Famous Welsh Personalities

famous Welsh personalities listing is in four parts...

Media Personalities
Find out about famous Welsh media personalities like Huw Edwards the BBC tv news reader born in Swansea, Rolf Harris the long time favourite of television viewers all over the world - his parents were from Methyr Tydfil or even Sian Adey Jones the popular 'page 3' model and actress
born in Deganwy, Conway. Click the heading above to see the listing!

Historical Personalities
There have been many historical characters of note and our listing is growing all the time! So far it already includes world famous characters like Henry Morgan, the pirate turned politician who became governor of Jamaica, Meriwether Lewis of Lewis and Clark fame who helped discover the wild west and Abraham Lincoln the great American leader. His Maternal grandparents were called Morris from Ysbyty Ifan!
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Business Personalities
Some of the most influential business leaders in the world have Welsh roots, many are household names like Laura Ashley others are known mostly within their respective fields such as John Pierpont Morgan who was the wealthiest man in the world in 1900, a Bill Gates of his day or even shipping magnets like Richard Street.
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Honour Role
Influential Welsh people who have achieved much within their chosen fields, having an effect on the lives of others without the trappings of fame and fortune.

Latest additions, Famous Welsh Personalities...
Here's the latest additions to our listings...

Glynn Pegler
Glynnn Pegler is one of the most sought-after people in the media industry. He launched a glossy magazine featuring the world's biggest celebrity names when he was just fifteen. Renowned for his ability to open the doors closed to most; working with everyone from Bill Clinton to Victoria Beckham.
Glynn Pegler was born in Caerphilly and raised in the farming community of Rudry, just a few miles from Cardiff.
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Fiona Phillips
UK TV presenter for BBC, SKY and ITV. Spent two years as ITV's Hollywood corespondent. Nominated for the 1996 RTS interview of the year award. Host on numerous UK TV shows including BBC's "Strictly come dancing"
Born in Canterbury on January 1st 1961 to Welsh parents. Her father lives in Haverfordwest.
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Oz Clarke
Actor, Television Personality and wine expert. Appears with James May in the BBC series 'Big Wine Adventure' where Oz educates the Top Gear presenter on the niceties of vino.
Owen "Oz" Clarke has a Welsh parent (mother?) born in Montgomery.
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Jane Matthews
Invention of a new product, PlugPal and development through to marketing of product and sales. It gained a Bronze Medal at the Prestigious International Exhibition of Inventions.
A true Welsh inventor born in Wales.
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Joseph Willicombe
Chief reporter and later private secretary to William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951), American publisher and political figure, who built the country’s largest chain of newspapers. Joe was known as the colonel, in recognition of his distinguished military service during the first world war.
Father emigrated with his two brothers, from Trellech, Monmouth, in the 1860s.
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