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0534-04-29 Taliesin, Welsh poet and bard who sang at courts of kings (according to legend in Mabinogion)

1682-05-17 Bartholomew Roberts, Welsh pirate known as Black Bart who raided over 470 prize ships off the Americas and West Africa between 1719-22, born in Puncheston, Pembrokeshire, Wales, Kingdom of England (d. 1722)

1699-08-13 John Dyer, Welsh painter and poet, (Grongar Hill), born in Aberglasney, Wales (d. 1758) (Baptism date)

1713-03-21 Francis Lewis, Welsh-American merchant and US Founding Father (signed the Declaration of Independence), born in Llandaff, Wales (d. 1802)

1714-08-01 Richard Wilson, Welsh landscape painter, born in Penegoes, Montgomeryshire, Wales (d. 1782)

1723-02-23 Richard Price, Welsh philosopher (d. 1791)

1726-06-25 Thomas Pennant, Welsh naturalist, born in Downing, Wales (d. 1798)

1741-01-27 Hester Thrale, Welsh diarist (d. 1821)

1752-03-29 Edward Jones, Welsh harpist and composer, born in Llandderfel, Wales (d. 1824)

1771-05-14 Robert Owen, Welsh factory owner and utopian socialist, born in Newtown, Wales (d. 1858)

1776-02-18 John Parry [Bardd Alaw], Welsh composer and harpist, born in Denbigh, Wales (d. 1851)

1790-07-04 George Everest, Welsh surveyor and namesake of Mt. Everest, born in Gwernvale, Brecknockshire, Wales (d. 1866)

1793-09-25 Felicia Dorothea Hemans, English-Welsh poet ("The boy stood on the burning deck", "The stately homes of England"), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1835)

1811-07-11 William Robert Grove, Welsh physicist and inventor of the first fuel cell, born in Swansea, Wales (d. 1896)

1822-12-15 Edward Stephen, Welsh musician and composer, born in Maentwrog, Merionethshire, Wales (d. 1885)

1822-12-27 John Roberts, Welsh composer, minister and poet, born in Aberystwyth, Wales (d. 1877)

1826-03-01 John Thomas, Welsh composer and harpist, born in Bridgend (d. 1913)

1834-02-15 William Henry Preece, Welsh electrical engineer/wireless pioneer, born in Caernarfon, Wales (d. 1913)

1841-01-28 Henry Morton Stanley, Welsh journalist and African explorer (found Livingstone in Africa), born in Denbigh, Wales (d. 1904)

1841-05-21 Joseph Parry, Welsh composer and musician, born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales (d. 1903)

1843-02-12 John Graham Chambers, Welsh athlete who wrote the Queensberry rules for boxing, born in Llanelli, Wales. (d. 1883)

1843-09-21 David Emlyn Evans, Welsh composer, born in Pen’ralltwen, Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthen, Wales (d. 1913)

1847-02-08 Hugh Price Hughes, Welsh social reformer, born in Carmarthen, Wales (d. 1902)

1848-03-31 John Henry Roberts, Welsh organist, hymn composer, and pedagogue, born in Pen-rallt, Caernarfonshire, Wales (d. 1924)

1855-07-14 Richard Samuel Hughes, Welsh composer and pianist, born in Aberystwyth, Wales (d. 1893)

1856-03-26 David Alfred Thomas, 1st Viscount Rhondda, Welsh coal-mining entrepreneur, born in Ysgyborwen, Wales (d. 1918)

1860-02-21 Goscombe John, Welsh sculptor (d. 1952)

1863-03-03 Arthur Machen, Welsh author (The Great God Pan), born in Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales (d. 1947)

1865-02-28 Arthur Symons, Welsh poet and critic (co-founder Savoy magazine), born in Milford Haven, Wales (d. 1945)

1866-11-05 Daniel Protheroe, Welsh conductor and composer, born in Ystradgynlais, Brecknockshire, Wales (d. 1934)

1867-05-13 Frank Brangwyn, Welsh painter, muralist and cartoonist (Official War Artist First World War), born in Bruges, Belgium (d. 1956)

