Welsh Icons, Wales' best Celebs and Starts
29 Feb2012

Charles Byrd, artist with a connection to Wales (Pontypridd)

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Charles Byrd

Paintings of old Butetown and old Cardiff from the 1950's (mainly housed in Cardiff County Hall and Cardiff City Library; the 'Museum of Magical Machines', a large brightly coloured kinetic assemblages in Cardiff's Old Library (before it became the short-lived Contemporary Visual Arts Centre).
29 Feb2012

Freddie Welsh, sportsman with a connection to Wales (Pontypridd)

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Freddie Welsh

Freddie was a boxer. In 1901 he won the Lonsdale belt, in 1914 he won the World Lightweight title. He retired in 1922, a wealthy man and purchased a gym and health farm. Sadly fell on hard times and died penniless in New York.
29 Feb2012

Nicola Reynolds, actress with a connection to Wales (Pontypridd)

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Nicola Reynolds

Starred in cult Welsh film 'Human Traffic'. Other credits include roles on British TV in 'Coronation Street', 'Sex lives of the potato men', 'Tracey Beaker', 'Scrum4' and plays Johnny Vegas' girlfriend in BBC 3's 'Ideal'.
29 Feb2012

Phil Campbell, Motorhead guitarist from Pontypridd, South Wales

Written by Famous Welsh.

Phil Campbell

Guitarist with rock group Motorhead, of 'Ace of spades' fame. Now has his own band "Phil Campbell's All Starr Band". Phil is an excellent rock guitarist as one would expect playing with world class acts like Motorhead but it's not all thrash and bang, when playing acoustic guitar we hear a sensitivity lost in the haze of Marshall walls. Very much hope as a new chapter in his career develops we hear a Phil Campbell with new dimentions, new horizons.

29 Feb2012

Pritchard Henry, notable with a connection to Wales (Pontypridd)

Written by Famous Welsh.

Pritchard Henry

Along with six of his seven brothers he holds the world record (verified by Guinness Book of World Records) for largest number of siblings to serve in the armed forces in the second world war. All saw active service. The brothers who share this record and their birth places are Albert (Pontypridd), Dai (Rhydyfelin) Horace, Clifford, Idris, Ron (all born Penrhiwceiber. Ron, the youngest, was the only one who was killed, aged nineteen.
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