List of Welsh people
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List of Welsh people is a list of notable Welsh people alphabetically within categories.
See Also Category:Welsh people
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[edit] Actors
[edit] Artists and Sculptors
[edit] Business people
[edit] Explorers
[edit] Filmmakers
- Marc Evans (born 1963), film director
- Sir Anthony Hopkins. Actor. Born 1937, Port Talbot.
- Peter Greenaway (born 1942), film director
- Craig Handley (born 1977), film director
- Richard Marquand (1938–1987), film director, Director of Star Wars Episode VI- Return of the Jedi.
- Andrew Jones (born 1983), film director
- Sara Sugarman film director
- Terry Jones. Comedian, screenwriter and actor, film director, children's author, popular historian, political commentator and TV documentary host. Born 1942, Colwyn Bay.
- Ray Milland
- Endaf Emlyn
- Paul Turner
- Christopher Monger
- Karl Francis
- Andrew Grieve
- Kevin Allen
- Julian Richards
[edit] Humorists
[edit] Journalists and broadcasters
- SeeCategory:Welsh journalists
- SeeCategory:Welsh television presenters
- SeeCategory:Welsh radio presenters
[edit] Military men and women
- Wilfred Bailey, 3rd Baron Glanusk of Crickhowell in Powys, served in World War II
- John Brayley, Baron Brayley (1917–1977), Welsh life peer who served as a British Army officer
- Henry Bruce, 2nd Baron Aberdare fought in World War I
- Clarence Bruce, 3rd Baron Aberdare, awarded GBE also fought in World War I
- Morys Bruce, 4th Baron Aberdare awarded KBE after serving in World War II, later active politician and Privy Councilor.
- Edward Thomas Chapman(VC) Victoria Cross recipient in World War II
- Malcolm Douglas-Pennant, 6th Baron Penrhyn (1908–2003), awarded MBE after the invasion of Sicily in World War II
- Ellis Humphrey Evans, celebrated poet Hedd Wyn, died in the Third Battle of Ypres, World War I
- Dafydd Gam, Welsh warrior at the Battle of Agincourt.
- Morrice James, Baron St Brides (1916–1989), Lieutenant Colonel Royal Marines in World War II, and diplomat
- Robert Jones (VC) a Rorke's Drift VC
- T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia), soldier
- Hubert William Lewis (VC), winner of the Victoria Cross
- John Wallace Linton (VC) VC (Royal Navy Commander)
- Thomas Monaghan (VC) Victoria Cross recipient during the Indian Mutiny
- Godfrey Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar, Battle of Balaclava and philanthropist
- George Paget, 7th Marquess of Anglesey gained the rank of Major in the service of the Royal Horse Guards (Blues)
- Simon Weston (born 1961), soldier and broadcaster
- John Williams (VC), born John Fielding, a Rorke's Drift VC
- Roger Williams (c. 1537 – 1595) (soldier)
- Sir Thomas Picton (1758-1815) (general) died at Waterloo, born in Pembrokeshire
[edit] Models
[edit] Monarchs
- Gruffudd ap Cynan
- Gruffudd ap Llywelyn
- Hywel Dda
- King Edward II of England
- King Henry V of England
- King Henry VII of England
- Llywelyn ap Gruffudd
- Llywelyn Fawr
- Maelgwn Gwynedd
- Owain Glyndŵr
- Owain Gwynedd
[edit] Musicians
[edit] Peers
See Welsh Peers
[edit] Philosophers
[edit] Politicians
[edit] Religious leaders
- Geoffrey of Monmouth, Medieval bishop and historian
- Howell Harris (1714–1773), religious leader
- Vavasor Powell (1617–1670), non-conformist leader
- Evan Roberts (1878–1950), revival preacher
- Rowan Williams (born 1950), Archbishop of Canterbury (appointed 2003, served as Archbishop of Wales and Bishop of Monmouth in the disestablished Church of Wales prior to appointment)
- William Williams Pantycelyn (1717–1791), hymn-writer
[edit] Scientists
[edit] Sports people
[edit] Trade union leaders
- Clive Jenkins (1926–1999)
- James Henry Thomas (1874–1949)
- Moss Evans (1925–2002)
[edit] Writers
For Welsh writers, see:
- List of Welsh writers
- List of Welsh language authors
- List of Welsh language poets (6th century to c.1600)
[edit] Other notables
- Prince Madog, traditionally said to have discovered America in 1170
- Helen Adams (born 1978), runner-up in Big Brother 2001.