1871-07-03 William Henry Davies, Welsh poet (Autobiography of a Super Tramp), born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales (d. 1940)

1873-03-15 David Vaughan Thomas, Welsh musician and composer, born in Ystalyfera, Wales (d. 1934)

1876-03-07 Edgar Evans, Welsh explorer (part of Robert Scott's Terra Nova Expedition to Antarctica), born in Rhossili, Wales (d. 1912)

1876-05-20 John Owen Jones, Welsh organist, violist, and composer, born at Bryncoed, Caernarfonshire, Wales (d. 1962)

1876-06-22 [Gwendolen] Gwen John, Welsh painter, born in Haverfordwest, Wales (d. 1939)

1878-01-04 Augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961)

1879-01-01 Ernest Jones, Welsh psychoanalyst (biographer of Freud - Life & Work of Sigmund Freud), born in Gowerton, Wales (d. 1958)

1881-02-14 William John Gruffydd, Welsh poet and scholar, born in Gorffwysfa, Bethel, Wales (d. 1954)

1883-04-30 David John de Lloyd, Welsh musician and composer, born in Skewen, Wales (d. 1948)

1883-08-28 E. E. Clive, Welsh actor (Night Must Fall, Dark Hour), born in Monmouthshire, Wales (d. 1940)

1884-04-07 Charles Dodd, Welsh theologian (expert on the New Testament), born in Wrexham, Wales (d. 1973)

1884-04-12 Tenby Davies, Welsh athlete (world half-mile professional champion 1909), born in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales (d. 1932)

1886-03-05 Paul Radmilovic, Welsh swimmer (Olympic gold GB 4×200m freestyle 1908; gold GB water polo 1908, 12, 20), born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 1968)

1886-11-09 S. O. Davies, Welsh Labour Party politician and trade union official, born in Abercwmboi, Glamorgan, Wales (d. 1972)

1887-02-20 David McKinley Williams, Welsh-American church musician and composer, born in Carnarvonshire, Wales (d. 1978)

1889-02-10 Howard Spring, Welsh writer and critic (O Absalom), born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 1965)

1889-08-10 Irene Steer, Welsh swimmer (Olympic gold GB 4 x 100m relay 1912), born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 1977)

1890-02-14 Nina Hamnett, Welsh artist and writer, born in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales (d. 1956)

1891-01-04 Bryn Lewis, Welsh rugby union winger (2 caps; Newport, Cambridge University), born in Pontardawe, Wales (d. 1917)

1891-02-13 Kate Roberts, Welsh nationalist and writer (d. 1985)

1892-05-15 Jimmy Wilde, Welsh boxer (Flyweight World Champion, 1916-23), referee, and columnist (News of the World), born in Quakers Yard, Wales (d. 1969)

1892-11-19 Huw T. Edwards, Welsh trade unionist and politician, born in Rowen, Wales (d. 1970)

1893-01-15 Ivor Novello [David Ivor Davies], Welsh composer, writer and actor (Keep the Home Fires Burning, The Truth Game), born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 1951)

1893-07-02 Ralph Hancock, Welsh garden designer (Rockefeller Center), born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 1950)

1894-07-31 Fred Keenor, Welsh footballer, born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 1972)

1894-08-23 Gareth Hughes, Welsh actor (Midnight Girl), born in Dafen, Carmarthenshire, Wales (d. 1965)

1897-11-15 Aneurin Bevan, Welsh-British politician (Member of Parliament, 1929-60; Minister of Health, 1945-51 - launched NHS), born in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales (d. 1960)

1897-12-31 Rhys Williams, Welsh actor (How Green Was My Valley, Nightmare, Okinawa, Cross My Heart), born in Clydach, Swansea, Wales (d. 1969)

1900-01-23 William Ifor Jones, Welsh conductor and organist, born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales (d. 1988)

1900-06-02 David Wynne, Welsh composer (Owain ab Urien), born in Penderyn, Wales (d. 1983)

