which business personalities share your roots, Richard Cardini Pitchford and Marcus Russell?
Ken Nicholson Co-founder of 'The Kwik-Save' Supermarket Group.
Attended school in North Wales
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Richard Cardini Pitchford The Great Cardini was quite simply the greatest close up magician that has ever lived. His cigarette, card and billiard ball maipulation act is still seen as the best and most flawless of all time. Born in Swansea, 1895 Posted by evans50 Get more info?
Sir William H Preece William Henry Preece was an electrical engineer who was a major figure in the development and introduction of wireless telegraphy and the telephone in Great Britain. Born Feb 15 1834 in Bryn Helen, Caernarfon died Nov 6 1913 Penrhos, Caernarfon. Posted by emeraldragon Get more info?
Pryce Pryce-Jones Gave mail-order (catalogue) shopping to the world.(circa 1859)
Born/lived in Newtown, Montgomeryshire (Powys).
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Hon Charles Stewart Rolls Co-founder of Rolls Royce Cars. Aeronaut-first British plane fatality, an engineer and balloonist.
From Monmouth, Wales, son of Lord Llangattock.
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Marcus Russell Manager of rock band Oasis
Born in Ebbw Vale, Chairman of Ebbw Vale RFC.
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John Sicolo Once threw Kurt Cobain of rock band Nirvana out of the club for not paying to get in. Cobain was there to watch his girlfriend, Courtney Love play with her band Hole. Cobain is said to have proposed to Courtney Love later that night at TJ's!
John is owner and manager of Newport's famous 'TJ's Disco' where many famous bands have played, including Oasis, Courtney Love and Dead Kennedys.
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Mike Slocombe Once listed in 'Internet Magazine' as one of the top fifty most important people on the web! Author (www.max-hits.net) and runs one of the busiest sites in the UK, urban75.
Born and raised in Cardiff.
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Wales Epic Views of a Small Country In this new edition of the revised version of 1998, Jan Morris celebrates Wales and all things Welsh. A personal study, it reflects the rich bilingual literature and folklore, the buildings and varied landscapes, the national character and humour, historical predicaments and the political condition of this small but extraordinary country.
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