- Michael Bogdanov (born 1938), theatre director
- Rees Davies (1938–2005), historian
- Russell T. Davies, television producer and writer (Queer as Folk (UK TV series), Doctor Who)
- Robert Edwards (died 1762), Buccaneer, Manhattan landowner
- Timothy John Evans (1924–1950), due to a miscarriage of justice hanged for murdering his wife and daughter, subsequently pardoned
- John Frost, Chartist
- George Jeffreys (1648–1689), hanging judge
- Ernest Jones (1879–1958), psychoanalyst
- Grenfell Jones (1934–2007), cartoonist
- Eifion Lewis (born 1983), philanthropist
- Walter Map (c. 1137 – 1209), medieval raconteur
- Howard Marks International drug smuggler and author
- Angus McBean (1904–1990), photographer
- Henry Morgan (c. 1635 – 1688), privateer
- John Nash, architect (1752–1835)
- Robert Owen (1771–1858), social reformer
- Dr William Price, eccentric physician
- Bartholomew Roberts (1682–1722) pirate (Black Bart or Barti Ddu)
- William Salesbury (c. 1520 – c. 1600), lexicographer, phonetician and comparative linguist
- Isabel Ice (born 1982), pornographic actress
- Imogen Thomas (born 1982), Former Miss Wales and Big Brother 2006 Contestant
- Glyn Wise (born 1988), runner-Up on Big Brother 2006.
- Laura Williams a nanny and contestant in Big Brother 2007.
- Thomas Wynne (surgeon) - Quaker and friend of William Penn
[edit] People born outside Wales regarded as Welsh
- Joe Calzaghe boxer. Born 1972, Hammersmith, London, England. Current IBF and WBO (20 Defences) Super-Middleweight World Title holder.
- Alexander Cordell. Novelist. Born 1914, Ceylon. Died 1997, Llangollen.
- John Dee writer. Born 1527, London, England into a Welsh family.
- Marion Eames (1921 - 2007), writer born in Birkenhead, England. Died in Dolgellau
- Robert Earnshaw. International footballer. Born 1981, Zambia.
- David Lloyd George. Politician, statesman and Prime Minister(1863–1945). Born Manchester, England.
- James Henry Govier A.R.C.A. (1910-1974) Painter, etcher and engraver of The Swansea School.
- Richard Hughes (1900–1976), novelist
- Leonard Jonah Jones (1919-2004), sculptor, letter-carver and calligrapher
- Geraint Jones (born 1976), cricketer, born in Papua New Guinea
- Helen Mary Jones, Plaid Cymru politician. Assembly Member for Llanelli. Born 1960, Colchester, England.
- Vinnie Jones Footballer and actor. Born 1965, Watford, England.
- Jackie Lewis Formula one driver
- Saunders Lewis (1893–1985), playwright and literary critic, born in Wallasey, England.
- Richard Llewellyn. (1907–1983), novelist. Born Hendon, London, England.
- Rupert Moon international rugby player. Born 1968, Walsall, England.
- Jan Morris writer. Born 1926, Clevedon, England.
- David Park golfer
- Dafydd Wigley, politician and former president of Plaid Cymru. Born 1943, Derby, England.
- Ivor Williams (1908–1982), artist
- Sian Williams, television presenter
[edit] People of other nationalities born in Wales
- Ian Hislop. English writer, editor and broadcaster. Born 1960, Mumbles to a Scottish father and Channel Islands mother.
- Christian Bale. English actor. Born 1974, Haverfordwest to English parents.