1900-11-22 Tom Macdonald, Welsh journalist and writer (The White Lanes of Summer), born in Capel Bangor, Dyfed, Wales (d. 1980)

1901-06-22 Naunton Wayne, Welsh actor (Quartet, Hidden Room, Double Confession), born in Llanwonno, Glamorganshire, Wales (d. 1970)

1902-04-22 Megan Lloyd George, English politician (1st female MP for Welsh - Carmarthen), born in Criccieth, Caernarfonshire, Wales (d. 1966)

1903-05-30 Ray Howard-Jones, Welsh artist, born in Lambourn, England (d. 1996)

1904-11-30 Philip Burton, Welsh theater director, acting teacher and mentor to Richard Burton, born in Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire (d. 1995)

1905-01-03 Ray Milland, Welsh actor (Lost Weekend-Academy Award 1945), born in Neath, Wales (d. 1986)

1905-02-28 Glyn Jones, Welsh, novelist, poet and literary historian, born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales (d. 1995)

1905-03-01 Doris Hare, Welsh actress, born in Bargoed, Glamorgan, Wales (d. 2000)

1905-08-28 Cyril Walters, Welsh cricketer (solid England batsman of 30's), born in Bedlinog, Glamorgan, Wales (d. 1992)

1905-11-26 Emlyn Williams, Welsh actor (Ivanhoe, I Accuse!), and playwright (The Corn Is Green), born in Mostyn, Wales (d. 1987)

1906-02-19 Grace Mary Williams, Welsh composer (Penillion), born in Barry, Wales (d. 1977)

1906-06-25 Roger Livesey, Welsh actor (Drums, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp), born in Barry, Wales (d. 1976)

1906-06-27 Vernon Watkins, Welsh poet (Ballad of Mari Lwyd), born in Maesteg, Wales (d. 1967)

1906-07-03 F. Gwendolen Rees, Welsh zoologist and parasitologist, born in Abercynon, Wales (d. 1994)

1906-11-23 Mervyn Roberts, Welsh composer, born in Abergele, Denbighshire (d. 1990)

1906-12-08 Richard Llewellyn, Welsh novelist (How Green Was My Valley), born in Hendon, Middlesex, England (d. 1983)

1907-11-13 Lewis Boddington, Welsh aerospace engineer (RAE) (d. 1994)

1908-12-14 Claude Davey, Welsh rugby union footballer, born in Garnant, Wales (d. 2001)

1909-06-12 Mansel Treharne Thomas, Welsh composer, born in Tylorstown, Rhondda, Wales (d. 1986)

1909-07-04 Alec Templeton, Welsh pianist and composer (Concertino Lirico), born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 1963)

1909-08-25 Arwel Hughes, Welsh composer, and conductor, born in Rhosllannerchrugog, Wales (d. 1988)

1910-05-31 Francis Avery Jones, Welsh gastroenterologist, born in Briton Ferry, Carmarthenshire (d. 1998)

1911-03-21 Gus Risman, Welsh rugby league centre, fullback (18 Tests Wales, 17 Great Britain, 1 England; Salford RLFC, Workington Town RLFC) and coach (Bradford Northern, Salford, Workington Town), born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 1994)

1911-11-12 Pennar Davies, Welsh poet, author and theologian, born in Mountain Ash, Wales (d. 1996)

1912-01-22 Harry Parry, Welsh jazz clarinetist and bandleader (BBC's Radio Rhythm Club), born in Bangor, Wales (d. 1956)

1912-05-30 Hugh Griffith, Welsh actor (Ben-Hur, Mutiny on the Bounty, Oliver!), born in Marian Glas, Anglesey, Wales (d. 1980)

1912-06-09 Edgar Evans, Welsh tenor (Covent Garden Opera Company), born in Cardiganshire (d. 2007)

1912-09-27 Mary Grierson, Welsh botanical artist, born in Bangor, Wales (d. 2012)

1912-12-07 Daniel Jones, Welsh composer, born in Pembroke, Wales (d. 1993)

