By Tim Lambert
ABERSYCHAN Roy Jenkins 1920-2003 Politician
BANGOR Sir Charles Warren 1840-1927 Archeologist
BARRY Gwynfor Evans 1912-2005 Politician
BRYN HELEN, CAERNARVON William Henry Preece 1834-1913 Electrical Engineer
CAERPHILLY Tommy Cooper 1921-84 Comedian
CAERNARFON Sir William Preece 1834-1913 Electrical engineer
Dannie Abse 1923-2014 Poet
Shirley Bassey 1937- Singer
Charlotte Church 1986- Singer
Brian Josephson 1940- Physicist
Cerys Matthews 1969- Singer
Howard Spring 1889-1965 Writer
R S (Ronald Stuart) Thomas 1913-2000 Poet
J P R (John Peter Rhys) Williams 1949- Rugby player
CARMARTHEN
Dorothea Bate 1878-1951 Paleontologist
Tony Curtis 1946- Poet
CEFNEITHIN, DYFED Barry John 1945- Rugby player
COLWYN BAY Timothy Dalton 1946- Actor
DENBIGH Henry Morton Stanley 1841-1904 Explorer
DOWLAIS Laura Ashley 1925-1985 Fashion Designer
DUNVANT, WEST GLAMORGAN
John Ormond 1923-1990 Film Maker
GARNANT John Cale 1942- Musician
GLASBURY, POWYS Francis Bradley 1846-1924 Philosopher
GLYNNEATH Max Boyce 1945- Comedian
GRIFFITHSTOWN, GWENT Annabel Giles 1959- Actor
GWERN VALE, POWYS George Everest 1790-1866 Surveyor
GYFFIN, GWYNEDD John Gibson 1790-1866 Sculptor
HAVERFORDWEST
Christian Bale 1974- Actor
Gwen John 1876-1939 Artist
Waldo Williams 1904-1971 Poet
HOLYHEAD Dawn French 1957- Comedienne
LLANDAFF
Roald Dahl 1916-1990 Writer
Merlyn Oliver Evans 1910-1973 Artist
LLANFIHANGEL ABERCOWIN Thomas Charles 1755-1814 Edited a Welsh version of the Bible
LLANFIHANGEL-Y-PENNANT Mary Jones 1784-1864 She inspired the founding of the British and Foreign Bible Society
LLANDOGO, GWENT Edmee Dashwood 1890-1943 Writer
LLANELLI Donald Swan 1923-1994 Songwriter
LLANFYNYDD, DYFED John Dyer 1699-1757 Artist
LOUGHOR Evan Roberts 1878-1951 Evangelist
MAESTEG Vernon Watkins 1906-1967 Poet
MERTHYR Julian MacDonald 1971- Knitwear designer
MILFORD HAVEN Arthur Symons 1865-1945 Poet
MOLD Daniel Owen 1836-95 Writer
MONMOUTH Henry V 1387-1422
MONTGOMERY George Herbert 1593-1633 Poet
NEWPORT William Henry Davies 1871-1940 Poet
NEWTOWN Robert Owen 1771-1858 Mill owner and radical
PANDY, GWENT Raymond Williams 1921-1988 Writer
PANT GLAS Bryn Terfel 1965- Singer
PENEGOES Richard Wilson 1714-1782 Artist
PONTARDAWE
Gareth Edwards 1947- Rugby player
Mary Hopkin 1950- Singer
PONTRHYDYFEN Richard Burton 1925-1984 Singer
PONTYPOOL, GWENT Thomas Barker 1769-1847 Artist
PONTYPRIDD Tom Jones 1940- Singer
PORT TALBOT
Anthony Hopkins 1937- Actor
Andrew Vicari 1932-2016 Artist
PRESTATYN
Barry Flanagan 1941- Sculptor
Mike Peters 1959- Singer
RHOSGADFAN Kate Roberts 1891-1985 Writer
RHYL Ruth Ellis 1926-1955 Last woman in Britain to be hanged
RUABON Mark Hughes 1963- Footballer
SKEWEN, NEATH Bonnie Tyler 1953- Singer
ST ASAPH Ian Rush 1961- Footballer
ST DAVID’S Richard Llewellyn 1907-1983 Writer
Clive Granger 1934-2009 Economist
Sir William Grove 1811-1896 Physicist
Richard ‘Beau’ Nash 1674-1762 Dandy
Dylan Thomas 1914-1953 Poet
Harri Webb 1920-1994 Poet
Dr Rowan Williams 1950- Archbishop of Canterbury
Catherine Zeta-Jones 1969- Actress
TENBY
Augustus John 1878-1961 Portrait painter
Robert Recorde 1510-1558 Mathematician Inventor of = sign
TREDEGAR Aneurin Bevan 1897-1960 Labour politician
Neil Kinnock 1942- Politician
TRELLECK, MONMOUTHSHIRE Bertrand Russell 1872-1970 Philosopher and mathematician
TREFOREST Phil Campbell 1961- Guitarist
TREMADOC, CAERNARVONSHIRE Thomas Edward Lawrence 1888-1935 AKA Lawrence of Arabia
TREFECCA FAWR, BRECONSHIRE Howell Harris 1714-1773 Preacher
TREORCHY Donald Davies 1924-2000 Scientist
TYNTON Dr Richard Price 1723-1791 Writer
WHITLAND, DYFED William Mathias 1934-1992 Composer
WREXHAM John Godfrey Parry-Thomas 1884-1927 Racing driver
Y GROES Issac Roberts 1829-1904 Astronomer
YSGUBORWEN Margaret Haig Thomas 1883-1958 Feminist