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...

Glyn Daniel
Glyn was an archaeologist who made some of the earliest efforts to populaise the subject on radio and television. He wrote several books on European archeology and a number of articles in archaeological journals.
Glyn Edmund Daniel was born in Barry South Wales in 1914.
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Imogen Thomas
She was MisSouth Wales in 2003, but shot to fame in 2006 on UK Channel 4 reality TV show big brother. Since leaving the Big Brother house Imogen has appeared on various television and radio shows including Pobal y Cwm, Wedi 7 Jonathan and Uned 5.
She was born in llanelli.
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Cherry Dee
She has been a glamour model since the age of sixteen and has appeared in magazines and the national tabloids. She was voted Miss Sunday Sport of 2007, receiving 77 percent of the vote.
Cherry Daniella Andrea Frampton was born on Buckley Flintshire.
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Martyn Lewis
Martyn Lewis CBE is a television news presenter and journalist.
He was born in Swansea.
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Mike Locke
He is one part of the 'Dirty Sanchez' (Jackass style stunt show) crew, a MTV comedy? Reality TV show. And a proffesional skateboarder.
He was born in Port Talbot, South Wales.
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