Welles is an English locational surname originating from Well, a
village and mill in Lincolnshire. Its oldest public record is noted ca. 1086. Variations include Well and Wells. People with the name include:
Surname
Anne Welles, Countess of Ormond (1360–1397)
Baron Welles (disambiguation)
Beatrice Welles-Smith, daughter of Orson Welles
Benjamin Welles (1857-1935), American philanthropist
Chris Welles Feder, daughter of Orson Welles
Edmund Welles, an American bass clarinet quartet
Egon Wellesz (1885–1974), Austrian composer, teacher and musicologist
Elliot Welles (1927–2006), Holocaust survivor
Gideon Welles (1802–1878), U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1861–1869
Gwen Welles (1947–1993), film and stage actress
Harry Welles Rusk (1852–1926), U.S. politician
Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Washington State senator
Jennifer Welles, American porn star
Jesse Welles, American voice actress
Joan Welles, 9th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby (died 1475)
John de Welles, 5th Baron Welles (1352–1421)
John Welles, 1st Viscount Welles (1450–1499)
Lawson Welles (b. 1975) American film the writer, director and producer
Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles (1406–1461)
Marc Welles, actor, grandson of Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth, son of Rebecca Welles
Mel Welles (1924-2005), American film actor
Orson Welles (1915–1985), American actor and director
Rebecca Welles, American television actress, spouse of TV director Don Weis
Robert Welles, 8th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (executed 1470)
Samuel Gardner Welles (1913-1981) American journalist
Samuel Paul Welles (1907–1997), American paleontologist
Sumner Welles (1892–1961), U.S. Undersecretary of State, 1937–1943
Terri Welles (born 1956), American flight attendant, "Playmate of the year" 1981, born Terri Knepper
Thomas Welles (1598–1660), American politician
Tiffany Welles, a fictional character in the television series Charlie's Angels
Tori Welles (born 1967), American porn star
Viscount Welles (disambiguation)
William Welles Hollister (1818–1886), a Californian rancher and entrepreneur
Winthrop Welles Ketcham (1820–1879), American politician
Welles, American musician
Fictional characters
Aaron Welles, a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away
Justine Welles, a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away
Wade Welles, a main character from the television series Sliders
Given name
Welles Crowther (1977–2001), a hero of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York City