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There are a LOT of famous people in Wales and here they are:
Actors/actresses- Keith Allen (born 1953)
- Stanley Baker (1927-1976)
- Rob Brydon (born 1965)
- Richard Burton (1925-1984)
- Timothy Dalton (born 1946)
- Josie D'Arby (born 1973), actress and presenter
- Gareth David-Lloyd (born 1981)
- Richard Davies(born 1926)
- Ryan Davies (1937-1977)
- Windsor Davies (born 1930)
- Maudie Edwards (1906 - 1991)
- Peg Entwistle (1908-1932)
- Clifford Evans (1912-1985)
- Dawn French (born 1957)
- Hugh Griffith (1912-1980)
- Kenneth Griffith (1921-2006)
- Ioan Gruffudd (born 1973)
- Edmund Gwenn (1875-1958)
- Lyn Harding (1867-1952)
- Doris Hare (1905 - 2000)
- Donald Houston (1923-1991)
- Glyn Houston (born 1926)
- Anthony Hopkins (born 1937)
- Gareth Hughes (1894-1965)
- Rhys Ifans (born 1968)
- Gary Jones (born 1958)
- Glynis Johns (born 1923)
- Mervyn Johns (1899-1992)
- Ruth Jones (born 1967)
- Desmond Llewelyn (1914-1999)
- Philip Madoc (born 1934)
- Ruth Madoc (born 1943)
- Ray Milland (1907-1986)
- Eve Myles (born 1978)
- Joanna Page (born 1978)
- Siân Phillips (born 1934)
- Jonathan Pryce (born 1947)
- Angharad Rees (born 1949)
- John Rhys-Davies (born 1944)
- Matthew Rhys (born 1974)
- Rachel Roberts (1927-1980)
- Michael Sheen (born 1969)
- Sarah Siddons (1755-1831)
- Victor Spinetti (born 1933)
- Talfryn Thomas (1922 - 1982)
- Tim Vincent (born 1972), actor and presenter
- Naunton Wayne ( 1901-1970)
- Emlyn Williams (1905-1987), dramatist and actor
- Peter Wingfield (born 1962)
- Catherine Zeta-Jones (born 1969)
- Ieuan Rhys Williams (born 1909)
- Owain Yeoman (born 1978)
- John Gibson, (1790-1866), sculptor
- Nina Hamnett (1890-1956), painter
- Augustus John (1878-1961), painter
- Gwen John (1876-1939), painter
- David Jones (1895-1974), artist and poet
- Andrew Vicari (born 1938) (as of 2004 UK's richest artist)
- Ceri Richards(1903 - 1971), painter
- Kyffin Williams (1918 - 2006), painter
- John Elwyn (1916 - 1997) painter
- Laura Ashley (1925-1985), designer
- James Gomer Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley (1883-1968), newspaper publisher
- William Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose (1879-1954), newspaper publisher
- David Davies (industrialist) (1818-1893), industrialist
- John Josiah Guest (1785-1852), ironmaster
- Griffith J. Griffith(1850-1919), mining millionaire
- Sir William Thomas Lewis, (died 1914) coalowner
- Sir Terry Matthews (born 1943), telecommunications billionaire
- Charles Stewart Rolls (1877-1910), motor manufacturer and aviator
- Sir Howard Stringer (born 1942), businessman
- David Alfred Thomas (1856-1918), industrialist
- David Sullivan (born in 1949), publisher
- Michael Moritz (born in 1962), investor
- John Evans (1770-1779)
- George Everest (1790-1866)
- Perce Blackborow (1896-1949)
- Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904)
- Marc Evans (born 1963
- Peter Greenaway (born 1942
- Craig Handley (born 1977)
- Richard Marquand (1938-1987) (Star Wars Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
- Julian Richards
- Sara Sugarman (born 1962)
- Max Boyce (born 1945), entertainer