1913-03-29 R. S. Thomas, Welsh poet, born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 2000)

1914-03-13 Tessie O'Shea, Welsh stage and screen entertainer, born in Cardiff (d. 1995)

1914-09-12 Desmond Llewelyn, Welsh actor (James Bond films, 1963-99), WWII army veteran and POW, born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales (d. 1999)

1914-10-27 Dylan Thomas, Welsh poet and writer (Child's Christmas in Wales), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 1953)

1915-02-11 Mervyn Levy, Welsh artist and critic, born in Swansea, Wales (d. 1996)

1915-05-13 John Habakkuk [Hrothgar Habakkuk], Welsh economic historian (Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University 1973–77), born in Barry, Wales (d. 2002)

1915-05-29 David Jenkins, Welsh librarian (National Library of Wales), born in Blaenclydach, Glamorgan (d. 2002)

1916-03-05 Ian Parrott, British-Welsh composer (The Black Ram), born in Streatham, England (d. 2012)

1916-05-07 Huw Wheldon, Welsh broadcaster (BBC), born in Prestatyn, Denbighshire (d. 1986)

1917-02-25 Alex Gordon, Welsh architect (RIBA President), born in Ayr, Scotland (d. 1999)

1917-04-22 Leo Abse, Welsh politician and biographer, born in Cardiff (d. 2008)

1917-05-16 Geraint Jones, Welsh conductor and organist, born in Porth, Wales (d. 1998)

1918-02-10 Idwal Pugh, Welsh-born British civil servant (UK Ombudsman 1976-78), born in Blaenau Ffestiniog (d. 2010)

1918-06-17 Maldwyn Thomas, Welsh businessman and Liberal Party politician (d. 2002)

1918-11-18 Tasker Watkins, Welsh World War II hero, born in Nelson, Wales (d. 2007)

1920-05-27 Gwyneth George, Welsh cellist and teacher, born on the Mumbles, Wales (d. 2016)

1920-09-07 Harri Webb, Welsh poet and nationalist, born in Swansea, Wales (d. 1994)

1921-06-08 Alwyn Williams, Welsh geologist and Vice-Chancellor (University of Glasgow), born in Aberdare, Wales (d. 2004)

1921-07-29 Aled Eames, Welsh maritime historian, born in Llandudno (d. 1996)

1921-08-31 Raymond Williams, Welsh academic and novelist (Second Generation), born in Llanfihangel Crucorney, Wales (d. 1988)

1921-09-08 Harry Secombe, Welsh actor, comedian, singer and goon (The Goon Show; Oliver!), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 2001)

1922-02-16 Geraint Evans, Welsh bass-baritone opera singer (Das Knaben Wunderhorn), born in Cilfynydd, Wales (d. 1992)

1922-03-14 Colin Fletcher, Welsh author and pioneering backpacker (Walking Through Time), born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 2007)

1922-04-21 Allan Watkins, Welsh cricket all-rounder, (15 Tests, England @ 40.15, 11 wickets; Glamorgan), born in Usk, Wales (d. 2011)

1922-05-16 Colin Cole, British Principal King of Arms (highest English and Welsh heraldic office), born in Surry, England (d. 2001)

1922-10-31 Talfryn Thomas, Welsh character actor (Dad's Army -"Cheeseman"; Dr. Who), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 1982)

1923-08-19 (Dillwyn) "Dill" Jones, Welsh jazz stride pianist, born in Newcastle Emlyn, Wales (d. 1984)

1923-09-22 Dannie Abse, Welsh poet and writer, born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 2014)

1923-11-06 Clay [David] Jones, Welsh gardener (BBC Gardener's Question Time), born in Cardigan, Wales (d. 1996)

1923-11-14 Margaret Courtenay, Welsh stage and screen actress, singer and entertainer (Royal Flash; Duet for One), born in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales (d. 1996)

1924-02-09 George Guest, Welsh organist and choir director, born in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales (d. 2002)

1924-08-17 Laurence Deniz, Welsh jazz guitarist, and composer (Our Man In Havana), born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 1996)

