Rhys

Gender:
Origin: Welsh
181 famous people named Rhys found on Wikipedia.
8766 male, 552 female in US.
Most recent ranking: 464-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 464-th in year 2018
Used in: Welsh

Meanings

Rhys or Rhŷs is a popular Welsh given name (usually male), which is famous in Welsh history and which is also used as a surname. It is pronounced [r̥ɨːs] in North Wales, [r̥iːs] in South Wales, and in English. Anglicised forms of the name include Rees, Reese and Reece.

Dweller by the river crossing. Means: enthusiasm in Welsh.

Famous People: 181 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Matthew Rhys 1974 Welsh actor
2 Rhys Ifans 1967 Welsh actor and musician
3 Rhys Darby 1974 Actor and comedian from New Zealand
4 Rhys Wakefield 1988 Australian actor
5 Rhys Coiro 1979 American actor
6 Paul Rhys 1963 British actor
7 Jean Rhys 1890 Novelist from Dominica
8 Rhys Matthew Bond 1998 British actor
9 Gruff Rhys 1970 Welsh singer and guitarist
10 Phillip Rhys 1974 Actor
11 Rhys Ward 1989 Canadian actor
12 Rhys Ashworth
13 Rhys Muldoon 1965 Australian actor
14 Rhys Murphy 1990 Footballer
15 Rhys Priestland 1987 Welsh rugby union player
16 Rhys McCabe 1992 Footballer
17 Rhys Badcock 1984
18 Rhys Fulber 1970 Canadian musician
19 Nest ferch Rhys 1085 Welsh princess, daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr, last King of Deheubarth
20 Rhys ap Thomas 1449 Soldier and landholder who rose to prominence during the Wars of the Roses
21 Rhys Ruddock 1990 Irish rugby union player
22 Rhys Chatham 1952 American composer
23 Rhys Millen 1972 New Zealand racing driver
24 Elen Rhys
25 Rhys ap Tewdwr 0997 Welsh prince
26 Rhys Taylor 1990 Welsh footballer
27 Rhys James 1992 British comedian
28 Rhys Healey 1994 English footballer
29 Rhys Nicholson 1990 Australian comedian
30 Rhys Sutherland
31 Rhys Patchell 1993 Welsh rugby union player
32 Rhys Browne 1995 British association football player
33 Rhys Lawson
34 Rhys Wesser 1979 Australian rugby league player
35 Rhys Stanley 1990 Australian footballer
36 Rhys Oates 1994 Footballer
37 Rhys Bennett 1991 Footballer
38 John Rhys 1840 British celticist
39 Rhys Turner 1995 English footballer
40 Rhys Weston 1980 Footballer
41 Ieuan Rhys 1961 British actor
42 Rhys Marshall 1992 New Zealand rugby union player
43 Rhys Sharpe 1994 Northern Irish footballer
44 Rhys Uhlich 1983 Australian model and actor
45 Rhys Gill 1986 Welsh rugby union player
46 Rhys Evans 1992 British rugby league player
47 Rhys Jacks 1990
48 Rhys Hanbury 1985 Australian rugby league player
49 Rhys Meirion Welsh opera singer
50 Rhys Day 1982 Footballer
51 Rhys Clark 1946 New Zealand musician
52 Rhys Gryg 1160 Prince of Deheubarth
53 Ernest Rhys 1859 British writer
54 Rhys Hughes 1966 Welsh writer
55 Rhys Parry Jones British actor
56 Rhys Huber 1986 Canadian actor
57 Rhys Bobridge 1981 Australian singer
58 Rhys Isaac 1937 South African-Australian historian and academic
59 Rhys Carter 1984 Australian basketball player
60 Rhys Wilmot 1962 Welsh footballer
61 Rhys Martin 1986 Australian basketball player
62 Garel Rhys 1940 British academic
63 Rhys Lovegrove 1987 Australian rugby league player
64 Rhys M. Thomas 1982 Welsh rugby union player
65 Rhys Gethin Welsh rebel
66 Rhys Mathieson 1997
67 Rhys ap Maredudd 1250 Member of the Welsh royal house of Deheubarth
68 Rhys Hoskins
69 Rhys Carpenter 1889 American art historian
70 Rhys Howden 1987 Olympic water polo player
71 Rhys Crane 1985 English rugby union player
72 Rhys Mechyll 1200 Welsh prince
73 Rhys Buckley 1989 Rugby player
74 Keidrych Rhys 1915 Welsh poet and journalist
75 Rhys Hopkin Morris 1888 Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
