Gwendolyn

Gwendolyn Bradley (Gwendolyn Bradley-Willemann) is an American soprano who performed on many opera and concert stages worldwide.

Gwendolyn Ecleo is a Filipino politician who has been the unopposed Mayor of Dinagat, Dinagat Islands, Philippines since May 2004 until 2013, and also the Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association, Incorporated (PBMA, INC.)

Gwendolyn Elaine Armstrong was a black Mississippi pioneer in the Civil Rights Movement. In September, 1965, she and Raylawni Branch, both local natives, integrated the University of Southern Mississippi at Hattiesburg. They thus completed the process of breaking the segregation barriers at Mississippi's universities which had been begun by Clyde Kennard at (then) Mississippi Southern College (1956–61) and carried forward by James Meredith at the University of Mississippi (September, 1962) and Richard Holmes at Mississippi State University (July, 1965).

Gwendolyn Brooks was a poet who became the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize. Her poetry (and prose -- she wrote one novella: Maud Martha) is exquisite and has had a profound impact on contemporary American/Western literature and thought.

Gwendolyn L. "Gwen" Ifill (September 29, 1955 – November 14, 2016) was an American Peabody Award-winning journalist, television newscaster, and author. In 1999, she became the first woman of African Descent to host a nationally televised U.S. public affairs program with Washington Week in Review.

This name was used for one of the five playable characters in the award-winning Playstation 2 role-playing game Odin Sphere.

There's a character named Gwendolyn in Oscar Wilde's play The Importance of Being Earnest.

The character in the play is named Gwendolen (not Gwendolyn).

Gwednolyn (Winnie) Cooper from the hit TV show, "The Wonder Years."

Gwendolynne Burkin, an Australian fashion designer, possesses a variant of this name.

A famous bearer of this name is African-American writer Gwendolyn B. Bennett (July 8, 1902–1981).

Gwen Stefani of No Doubt's full name is Gwendolyn Renee Stefani.

Gwen Stefani's actual first name is Gwen, not Gwendolyn. Though less common, Gwen can be just a plain given name.

Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) was a writer from Chicago. She was the first African-American to win a Pulitzer Prize (for poetry).