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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Waugh (wô),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical Alec (Alexander Raban), 1898–1981, English novelist, traveler, and lecturer (son of Arthur, brother of Evelyn).
- Biographical Arthur, 1866–1943, English literary critic, publisher, and editor (father of Alec and Evelyn).
- Biographical Evelyn (Arthur St. John), 1903–66, English novelist, satirist, biographer, and author of books on travel (son of Arthur, brother of Alec).
- Biographical Frederick Judd, 1861–1940, U.S. painter and illustrator.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Waugh /wɔː/ n - Evelyn (Arthur St John) (ˈiːvlɪn). 1903–66, English novelist. His early satirical novels include Decline and Fall (1928), Vile Bodies (1930), A Handful of Dust (1934), and Scoop (1938). His later novels include the more sombre Brideshead Revisited (1945) and the trilogy of World War II Men at Arms (1952), Officers and Gentlemen (1955), and Unconditional Surrender (1961)
- Mark (Edward). born 1965, Australian cricketer
- his twin brother Steve, full name Stephen Roger Waugh. born 1965, Australian cricketer; captain of the Australian team that won the 1999 one-day World Cup
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