List of people from Swansea
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This is a list of notable people born in, or associated with, the city of Swansea, in Britain.
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[edit] Academics
- Edward George Bowen, FRS, radar pioneer
- Sir Sam Edwards (physicist) FRS
- Brian Flowers, Baron Flowers, FRS, physicist
- Sir Clive Granger, Nobel-Prize-winning economist
- Sir William Robert Grove, FRS, physicist and judge
- Ernest Jones, psychoanalyst
- John Viriamu Jones, FRS, mathematician, physicist
- Sir John Maddox, Hon. FRS, science writer
- Arun Midha, medical educationist
- Dewi Zephaniah Phillips, philosopher
- David Williams (mathematician) FRS
- Rhys Williams, clinical epidemiologist
- C. E. Wynn-Williams, physicist
[edit] Actors/actresses
- Keith Allen
- Kevin Allen (actor)
- Gareth Armstrong
- Desmond Barrit
- Rob Brydon, actor, comedian and impersonator
- Geraint Wyn Davies
- Ceri Dupree
- Georgia Henshaw
- Catherine Zeta Jones, actress
- Christopher James Jones
- Gary Jones, actor
- Ruth Madoc
- Steven Meo
- Islwyn Morris
- Siwan Morris, actress
- Richard Mylan
- Joanna Page
- Robert Perkins (actor)
- Ceri Phillips
- Sion Probert
- Cara Readle
- Vincent Regan
- Philip Sayer
- John Sparkes, comedian
- Talfryn Thomas
- Tom Ward
[edit] Artists
- James Harris, marine painter
- Alfred Janes
- Mervyn Levy
- Cedric Morris
- Finbarr O'Reilly, photographer
- Ceri Richards
[edit] Industrialists
- Lewis Llewelyn Dillwyn
- George Lockwood Morris
- Sir John Morris, 1st Baronet
- Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot
- David Thomas
- Henry Vivian, 1st Baron Swansea
- John Henry Vivian
[edit] Journalists and broadcasters
- Colin Edwards (journalist)
- Huw Edwards, TV presenter
- Charles Fisher
- Liz Fuller, model and TV presenter
- Ian Hislop, comedian/satirist, editor Private Eye magazine
- Leighton Jones, radio presenter
- Phil Kerslake, TV presenter
- David Mercer (broadcaster)
- Rhodri Owen, radio and TV presenter
- Jeremy Rees (radio presenter)
- Anna Ryder Richardson
- Wynford Vaughan-Thomas
[edit] Musicians
- Badfinger, rock music group
- Emily Beynon, flautist
- Lisa Lee Dark, singer
- Spencer Davis, rock musician
- Fred Godfrey, songwriter
- Pete Ham, singer/songwriter
- Jones Hewson, baritone
- Shaheen Jafargholi, singer
- Karl Jenkins, composer
- Daniel Jones, composer
- John Metcalf, composer
- Ceri Rhys Matthews, traditional musician
- Rebecca Onslow, singer/songwriter
- Mal Pope, singer/songwriter
- Harry Secombe, comedian, singer
- The Storys, rock band
- Elin Manahan Thomas, soprano
- Viva Machine, alternative rock group
- John Weathers, rock drummer
- Terry Williams (drummer)
[edit] Politicians
- Donald Anderson, Baron Anderson of Swansea
- Sir John Dillwyn-Llewellyn, 1st Baronet
- Nigel Evans
- Ted Grace
- David Grenfell
- Michael Heseltine
- Michael Howard
- Huw Irranca-Davies
- Sian James (politician)
- William Albert Jenkins
- Carwyn Jones
- David Brynmor Jones
- Leifchild Leif-Jones, 1st Baron Rhayader
- Julian Lewis
- Percy Morris
- Colin Phipps
- Gwyn Prosser
- Hugh Rees
- Rees G. Richards
[edit] Religious leaders
- Cenydd, saint and hermit
- Hugh Gore, bishop of Waterford and Lismore
- Llewellyn Henry Gwynne, bishop
- Griffith John, Christian missionary and translator in China
- Anthony Pierce, bishop of Swansea and Brecon
- Glyn Simon, archbishop of Wales
- Rhys Derrick Chamberlain Walters, dean of Liverpool Anglican cathedral
- Rowan Williams, archbishop of Canterbury
[edit] Sports people
- Jimmy Austin, baseball player
- Nicole Cooke, cyclist
- Brian Curvis, boxer
- Dai Dower, boxer
- Philip George, cricketer
- Alan Jones (cricketer)
- Enzo Maccarinelli, boxer
- Gilbert Parkhouse, cricketer
- Carl Roberts, cricketer
- Gary Taylor, 1993 World's Strongest Man
- Rob Terry, wrestler
[edit] Footballers
- Daniel Alfei
- Ivor Allchurch
- Joe Allen (footballer born 1990)
- John Charles
- Mel Charles
- Chris Coleman (footballer)
- Ray Daniel
- Richard Duffy
- Trevor Ford
- Bill Harris (footballer)
- John Hartson
- Cliff Jones
- Andy Melville
- Dean Saunders
[edit] Rugby players
- William Richard Arnold
- Mervyn Davies
- James Hook
- Ivor Jones
- Lewis Jones
- George Lockwood Morris
- Dicky Owen
- Billy Trew
- Shane Williams
[edit] Writers
- Martin Amis, novelist
- Mary Balogh, novelist
- Russell T Davies, Doctor Who screenwriter
- Amy Dillwyn, writer and businesswoman
- Joe Dunthorne, novelist, poet, journalist
- Paul Ferris
- Iris Gower, novelist
- Bryn Griffiths (writer), poet
- Cyril Gwynn, oral poet
- Ann Hatton, novelist
- Nigel Jenkins, poet
- Stephen Knight, poet
- Gary Ley, novelist
- Bob Lock, novelist
- Ruth Manning-Sanders, children's author and poet
- T. J. Morgan
- John Ormond, poet
- John Pook, poet
- Dylan Thomas, poet/playwright
- Vernon Watkins, poet
- Harri Webb, poet
[edit] Other
- Sybil Connolly, fashion designer
- Edgar Evans, Antarctic explorer
- Richard Glynn Vivian, art collector
- Francis Grenfell, 1st Baron Grenfell, Field Marshal and Egyptologist
- Frederick Higginson, RAF fighter ace
- Hugh Llewellyn Glyn Hughes, medical administrator
- Andrew Jones (filmmaker)
- Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland
- John Dillwyn Llewellyn, pioneer photographer, botanist
- Sean Mathias, theatre director, film director
- David Miles, economist
- Margaret Morris (Mrs Noel Desenfans), art collector
- Beau Nash, socialite, dandy
- Heather Nicholson, animal rights activist
- Red Lady of Paviland, Upper Palaeolithic remains
- Alan Woods (political theorist)
