List of Famous people born in Wales, United Kingdom

Tom Jones

Thomas John Woodward
First Name Tom
Last Name Jones
Born on June 7, 1940 (age 83)

Sir Thomas John Woodward, known professionally as Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer. His career began with a string of top-ten hits in the mid-1960s. He has toured regularly, with appearances in Las Vegas (1967–2011). Jones's voice has been described by Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic as a "full-throated, robust baritone".

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Owain Wyn Evans

First Name Owain
Last Name Evans
Born on March 9, 1984 (age 40)

Owain Wyn Evans is a Welsh journalist, broadcaster and award-winning television presenter, currently working for the BBC as a weather presenter for television and radio. He is the senior weather presenter for the flagship nightly news programme North West Tonight and is known for his drumming, social media and LGBTQ work. He is patron of the charity LGBT Foundation.

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Gerwyn Price

First Name Gerwyn
Born on March 7, 1985 (age 39)
Height 175 cm | 5'9

Gerwyn Price is a Welsh professional darts player and former professional rugby union and rugby league player. Nicknamed "The Iceman", he competes in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), where he is the current world champion, after winning the 2021 PDC World Darts Championship, to become the first ever Welshman to win the tournament. Price's victory saw him overtake Michael van Gerwen in the world rankings, becoming the new world number 1.

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Dawn French

First Name Dawn
Last Name French
Born on October 11, 1957 (age 66)
Height 152 cm | 5'0

Dawn Roma French is a British actress, writer, comedian and presenter. French is best known for starring in and writing for the BBC comedy sketch show French and Saunders with her best friend and comedy partner, Jennifer Saunders, and for playing the lead role as Geraldine Granger in the BBC sitcom The Vicar of Dibley. She has been nominated for seven BAFTA TV Awards and won a BAFTA Fellowship with Saunders in 2009.

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Shirley Bassey

Shirley Veronica Bassey
First Name Shirley
Last Name Bassey
Born on January 8, 1937 (age 87)
Height 160 cm | 5'3

Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey, is a Welsh singer, whose career began in 1953, well known for her expressive voice and for recording the soundtrack theme songs to the James Bond films Goldfinger (1964), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), and Moonraker (1979). In January 1959, Bassey became the first Welsh person to gain a No. 1 single.

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Ched Evans

Chedwyn Michael Evans
First Name Ched
Born on December 28, 1988 (age 35)
Height 183 cm | 6'0

Chedwyn Michael Evans is a Welsh footballer who plays as a striker for Preston North End, on loan from Fleetwood Town.

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Joanna Page

First Name Joanna
Born on March 23, 1978 (age 46)
Height 156 cm | 5'1

Joanna Louise Page is a Welsh actress. She appeared as Stacey Shipman in the BAFTA-winning television series Gavin & Stacey. She also played Dora Spenlow in the 1999 adaptation of David Copperfield.

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Bonnie Tyler

Gaynor Hopkins
First Name Bonnie
Last Name Tyler
Born on June 8, 1951 (age 72)
Height 159 cm | 5'3

Bonnie Tyler is a Welsh singer, known for her distinctive husky voice. Tyler came to prominence with the release of her 1977 album The World Starts Tonight and its singles "Lost in France" and "More Than a Lover". Her 1978 single "It's a Heartache" reached number four on the UK Singles Chart, and number three on the US Billboard Hot 100.

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Matthew Rhys

Matthew Rhys Evans
First Name Matthew
Last Name Rhys
Born on November 8, 1974 (age 49)
Height 179 cm | 5'10

Matthew Rhys Evans is a Welsh actor. He is known for playing Kevin Walker in Brothers & Sisters (2006–2011) and Philip Jennings in The Americans (2013–2018), for which he received two Golden Globe Award nominations and a Primetime Emmy Award. In film, he appeared as Dylan Thomas in the film The Edge of Love (2008) and as Daniel Ellsberg in the film The Post (2017) and starred in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019). In 2020, he starred in the lead role on the HBO period series Perry Mason.

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Tegan Nox

First Name Tegan
Born on November 15, 1994 (age 29)

Steffanie Rhiannon Newell is a Welsh professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE and appears on their NXT brand under the ring name Tegan Nox. Newell previously wrestled on the British independent circuit under the ring name Nixon Newell, most notably for promotions such as Attack! Pro Wrestling, Progress Wrestling, What Culture Pro Wrestling, and Fight Club: Pro.

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