Hywel (), sometimes anglicised as Howel or Howell, is a Welsh masculine given name. It may refer to: Saint Hywel, a sixth-century disciple of Saint Teilo and the king of Brittany in the Arthurian legend. Hywel ap Rhodri Molwynog, 9th-century king of Gwynedd Hywel Dda or Hywel the Good (died 950), king of Deheubarth and much of the rest of Wales, famed as a lawgiver Huwal of the West Welsh, 10th-century Welsh king, possibly identical to Hywel Dda Hywel ab Owain Gwynedd (died 1170), Welsh poet and military leader Syr Hywel y Fwyall or Sir Hywel ap Gruffudd (fl. 1356–died 1381), Welsh knight Hywel Bennett (1944–2017), Welsh actor Hywel David Evans (1924–2019), Australian politician Hywel Evans (figure skater) (born 1945), Welsh figure skater Hywel Francis (1946–2021), Welsh historian and politician; MP for Aberavon Hywel Griffith, BBC Wales news correspondent Hywel Harris (1714–1773), Welsh Methodist preacher Hywel Williams (born 1953), Welsh politician; MP for Arfon With the spelling Howel: Howel Brown (1856–1928), Glasgow cathedral provost Howel Davies (c. 1716–1770), Welsh Methodist minister Frank Howel Evans (1867–1931), Welsh author Edward Howel Francis (1924–2014), British geologist and emeritus professor Howel Gwyn (1806–1888), British politician Howel Harris Hughes (1873–1956), Welsh theologian and clergyman Howel Samuel (1881–1953), British politician Howel Williams (1898–1980), American geologist and volcanologist See also Hoel (disambiguation), the Breton form of this name Howell, a surname derived from this name Howel, Kentucky, an unincorporated community Howel–Evans syndrome Welsh masculine given names