- Tommy Cooper (1922 - 1984), comedian and magician
- Ryan Davies (1937 - 1977), comedian and singer
- Lee Dainton of MTV show Dirty Sanchez
- Rhod Gilbert (born 1968), comedian and BBC Radio Wales personality
- Griff Rhys Jones (born 1953), comic writer and actor
- Ruth Jones (born 1967), comic writer (Gavin & Stacey), actress and radio presenter
- Terry Jones (born 1942), comedian (Monty Python series), author, film director
- Gladys Morgan (1898 - 1983), comedienne
- Tessie O'Shea (1913 - 1997), stand-up comedienne
- Matthew Pritchard of MTV show Dirty Sanchez
- Harry Secombe (1921 - 2001), comedian, actor, singer and television presenter
- Paul Whitehouse (born 1958), writer and actor
- Ronnie Williams (1939 - 1997), actor and comedian
- William Frost (1848 - 1935), amateur aviator
- Adam Powell, creator of Neopets
- Jeremy Bowen (born 1960), journalist and broadcaster
- Derek Brockway (born 1967), chief meteorologist for BBC Wales Today
- Russell Davies (born 1946) radio presenter
- Josie D'Arby (born 1972), radio broadcaster and television presenter
- Huw Edwards (born 1961), journalist
- Sara Edwards, broadcast journalist and co-anchor for BBC Wales Today
- Dewi Griffiths, presenter of 'A String of Pearls'.
- Guto Harri, BBC political correspondent
- John Humphrys, journalist and broadcaster
- Gareth Jones aka Gaz Top (born 1961)presenter and broadcaster
- Gethin Jones, presenter
- Steve Jones, presenter
- Martyn Lewis, (born 1945) presenter
- Johnny Morris OBE (1919 - 1999), television presenter, BBC Animal Magic
- Jamie Owen, broadcast journalist and co-anchor for BBC Wales Today
- Wynford Vaughan-Thomas, (1908-1987), noted BBC WWII reporter and journalist
- Huw Wheldon, journalist and broadcaster
- Hugh Evan-Thomas, (1862 - 1928), Vice-Admiral RN
- T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia, 1888 - 1935), soldier
- Hubert William Lewis, winner of the Victoria Cross
- John Wallace Linton VC (Royal Navy Commander)
- Sir Thomas Picton, (1758 - 1815), Lieutenant General
- Simon Weston (born 1961), soldier and broadcaster
- John Williams VC (1857-1932), born John Fielding
- Roger Williams (~1537 - 1595) (soldier)
- 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, (c. 1223-1282), last ruler of an independent Wales.
- Llywelyn Fawr
- Maelgwn Gwynedd
- Owain Glyndŵr
- Owain Gwynedd
- Ivor Atkins, (1869-1953), organist
- Dame Shirley Bassey (born 1937), singer
- James Dean Bradfield, guitarist and lead singer (Manic Street Preachers)
- Delme Bryn-Jones (1934 - 2001), baritone
- Stuart Burrows (born 1933), tenor
- John Cale (born 1942), musician (Velvet Underground)
- Charlotte Church (born 1986), singer
- Spencer Davis (born 1939), musician
- Aimée Ann Duffy singer and songwriter, stage name Duffy
- Henry Walford Davies (1869-1944), composer, Master of the King's Music
- Geoff Eales, Jazz pianist
- Dave Edmunds, signer, songwriter, musician and Rockfield Studios pioneer
- Sir Geraint Evans (1922-1992), opera singer
- Andy Fairweather-Low, (born 1948), singer, formerly with Amen Corner
- Catrin Finch, harpist
- Larry Goves, (born 1980), composer
- Roger Glover, musician (Deep Purple)
