Elwes
Elwes is a surname, and may refer to:
- Sir Gervase Elwes, 1st Baronet (1628-1706)
- Gervase Elwes, junior(c 1657 - c 1687) politician
- Elwes baronets, 1-4, 1660-1787
- John Elwes (politician) (1714–1789), grandson of Sir Gervase, though born Meggot
- Henry John Elwes (1846–1922) botanist and plant-collector
- Robert Elwes (British Army officer) (1856–1881)
- Gervase Elwes (1866–1921) singer
- Simon Elwes (1902–1975) artist
- Dominick Elwes (1931–1975) artist
- Cassian Elwes (1959– )
- Damian Elwes (1960– )
- Cary Elwes (1962– )
- Dominick Elwes (1931–1975) artist
- Simon Elwes (1902–1975) artist
- Polly Elwes, television reporter and presenter
- Luke Elwes, artist (1961- )
- Columba Cary-Elwes (1903–1994) Benedictine monk
- John Elwes (tenor) (1946– ), singer
Several of these, including Gervase Elwes, were of the Cary-Elwes branch of the family, but used plain "Elwes"
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