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Actors Article Count:  299

Wales has a fine theatrical reputation to live up to with some of the worlds best actors, actress' and screen writers born and bred in this anchient land! Even more suprising is how many Hollywood stars have strong Welsh connections (Tom Cruise has 'Flint' family history). Our Actor's listing includes names that just fill theatres world wide like Christian Bale, Anthony Hopkins, Ioan Gruffudd and for those who remember, the fantastic Richard Burton and a host of stars from the black and white 'silver screen' days right through to the present.

Musicians Article Count:  272

cardiff bay, port building and opera houseWales has a fantastic musical heritage. One of the few things the Romans ever wrote about the celtic tribes refered to the songs Britons would sing.

Roman author Athenaeus describes songs performed by guests at Celtic feast and ceremonies, the signers were known as 'Bards'.

 

Two thousand years later we have bards like Tom, Kelly and Aled Jones, Andy Low, Bryn Terfel, Cerys Matthews, Charlotte Church, Dave Edmunds and many many more!

Writers Article Count:  144
Welsh writers share the bardic tradition with stories and adventures written for over a millenium. Today we can enjoy story telling in many formats and this celtic skill has adopted the new mediums. Wales has produced some of the finest poets, novelists and even screen writers in history. Explore out list of Welsh writers to find Dylan Thomas, Alexander Cordell, Craig Thomas, Dick Francis, Bertrand Russell, Ian Hislop and may many more!
Business Article Count:  48
Many world famous businessmen have surprisingly either come from Wales or have important Welsh connections. Some have incredible stories, most have quietly got on with business making changes that effect millions but few know their names. Entrepreneurs with Welsh connections include Laura Ashley, Charles Rolls, J.P.Morgan, Sir Howard Stringer and many many more!
Artists Article Count:  88

Every town, village and remote little hamlet in Wales has a resident artist. It's nice to know that this art and craft  tradition is as strongas ever and the proof is here within our list of famous Welsh artists, sculptors and craftsmen. You'll find references to Cefyn Burgess, David Emmanuel, Charles Byrd, Ernest Zobole, Christopher Williams, Gwen John and more!

Adventurers Article Count:  63
This part of our website includes allsorts of interesting people from Welsh Pirates like Black Bart to explorers and cartographers (map makers) to magnificent hero's like Harold Lowe. True one would expect nearly all of these people to be historical personalities but there are adventures with a Welsh connection alive and well and doing their best to open frontiers today, even in space with NASA astronaut Joe Tanner.
Scientists Article Count:  48
Scientists seem to spend so much time behind-the-scenes it's actually rare for someone to gain enough public  aknoledgement to appear on a famous list. When this happens it's usually because their discoveries and inventions have made them wealthy businessmen (or women). If you check our business listings you'll see this. Meanwhile we do have some notable names including Alan Cox, Dr Evan Pierce, Herbert Stuart, John Ddu and of course mathematician  Robert Recorde.
Celebrities Article Count:  101
The bubbly Celtic personality seems to be perfect for TV and our list of Welsh celebrities, presenters, comedians, beauty queens and even talent show winners shows this! You'll find popular celebs like Carol Voderman, Gabby Yorath, Gryf Jones, Helen Morgan, Huw Edwards, Janet Porter, John Humphrys, Rhod Gilbert, Steve Jones and many many more!
Sport Article Count:  278

Sport in Wales usually means Rugby, it seems to overshadow some great achievments Welsh sportsmen and women have made in Boxing, Athletics, Cricket and Football. Our list of welsh sport personalities includes well known names like Alf Sherwood , Ryan Giggs , Ian Lougher and many more - including some here time has overlooked...

History and Legends Article Count:  57

Welsh history is full of misinterpretation, legends and myths. When famouswelsh.com started in 1999 King Arthur was still thought of as pure ledgend or myth in its own right. Now of course there's plenty of indicators to be sure there is truth buried in the ledgends. Misinterpretation on the Arthurian legend alone is staggering, most people believe he was an early English King, odd when England didn't exist then.

We've started here with Arthur because he is so well known all our readers, world wide can relate to this. However, there are lots of other stories and strings of Celtic culture that survive to this day. Within our listings you'll find references to personalities who have made such a great impression their presence is still with us like Edwin Hughes, Henry Vll, Richard Americk and other great characters.

Honour Roll Article Count:  50

This is a special part of our site reserved for people who found notoriety for efforts above and beyond the call of duty! Many have done great work for charity or found fame through heroism. We hope this list will grow and reflect the selfless, generous and brave personalities who call Wales home.

This Website Article Count:  13
Politics Article Count:  56

Wales itssef has some home grown political icons but were were amazed to see how many leaders around the world have Welsh roots. The American Declaration of Independance alone has signiories who not only had Welsh ancestry but spoke Welsh too. Most people in the UK know of Aneurin Bevan but our list also includes very influential thinkers and leaders like Hilary Clinton, Jonathan Roberts, Llewellyn Thompson, Samuel Griffith, Thomas Jefferson and more!

System Public Article Count:  2

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