76 Rhys Meynell 1988 English footballer
77 Rhys Duggan 1972 New Zealand rugby union player
78 Rhys ap Rhydderch Welsh king
79 Rhys ab Owain 1100 King of Deheubarth
80 Rice Gemmell 1896 Australian tennis player
81 Rhys Rhys-Williams 1865 British politician
82 Rhys Adrian 1928 British screenwriter. playwright
83 Rhys Pickering 1995
84 Rhys Duch 1986 Canadian lacrosse player
85 Marc Rhys 1988
86 Rhys Oakley 1980 Welsh rugby union player
87 Rhys Webb 1983 English rock bass guitarist
88 Morgan John Rhys 1760 Welsh Baptist minister
89 Rhys Gabe 1880 Welsh rugby union player
90 Rhys Lloyd 1989 Welsh racing cyclist
91 Arthfael Hen ap Rhys King of the Kingdom of Glywysing (785—825)
92 Hywel ap Rhys 0830
93 Rhys O'Keeffe 1990 Australian footballer
94 Maredudd ap Rhys Poet
95 Rhys Shellard 1985 Welsh rugby union player
96 Rhys Lawrence 1988 English rugby union player
97 Rhys Cooyou 1991 Australian rules footballer
98 Rhys Prichard 1579 British writer
99 Rhys Pugsley 1994 Welsh rugby league player
100 Rhys H. Williams 1955 Sociologist
101 Rhys Jenkins 1990 Welsh rugby union player
102 Rhys Lloyd, Baron Lloyd of Kilgerran 1907 English politician
103 Rhys Fawr ap Maredudd 1485 Welsh nobleman and soldier
104 Manon Rhys
105 Rhys Lee Australian artist
106 Margot Rhys 1914 Australian actress
107 Rhys Cain Welsh writer
108 Rhisiart ap Rhys Welsh poet
109 Rhys Hayden 1994 English darts player
110 Rhys McClenaghan 1999
111 Rhys Michael Haldane
112 Rhys Pritchard 1987 Australian rugby league player
113 Grace Rhys 1865 Irish writer
114 Rhys Moller 1989 Australian motorcycle racer
115 Rhys Magin 1989 Australian footballer
116 Morgan Rhys 1716 Welsh hymn-writer
117 Rhys Tyler 1992 English footballer
118 Rhys Roberts 1989 English boxer
119 Rhys Williams 1988 Welsh rugby union centres
120 Rhys Tolhurst 1994 Australian songwriter
121 Rhys Edwards
122 Rhys Nanmor Welsh poet
123 Rhys McWilliams 1985 British ice hockey player
124 Rhys Goch Eryri Welsh bard
125 Maureen Rhys
126 Edward Prosser Rhys 1901 Welsh journalist, poet and publisher
127 Rhys Mwyn
128 Rhys Hill 1986 Canadian canoeist
129 Rhys Brydydd British poet
130 Rhys Thompson 1918 Canadian ice hockey player
131 Rhys Probert 1921 British aerospace engineer
132 Rhys Pollock 1980 Australian racing cyclist
133 Rhys Griffiths British rugby league player
134 Rhys ap Robert Welsh nobleman
135 Rhys Morgan 1954 Welsh rugby union player
136 Rhys Bidder
137 Noel Rhys 1888 Wrestler
138 Rhys Davies Canoeist
139 Rhys Cadwaladr 1666 Welsh poet and academic
140 Siôn Dafydd Rhys 1534 Welsh scholar
141 Rhys Grant 1987 Australian rower
142 Rhys Rees Welsh rugby league player
143 Maredudd ap Rhys Gryg Welsh prince of Deheubarth
144 Elin Rhys
145 Rhys Lewis English politician
146 Rhys ap Gruffydd
147 Rhys Iorwerth
148 Rees Hopkin Rhys 1819
149 John Llewellyn Rhys 2000 British author
150 Hubert Rhys 1897 English cricketer
151 Rhys Palmer 1996
152 Rhys Phillips 1988
153 Nick Rhys
154 Rhys Jones 1927 Welsh musician
155 Rhys Walker 1994 Badminton player
156 Iwan Rhys
157 Rhys Lenarduzzi 1990
158 Rhys Cadman
159 Rhys Fychan 1300 Prince of Deheubarth
160 Rhys Wyndod 1300
161 Rhys Thomas
162 Maelgwn ap Rhys
163 Gruffydd ap Rhys Welsh nobleman, died c. 1267
164 Rhys Llwyd Y Lleuad
165 Rhys Bwtting BWTTING, RHYS (15th cent.), harpist
166 Dafydd ap Phylip ap Rhys Welsh poet
167 Rhys Hartley
168 Rhys Richards
169 Rhys ap Dafydd ab Einion
170 Rhys Gray 1994
171 Rhys ap Dafydd Llwyd ap Llywelyn Lygliw
172 Ann Gruffydd Rhys
173 Rhys ap Tudur
174 Rhys Ddu
175 Rhys ap Gruffudd Nobleman in south west Wales
176 Beti Rhys
177 Rhys Ellison
178 Gwrgant ap Rhys Welsh poet
179 Rhys 1997 Swedish singer
180 Rhys Goch ap Rhicert
181 Rhys Vaughan 1523 Welsh politician