1. Grace Williams (1906)

Welsh Composer

Welsh composer best remembered for the works Penillion, Sea Sketches, and Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes.

2. Gwynfor Evans (1912)

British Politician

Welsh politician and author who was the President of the Welsh political party Plaid Cymru for 36 years and was known as the first Member of Parliament to represent Westminster.

3. Julia Gillard (1961)

Australian Politician

Australian politician who served as the 27th Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013. She was the first woman to be Prime Minister of Australia as well as the...

4. Jay Ruckley (1998)

Tv Actor

Welsh actor known for playing Jason on the CBeebies show Grandpa in My Pocket. He's also appeared on the long-running show Casualty.

5. Ronald Atkins (1916)

British Politician

Ronald Henry Atkins is a British Labour Party politician. At 93 years of age Ronald Atkins was the eldest member of Preston City Council until he stepped down in 2010....

6. Stephen Dodd (1966)

Professional Golfer

Stephen Dodd is a Welsh professional golfer who after a relatively moderate career unexpectedly won two events on the European Tour in the 2005 season at the age of 38....

7. Bryn Merrick (1958)

Welsh Musician

Bryn Merrick is a musician who was a member of Cardiff-based punk band Victimize and who later joined The Damned between 1983 and 1989. He recorded the bass for albums...

8. Kayne McLaggon (1990)

Footballer

Kayne Simeon McLaggon is a Welsh footballer who plays as a striker for Merthyr Town. He started his career at Southampton.

9. Deon Saffery (1988)

British Squash Player

Deon Saffery is a professional squash player who represented England as a junior but plays for Wales as a senior. She reached a career-high world ranking of World no. 52...

10. Andrew Selby (1988)

Welsh Boxer

Andrew Selby is a Welsh amateur boxer from Barry Wales competing in the 52 kg division and representing Splott ABC and GB Boxing. He is ranked #1 in the AIBA...

11. Nick Griffiths (1951)

Australian Politician

Nicholas David Griffiths is an Australian politician. He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council representing the East Metropolitan Region. Griffiths was born in Barry Wales. Elected to...

12. Billy Jennings (1893)

English Footballer

Billy Jennings is an English former footballer who played as a striker. A former England Youth international Jennings signed for West Ham United from Watford for £110000 in 1974 shortly...

13. Damian Green (1956)

British Politician

Damian Howard Green is a British politician who has been the Conservative Member of Parliament for Ashford since 1997. He came to national prominence in November 2008 after being arrested...

14. Dorothy Rees (1898)

British Politician

Dame Dorothy Mary Rees DBE was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom and was briefly a Member of Parliament. Rees was a schoolteacher in South Wales and a...

15. Mike O'Shea (1987)

Actor

16. Alex Greenfield (1990)

Racing Cyclist

Alexandra Greenfield is a Welsh road and track cyclist from Barry. She began competing at a young age with the Maindy Flyers children's cycle club before joining Cardiff Ajax CC....