Famous People Born In Cardiff

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 1 
Gareth Bale
(Welsh Professional Football Player Who Plays as a Winger)
Gareth Bale
55
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 16, 1989
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 2 
Roald Dahl
(One of the World's Greatest Authors)
Roald Dahl
69
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 13, 1916
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: November 23, 1990
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
 3 
Ryan Giggs
(Welsh Football Coach and Former Player)
Ryan Giggs
23
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 29, 1973
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 4 
Tom Ellis
(Welsh Actor Known for His Role as ‘Lucifer Morningstar’ in the TV Series ‘Lucifer’)
Tom Ellis
30
Birthdate: November 17, 1978
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 5 
Perdita Weeks
(Actress)
Perdita Weeks
19
Birthdate: December 25, 1985
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 6 
Charlotte Church
16
Birthdate: February 21, 1986
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 7 
Geraint Thomas
(The First Welshman to Win the Tour de France)
Geraint Thomas
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 25, 1986
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 8 
Honeysuckle Weeks
(Actor)
Honeysuckle Weeks
4
Birthdate: August 1, 1979
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 9 
Ken Follett
(Novelist)
Ken Follett
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 5, 1949
Sun Sign: Gemini
 10 
Craig Bellamy
(Welsh Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Forward)
Craig Bellamy
6
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 13, 1979
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 11 
Katy Wix
(Actor, Comedian)
Katy Wix
1
Birthdate: February 28, 1980
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 12 
Colin Jackson
(Welsh Former Sprint and Hurdling Athlete)
Colin Jackson
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 18, 1967
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 13 
Sam Warburton
(Welsh Former International Rugby Union Player)
Sam Warburton
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 5, 1988
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 14 
Matthew Rhys
(Welsh Actor Known for His Role as ‘Kevin Walker’ in the TV Series ‘Brothers & Sisters’)
Matthew Rhys
9
Birthdate: November 8, 1974
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 15 
Jon Ronson
(Journalist, Writer, Screenwriter, Documentary filmmaker, Radio personality)
Jon Ronson
1
Listed In:
Birthdate: May 10, 1967
Sun Sign: Taurus
 16 
Tanni Grey-Thompson
(Welsh Life Peeress, Television Presenter and Former Wheelchair Racer)
Tanni Grey-Thompson
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 26, 1969
Sun Sign: Leo
 17 
Griff Rhys Jones
(Actor, Comedian)
Griff Rhys Jones
1
Birthdate: November 16, 1953
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 18 
Dave Edmunds
(Guitarist, Singer, Music executive, Songwriter, Record producer)
Dave Edmunds
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 15, 1944
Sun Sign: Aries
 19 
Chris Addison
(Actor, Comedian)
Chris Addison
0
Birthdate: November 5, 1971
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 20 
Ivor Novello
(Actor, Playwright, Composer, Writer, Screenwriter, Songwriter)
Ivor Novello
3
Birthdate: January 15, 1893
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: March 6, 1951
 21 
Pino Palladino
(Bassist, Jazz musician)
Pino Palladino
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 17, 1957
Sun Sign: Libra
 22 
Martin Amis
(Novelist, Science fiction writer, Short story writer, University teacher, Memoirist, Writer, Screenwriter)
Martin Amis
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 25, 1949
Sun Sign: Virgo
 23 
John Toshack
(Association football player, Association football manager)
John Toshack
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 22, 1949
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 24 
Lynn Bowles
(Radio personality)
Lynn Bowles
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 27, 1963
Sun Sign: Aquarius
 25 
Michael Moritz
(Computer scientist)
Michael Moritz
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: September 12, 1954
Sun Sign: Virgo
 26 
Peter Wingfield
(Famous worldwide for his role as Methos on Highlander)
Peter Wingfield
0
Birthdate: September 5, 1962
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 27 
Cerys Matthews
(Founding Member of Welsh Rock Band 'Catatonia' and a Leading Figure in the 'Cool Cymru' Movement)
Cerys Matthews
7
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: April 11, 1969
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 28 
Jim Williams
(American Professional Competitive Powerlifter)
Jim Williams
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 25, 1940
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: January 23, 2007
 29 
Peter Baynham
(Comedian, Screenwriter)
Peter Baynham
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 28, 1963
Sun Sign: Cancer
 30 
Andy Fairweather Low
(Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter)
Andy Fairweather Low
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 2, 1948
Sun Sign: Leo
 31 
David Cotterill
(Welsh Former Footballer Who Played as a Winger)
David Cotterill
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 4, 1987
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 32 
Terry Yorath
(Association football player, Baseball player, Association football manager)
Terry Yorath
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 27, 1950
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 33 
Paul Radmilovic
(Water Polo Player)
Paul Radmilovic
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 5, 1886
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: September 29, 1968
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 34 
Tessie O'Shea
(Welsh Entertainer and Actress)
Tessie O'Shea
3
Birthdate: March 13, 1913
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: April 21, 1995
 35 
R. S. Thomas
(Welsh Poet and Anglican Priest)
R. S. Thomas
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 29, 1913
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: September 25, 2000
 36 
Andrew Davies
(Writer)
Andrew Davies
5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 20, 1936
Sun Sign: Virgo
 37 
Howard Stringer
(Non-executive director of the BBC)
Howard Stringer
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: February 19, 1942
Sun Sign: Pisces
 38 
Terry Nation
(Screenwriter, Novelist, Science fiction writer)
Terry Nation
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 8, 1930
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: March 9, 1997
 39 
Clive Sullivan
(Welsh Rugby League Footballer)
Clive Sullivan
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 9, 1943
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: October 8, 1985
 40 
Reuben De Maid
(Singer, Makeup Artist)
Reuben De Maid
24
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: March 24, 2005
Sun Sign: Aries
 41 
Brian Josephson
(British Physicist and Winner of the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physics)
Brian Josephson
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: January 4, 1940
Sun Sign: Capricorn
 42 
Ben Flower
(Rugby league player, Rugby union player)
Ben Flower
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 19, 1987
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 43 
Robert Shields
(British Army)
Robert Shields
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1827 AD
Died: December 23, 1864
 44 
Hannah Mills
(Skipper)
Hannah Mills
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 29, 1988
Sun Sign: Pisces
 45 
Greville Janner
(Politician, Barrister)
Greville Janner
12
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: July 11, 1928
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: December 19, 2015
 46 
Dannie Abse
(Welsh Poet and Physician)
Dannie Abse
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 22, 1923
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: September 28, 2014
 47 
Tom James
(British Rower, Twice Olympic Champion and Victorious Cambridge Blue)
Tom James
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 11, 1984
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 48 
Nathaniel Jarvis
(Welsh Footballer Striker)
Nathaniel Jarvis
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 20, 1991
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 49 
ClickForTaz
(Welsh Poet, YouTube Star, and Social Media Influencer)
ClickForTaz
8
Listed In: Instagram Stars
Birthdate: October 27, 1993
Sun Sign: Scorpio
 50 
Howard Spring
(Welsh Author and Journalist Best Known for His Novels 'Fame Is the Spur' and 'My Son! My Son!')
Howard Spring
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 10, 1889
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: May 3, 1965