1925-08-17 John Howard Purnell, Welsh chemist (Royal Society of Chemistry), born in Rhondda, South Wales (d. 1996)

1925-09-07 Laura Ashley, Welsh fashion designer, businesswoman and co-founder of Laura Ashley, born in Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales (d. 1985)

1925-09-30 Gwyn A. Williams, Welsh historian and socialist, born in Dowlais, Wales (d. 1995)

1925-10-12 Gilbert Parkhouse, Welsh cricket batsman (7 Tests England, 2 x 50; Glamorgan CCC, MCC), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 2000)

1925-11-10 Richard Burton, Welsh Tony and BAFTA Award-winning stage and screen actor (Cleopatra: Camelot; Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf?), and fifth and sixth husband of Elizabeth Taylor (1964-74, 1975-76), born in Pontrhydyfen, South Wales (d. 1984)

1925-11-24 Alun Owen, Welsh playwright and screenwriter (The Rise Affair, A Hard Day's Night), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1994)

1925-12-18 Peggy Cummins [Augusta Fuller], Welsh-born Irish actress (Gun Crazy, Curse of the Demon), born in Prestatyn, Denbighshire, Wales (d. 2017)

1926-03-12 David Oliver Williams, Welsh trade unionist (Confederation of Health Service Employees COHSE) General Secretary, 1983-87), born in Wales

1926-03-12 Freddie Williams, Welsh motorcycle speedway rider (World C'ship 1950, 1953; Wembley Lions), born in Port Talbot, Wales (d. 2013)

1926-10-02 Jan Morris, Welsh journalist, historian and travel writer (Among the Cities, Hong Kong, Journeys), born in Clevedon, Somerset, England (d. 2020)

1926-10-06 Cyril Reuben, Welsh classical and session violinist (London Symphony), born in Splott, Cardiff, Wales (d. 1996)

1927-03-02 Ray Prosser, Welsh rugby union prop (22 caps Wales, 1 British & Irish Lions; Pontypool) and coach (Pontypool RFC 1969-87), born in Pontypool, Wales (d. 2020)

1927-09-20 Rachel Roberts, Welsh actress (Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, Foul Play, Doctor's Wife), born in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales (d. 1980)

1927-11-07 Ivor Emmanuel, Welsh singer and actor (Zulu, Show Boat, Kiss Me, Kate), born in Margam, Wales (d. 2007)

1927-12-04 John Jeffreys, Welsh-English classical composer, and pianist, born in Isle of Thanet, England (d. 2010)

1928-02-01 Sir Samuel "Sam" Edwards, Welsh physicist (condensed matter physics), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 2015)

1928-02-08 Stanley Baker, Welsh actor and producer (Concrete Jungle, Zorro, Zulu), born in Ferndale, Glamorgan (d. 1976)

1928-03-06 Ronald Stevenson, Scottish-Welsh composer (9 Haiku; Ben Dorain Symphony), pianist, and educator, born in Blackburn, Lancashire, England (d. 2015)

1928-05-30 Glyn Moses, Welsh rugby league fullback (2 caps Wales. 9 Great Britain; Salford, St. Helens), born in Nant-y-Moel, Wales (d. 2021)

1928-06-07 Dave Bowen, Welsh soccer wing-half (19 caps; Arsenal) and manager (Wales 1964-74; Northampton Town), born in Maesteg, Wales (d. 1995)

1928-06-09 Geraint Gruffydd, Welsh scholar (University of Wales), born in Tal-y-bont, Wales (d. 2015)

1928-11-20 John Disley, Welsh athlete (co-founded London Marathon), born in Corris, Gwynedd (d. 2016)

1929-01-28 Clem Thomas, Welsh rugby union flanker (26 Tests, 9 as captain; Cambridge Uni RFC, Brynamman, Swansea, London Welsh, Harlequins) and journalist (The Observer), born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 1996)

1929-03-29 Ronald Clive Williams, Welsh actor and comedian (Twin Town), born in Cefneithin, Carmarthenshire, Wales (d. 1997)

