List of famous Welsh men with their biographies that include trivia, interesting facts, timeline and life history.

Famous Welsh Men

Famous People From Wales
Welsh Women
Taron EgertonTaron Egerton
(Actor)

10 November 1989

Roald DahlRoald Dahl
(Novelist, Short Story Writer)

13 September 1916

Anthony HopkinsAnthony Hopkins

31 December 1937

Ryan GiggsRyan Giggs
(Footballer)

29 November 1973

Richard BurtonRichard Burton
(Actor)

10 November 1925

Matthew RhysMatthew Rhys
(Actor)

04 November 1974

Jonathan PryceJonathan Pryce
(Actor)

01 June 1947

Bertrand RussellBertrand Russell
(Philosopher)

18 May 1872

Ioan GruffuddIoan Gruffudd
(Actor)

06 October 1973

David Lloyd GeorgeDavid Lloyd George
(Former Chancellor of the Exchequer)

17 January 1863

Dylan ThomasDylan Thomas
(Poet & Writer)

27 October 1914

Tom CullenTom Cullen
(Actor)

17 July 1985

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Saint DavidSaint David
(Welsh bishop)

0500 AD

Owain YeomanOwain Yeoman
(Actor)

02 July 1978

Ethan AmpaduEthan Ampadu
(Footballer)

14 September 2000

Robert OwenRobert Owen

14 May 1771

Ray MillandRay Milland
(Actor)

03 January 1907

Henry Morton StanleyHenry Morton Stanley
(Explorer)

28 January 1841

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Aneurin BarnardAneurin Barnard
(Actor)

08 May 1987

Owain GlyndŵrOwain Glyndŵr
(Defender)

1349 AD

Aneurin BevanAneurin Bevan
(Former Secretary of State for Health)

15 November 1897

Joe AllenJoe Allen
(Footballer)

14 March 1990

Stanley BakerStanley Baker
(Actor)

28 February 1928

George HerbertGeorge Herbert
(Poet)

03 April 1593

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Shaheen JafargholiShaheen Jafargholi
(Actor, Singer)

23 January 1997

Leondre Antonio DevriesLeondre Antonio Devries
(Rapper)

06 October 2000

Arthur KeithArthur Keith
(Father of Modern Nationalism)

05 February 1866

Reuben De MaidReuben De Maid
(Singer, Makeup Artist)

24 March 2005

Alun HoddinottAlun Hoddinott
(Composer)

11 August 1929

Sir Clive William John GrangerSir Clive William John Granger
(British economist)

04 September 1934

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John Rhys-DaviesJohn Rhys-Davies
(Screenwriter, Actor, Voice acting)
Timothy DaltonTimothy Dalton
(Actor, Film actor)

21 March 1944

Andy WhitfieldAndy Whitfield
(Model, Actor, Engineer)

Laurence Llewelyn-BowenLaurence Llewelyn-Bowen

John CaleJohn Cale
(Singer-songwriter, Record producer, Actor, Lyricist, Musician, Autobiographer, Model, Film actor, Television actor, Music arranger, Experimental musician, Pianist, Film score composer)

09 March 1942

Henry MorganHenry Morgan
(Privateer, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica)

24 January 1635

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Desmond LlewelynDesmond Llewelyn
Craig BellamyCraig Bellamy
(Association football player)

13 July 1979

Lloyd OwenLloyd Owen

John HartsonJohn Hartson
(Association football player)

05 April 1975

David OwenDavid Owen
(politician, physician)

02 July 1938

Wayne HennesseyWayne Hennessey
(Association football player)

24 January 1987

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John CharlesJohn Charles
(Association football player, Association football manager)

27 December 1931

Huw EdwardsHuw Edwards
(journalist)

18 August 1961

Tom PryceTom Pryce
(Motorcycle racer, Racecar driver)

11 June 1949

Ben FlowerBen Flower
(Rugby league player, Rugby union player)

19 October 1987

Gethin JonesGethin Jones
Bryn TerfelBryn Terfel
(Singer, Opera singer, Actor)

09 November 1965

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Wynne EvansWynne Evans
(Singer, Opera singer, Actor)

27 January 1972

Henry VaughanHenry Vaughan
(Physician, Economist, Poet, Writer)

17 April 1621

David CotterillDavid Cotterill
(Association football player)

04 December 1987

Carl RobinsonCarl Robinson
(Association football player, Association football manager)

13 October 1976

Robert RecordeRobert Recorde
(mathematician, physician, physicist, philosopher)

1512 AD

Ian WatkinsIan Watkins
(singer, lyricist, songwriter)

30 July 1977

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Shaun MacDonaldShaun MacDonald
(Association football player)

17 June 1988

Mark WilliamsMark Williams
(Snooker player)

21 March 1975

Chris ColemanChris Coleman
(association football player, association football manager)

10 June 1970

Richie BurnettRichie Burnett
(Darts player)

07 February 1967

John EvansJohn Evans
(singer, writer, film maker, artist)

1960 AD

David ThompsonDavid Thompson
(explorer, cartographer)

30 April 1770

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Peter MoorePeter Moore
(criminal)

1940 AD

Christopher LoveChristopher Love
(Minister, Preacher)

1618 AD

John OwenJohn Owen
(Theologian)

1616 AD

Jason JamesJason James
(musician)

13 January 1981

Ian WhyteIan Whyte
(actor)

17 September 1971

Richard HarringtonRichard Harrington
(actor)

12 March 1975

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David EmanuelDavid Emanuel
(fashion designer)

17 November 1952

James BeattieJames Beattie
(Linguist, Poet, Translator, Philosopher, Writer)

25 October 1735

Llŷr WilliamsLlŷr Williams
(pianist)

1976 AD

Phil CampbellPhil Campbell
(musician, guitarist)

07 May 1961

Richard DaviesRichard Davies
(actor)

25 January 1926

Craig DaviesCraig Davies
(association football player)

09 January 1986

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Sir James George FrazerSir James George Frazer

01 January 1854

Bertie Charles ForbesBertie Charles Forbes
(Journalist)

14 May 1880

Andy ScottAndy Scott

30 June 1949

Owain Fon WilliamsOwain Fon Williams

17 March 1987

Jimmy MurphyJimmy Murphy

08 August 1910

Stephen ClarkeStephen Clarke

29 August 1963

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Sir James Matthew BarrieSir James Matthew Barrie

09 May 1860

Sir Walter Scott, 1st BaronetSir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet

15 August 1771

Sir James Whyte BlackSir James Whyte Black

14 June 1924

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