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
10 November 1989
Actor
Anthony HopkinsAnthony Hopkins
31 December 1937
 

Roald DahlRoald Dahl
13 September 1916
Novelist, Short Story Writer

John Rhys-DaviesJohn Rhys-Davies
05 May 1944
Actor

Richard BurtonRichard Burton
10 November 1925
Actor

Ryan GiggsRyan Giggs
29 November 1973
Footballer
Bertrand RussellBertrand Russell
18 May 1872
Philosopher

Jonathan PryceJonathan Pryce
01 June 1947
Actor

Matthew RhysMatthew Rhys
04 November 1974
Actor

Ioan GruffuddIoan Gruffudd
06 October 1973
Actor
David Lloyd GeorgeDavid Lloyd George
17 January 1863
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer

Andy WhitfieldAndy Whitfield
17 October 1971
Actor
Dylan ThomasDylan Thomas
27 October 1914
Poet & Writer

Tom CullenTom Cullen
17 July 1985
Actor

Ethan AmpaduEthan Ampadu
14 September 2000
Footballer
Aneurin BevanAneurin Bevan
15 November 1897
Former Secretary of State for Health

Owain GlyndŵrOwain Glyndŵr
1349 AD
Defender
Aneurin BarnardAneurin Barnard
08 May 1987
Actor

Ray MillandRay Milland
03 January 1907
Actor

Owain YeomanOwain Yeoman
02 July 1978
Actor
Henry MorganHenry Morgan
24 January 1635
Privateer, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica

Robert OwenRobert Owen
14 May 1771
 
Tony PulisTony Pulis
16 January 1958
Football Player

Henry Morton StanleyHenry Morton Stanley
28 January 1841
Explorer

Stanley BakerStanley Baker
28 February 1928
Actor

Desmond LlewelynDesmond Llewelyn
12 September 1914
Actor
Timothy EvansTimothy Evans
20 November 1924
 
Joe AllenJoe Allen
14 March 1990
Footballer

George HerbertGeorge Herbert
03 April 1593
Poet

Saint DavidSaint David
0500 AD
Welsh bishop

Tom WardTom Ward
11 January 1971
Actor
Shaheen JafargholiShaheen Jafargholi
23 January 1997
Actor, Singer

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Arthur KeithArthur Keith
05 February 1866
Father of Modern Nationalism

Leondre Antonio DevriesLeondre Antonio Devries
06 October 2000
Rapper

Reuben De MaidReuben De Maid
24 March 2005
Singer, Makeup Artist

Alun HoddinottAlun Hoddinott
11 August 1929
Composer
Timothy DaltonTimothy Dalton
21 March 1944
Actor, Film actor

Gwilym LeeGwilym Lee
24 November 1983
Actor
Richard BrakeRichard Brake
30 November 1964
Actor

Mark Lewis JonesMark Lewis Jones
1964 AD
Actor

Michael HeseltineMichael Heseltine
21 March 1933
Politician
Laurence Llewelyn-BowenLaurence Llewelyn-Bowen
 

James FoxJames Fox
06 April 1976
Singer
Neil KinnockNeil Kinnock
28 March 1942
Politician

John CaleJohn Cale
09 March 1942
Singer-songwriter, Record producer, Actor,

Huw EdwardsHuw Edwards
18 August 1961
journalist

Craig BellamyCraig Bellamy
13 July 1979
Association football player

Roger ReesRoger Rees
05 May 1944
Actor
Michael HowardMichael Howard
07 July 1941
Politician

Bartholomew RobertsBartholomew Roberts
17 May 1682
Pirate

Gareth EdwardsGareth Edwards
12 July 1947
Rugby union player

David OwenDavid Owen
02 July 1938
politician, physician
Julian CopeJulian Cope
21 October 1957
Singer-songwriter

Wayne HennesseyWayne Hennessey
24 January 1987
Association football player
Roy JenkinsRoy Jenkins
11 November 1920
Politician

Tom PryceTom Pryce
11 June 1949
Motorcycle racer, Racecar driver

John HartsonJohn Hartson
05 April 1975
Association football player
John CharlesJohn Charles
27 December 1931
Association football player, Association football

Dean SmithDean Smith
25 January 1990
Actor
Howard MarksHoward Marks
13 August 1945
Writer

Lloyd OwenLloyd Owen
 

Gethin JonesGethin Jones
 
Arthur MachenArthur Machen
03 March 1863
Writer

Elihu YaleElihu Yale
05 April 1649
Merchant
Bryn TerfelBryn Terfel
09 November 1965
Singer, Opera singer, Actor

Dafydd ap GruffyddDafydd ap Gruffydd
11 July 1238
Prince

Owain GwyneddOwain Gwynedd
1100 AD
King

Wynne EvansWynne Evans
27 January 1972
Singer, Opera singer, Actor
Victor SpinettiVictor Spinetti
02 September 1929
Actor
Ernest JonesErnest Jones
01 January 1879
Psychoanalyst

George Jeffreys, 1st Baron JeffreysGeorge Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys
15 May 1645
Judge

Carwyn JonesCarwyn Jones
21 March 1967
Politician

Emlyn WilliamsEmlyn Williams
26 November 1905
Writer
Ben FlowerBen Flower
19 October 1987
Rugby league player, Rugby union player

Henry VaughanHenry Vaughan
17 April 1621
Physician, Economist, Poet, Writer

Robert RecordeRobert Recorde
1512 AD
mathematician, physician, physicist, philosopher

Shaun MacDonaldShaun MacDonald
17 June 1988
Association football player

David CotterillDavid Cotterill
04 December 1987
Association football player
Carl RobinsonCarl Robinson
13 October 1976
Association football player, Association football

Dave SnowdenDave Snowden
01 April 1954
Management Consultant
Jon Owen JonesJon Owen Jones
19 April 1954
Politician

John ThomasJohn Thomas
14 April 1838
Photographer

Mark WilliamsMark Williams
21 March 1975
Snooker player
John EvansJohn Evans
11 December 1960
Writer

Ian WatkinsIan Watkins
30 July 1977
singer, lyricist, songwriter
Chris ColemanChris Coleman
10 June 1970
association football player, association football

Richie BurnettRichie Burnett
07 February 1967
Darts player

David ThompsonDavid Thompson
30 April 1770
explorer, cartographer

Christopher LoveChristopher Love
1618 AD
Minister, Preacher
Peter MoorePeter Moore
1940 AD
criminal

Jason JamesJason James
13 January 1981
musician
Llŷr WilliamsLlŷr Williams
1976 AD
pianist

John OwenJohn Owen
1616 AD
Theologian
Phil CampbellPhil Campbell
07 May 1961
musician, guitarist

David EmanuelDavid Emanuel
17 November 1952
fashion designer
James BeattieJames Beattie
25 October 1735
Linguist, Poet, Translator, Philosopher, Writer