal authorities.
Christine Mary Humphreys, Baroness Humphreys, is a Welsh Liberal Democrats peer and leader of the party's group in the House of Lords.
Arthur Charles Humphreys-Owen was a Welsh barrister, landowner and Liberal politician.
Humphreys is a common surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Gerry Humphreys OBE was a Welsh sound engineer. He was nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Sound. He worked on 250 films between 1952 and 2002. He was appointed OBE in the 1995 New Year Honours.
Emma Clare Humphreys was a Welsh woman who was imprisoned in England in December 1985 at Her Majesty's pleasure, after being convicted of the murder of her violent 33-year-old boyfriend and pimp, Trevor Armitage.
Harriet K. Wistrich is an English solicitor and radical feminist who specialises in human-rights cases, particularly cases involving women who have been sexually assaulted or who have killed their violent partners. She works for Birnberg Pierce & Partners in London. She was Liberty's Human Rights Lawyer of the Year in 2014.
Lily May Humphreys is an English professional golfer She won the 2016 Girls Amateur Championship and the 2021 Golf Flanders LETAS Trophy.
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