List of people from Swansea
This is a list of notable people born in, or associated with, the city of Swansea, in Britain.
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Academics
- Sir Granville Beynon, FRS, physicist
- Edward George Bowen, FRS, radar pioneer
- Joan Curran, scientist
- Sir Sam Edwards FRS, physicist
- Brian Flowers, Baron Flowers, FRS, physicist
- Sir Clive Granger, Nobel Prize–winning economist
- Sir William Robert Grove, FRS, physicist and judge
- John Gwyn Jeffreys, FRS, conchologist, malacologist
- Ernest Jones, psychoanalyst
- John Viriamu Jones, FRS, mathematician, physicist
- Sir John Maddox, Hon. FRS, science writer
- Arun Midha, medical educationist
- Dewi Zephaniah Phillips, philosopher
- Bill Price (physicist)
- David Williams FRS, mathematician
- C. E. Wynn-Williams, physicist
Actors/actresses
- Andy Secombe, voice-actor
- Cara Readle
- Catherine Zeta-Jones
- Ceri Phillips
- Christopher James Jones
- Desmond Barrit
- Gareth Armstrong
- Gary Jones
- Georgia Henshaw
- Geraint Wyn Davies
- Harry Secombe
- Islwyn Morris
- Joanna Page
- John Sparkes
- Keith Allen
- Kevin Allen
- Matt Ryan (actor)
- Melanie Walters
- Philip Sayer
- Richard Mylan
- Rob Brydon
- Robert Perkins
- Ruth Madoc
- Siwan Morris
- Steven Meo
- Talfryn Thomas
- Tom Ward
- Vincent Regan
Artists
- Alfred Janes
- Mervyn Levy
- Cedric Morris
- Finbarr O'Reilly, photographer
- Ceri Richards
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
Journalists and broadcasters
- Colin Edwards, radio journalist and film maker
- Huw Edwards, TV presenter
- Charles Fisher, journalist and poet
- Liz Fuller, model and TV presenter
- Ian Hislop, comedian/satirist, editor Private Eye magazine
- Phil Kerslake, TV presenter
- David Mercer, sports presenter
- Rhodri Owen, radio and TV presenter
- Anna Ryder Richardson
- Wynford Vaughan-Thomas
Musicians
- Badfinger, rock music group
- Bonnie Tyler, singer
- Ceri Rhys Matthews, traditional musician
- Daniel Jones, composer
- Elin Manahan Thomas, soprano
- Fred Godfrey, songwriter
- Gareth Walters, composer
- Hannah Stone, harpist
- Howell Glynne, operatic bass
- John Metcalf, composer
- John Weathers, rock drummer
- Jones Hewson, baritone
- Karl Jenkins, composer
- Lisa Lee Dark, singer
- Mal Pope, singer/songwriter
- Pete Ham, singer/songwriter
- Rebecca Onslow, singer/songwriter
- Richard Barrett, composer
- Shaheen Jafargholi, singer
- Spencer Davis, rock musician
- Terry Williams, drummer (Dire Straits)
- The Storys, rock band
- Viva Machine, alternative rock group
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
- Siân James
- 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
- James Thomas, portreeve of Swansea
Religious leaders
- Cenydd, saint and hermit
- Graham Charles Chadwick, bishop, anti-apartheid campaigner
- Llewellyn Henry Gwynne, bishop in Sudan
- Griffith John, Christian missionary and translator in China
- Norman Matthews, chancellor of Llandaff diocese
- Anthony Pierce, bishop of Swansea and Brecon
- Evan Roberts (minister)
- Glyn Simon, archbishop of Wales
- Rhys Derrick Chamberlain Walters, dean of Liverpool Anglican cathedral
- Rowan Williams, archbishop of Canterbury
Sports people
- Alan Jones, cricketer
- Brian Curvis, boxer
- Carl Roberts, cricketer
- Dai Dower, boxer
- Eifion Jones (cricketer)
- Enzo Maccarinelli, boxer
- Gary Taylor, 1993 World's Strongest Man
- Gilbert Parkhouse, cricketer
- Jimmy Austin, baseball player
- Nicole Cooke, cyclist
- Non Stanford, 2013 World Champion Triathlete
- Philip George, cricketer
- Rob Terry, wrestler
- Tracy Edwards, yachtswoman
Footballers
- Andy Melville
- Bill Harris
- Chris Coleman
- Cliff Jones
- Daniel Alfei
- Dean Saunders
- Ivor Allchurch
- Joe Allen
- John Charles
- John Hartson
- Mel Charles
- Ray Daniel
- Richard Duffy
- Robbie James
- Trevor Ford
Rugby players
- Billy Trew
- Bleddyn Bowen
- Dicky Owen
- George Lockwood Morris
- James Hook
- Ivor Jones
- Lewis Jones
- Mervyn Davies
- Douglas Marsden-Jones
- Paul Moriarty
- Richard Moriarty
- Ryan Jones
- Shane Williams
- Idwal Rees
- William Richard Arnold
Writers
- Martin Amis, novelist
- Mary Balogh, novelist
- Russell T Davies, Doctor Who screenwriter
- Amy Dillwyn, novelist and businesswoman
- Joe Dunthorne, poet, novelist
- Mark Ellis (author), author
- A. M. Esmonde, novelist, producer
- Paul Ferris
- Iris Gower, novelist
- Bryn Griffiths, 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
Other
- Charles Ashburner, Chief Executive Trustee of the Flag Institute, owner of MrFlag TM Brand
- Silvanus Bevan, FRS, apothecary
- 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, film maker
- Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland
- John Dillwyn Llewelyn, pioneer photographer, botanist
- Sean Mathias, theatre director, film director
- David Miles, economist
- Beau Nash, socialite, dandy
- Heather Nicholson, animal rights activist
- Red Lady of Paviland, Upper Palaeolithic remains
- Richard Valentine Pitchford, 'Carlini', magician/entertainer
- Alan Woods, political theorist