Famous people of South Wales

Fox''s career spanned decades of American television, and his ability to embody a certain kind of stiff-upper-lip Englishness (despite being Welsh himself) made him a reliable presence on US screens from the 1960s through to the late 1990s.

Morris appeared in numerous television mini-series through the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, including 'David Copperfield', 'I, Claudius' and 'Belonging'. She died on the 1st of March 2018.

In the early 1980s, songwriter and producer Jim Steinman - the architect of Bat Out of Hell - wrote Bonnie Tyler the song that would define her career. Total Eclipse of the Heart, released in January 1983, reached number one in both the United Kingdom and the United States -- making Bonnie Tyler the first Welsh singer to have a transatlantic number one hit. The accompanying album, Faster Than the Speed of Night, debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart - making her the first female artist ever to debut a UK album at number one, earning her a Guinness World Record. Steinman also wrote her other great 1980s hit, Holding Out for a Hero (1984) from the Footloose soundtrack.

In 2022 she was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to music. She had previously been named Freeman of Neath Port Talbot (2011) and received an honorary doctorate from Swansea University (2013). She is also an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. She remains a committed patron of the Bobath Children's Therapy Centre Cardiff and an ambassador for Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales - giving back, in her characteristically generous way, to the country and the people that made her.

Hibbard remained closely associated with Wales throughout his career, appearing in the Welsh-language soap 'Pobol y Cwm' and the youth drama 'Pam Fi, Duw?' alongside his English-language television work.

Josephson's 1962 prediction of quantum tunnelling between superconductors, made while still a research student, became a foundation of superconducting electronics and remains central to precision measurement and quantum computing today.

Budgie were rated among Wales's best rock bands of the 1970s, touring internationally and building a cult following that has continued to grow since. Shelley's songwriting partnership with guitarist Tony Bourge produced the material that Metallica would later champion, and he continued performing and recording with various line-ups of Budgie into the 2000s, remaining a respected and much-loved figure on the Cardiff music scene throughout his life.

In April 2011, Zeta-Jones spoke publicly about being treated for bipolar II disorder, saying at the time that if her openness encouraged even one other person to seek help, it would be worthwhile — a disclosure widely credited with helping to reduce stigma around the condition.

Cerys is a member of the Sinfonia of London and appears regularly as Guest Principal with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. She continues to pass on her craft as a teacher at both the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in her home city of Cardiff and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.

Beyond music, Matthews has become a familiar broadcasting voice, presenting on BBC Radio 6 Music and BBC Radio 2, and has written books celebrating Welsh cooking and culture. She was appointed MBE for services to music.

Beyond music, Church has worked as a television presenter and actress, and became known as a prominent political and social activist, notably as a vocal campaigner during the UK phone-hacking scandal. She has sold more than ten million records worldwide across her classical and pop careers.