1929-08-11 Alun Hoddinott, Welsh composer (Floriture), born in Bargoed, Glamorganshire, Wales (d. 2008)

1929-09-02 Victor Spinetti, Welsh actor (A Hard Day's Night, Help!), born in Cwm, Ebbw Vale, Wales (d. 2012)

1929-11-07 Mervyn Burtch, Welsh composer (The Raven King) and educator, born in Ystrad Mynach, Wales (d. 2015)

1930-05-10 June Knox-Mawer (née Ellis), Welsh novelist (Sandstorm), and radio host (World of Islands), born in Wrexham, Wales (d. 2006)

1930-09-17 Gwyn Jones Francis, Welsh UK Forestry commissioner (d. 2015)

1931-03-22 Leslie Thomas, Welsh writer (The Virgin Soldiers), born in Newport (d. 2014)

1931-04-06 Joan Carlyle, Welsh operatic soprano (Covent Garden, 1955-76), born in Upton on the Wirral, Cheshire, England (d. 2021)

1931-04-11 Lewis Jones, Welsh rugby union outside back (10 Tests Wales, 3 British Lions; Neath, Llanelli) and rugby league utility (2 Tests Wales, 17 Great Britain; Leeds, Wentworthville), born in Gorseinon, Wales (d. 2024)

1932-03-05 Walter Charles Marshall, Welsh theoretical physicist (Chairman of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, 1981-89), born in Rumney, Wales (d. 1996)

1932-08-03 (Averil) Mary Thomas, Welsh lyric soprano of both early and contemporary concert music, born in Swansea, Wales (d. 1997)

1932-09-24 Terry Davies, Welsh rugby union full back (21 Tests Wales, 2 British & Irish Lions; Swansea, Llanelli), born in Llwynhendy, Wales (d. 2021)

1932-09-25 Terry Medwin, Welsh soccer forward (30 caps; Swansea City, Tottenham Hotspur), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 2024)

1932-10-08 Ray Reardon, Welsh snooker player, born in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales

1932-12-22 Phil Woosnam, Welsh soccer striker (Wales 17 caps; Leyton Orient, West Ham United, Aston Villa) and manager (USA 1968), born in Powys, Wales (d. 2013)

1933-03-24 David Harries, Welsh composer (Epithalamium), born in Portsmouth, England (d. 2003)

1933-04-22 Anthony Llewellyn, Welsh-American scientist and NASA astronaut, born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 2013)

1933-04-29 Keith Baxter, Welsh actor (Chimes at Midnight; Killing Time; Barretts at Wimpole Street), born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales (d. 2023)

1933-05-14 Siân Phillips, Welsh stage and screen actress (I, Claudius - "Livia"), born in Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Glamorgan, Wales

1933-08-01 Richard Lloyd Jones, British secretary (Welsh Office 1985–93)

1933-11-17 Alan Harrington, Welsh soccer defender (11 caps; Cardiff City 348 games), born in Penarth, Wales (d. 2019)

1934-01-26 Joe Erskine, Welsh boxer (British heavyweight champion 1956-58), born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 1990)

1934-05-10 Cliff Wilson, Welsh snooker player (British Under-19 Champ, 1951 and 1952; World Amateur Champ, 1978; World Senior Champ 1991), born in Tredegar, Wales (d. 1994)

1934-07-05 Philip Madoc, Welsh actor (The Life and Times of David Lloyd George), born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales (d. 2012)

1934-08-06 Billy Boston, Welsh rugby league footballer

1934-09-04 Clive Granger, Welsh-born British economist (Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences 2003), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 2009)

1934-09-30 Anna Kashfi [Joan O'Callaghan], Welsh actress and 1st wife of actor Marlon Brando, born in Darjeeling, India (d. 2015)

1934-11-01 William Mathias, Welsh composer, born in Whitland, Wales (d. 1992)

1934-12-18 Colin Baker, Welsh soccer wing half (7 caps; Cardiff City 298 games), born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 2021)

