# Pugh

Pugh is a surname of Welsh origin (ap Huw means 'son of Hugh') or Irish origin.
Notable people with the name include:
* Alf Pugh (1869–1942), Wales international football goalkeeper
* Alun Pugh (born 1955), former Labour Welsh Assembly Government Minister for Culture, Welsh Language and Sport
* Catherine Pugh (born 1950), American Democratic politician and mayor of Baltimore
* Cecil Pugh (1898–1941), South African recipient of the George Cross, the only clergyman so awarded
* Charlie Pugh (1896–1951), Welsh rugby player
* Clifton Pugh (1924–1990), Australian artist
* Coy Pugh (born 1952), American politician
* Daniel Patrick Pugh (born 1956), sportscaster and radio personality, known professionally as "Dan Patrick"
* Danny Pugh (born 1982), English footballer
* David Pugh (disambiguation), several people
* Derek S. Pugh (1930–2015), British psychologist and founder of the Aston Group
* Esther Pugh (1834–1908), American reformer, editor, publisher
* Evan Pugh (1828–1864), first president of the Pennsylvania State University
* Evan Pugh (1718–1787), Alderman and Sheriff of London
* Florence Pugh (born 1996), English actress
* Gareth Pugh (born 1981), English fashion designer
* George E. Pugh (1822–1876), American politician and U.S. senator from Ohio
* Griffith Pugh (1909–1994), British mountaineer on the 1953 British Mount Everest Expedition
* Gwilym Puw, sometimes anglicised as William Pugh (c. 1618-c. 1689), Welsh Catholic poet and Royalist officer
* Hugh Pugh (disambiguation)
* Isaac C. Pugh (1805–1874), Union general in the American Civil War
* J. A. Pugh (1833–1887), American Civil War photographer
* James E. Pugh (born 1950), trombonist
* James L. Pugh (1820–1907), U.S. senator from Alabama, and member of the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War
* Jamin Pugh (1984–2023), American professional wrestler better known as Jay Briscoe
* Jethro Pugh (1944–2015), former National Football League player
* Jim Pugh (born 1964), American former tennis player
* John Pugh (born 1948), UK politician
* Jonathan Pugh (born 1962), English cartoonist
* Ken Pugh (born c. 1959), American experimental psychologist
* Lewis Pugh (born 1969), British environmental campaigner, maritime lawyer and endurance swimmer
* Lewis Pugh Pugh (1837–1908), Welsh lawyer and politician
* Madelyn Pugh (1921–2011), writer known for her work on the television show I Love Lucy
* Marc Pugh (born 1987), English footballer
* Mallory Pugh (born 1998), maiden name of American soccer player Mallory Swanson
* Marion Pugh (1919–1976), American football player
* Mark Pugh (born 1985), American professional wrestler better known as Mark Briscoe
* Martin Pugh, British guitarist
* Martin Pugh (historian), British historian
* Mary Pugh, mathematician
* Max Pugh, French-English filmmaker
* Philip Pugh (1679–1760), Welsh minister
* Ralph Pugh (1910–1982), English historian
* Richie Pugh (born 1983), Welsh rugby union player
* Robert Pugh (born 1950), Welsh film and television actor
* Sheenagh Pugh (born 1950), British poet, novelist and translator
* Steve Pugh (born 1966), British comic book artist
* Steve Pugh (politician) (1961–2011), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 73 (2008–2020)
* Stuart Pugh (1929–1993), engineer, innovator, and author; inventor of the Pugh Decision-matrix method
* Tim Pugh (born 1967), former Major League Baseball pitcher
* Toby Sebastian (born 1992), English actor and musician, born Sebastian Toby M. Pugh, brother of Florence Pugh
* Tom Pugh (disambiguation)
* Virginia Wynette Pugh, better known as Tammy Wynette (1942–1998), American country singer
* Will Pugh (born 1984), lead singer for pop rock group Cartel
* Willard E. Pugh (born 1959), American actor
* William Pugh (disambiguation)
* Zachary Levi Pugh (born 1980), American actor of the television show Chuck