# Gwendolyn

Gwendolyn is a feminine given name, a variant spelling of Gwendolen (perhaps influenced by names such as Carolyn, Evelyn and Marilyn). This has been the most popular spelling in the United States.

## Notable people called Gwendolyn/Gwendoline

* Gwendolyn B. Bennett (1902–1981), American writer
* Gwendolyn Black (1911–2005), Canadian musician, educator and activist
* Gwendolyn Bradley, American soprano
* Gwendolyn T. Britt (1941–2008), American Democratic politician
* Gwendolyn Brooks (1917–2000), American poet
* Gwendoline Christie, British actress
* Gwendolyn J. Elliott (1945–2007), American police officer and founder of Gwen's Girls
* Gwendolyn Faison, American Democratic politician
* Gwendolyn A. Foster, American military officer, nurse practitioner, midwife
* Gwendolyn Audrey Foster, American professor of English and film studies
* Gwendolyn Garcia (born 1955), Filipino politician
* Gwendolyn Graham (born 1963), American serial killer
* Gwendolyn Holbrow (born 1957), American artist
* Gwendolyn L. "Gwen" Ifill (1955–2016), American journalist
* Gwendolyn King, American businesswoman
* Gwendolyn Knight (1914–2005), American sculptor
* Gwendolyn Lau, American voice actress
* Gwendolyn Lycett, British figure skater
* Gwendolyn MacEwen (1941–1987), Canadian novelist and poet
* Gwendolyn Masin (born 1977), Dutch-born violinist
* Gwendolyn O’Neal (born 1946), American academic administrator and home economist
* Gwendolyn Osborne (born 1978), British model and actress
* Gwendolyn Rutten, Belgian politician
* Gwendolyn Sanford, American singer-songwriter
* Gwendolyn Zepeda (born 1971), American author

## Fictional characters

* Gwen Cooper, a fictional character in the BBC science-fiction television programme Torchwood
* Gwendolyn "Winnie" Cooper, a central character in the American television series The Wonder Years (1988–1993)
* Haley Gwendolyn Dunphy, a main character in Modern Family
* Dark Sun Gwyndolin is a character in the 2011 video game Dark Souls
* Gwendolyn Jones, German name of Bronwyn Jones, a supporting character in the animated series Fireman Sam
* Gwendoline Lacey, a character in Enid Bylton's Malory Towers
* Gwendolyn Lancaster, main character in Jim Butcher’s The Aeronaut's Windlass first book of the Cinder Spires series
* Gwendolyn Pierce, a character in the American sitcom television series Charles in Charge
* Gwendolyn "Gwen" Poole, the title character of the comic book series Unbelievable Gwenpool.
* Gwendolyn Shepherd, main character in Kerstin Gier's Ruby Red and sequels novels.
* Gwendolyne Maxine "Gwen" Stacy, a supporting character in the Spider-Man comic book series
* Gwendolyn "Gwen" Tennyson, the cousin of Ben Tennyson on the Cartoon Network's media franchise Ben 10.
* Gwendolyn "Gwen" Winthrop, a witch in the American soap opera Passions (1999–2008)
* Gwendolyn, one of the family's pursuers in Saga comic book series
* Gwendolyn, a were-wyrm in the DLC "Desolation of Mordor" of Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)
* Gwendolyn, a valkyrie, one of the protagonists in the video game Odin Sphere (2007)
* Gwendolyn, a Roman centurion, a minor character in Rick Riordan's 2011 fantasy novel The Son of Neptune.
* "Gwen" (Guinevere), a main character in the television series Merlin.
* Gwendolyn Clawthorne, a minor character in The Owl House.