Welsh celebrities
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Gruffydd Maredudd Bowen Rhys (born 18 July 1970 in Haverfordwest) is a Welsh musician, composer, producer, filmmaker and author. He performs solo and with several bands, including Super Furry Animals who obtained mainstream success in the 1990s. He f
Robert Tear, (pronounced to rhyme with “hear”) CBE (8 March 1939 – 29 March 2011) was a Welsh tenor singer, teacher and conductor. He first became known singing in the operas of Benjamin Britten in the mid-1960s. From the 1970s until his retiremen
Margaret John (14 December 1926 – 2 February 2011) was a Welsh, BAFTA award-winning actress, best known for her role as Doris in Gavin & Stacey. She has been described, by fellow actress Ruth Jones, as “an absolute national treasure”.
Jo Walton (born December 1, 1964 in Aberdare) is a Welsh-Canadian fantasy and science fiction writer and poet. She won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2002 and the World Fantasy award for her novel Tooth and Claw in 2004. Her novel
Raymond “Ray” Williams (born 9 September 1959 in Holyhead, North Wales) is a Welsh weightlifter.
Samira Mohamed Ali is a Welsh model, beauty queen, presenter and actress. She has also worked for one of the world’s largest banks, HSBC.
Nia Roberts (born 5 July 1972), is a Welsh actress. She is married to director Marc Evans.
Sian Mary Williams (born 28 November 1964) is a Welsh journalist and current affairs presenter, best known for her work with the BBC.
Ronald Lewis (11 December 1928 – 11 January 1982), was a Welsh actor, best known for his appearances in British films of the 1950s and ’60s.
John Sparkes (born 9 January 1954) is a Welsh comedian, actor and voice actor born in Swansea and is more commonly known on Welsh television as Barry Welsh, in the award-winning (Best Light Entertainment, Welsh Baftas, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004) series
Paul Whitsun-Jones (25 April 1923 – 14 January 1974) was a Welsh character actor.