- Jemma Griffiths, (born 1975), singer and songwriter
- Pete Ham, (1947-1975) musician (Badfinger)
- Alun Hoddinott, (born 1929) composer
- Mary Hopkin, (born 1950), singer
- Owain Arwel Hughes, orchestral conductor
- Dafydd Iwan, (born 1943), singer-songwriter
- Richard David James, (born 1971), electronic musician commonly known as Aphex Twin
- Katherine Jenkins, (born 1980), singer
- Karl Jenkins (born 1944), composer
- Daniel Jones (1912-1993), composer
- Della Jones (born 1946), singer
- Gwyneth Jones (born 1936), singer
- Kelly Jones (born 1974), lead singer and guitarist (Stereophonics)
- Parry Jones, (1891 - 1963), singer
- Peter Karrie (born 1946), singer
- Jon Lee, (1968-2002) former drummer with rock band Feeder
- Donna Lewis (born 1973), singer, musician
- Sir Tom Jones (born 1940), singer
- William Mathias, (1934-1992), composer
- Lemmy Kilmister (born 1945), musician
- Cerys Matthews (born 1969), singer
- Elaine Morgan singer
- Grant Nicholas, (born 1967) guitarist, singer with rock band Feeder
- Ivor Novello (1893-1951), actor, composer, dramatist, producer and singer
- Tessie O'Shea (1913-1995), entertainer
- Donald Peers (1908-1973)), singer
- Margaret Price (born 1941), singer
- Mal Pope (born 1960), singer and songwriter
- Timothy John Rishton (born ?), organist, author, lecturer and broadcaster
- James Sauvage (1849-1922), singer
- Sir Harry Secombe (1921-2001), entertainer
- Henry Spinetti (born 1951), drummer
- Dorothy Squires (1915-1998), singer
- Sasha (born 1969), DJ
- Shakin' Stevens (born 1948), singer
- Steve Strange (born 1959), singer
- Alison Statton (born 1959) singer (Young Marble Giants)
- Robert Tear (born 1939), tenor
- Bryn Terfel (born 1965), baritone opera singer
- Thighpaulsandra, musician, omposer
- Mansel Thomas (1909-1986), composer
- John Thomas(1826-1913), harpist and composer
- Bonnie Tyler (born 1951), singer
- Grace Williams (1906-1977), composer
- Nicky Wire (born 1969), lyricist and bassist (Manic Street Preachers)
- David Wynne (1900-1983), composer
- The Alarm alternative rock band
- The Automatic alternative rock band
- Badfinger sixties pop group
- The Blackout post-hardcore rock band
- Budgie heavy metal band from Cardiff
- Bullet for my Valentine metalcore band
- Brigyn vocal group
- Catatonia alternative rock band
- Y Cyrff Welsh language rock band from Llanrwst
- Feeder rock band from Newport
- Funeral for a Friend screamo/emo band
- Gene Loves Jezebel gothic rock band
- Goldie Looking Chain comedic rap band
- Lostprophets rock band
- Mclusky alternative rock band
- Man progressive rock band
- Kids In Glass Houses pop punk band
- Manic Street Preachers alternative rock band from Blackwood
- Super Furry Animals independent rock band, many songs in Welsh
- Stereophonics britpop band
- Richard Ithamar Aaron (1901-1987)
- Richard Price (1723-1791)
- Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)
- Thomas Vaughan (1621-1666)
- Leo Abse, (1917-2008), Labour reformer of social legislation
- Ifor Bach, (fl. 1158) early Welsh leader
- Kenneth Baker, (born 1934), Conservative
- John Batchelor,(1820 - 1883), Liberal
