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Who Is The Most Famous Wells In The World?

Updated March 8, 2021 518 votes 22 voters 5.0k views64 items

List RulesVote up everyone you recognize with the last name Wells.

How many celebrities with the last name Wells can you think of? The famous Wellses below have many different professions, including notable actors with the last name Wells, famous musicians named Wells, and even athletes named Wells.

Dawn Wells is certainly one of the most famous Wellses on this list. One of the famous actresses with the last name Wells, she is best known for playing Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island. She also appeared in such films as Palm Springs Weekend, The Town That Dreaded Sundown, and Super Sucker.

Another of the famous people with the last name Wells is H.G. Wells. He was an author famous for writing works of science fiction. The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, and The Invisible Man are among his notable works.

Did we forget one of your favorite famous people with the last name Wells? Just add them to the list. Then be sure to vote up all of the celebrities with the surname Wells that you've heard of!

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Dawn Wells
1938-10-18
Birthplace: Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Gender: Female
Dawn Elberta Wells (October 18, 1938 – December 30, 2020) was a beauty queen and an American... more
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H. G. Wells
1866-09-21
Birthplace: Bromley, United Kingdom
Gender: Male
Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946) was an English writer. He was... more
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The Best H. G. Wells Books#24 of 1,172 The Best Writers of All Time
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Mary Wells
1943-05-13
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
Gender: Female
Mary Esther Wells (May 13, 1943 – July 26, 1992) was an American singer who helped to define... more
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#259 of 739 The Best Singers Of All Time#197 of 356 Musicians Who Belong In The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
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Junior Wells
1934-12-09
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
Gender: Male
Junior Wells (born Amos Wells Blakemore Jr., December 9, 1934 – January 15, 1998) was an... more
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The Best Junior Wells Albums of All Time#35 of 225 The Best Blues Artists of All Time
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John Wells
1956-05-28
Birthplace: Virginia, United States of America
Gender: Male
John Marcum Wells (born May 28, 1956) is an American theater, film and television producer,... more
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Ida B. Wells
1862-07-16
Birthplace: Holly Springs, Mississippi
Gender: Female
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett (July 16, 1862 – March 25, 1931) was an African-American investigative... more
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#202 of 319 The Most Inspiring (Non-Hollywood) Female Role Models#7 of 24 Famous American Women Who Deserve Their Faces On Money
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Robb Wells
1971-03-20
Birthplace: Moncton, Canada
Gender: Male
Robb Wells (born March 20, 1971) is a Canadian actor and screenwriter best known for... more
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Kitty Wells
1919-08-30
Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
Gender: Female
Ellen Muriel Deason (August 30, 1919 – July 16, 2012), known professionally as Kitty Wells,... more
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#38 of 291 The Top Country Artists of All Time#25 of 215 The Greatest Classic Country & Western Artists Of All-Time
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Melissa Wells
1990-01-27
Birthplace: Coventry, United Kingdom
Melissa Wells is a film producer.... more
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Frank Wells
1932-03-04
Birthplace: Coronado, California
Gender: Male
Frank Wells was the president of the Walt Disney Company.... more
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Noël Wells
1986-12-23
Gender: Female
Noël Kristi Wells is an American actress, voice actress, and comedian who was most recently a... more
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#275 of 281 The Funniest Female Comedians of All Time#29 of 43 The Funniest Female SNL Alumni
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Greg Wells
1968-09-21
Birthplace: Peterborough, Canada
Gender: Male
Greg Wells is a Canadian musician, songwriter and record producer based in Los Angeles. Wells... more
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Danni Wells
1986-11-11
Birthplace: Coventry, United Kingdom
Gender: Female
Danni Wells is a glamour model who has appeared in the British tabloid, The Sun as a Page 3...

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Kerry Anne Wells
1952-01-01
Birthplace: Western Australia, Australia
Gender: Female
Kerry Anne Wells (born September 25, 1951) is an Australian fashion designer, writer,... more
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Dicky Wells
1907-06-10
Birthplace: Centerville, Tennessee
Gender: Male
William Wells (June 10, 1907 – November 12, 1985), known as Dicky Wells (sometimes Dickie... more
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John Wells
1936-11-17
Birthplace: Ashford, United Kingdom
Gender: Male
John Campbell Wells (17 November 1936 – 11 January 1998) was an English actor, writer and... more
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Audrey Wells
1960-04-29
Birthplace: California, United States of America
Gender: Female
Audrey Wells (April 29, 1960 – October 4, 2018) was an American screenwriter, film director,... more
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Zeb Wells
Zeb Wells (born April 27) American comic book writer known for his work at Marvel Comics, and... more
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Simon Wells
1961-01-01
Birthplace: Cambridge, United Kingdom
Gender: Male
Simon Wells (born 1961) is an English film director of animation and live-action films. He is... more
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Robert Wells
1962-04-07
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Gender: Male
Robert Henry Arthur Wells (born 7 April 1962 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish pianist,... more
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Cory Wells
1942-02-05
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York
Gender: Male
Cory Wells (born Emil Lewandowski; February 5, 1941 – October 20, 2015) was an American... more
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Dolly Wells
1972-06-21
Birthplace: London, United Kingdom
Gender: Female
Dolly Wells, is an English comedy actress and daughter of the late comic actor John Wells.... more
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Tyrone Wells
Tyrone Wells is an American singer/songwriter from Spokane, Washington.... more

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Stuart Wells
1982-09-18
Birthplace: Wallsend, United Kingdom
Gender: Male
Stuart Wells is an actor, a bodyguard, martial artist and soldier.... more
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Claudia Wells
1966-07-05
Birthplace: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Gender: Female
Claudia Grace Wells (born 1966) is an American actress and businesswoman, best known for her... more

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