List_of_Welsh

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

Humorists

See Category:Welsh comedians

Journalists and broadcasters

SeeCategory:Welsh journalists

SeeCategory:Welsh television presenters

SeeCategory:Welsh radio presenters

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 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
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

Models

See Category:Welsh models

Monarchs

Musicians

See Category:Welsh musicians

Peers

See Welsh Peers

Philosophers

See Category:Welsh philosophers

Poets

Aneirin (6th century), poet
Brynach, {1873-1923), poet and writer
Cynddelw Brydydd Mawr (fl.1155-1200), medieval poet
Dafydd ap Gwilym, (fl. 1320-1370), medieval poet
Geraint Bowen, (born 1915), poet
David Charles, (1762-1834), hymn-writer
Gillian Clarke, poet
W. H. Davies, (1877-1940), poet and writer
Ann Griffiths, (1776-1805), hymn-writer
Hedd Wyn (1887-1917), poet killed in the Second Battle of Ypres
George Herbert, (1593-1633), poet
Iolo Goch, medieval poet
Isaac Daniel Hooson, (1880-1948), poet
Evan James, (1809-1878), poet and co-author of the Welsh national anthem
D. Gwenallt Jones, (1899-1968), poet
Gwyneth Lewis, National Poet of Wales
Saunders Lewis, (1893-1985), poet, playwright and politician
Lewis Morris, (1701-1765), poet and antiquarian
Twm Morys (1961- ), poet and musician
Goronwy Owen, (1723-69), poet
Taliesin (6th centry), poet
Dylan Thomas (1914-1953), poet and playwright
Edward Thomas, (1878-1917), poet
R. S. Thomas, (1913-2000), poet
John Tripp (1927-1986), poet
Henry Vaughan, (1621-1695), poet
Harri Webb, {1920-1994), poet, republican and Welsh nationalist
Waldo Williams, (1904-1971), poet
William Williams Pantycelyn, (1717-1791), hymn-writer

Politicians and activists

Aneurin Bevan (1897-1960), Labour Party politician, founder of the National Health Service
Julian Cayo-Evans (1937–1995), leader of the Free Wales Army
Dic Penderyn (1808–1831), leading figure in the Merthyr Rising
Dafydd Elis-Thomas (1946- ), Plaid Cymru politician
T. E. Ellis (1859–1899), Liberal Party politician
Gwynfor Evans (1912-2005), first Plaid Cymru MP
John Frost (1784–1877), Chartist
Julia Gillard (1961-), Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
Button Gwinnett (1735-1777), signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence
Michael Heseltine (1933-), Conservative Party politician
Geoffrey Howe (1926-), Conservative politician
Geraint Howells (1925-2004), Liberal Democrat politician
Billy Hughes (1862-1952), Welsh speaking Prime Minister of Australia
Roy Jenkins (1977-1980), Labour politican and author
Neil Kinnock (1942-), Labour politician
Francis Lewis (1713-1803), signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence
David Lloyd George (1863-1945), Liberal Prime Minister
Rhodri Morgan (1939-), Labour First Minister for Wales
Lewis Morris (1671-1746), chief justice of New York, Governor of New Jersey and grandfather of Lewis Morris (1726-1798), signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence
George Thomas (1909-1997), Conservative politician
Dafydd Wigley (born 1943), Plaid Cymru politician

Religious leaders

Saint David, (died 601?), religious leader
Christmas Evans (1766–1838), Baptist preacher
Geoffrey of Monmouth, Medieval bishop and historian
Howell Harris, (1714–1773), leader in the Welsh Methodist revival
William Morgan, (1545–1604) translator of the Bible into Welsh
Vavasor Powell (1617–1670), non-conformist leader
Evan Roberts (1878–1950), preacher in the Welsh Methodist revival
Daniel Rowland, (1713–1790), leader in the Welsh Methodist revival
William Salesbury, (c.1520–1584?) translator of the New Testament into Welsh
Rowan Williams, (born 1950), Archbishop of Canterbury (appointed 2003, served as Archbishop of Wales and Bishop of Monmouth in the disestablished Church in Wales prior to appointment)

See also Category:Welsh saints

Scientists

See Category:Welsh scientists

Sports people

See Category:Welsh sportspeople

Trade union leaders

Clive Jenkins (1926–1999)
James Henry Thomas (1874–1949)
Moss Evans (1925–2002)

Writers

For Welsh writers, see:

See Category:Welsh writers

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
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
Ivor Novello (1895-1951), composer, singer and actor
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

People born outside Wales regarded as Welsh

Frank Brangwyn (1867–1956), painter. Born in Bruges, Belgium
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, was born in Weybridge, Surrey, England.
David Jones (1895–1974), artist and poet. Born in Brockley, Kent, England
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, born in London, England.

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.

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