- Aneurin Bevan, (1897-1960), Labour founder of the National Health Service
- Henry Bruce, (1815-1895), Liberal
- Molly Scott Cato, (Born 1963) the Green Party's Economics Spokesperson
- Julian Cayo-Evans, (1937-1995), political activist and leader of the Free Wales Army
- S.O. Davies, (1886-1972), Labour
- Gwynfor Evans, (1912-2005), Plaid Cymru's first Member of Parliament
- Jim Griffiths, (1890-1975), First Secretary of State for Wales
- Sir Samuel Griffith (1845-1920), Labour, 1st Chief Justice of Australia
- Michael Heseltine, (born 1933), Conservative
- Michael Howard, (born 1941), Ex Conservative Party leader
- Geoffrey Howe, (born 1926), Conservative Foreign Secretary
- Cledwyn Hughes, (Baron Cledwyn of Penrhos) (1916-2001), Labour
- Roy Jenkins, (1920-2003), Chancellor of the Exchequer 1967-70, President of the European Commission, 1976-81 and author
- Baron Elwyn-Jones, (1909-1989), Labour Lord Chancellor also barrister
- Neil Kinnock, (born 1942), Leader of the Labour Party, 1983-92
- Peter Law, (1948-2006), Labour, Independent
- Francis Lewis, (1713-1803), signatory of the American Declaration of Independence
- David Lloyd-George, (1863-1945), Liberal Prime Minister 1916-22
- Rhodri Morgan, (born 1939) Labour First Minister of Wales
- Paul Murphy, (born 1946), Labour Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 2002-05
- John Prescott, (born 1938), Labour Deputy Prime Minister 1997-
- Henry Richard, (1812-1888), Liberal
- Edward V. Robertson, (1881-1963), US Senator
- Ted Rowlands, (born 1943), Labour
- Joan Ruddock, (born 1943), Labour
- Alan Woods, (born 1944) Trotskyist also writer
- George Thomas, (1909-1997), Labour Speaker of the House of Commons
- Thomas Vaughan, (c.1410-1483), also soldier and diplomat
- Morgan B. Williams (1831 - 1903) Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- William Williams, (1634-1700), also lawyer
- Saint Cadoc
- David Davies (1741-1819) Clergyman and social historian
- Saint David
- Saint Patrick
- Saint Richard Gwyn, (c.1537-1584)
- Howell Harris (1714-1773), Methodist minister
- Saint Illtud
- Evan Roberts (1878-1950), Methodist preacher of the Welsh Revival
- John Roberts (Ieuan Gwyllt) (1822-1877), Methodist preacher and hymn-writer
- Rowan Williams (born 1950), Archbishop of Canterbury appointed 2003
- William Williams Pantycelyn, (1717-1791), hymn-writer
- Derek Brockway (born 1967), meteorologist, broadcaster
- Glyn Daniel (1914 - 1986), archaeologist, broadcaster
- Hugh Davies (1793 - 1821), botanist, clergyman
- Herbert George (1893 - 1939), chemist, lecturer
- Gwilym Jenkins (1933 - 1982), statistician, systems engineer
- Alwyn Jones (born 1947), biophysicist
- Eifion Jones (1925 - 2004), marine botanist
- Steve Jones (born 1944), biologist, geneticist, author and television presenter
- Siân Lloyd (born 1958), meteorologist, television presenter
- Ronald Lockley (1903 - 2000), naturalist, author
- Victor Erle Nash-Williams archaeologist
- Gareth Roberts (1940 - 2007), physicist
- Graham Sutton (1903 - 1877), meteorologist
- Phil Williams (1939 - 2003), astrophysicist, politician
- Alfred Russel Wallace (1823 - 1913) Described Natural Selection before Darwin.
