Welles is an English locational surname originating from Well, a village and mill in Lincolnshire. Its oldest public record is noted c. 1086. Variations include Well and Wells. Notable people with the name include:
Surname Anne Welles, Countess of Ormond (1360–1397) Baron Welles (disambiguation) Benjamin Welles (1857-1935), American philanthropist Edmund Welles, American clarinetist Egon Wellesz (1885–1974), Austrian composer, teacher and musicologist Elliot Welles (1927–2006), Holocaust survivor Gideon Welles (1802–1878), American Secretary of the Navy Gwen Welles (1947–1993), film and stage actress Harry Welles Rusk (1852–1926), American politician Jeanne Kohl-Welles, American politician from Washington State Jennifer Welles, American porn star Jesse Welles, American voice actress Joan Welles, 9th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby (died 1475) John de Welles, 5th Baron Welles (1352–1421) John Welles, 1st Viscount Welles (1450–1499) Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles (1406–1461) Martin Welles (1787–1863), American politician from Connecticut Mel Welles (1924-2005), American film actor Orson Welles (1915–1985), American actor and director Patricia Welles (born 1934), American writer Rebecca Welles, American actress Robert Welles, 8th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, executed 1470 Roger Welles (1862–1932), American naval officer Samuel Gardner Welles (1913-1981) American journalist Samuel Paul Welles (1907–1997), American paleontologist Sumner Welles (1892–1961), U.S. Undersecretary of State Terri Welles (born 1956), American flight attendant, "Playmate of the year" Thomas Welles (1598–1660), American politician Tiffany Welles, a fictional character in the television series Charlie's Angels William Welles Hollister (1818–1886), Californian rancher and entrepreneur Winthrop Welles Ketcham (1820–1879), American politician Welles, American musician
Fictional characters Aaron Welles, a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away Justine Welles, a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away Wade Welles, a main character from the television series Sliders
Given name Welles Crowther (1977–2001), a hero of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York City
See also Wells (name)
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