List of people from Cardiff
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This is a list of famous or notable people born in, or associated with Cardiff, Wales.
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[edit] Art
- Thomas E. Stephens (1886-1966), painter
[edit] Business and finance
- Michael Moritz (born 1954), venture capitalist and former director of Google
- Howard Stringer (born 1942), chairman and CEO of Sony Corporation
[edit] Entertainment
- Peter Baynham, screenwriter and comedy writer
- Helen M. Grace (born 1974), film director and screenwriter
- Richard Marquand (1938-1987), director of Return of the Jedi
- Tessie O'Shea (1913-1995), stage actress and entertainer
- Stan Stennett (born 1925), comedian, actor, jazz musician
- Toy Mic Trevor, street entertainer
- Clifford Williams (1926-2005), actor
[edit] Television and radio
- Michael Aspel (born 1933), television presenter
- Jeremy Bowen (born 1960), journalist and television presenter
- Lynn Bowles (born 1923), radio reporter
- Guto Harri (born 1966), television news correspondant
- Lauren Harries (born 1978), television celebrity
- John Humphrys (born 1943), television and radio presenter, journalist
- Hugh Johns (1922-2007), football commentator
- Jason Mohammad, television and radio presenter
- Terry Nation (1930-1977), television scriptwriter, creator of the Daleks
- Robin Nedwell (1946-1999), film, television and stage actor
- Peter Philp (1920-2006), television presenter, dramatist and antiques expert
- Angharad Rees (born 1949), television actress
- Griff Rhys Jones (born 1953), comedian, writer and actor
- Matthew Rhys (born 1974), film and television actor
- Lisa Rogers (born 1971), television presenter
- Honeysuckle Weeks (born 1979), television actress
- Perdita Weeks (born 1985), television actress
[edit] Historical figures
- Ifor Bach (1158-), lord of Senghennydd
- Henry Morgan (1635-1688), pirate
[edit] Journalism
- Hugh Cudlipp (1913-1998), newspaper journalist, former chairman of Mirror Group Newspapers
- Chris Morgan (1952-2008), television and newspaper journalist
- Jon Ronson (born 1967), journalist, author, filmaker, radio presenter
[edit] Law
- Meredydd Hughes, Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police
[edit] Literature
- Danny Abse (born 1923), poet and writer
- Stephen Bayley (born 1951), critic and author
- Gillian Clarke (born 1937), poet
- Roald Dahl (1916-1990), author
- Ken Follett (born 1949), author
- Bobi Jones (born 1929), academic and writer
- Rob Lacey (1962-2006), actor and writer
- Gwyneth Lewis (born 1959), poet
- Brian Morris, Baron Morris of Castle Morris (1930-2001), poet, critic and professor of literature
- Robert Morton Nance (1873-1959), Cornish language author
- Pixie O'Harris (1903-1991), poet, author, broadcaster, artist, illustrator and designer
- Bernice Rubens (1928-2004), novelist, Booker Prize winner
- R. S. Thomas (1913-2000), poet
- D. B. Wyndham-Lewis (1891-1969), writer
[edit] Medicine
- Wilfred Abse (1914-2005), psychoanalyst
[edit] Military
- Frederick Barter (1891-1952), recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Thomas Mathews (1676-1751), admiral
- Robert Shields (1827-1864), recipient of the Victoria Cross
[edit] Music
- Shirley Bassey (born 1937), singer
- Charlotte Church (born 1986), classical and pop singer, television presenter
- Steffan Cravos (born 1975), Welsh-language rapper
- Dave Edmunds (born 1944), singer and record producer
- Dyfed Wyn-Evans (born 1969), opera singer
- Maureen Evans (born 1940), singer
- Green Gartside (born 1955), singer-songwriter, lead singer of Scritti Politti
- Frank Hennessy (born 1947), folk singer and radio presenter
- Paul Carey Jones (born 1974), opera singer
- Katell Keineg (born 1965), singer-songwriter
- Donna Lewis (born 1973), pop singer
- Cerys Matthews (born 1969), singer-songwriter, lead singer of Catatonia
- Clara Novello Davies (1861-1943), singer, teacher and conductor, mother of Ivor Novello
- Ivor Novello (1893-1951), composer, singer and actor
- Pino Palladino (born 1957), bass guitarist
- Shakin' Stevens (born 1948), rock and roll singer and songwriter
- Noel Sullivan (born 1980), pop singer
- Pepsi Tate (1965-2007), bass guitarist and television director
- Blue Weaver (born 1947), keyboard player, songwriter and record producer
[edit] Bands
- Amen Corner
- Budgie
- Catatonia