- Jim Alford, (born 1913) British Empire Games gold medallist
- Jimmy Austin, baseball player
- Steve Barry, (born 1950) Commonwealth Games gold medallist
- Jamie Baulch, (born 1973) 400m Sprinter
- Lynn Davies, Olympic gold medallist
- Tanni Grey-Thompson (born 1969)
- Colin Jackson (born 1967), hurdler
- Steve Jones, athlete
- Ted Lewis, baseball player
- Christian Malcolm (born 1979) Sprinter
- Iwan Thomas (born 1974) 400m Sprinter
- Joe Calzaghe (MBE, CBE) (born 1972)
- Dai Dower (born 1933)
- Jim Driscoll (1880-1925), 'Peerless' Jim Driscoll, Featherweight
- Tommy Farr (1914-1986)
- Colin Jones (born 1959)
- Enzo Maccarinelli (born 1980), current WBU Cruiserweight Title Holder (7 Defences)
- Johnny Owen (1956-1980)
- David 'Bomber' Pearce (1959-2000)
- Nicky Piper (born 1966)
- Steve Robinson (born 1968), former WBO Featherweight World Title Holder (7 Defences)
- Freddie Welsh (1886-1927)
- Jimmy Wilde (1892-1969)
- Howard Winstone (1939-2000)
- Jeff Jones (born 1941)
- Simon Jones (born 1978)
- Tony Lewis (born 1938) England Captain 1972/73
- Mark Aizlewood (born 1959)
- Ivor Allchurch (1929-1997), Wales international
- Len Allchurch (born 1933)
- Dai Astley (1909-1989)
- Colin Baker (born 1934)
- Tom Baker (born 1936)
- Tommy Bamford (1905-1967)
- Walley Barnes (1920-1975)
- Craig Bellamy (born 1979), striker and Wales international
- Nathan Blake (born 1972)
- Horace Blew (1873-1957)
- Paul Bodin (born 1964)
- Dave Bowen (1928-1995)
- Jason Bowen (born 1972)
- Mark Bowen (born 1963)
- Stan Bowsher (1899-1968)
- Terry Boyle (born 1958)
- Ronnie Burgess (1917-2005)
- Ollie Burton (born 1941)
- John Charles (1931-2004), the "Gentle Giant", Wales international
- Mel Charles (born 1935)
- Roy Clarke (1925-2006)
- Chris Coleman, manager of Coventry City F.C.
- James Collins (born 1983)
- John Cornforth (born 1967)
- Vic Crowe (1932-2009)
- Alan Curtis (born 1954)
- Len Davies (1899-1945)
- Ron Davies (born 1942)
- Wyn Davies (born 1942)
- Mark Delaney (born 1976)
- Robert Earnshaw (born 1981)
- Trevor Edwards (born 1937)
- John Elsworthy (1931-2009)
- John Emanuel (born 1948)
- Mike England (born 1941
- Carl Fletcher (born 1980)
- Brian Flynn (born 1955)
- Trevor Ford (1923-2003)
- Roger Freestone (born 1968)
- Danny Gabbidon (born 1979)
- Ryan Giggs (born 1973), midfielder/winger, Wales international
- David Giles (born 1956)
- Brian Godfrey (born 1940)
- Arfon Griffiths (born 1941)
- Chris Gunter (born 1989)
- Carl Harris (born 1956)
- John Hartson (born 1975)
- Ron Hewitt (1928-2001)
- Terry Hennessey (born 1942)
- Wayne Hennessey (born 1987)
- Barrie Hole (born 1942)
- Mel Hopkins (born 1934)
- Barry Horne (born 1962)
- Billy Hughes (born 1918)
- Mark Hughes (born 1963), manager of Manchester City F.C. and Wales international
- Leighton James (born 1953)
- Robbie James (1957-1998)
- Steve Jenkins (born 1972)
- Roy John (1911-1973)
- Bryn Jones (1912-1985)
- Cliff Jones (born 1935)
- Joey Jones (born 1955)
- Ken Jones (born 1936)
- Fred Keenor (1894-1972)
- Jack Kelsey (1929-1992)
- George Latham (1881-1939)
- Joe Ledley (born 1987)
- Ken Leek (1935-2007)
- Andy Legg (born 1966)
- Arthur Lever (1920-2004)
- John Lewis (born 1955)
- Steve Lowndes (born 1960)
- Billy Lucas
- Chris Marustik (born 1961)
- Terry Medwin (born 1932)
- Andy Melville (born 1968)
- Billy Meredith (1874-1958)
- Jimmy Murphy (1910-1989)
- Lewin Nyatanga (born 1988)
- Mark Pembridge (born 1970)
- Jason Perry (born 1970)
- Leighton Phillips (born 1949)
- Ivor Powell (born 1916)
- Keith Pring (born 1943)
- Tony Pulis (born 1958) manager of Stoke City
- Kevin Ratcliffe (born 1960)
- Gil Reece (born 1942)
- Ronnie Rees (born 1944)
- Sam Ricketts (born 1981)
- Carl Robinson (born 1976)
- John Robinson (born 1971)
- Peter Rodrigues (born 1944)
- Ian Rush (born 1961), striker and Wales international
- Dean Saunders (born 1964)
- Robbie Savage (born 1974)
- Alf Sherwood (1923-1990)
- Gary Speed (born 1969) Wales international footballer,
- Gary Sprake (born 1945)
- Fred Stansfield (born 1917)
- Derek Sullivan (1930-1983)
- Rod Thomas (born 1947)
- John Toshack (born 1949) Wales international and current National Team manager.
