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 Samuel Walker Griffith            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Sir Samuel Walker Griffith: was an Australian politician, Premier of Queensland, Chief Justice and a principal author of the Constitution of Australia.On 13 March 1893 Griffith promoted himself from Premier to Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland where he served until 4

Cohen Griffith            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Cohen Griffith: is a former professional footballer.Griffith began his career at Kettering Town before moving to Cardiff City in October 1989 for £60,000 as a replacement for Jimmy Gilligan. He made his debut for the Bluebirds against Huddersfield Town and scored after just nineteen minutes. Mostly playing as a winger for Cardiff until he moved into a defensive midfield position later in his spell at the club. He eventually left the club in 1995 on a free transfer to Barry Town.

Bill Griffith            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bill Griffith: is an American cartoonist. He is best known for his comic strip Zippy the Pinhead.Griffith began his comics career in New York City in 1969. He was a prominent cartoonist in the underground comics movement based out of San Francisco in the late 1960s, and

William Griffith            Origin/Culture/Country: British

William Griffith: was a British doctor, naturalist, and botanist.Griffith's botanical publications are from India and Burma. After a brief stay in Madras, he was assigned as a Civil Surgeon to Tenasserim, Burma, where he studied local plants and made collecting trips to th

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.