Ivor Atkins (Sir)
Ivor graduated from Oxford University in 1892 with a bachelor of music degree. He was choirmaster and organist at Worchester Cathedral for over fifty years. In 1921 he was knighted for his services to music.
Ivor Novello
Renowned composer, one of the music industry's top awards is even named after him!
James Callaghan
British Prime Minister of the 1970's.
Jean-Jacques Smoothie
Top ten UK chart hit 'Two People'.
Jem Griffiths
Breakthrough album: 'Finally Woken' on ATO records.
Jeremy Bowen
BBC-TV Middle East reporter and highly respected journalist.
Joe Erskine
Heavyweight boxer.
John Chiplin
Founded 'Geneformatics', leading biotech company in 1999. Founded 'Newstar Music' 1995 and creative vehicle for the band, 'Vita Nuova'.
John Humphrys
TV news reader, interviewer and journalist.
John Mahoney
Football (Soccer) player. Played for Stoke, Middlesborough and others.
John Sloman
Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist.
John Toshack
Football (Soccer) player for Cardiff, Wales and Liverpool.
Johnny Freeman
Rugby league international, played for Halifax.
Ken Follett
Eye of the Needle, etc.
Leo Abse
Well known British MP. Known for introducing 'Private Members Bills' legalising homosexuality and making divorce easier.
Lewis Gruffyd
He is the only welsh poet ever to be given permission to produce a Royal Wedding card for Prince Charles and Lady Diana's wedding in 1981
Lord Glanely
Ship owner and racehorse owner.
- Person's Name:
Lorna Morgan
- Fame as?:
Model, Actress and Photographer
- Fame Hilite:
Born in Cardiff -- former TV and film casting agent who became one of the most recognised names in British glamour modelling before transitioning to photography
- Birth info:
Born 13 February 1976 in Cardiff, Wales
- Career Highlights:
- Career Highlight:
Born in Cardiff, Wales -- 13 February 1976
- Career Highlight:
Worked as a television and film casting agent before entering modelling
- Career Highlight:
Signed immediately by a London agency after travelling from Cardiff with test shots
- Career Highlight:
Career as a glamour model from approximately 2001 to 2010
- Career Highlight:
Widely recognised in the natural glamour genre for her warm, pin-up aesthetic
- Career Highlight:
Since 2011 has transitioned into photography
- Connection:
Born and raised in Cardiff, Wales
- Related Material:
- Location String:
Cardiff, Wales
- Connection Place Map:
51.4816,-3.1791
Lorna Morgan was born on 13 February 1976 in Cardiff - the capital of Wales. Before entering the world of modelling she worked as a television and film casting agent in the industry, gaining an insider's understanding of the entertainment world that would serve her well in her subsequent career. It was a friend who first suggested she try glamour modelling and provided the contact details for a London agency. She travelled to London, was tested on the spot and signed immediately, with her first professional photo shoot...
Matthew Pritchard
He is a member of the Dirty Sanchez (TV Stunt Show) team and a proffesional skateboarder.
- Person's Name:
Matthew Rhys
- Fame as?:
Actor born in Cardiff
- Fame Hilite:
Cardiff-born star of The Americans and Perry Mason, and winner of a Primetime Emmy Award.
- Birth info:
Born 8 November 1974, Cardiff, Wales.
- Body Text 2:
Rhys has returned often to the work of fellow Welshman Dylan Thomas: he narrated an award-winning L.A. Theatre Works audio production of Under Milk Wood, released in 2015, and performed the piece live on stage in Los Angeles in 2021 alongside Kate Burton, directed by Sara Sugarman, to mark the centenary of Thomas' birth. In 2024 he took part in a reading of Dear Mr. Thomas, a new play exploring the story behind Under Milk Wood, alongside Keri Russell.
- Career Highlights:
- Career Highlight:
Won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for The Americans (2018).
- Career Highlight:
Played the title role in HBO's Perry Mason from 2020, earning a Golden Globe nomination.
- Career Highlight:
Portrayed Dylan Thomas in the 2008 film The Edge of Love.
- Connection:
Born and raised in Cardiff to a Welsh-speaking family
- Related Material:
- Location String:
Cardiff, Wales
- Connection Place Map:
51.4816,-3.1791
Matthew Rhys was born on 8 November 1974 in Cardiff, Wales, the son of headmaster Glyn Evans and teacher Helen Evans. He grew up in a Welsh-speaking household and was educated at two Welsh-medium schools, Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Melin Gruffydd in Whitchurch and Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf in Llandaff North, before training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, from which he graduated in 1996.
Rhys began his professional career on stage, appearing in the 1997 production of Cardiff East and later in the...