- Neville Southall MBE (born 1959), goalkeeper, Wales' most capped player
- Byron Stevenson (1956-2007), Leeds United F.C., Birmingham City F.C. player and Wales international
- Kit Symons (born 1971)
- Derek Tapscott (1932-2008)
- Billy Thomas (born 1948)
- Nigel Vaughan (born 1959)
- Graham Vearncombe (1934-1993)
- Roy Vernon (1937-1993)
- Tony Villars (born 1952)
- Colin Webster (1932-2001)
- Harold Williams (born 1924)
- Stuart Williams (born 1930)
- Doug Witcomb (born 1918)
- Terry Yorath (born 1950)
- Bradley Dredge (born 1973)
- Stephen Dodd (born 1966)
- Brian Huggett (born 1936)
- Phillip Price (born 1966)
- Dai Rees (1913-1983)
- Ian Woosnam (born 1958), Ryder Cup player and former US Masters Champion
- Gwyndaf Evans (born 1959), rally driver
- Gary Hocking, motorcycle racer
- Tom Pryce (1949-1977)
- Alan Rees, grand-prix motor racing driver
- Freddie Williams, former Speedway World Champion
- Phil Bennett (born 1948), international
- Billy Boston (born 1934), international (rugby league)
- Lee Byrne (born 1980), international
- Colin Charvis (born 1972), international
- Gerald Davies (born 1945), international
- Mervyn Davies (born 1946), international
- John Dawes (born 1940), captain and coach of Wales and British & Irish Lions
- Gareth Edwards (born 1947), international
- Ieuan Evans (born 1964), international
- Trevor Foster (1916-2005), international (rugby league)
- Reggie Gibbs (1882-1938), international
- Scott Gibbs (born 1971), international
- Ian Gough, (born 1976), international
- Arthur 'Monkey' Gould, (1864-1919), international
- Ray Gravell ("Grav") (1951-2007), international
- Leigh Halfpenny (born 1988), international
- Gavin Henson (born 1982), international
- James Hook (born 1985), international
- Robert Howley (born 1970), international
- Carwyn James (1929-1983), international
- Garin Jenkins (born 1966), international
- Gethin Jenkins (born 1980), international
- Neil Jenkins (born 1971) international
- Barry John (born 1945), international
- Adam Jones (born 1981), international
- Alun Wyn Jones (born 1985) international
- Duncan Jones (born 1978), international
- Ken Jones (born 1921), international
- Robert Jones (born 1965), international
- Ryan Jones (born 1981) international
- Stephen Jones, (born 1977), international
- Gareth Llewellyn (born 1969), international
- Cliff Morgan (born 1930), international and broadcaster
- Gwyn Nicholls (1874-1939), international
- Dwayne Peel (born 1981), international
- Graham Price (born 1951), international
- Scott Quinnell (born 1972), international
- Mike Ruddock, (born 1959), former Wales national team coach
- Tom Shanklin (born 1979), international
- Clive Sullivan (born 1943), international (rugby league)
- Haydn Tanner (born 1917), international
- Mark Taylor (born 1973), international
- Gareth Thomas (born 1974), international
- Paul Turner, (born 1959), international
- David Watkins, (born 1942), international
- Bleddyn Williams (born 1923), international
- Johnnie Williams (1882-1916), international
