Vaughan (given name)

Vaughan (or Vaughn) is a surname, originally Welsh, deriving from the Welsh word bychan, meaning "small". It is also used as a first name - mainly for men, and occasionally for women. Notable people with this given name include:

Vaughan Arnell (born 1961), British music video director
Vaughan Bowen (born 1972), Australian business executive
Vaughan Brown (born 1959), New Zealand cricketer
Vaughan Connelly (1902–1991), American gridiron football player
Vaughan Cornish (1862–1948), English geographer
Vaughan Coveny (born 1971), New Zealand association footballer
Vaughan Cox (1860–1923), British general in the Indian Army
Vaughan Ellis (born 1947), Australian rules footballer
Vaughan Gething (born 1974), Welsh politician
Vaughan Glaser (1872–1958), American actor
Vaughan Grayson (1894–1995), Canadian painter and writer
Vaughan Grylls (born 1943), British conceptual artist and photographer
Vaughan Harley (1864–1923), British professor
Vaughan Johnson (1962–2019), American football player
Vaughan Johnson (politician) (1947–2023), Australian politician
Vaughan Jones (born 1952–2020), New Zealand mathematician
Vaughan Jones (footballer) (born 1959), Welsh footballer
Vaughan Kester (1869–1911), American novelist and journalist
Vaughan King (born 1982), English singer-songwriter
Vaughan Lee (fighter) (born 1982), English mixed martial artist
Vaughan Lewis (born 1940), Saint Lucian politician
Vaughan Lowe (born 1952), English judge and legal scholar
Vaughan Oliver (1957–2019), British graphic designer
Vaughan Pratt (born 1944), Australian-American computer scientist
Vaughan Roberts (born 1965), English Anglican priest
Vaughan Roderick (born 1957), Welsh television journalist
Vaughan Russell (1890–1979), Scottish footballer
Vaughan Ryan (born 1968), English footballer
Vaughan Savidge (born 1956), British radio announcer and newsreader
Vaughan Smith (born 1963), English war correspondent and restaurateur
Vaughan Smith (entertainer) (born 1982), New Zealand radio presenter
Vaughan Somers (born 1951), Australian golfer
Vaughan Thomas (born 1945), English rugby league footballer
Vaughan Vaughan-Lee (1836–1882), English politician
Vaughan Wilkins (1890–1959), English historical novelist

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