- Kids In Glass Houses
- Love Sculpture
- Los Campesinos
- Pagan Wanderer Lu
- Super Furry Animals
- The Hennessys
- The Hot Puppies
- The Oppressed
[edit] Nobility
- Anne de Beauchamp, 15th Countess of Warwick (1443-1449)
[edit] Politics
- Leo Abse (born 1917), former Member of Parliament
- Celia Barlow (born 1955), current Member of Parliament for Hove
- Donald Box (1917-1993), stockbroker and former Member of Parliament for Cardiff North
- Maurice Edelman (1911-1975), novelist and former Member of Parliament
- Paul Flynn (born 1935), current Member of Parliament for Newport West
- Cheryl Gillan (born 1952), current Member of Parliament for Chesham and Amersham
- Jonathan Morgan (born 1974), current Assembly Member for Cardiff North
- Rhodri Morgan (born 1939), current First Minister for Wales
- Edward V. Robertson (1881-1963), former United States Senator for Wyoming
- Alfred Thomas, 1st Baron Pontypridd (1840-1927), former Member of Parliament for East Glamorganshire
- Owen John Thomas (born 1939), former Assembly Member for South Wales Central
[edit] Religion
- Wesley Harris (born 1928), Salvation Army minister
- Roger Royle (born 1939), vicar, presenter of Sunday Half Hour on BBC Radio 2
[edit] Science and technology
- Matthew Bevan, hacker and computer consultant
- Brian David Josephson (born 1940), physicist, professor and Nobel Prize laureate
[edit] Sport
- Eddie Avoth (born 1945), boxer and actor
- Gareth Baber (born 1972), rugby union player and coach
- Lee Baddeley (born 1974), footballer
- Colin Baker (born 1934), international footballer
- Gareth Bale (born 1989), international footballer
- Phil Bater (born 1955), footballer and manager
- Craig Bellamy (born 1979), international footballer
- Tony Bird (born 1974), footballer
- Nathan Blake (born 1972), international footballer
- Percy Bush (1879-1955), international rugby union player
- David Cotterill (born 1987), international footballer
- Ernie Curtis (1907-1992), international footballer and member of Cardiff City's 1927 FA winning team
- Chris Czekaj (born 1985), international rugby union player
- Len Davies (1899-1945), international footballer
- Jim Driscoll (1880-1925), boxer
- Matthew Elias (born 1979), athlete
- Joe Erskine (1934-1990), boxer
- Paul Esposti (born 1972), cyclist
- Alun Evans (born 1942), chairman of the Welsh Premier League
- Phil Evans (born 1980), international footballer
- Ryan Giggs (born 1973), international footballer
- David Giles (born 1956), international footballer
- Ryan Green (born 1980), international footballer
- Tanni Grey-Thompson (born 1969), Paralympic athlete and television presenter
- Simon Haworth (born 1977), international footballer
- Ken Hollyman (born 1922), footballer
- Colin Jackson (born 1967), athlete
- Joe Jacobson (born 1986), footballer, current captain of Wales national under-21 football team
- Paul James (born 1961), international footballer and coach
- Joe Ledley (born 1987), international footballer
- Arthur Lever (1920-2004), international footballer
- John McFall (born 1981), Paralympic athlete
- Tarki Micallef (born 1961), footballer
- Joseph Myers (born 1987), ice hockey player
- Lee Nogan (born 1969), footballer
- Alun Owen, cyclist
- Jack Petersen (1991-1990), champion boxer
- Chris Pike (born 1961), footballer
- Nicky Piper (born 1966), boxer
- Howard Pritchard (born 1958), footballer
- Huw Pritchard (born 1976), cyclist
- Paul Radmilovic (1886-1968), water polo player and swimmer, won four Olympic gold medals
- Gil Reece (1942-2003), international footballer
- Christian Roberts (born 1979), footballer
- Phil Roberts (born 1950), international footballer
- Nick Robinson, international rugby union player
- Peter Rodrigues (born 1944), international footballer, captain of Southampton's 1976 FA Cup winning team
- Peter Sayer (born 1955), international footballer
- Damon Searle (born 1971), footballer
- Fred Stansfield (born 1917), footballer
- Ron Stitfall (born 1925), international footballer
- Clive Sullivan (1943-1985), international rugby league player
- Geraint Thomas (born 1986), cyclist
- John Toshack (born 1949), international footballer and manager
- Nigel Walker (born 1963), athlete and international rugby union player
- Rhys Williams (born 1980), international rugby union player
- Rhys Williams (born 1984), athlete
- Terry Yorath (born 1950), international footballer and manager
