List of people from Cardiff

Many notable people were born in Cardiff or share a strong association with the city, ranging from historical figures such as Henry Morgan to more recent figures such as Roald Dahl, Ken Follett and Griff Rhys Jones.

In particular, the city has been the birthplace of international sportsmen and women, including Olympic athletes such as Paulo Radmilovic, Tanni Grey-Thompson and Colin Jackson.

Many professional and international footballers, such as Craig Bellamy, Gareth Bale, Ryan Giggs and Joe Ledley, and former managers of the Wales national football team Terry Yorath and John Toshack were born in Cardiff, as were a number of international rugby union and rugby league players including Frank Whitcombe, Billy Boston, Gareth Llewellyn and Colin Dixon.

Shirley Bassey is familiar to many as the singer of three James Bond movie theme tunes, while Charlotte Church is famous as a crossover classical/pop singer, and Shakin' Stevens was one of the top selling male artists in the UK during the 1980s.

A number of Cardiff-based bands, such as Catatonia and the Super Furry Animals, were popular during the 1990s.

Shirley Bassey
Shirley Bassey at Wembley Arena , 2006
A man wearing a white smock working on a painting
Goscombe John
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl
Gwyneth Lewis
Gwyneth Lewis
Griff Rhys Jones
Griff Rhys Jones
Gethin Jones
Gethin Jones
Iwan Rheon
Iwan Rheon
Jon Ronson
Thomas Matthews
Thomas Matthews
Charlotte Church
Charlotte Church
Cerys Matthews
Cerys Matthews
Ivor Novello
Ivor Novello
Super Furry Animals
Super Furry Animals
Underworld
Rhodri Morgan
Rhodri Morgan
Brian David Josephson
Brian David Josephson
Gareth Bale
Gareth Bale
Craig Bellamy
Craig Bellamy
Ryan Giggs
Ryan Giggs
Statue of Fred Keenor
Statue of Fred Keenor
Joe Ledley
Joe Ledley
John Toshack
John Toshack
Colin Jackson
Colin Jackson
Jim Driscoll
'Peerless' Jim Driscoll
Reggie Gibbs
Reggie Gibbs
Paolo Radmilovic
Paolo Radmilovic in 1909