List of people from Swansea

List of people from Swansea

This is a list of some people of note and of some notable individuals born in Swansea, alphabetically within categories. Swansea is one of the principal areas of Wales.

Academics

*Sam Edwards (physicist)
*Clive Granger, economist
*David Williams FRS, mathematician

Actors/Actresses

*Keith Allen
*Kevin Allen
*Rob Brydon, actor, comedian and impersonator
*Geraint Wyn Davies
*Catherine Zeta Jones, actress
*Gary Jones, actor Stargate SG-1
*Siwan Morris, actress Caerdydd, Belonging
*Alex Bulgo,actor

Artists

*Alfred Janes

Explorers

*Edgar Evans, sailor and Antarctic exlplorer

Journalists and broadcasters

*Liz Fuller, model and TV presenter
*Ian Hislop, comedian/satirist, editor Private Eye magazine

Musicians

*Peter Ham, singer/songwriter
*Karl Jenkins, composer
*Mal Pope, singer/songwriterMark Thomas composer
*Harry Secombe, comedian, singer
*Andrew Rees, comedian, singer, model

Politicians

*Donald Anderson
*Nigel Evans
*Michael Heseltine
*Michael Howard
*Huw Irranca-Davies
*Sian James

portsmen/women

*Jimmy Austin, Baseball
*Alan Jones (cricketer)
*Gary Taylor, 1993 World's Strongest Man

Football

*Ivor Allchurch
*John Charles
*Mel Charles
*Chris Coleman
*Ray Daniel
*Richard Duffy
*Trevor Ford
*John Hartson
*Dean Saunders
*Andy Melville

Rugby

*William Richard Arnold
*Mervyn Davies
*Ivor Jones
*Lewis Jones

Writers

*Mary Balogh, romance novelist
*Russell T. Davies, "Doctor Who" screenwriter
*Amy Dillwyn, writer and businesswoman
*Ruth Manning-Sanders, children's author and poet
*Dylan Thomas, poet/playwright

ee also

*List of Welsh people


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