List of people from Newport
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from List of Newport people)
- See also Category:People from Newport
This entry lists notable people who were born, resided or worked in Newport (Newportonians).
Contents |
[edit] Arts, literature and media
- Aimee-Ffion Edwards (actress)
- Arthur Machen (author)
- Bernard Lloyd (actor; BBC's The Signal-Man)
- Charles William King (writer)
- Colin Jeavons (actor)
- David Langford (author)
- Desmond Llewelyn (actor; James Bond movies)
- Dirty Sanchez (actors based out of Newport)
- Gareth David-Lloyd (actor)
- Jack Crabtree (contemporary British artist)
- James Coombes (actor)
- Johnny Morris OBE (presenter, BBC's Animal Magic)
- Jon Langford (artist, musician)
- Josie D'Arby (actress and television presenter)
- Joyce Bland (actress)
- Julian Richards (film director)
- Leslie Thomas OBE (author)
- Keith Baxter (actor)
- Lyn Harding (actor)
- Matt Beynon Rees (novelist)
- Michael Sheen OBE (actor)
- Reverend Augustus Robert Buckland (writer)
- Peter Greenaway CBE (film director)
- W. H. Davies (poet, tramp)
[edit] Music
- 60ft Dolls (1990s rock trio)
- Bullet for My Valentine (Heavy metal band)
- Desecration (Death metal band)
- Donna Matthews (lead guitarist with Elastica)
- Dub War (rock band)
- Flyscreen (rock band)
- Gerard Johnson (keyboard player with Saint Etienne)
- Goldie Lookin' Chain (satirical rap group)
- Grant Nicholas (lead singer with Feeder)
- Holly Holyoake (soprano singer)
- Joe Strummer (guitarist with The Clash)
- Jon Lilygreen (Eurovision 2010 contestant)
- Jon Lee (drummer with Feeder)
- Maggot (rapper with Goldie Lookin Chain)
- Nick Evans (trombonist notable in the Canterbury Scene)
- Nigel Pulsford (original lead guitarist with Bush)
- Nicky Wire (bassist with Manic Street Preachers)
- Skindred (Reggae metal band)
- Terris (indie band)
- The Darling Buds (indie band)
[edit] Politics
- Charles Gibbs (Canadian politician)
- David Davies (Conservative MP for Monmouth)
- Frank Soskice, Baron Stow Hill, (politician)
- Kenneth Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking, (politician)
- James Henry Thomas (politician)
- John Batchelor (politician and anti-slavery campaigner)
- John Frost (Chartist and Mayor of Newport)
- John Savage OC (politician; Premier of Nova Scotia)
- Roy Hughes, Baron Islwyn of Casnewydd (politician)
- Sir Charles Hanbury Williams (diplomat and satirist)
[edit] Sport
[edit] Football
[edit] Rugby
|
[edit] Other sports
- Adam Harrison (cricketer)
- Alan Rees (Grand Prix motor racing driver)
- Andrew Pagett (snooker player)
- Christian Malcolm (athlete; Olympic sprinter)
- Darren Campbell (athlete; Olympic gold medal-winning sprinter)
- Darren Morgan (snooker)
- David 'Bomber' Pearce (heavyweight boxer)
- Dick Richardson (heavyweight boxer)
- Gary Hocking (motorcycle racer)
- Johnny Basham (boxer)
- Len Hill (footballer and cricketer)
- Mark Bennett (snooker player)
- Matthew Compton (cricketer)
- Phillip Price (golfer)
- Robert Henderson (cricketer)
- Sean McGoldrick (bantamweight boxer)
- Tony Ridler (darts player)
- Venissa Head (athlete; shot putter and discus thrower)
[edit] Other notable people
- Abbas Farid (freestyle footballer)
- Cadoc (saint)
- Gwladys (queen of king Gwynllyw)
- Godfrey Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar, (Member of Parliament, land-owner and benefactor)
- Gwynllyw (saint)
- Sir John Beynon, 1st Baronet CBE, (businessman and military Commander)
- John Wallace Linton VC (Royal Navy Commander)
- Perce Blackborow (Antarctic explorer)
- Raymond Steed (Seaman)
- Sarah Lang (game show contestant)
- Sir Terry Matthews OBE (entrepreneur; Wales' first billionaire)
