Famous People with Name Griffith

Griffith Jenkins Griffith            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Griffith Jenkins Griffith: was a Welsh-American industrialist and philanthropist. After amassing a significant fortune from a mining syndicate in the 1880s, Griffith donated 3,015 acres (12.20 km2) to the City of Los Angeles which became Griffith Park, and he bequeathed the money to build the park's Greek Theatre and Griffith Observatory. Griffith's legacy was marred by his notorious shooting of his wife in 1903, a crime for which he served two years in prison.

Griffith 'Giotto' Griffiths            Origin/Culture/Country: Welsh

Griffith 'Giotto' Griffiths: was a Welsh international rugby union half-back who played club rugby for Llanelli and international rugby for Wales. Griffiths came to note as a rugby player when playing for club team Llanelli. In 1888 Griffiths was part of the Llanelli squad who faced

Griffith Parry Evans            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Griffith Parry Evans: was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until his death. He was a member of the Country Party. He was an articled clerk in 1888 and was admitted as a solicitor in 1893. Evans established a practice i

Sir Arthur Frederick Griffith            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Sir Arthur Frederick Griffith: was an Australian politician, and a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1950 until 1953 representing the seat of Canning, and a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council representing the Suburban and North Metropolitan pr

Ian Ross Griffith            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Ian Ross Griffith: was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1956 until 1978. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Australia and held ministerial positions in the governments of Sir Robert Askin and Eric Willis.Griffith wa

Arthur Griffith            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Arthur Griffith: was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1894 until 1917 and held a number of ministerial positions in the Government of New South Wales. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). Despite re