- J.P.R. Williams (born 1949), international
- Martyn Williams (born 1975), international
- Rhys Williams (born 1980), international
- Shane Williams (born 1977), international
- John Yapp (born 1983), international
- Dai Young (born 1967), international
- Dominic Dale (born 1971)
- Ryan Day (born 1980)
- Terry Griffiths (born 1947)
- Darren Morgan (born 1966)
- Doug Mountjoy (born 1942)
- Ray Reardon (born 1932)
- Matthew Stevens (born 1977)
- Mark Williams (1975)
- Cliff Wilson (1934-1994)
- David Davies (born 1985)
- Paul Radmilovic (swimmer and water-polo player) (1886-1968)
- Clive Jenkins (1926-1999)
- James Henry Thomas (1874-1949)
- Moss Evans (1925-2002)
- List of Welsh writers
- List of Welsh language authors
- List of Welsh language poets (6th century to c.1600)
- Helen Adams (born 1978), runner-up in Big Brother 2001.
- Sian Adey-Jones, model, former Miss Wales
- Rees Davies (1938-2005), historian
- John Dee (born 1527), alchemist
- Timothy John Evans (1924-1950), due to a miscarriage of justice hanged for murdering his wife and daughter, subsequently pardoned
- Rosemarie Frankland (1943-2000), former Miss World
- John Frost (1784-1877), Chartist
- Geoffrey of Monmouth (c.1100-1155), churchman and historian
- George Jeffreys (1648-1689), hanging judge
- Ernest Jones (1879-1958), psychoanalyst
- Stephen Jones (1870-1941), experimental phonetician
- Walter Map (c.1137-1209), medieval raconteur
- Howard Marks, international drug-smuggler and author
- Angus McBean (1904-1990), photographer
- Godfrey Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar (1831-1913), Member of Parliament, land-owner and benefactor
- Helen Morgan (born 1952), Miss World
- Henry Morgan (c.1635 - 1688), privateer
- John Nash (1752-1835), architect
- Robert Owen (1771-1858), social reformer
- Dr William Price (1800-1893), eccentric physician
- Bartholomew Roberts (1682-1722), pirate (Black Bart or Barti Ddu)
- William Salesbury (c.1520 - c.1600), lexicographer, phonetician and comparative linguist
- Imogen Thomas (born 1982), former Miss Wales and Big Brother contestant
- Robert Vaughan (c.1592 - 16 May 1667), antiquary
- Glyn Wise (born January 1988), Big Brother 2006 runner-up.
- Edward Williams (1747-1826) aka Iolo Morganwg
- Thomas Wynne (1627-1691), (surgeon), Quaker and friend of William Penn
- David Lloyd George (1863-1945), former Prime Minister
- Dafydd Wigley (born 1943) ,former President of Plaid Cymru
- Sian Williams, television presenter
- Joe Calzaghe ( born 1972) Current IBF and WBO(18 Defences) Super-Middleweight World Title holder.
- Rupert Moon, Wales international rugby union player and TV presenter
- Alexander Cordell (1914-1997), novelist
- Richard Hughes (1900-1976), novelist
- Richard Llewellyn (1907-1983), novelist
- Jan Morris (born 1926), historian, author and travel writer
- Marion Eames (1921-2007), novelist
- John Dee (born 1527), mathematician and astronomer
- David Jones (poet) (1895-1974), poet
- Saunders Lewis (born 1893-1985), poet and dramatist
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