Authors like Leslie Norris, Godfrey John, Diana Jones, who shares your roots?

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Leslie Norris

One of the most important Welsh poets and short-story writers of the... Read more?

Born in Wales

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Diana Jones

The Chrestomanci series and the novels howl's moving castle and dark lord... Read more?

Her father's side of the family is from Hollyhead.

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Leo Abse

Well known British MP. Known for introducing 'Private Members Bills' legalising homosexuality... Read more?

Born in Cardiff, MP for Pontypool for many years.

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David Evans

Writing modern history books. Read more?

Born and raised in Cardiff. He still writes and has a company in Cardiff.

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Katherine Philips

Renaissance writer and poet writing under the pen name "Orinda". Founder of... Read more?

Born in Hackney, London. She was not Welsh but had very strong Welsh connections. Her step father Hector Philips was Welsh and indeed at the age of sixteen she married his son James who was forty five at the time.

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Godfrey John

I met him in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1971. He is a poet... Read more?

He wrote the poem "Myfanwy" , a Cywydd in the 1960's. His father was David Gwilym john.

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Dr Morien Huws

He was a poet and a Calvinistic/Methodist preacher and contributed to many... Read more?

Born I Amlwch, Anglesey, 1856 and emigrated to New York 1880.

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Dylan Thomas

Poet, author of 'Under Milkwood' drunk genius with unpleasant character (Swansea Jack?).... Read more?

From Swansea.

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Oz Clarke

Actor, Television Personality and wine expert. Appears with James May in the... Read more?

Owen "Oz" Clarke has a Welsh parent (mother?) born in Montgomery.

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Sarah Waters

Wrote the historical novels 'Tipping the Velvet' and 'Fingersmith', which have been... Read more?

Born (1966) and raised in Neyland, Pembrokeshire.

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