This is a list of Welsh people. Wales is one of the countries of the United Kingdom and has contributed famous names to all walks of life. Some of the best-known are:

• Aneirin medieval epic poet
• Laura Ashley designer
• Asser, Bishop of Sherborne, (died 908), author
• Christian Bale actor
• Mary Balogh novelist
• Shirley Bassey, (born 1937), singer
• Aneurin Bevan, (1897-1960), politician
• Max Boyce entertainer
• Rhoda Broughton, (1840-1920), novelist
• Richard Burton, (1925-1984), actor
• John Cale, (born 1942), musician
• Joe Calzaghe world champion boxer
• John Charles, (1931-2004) footballer
• Charlotte Church, (born 1986), singer
• Tommy Cooper, (1922-1984), comedian and magician
• Alexander Cordell, (1914-1997), novelist
• Roald Dahl, (1916-1990), author
• Timothy Dalton, (born 1946), actor
• Josie D'Arby, (born 1973), actress and presenter
• Saint David religious leader
• Lynn Davies, Olympic gold medal athlete
• Russell T. Davies, (born 1963), television scriptwriter
• Walford Davies, (1869-1944), composer, Master of the King's Music
• John Dee, (1527-??), alchemist
• Gareth Edwards, international rugby player
• Peg Entwistle (1908-1932), actress
• Gwynfor Evans, Plaid Cymru's first leader
• George Everest, (1790-1866), explorer
• Catrin Finch , harpist
• Dick Francis, (born 1920), jockey and author
• Ken Follett, (born 1949), author
• Geoffrey of Monmouth churchman/historian
• Ryan Giggs, (born 1973), footballer
• Giraldus Cambrensis, (c.1146-c.1223), chronicler
• Owen Glendower (Owain Glyndwr), (1359-1416), ('Prince of Wales')
• Iris Gower, Novelist
• Ioan Gruffudd, actor
• Peter Greenaway, (born 1942), film director
• Edmund Gwenn, (1875-1958), film actor (Miracle on 34th Steet)
• Nina Hamnett, (1890-1956), Welsh painter
• Lyn Harding, (1867 - 1952), actor
• Howell Harris, (1714-1773), religious leader
• Hedd Wyn poet
• King Henry V of England
• King Henry VII of England
• Michael Heseltine, (born 1933), politician
• Anthony Hopkins, (born 1937), actor
• Owain Arwel Hughes , orchestral conductor
• Richard Hughes, (1900-1976), novelist
• Rhys Ifans, (born 1968), actor
• Colin Jackson, (born 1967), star hurdler
• George Jeffreys, (1648-1689), hanging judge
• Neil Jenkins, (born 1971), international rugby player
• Roy Jenkins, (1920-2003), politician and author
• Augustus John, (1878-1961), artist
• Barry John, international rugby player
• Gwen John, (1876-1939), artist
• Glynis Johns, (born 1923), actress
• David Jones, (1895-1974), artist and poet
• Ernest Jones psychiatrist
• Jack Jones, (1884-1970), novelist
• Steve Jones (athlete)
• Steve Jones, (born 1944), biologist
• Terry Jones, (born 1942), comedian (Monty Python series), author, film director
• Tom Jones, (born 1940), singer
• William Jones (mathematician), (1675-1749), mathematician
• William Jones (philologist), (1746-1794), philologist
• Brian David Josephson, (born 1940), Nobel Prize physicist
• Neil Kinnock, (born 1942), politician
• T E Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) soldier
• Anna Leonowens, (1834-1914), governess in Siam
• Saunders Lewis, writer and politician
• Desmond Llewelyn, (1914-1999), actor
• Richard Llewellyn, (1907-1983), novelist
• David Lloyd George, (1863-1945), politician and former Prime Minister
• Cerys Matthews singer
• Ray Milland, (1907-1986), actor
• John Nash, (1752-1835), architect
• Walter Map, (c. 1137-1209), medieval raconteur
• Ivor Novello, (1893-1951), entertainer
• Robert Owen, (1771-1858), social reformer
• Sian Phillips, (born 1934), actress
• Richard Price, (1723-1791), philosopher
• Dr William Price eccentric physician
• Jonathan Pryce, (born 1947), actor
• Angharad Rees actor
• Elmer Rees mathematician
• Jean Rhys, (1894-1979), novelist
• Rachel Roberts, (1927-1980), actor
• Charles Stewart Rolls, (1877-1910), motor manufacturer and aviator
• Bertrand Russell, (1872-1970), philosopher
• Harry Secombe, (1921-2001), entertainer
• Sarah Siddons, (1755-1831), actress
• Howard Spring, (1889-1965), novelist
• Henry Morton Stanley, (1841-1904), explorer
• Bryn Terfel, baritone opera singer
• Dylan Thomas, (1914-1953), poet
• Edward Thomas, (1878-1917), poet
• George Thomas, (1909-1997), politician
• Ronald Stuart Thomas, (1913-2000), poet
• Hester Thrale, (1740-1821), diarist
• Bonnie Tyler singer
• Henry Vaughan, (1621-1695), poet
• Thomas Vaughan (~1410-1483), politician
• Thomas Vaughan, (1621-1666), philosopher
• Andrew Vicari, (born 1938), artist (as of 2004 richest Welshman)
• Tim Vincent, (born 1972), actor and presenter
• Alfred Russel Wallace, (1823-1913), scientist
• Tom Ward actor
• Naunton Wayne, (1901-1970), actor
• Freddie Welsh, (1886-1927), boxer
• Simon Weston, (born 1961), soldier and broadcaster
• Emlyn Williams, (1905-1987), dramatist and actor
• Raymond Williams, (1921-1988), novelist, critic, academic
• Rowan Williams, (born 1950), (Archbishop of Canterbury)
• Sian Williams, television presenter
• William Williams Pantycelyn, (1717-1791), hymn-writer
• William Williams, (1634-1700)
• Ian Woosnam, (born 1958), Ryder Cup golfer
• Catherine Zeta-Jones, (1969-), actress

See also

• List of people by nationality