1936-01-09 Mike Davies, Welsh tennis player, entrepreneur and administrator (ED ATP; GM ITF; Grand Slam Cup creator), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 2015)

1937-01-08 Shirley Bassey, Welsh singer (Goldfinger; Diamonds Are Forever; Moonraker), born in Tiger Bay, Cardiff, Wales

1937-02-11 Phillip Walker, American electric blues guitarist, and singer ("Hello My Darling"), born in Welsh, Louisiana (d. 2010)

1937-03-12 Elizabeth Vaughan, Welsh opera soprano (Victor/Victoria), born in Llanfyllin, Wales

1937-08-14 Brian Curvis, Welsh boxer and British welterweight champion (1960-1964), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 2012)

1937-09-10 Alun Pask, Welsh rugby union flanker (26 caps; British Lions 8 caps; Abertillery), born in Blackwood, Monmouthshire (d. 1995)

1937-10-30 Brian Price, Welsh rugby union lock (32 Tests Wales, 4 British & Irish Lions; Newport RFC, Barbarians RFC), born in Deri, Wales (d. 2023)

1937-12-08 Malcolm Price, Welsh rugby union centre (9 Tests Wales, 5 British & Irish Lions; Pontypool RFC) and rugby league centre (2 Tests GB; Oldham RLFC, Rochdale Hornets), born in Pontypool, Wales (d. 2024)

1937-12-31 Anthony Hopkins, Welsh actor (Elephant Man, QB VII, Magic, Bounty), born in Port Talbot, Glamorgan, Wales

1938-02-17 Alan Rees, Welsh rugby union fly-half (3 Tests; Maesteg RFC), rugby league five eighth (Leeds RLFC) and cricket all-rounder (Glamorgan CCC), born in Talbot, Wales (d. 2022)

1938-05-14 Clive Rowlands, Welsh rugby union scrum half (14 caps; Abercraf RFC, Pontypool RFC, Llanelli RFC, Swansea RFC), born in Upper Cwmtwrch, Wales (d. 2023)

1938-06-13 Gwynne Howell, Welsh operatic bass, born in Gorseinon, Wales

1938-07-06 Tony Lewis, Welsh cricket batsman and broadcaster (England 9 Tests, captain 1972-73; president MCC; BBC cricket coverage), born in Swansea, Wales

1938-07-16 Max Wiltshire, Welsh rugby union lock (4 Tests; Aberavon RFC), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2021)

1938-07-26 Keith Peters, Welsh physician, born in Baglan, Glamorgan

1938-08-07 Dewi Bebb, Welsh rugby union winger (34 Tests Wales, 8 British & Irish Lions; Swansea RFC) and journalist, born in Bangor, Wales (d. 1996)

1938-10-07 Mal Lucas, Welsh soccer right-half who played 4 internationals; Leyton Orient FC, Norwich City FC, Torquay United FC, born in Wrexham, Wales (d. 2024)

1939-01-16 Ramon "Ray" Philips, Welsh rock singer (Nashville Teens - "Tobacco Road"), born in Tiger Bay, South Wales

1939-02-16 David Griffiths, Welsh portrait painter, born in Liverpool, United Kingdom

1939-03-08 Robert Tear, Welsh tenor (Welsh National Opera, 1970), born in Barry, Wales

1940-01-04 Brian Josephson, Welsh physicist (Nobel Prize, 1973), born in Cardiff, Wales

1940-01-17 Leighton Rees, Welsh darts player (BDO World Champion 1978), born in Ynysybwl, Glamorgan, Wales (d. 2003)

1940-06-02 John O'Shea, Welsh rugby union prop (5 Tests Wales, 1 British & Irish Lions; Cardiff RFC 213 games), born in Weston-Super-Mare, England (d. 2024)

1940-06-07 Tom Jones [Woodward], Welsh pop singer ("What's New, Pussycat?"; "Delilah"), and TV personality (The Voice UK), born in Pontypridd, Wales

1940-06-29 John Dawes, Welsh rugby union centre (22 caps Wales, 4 caps British & Irish Lions; London Welsh; Barbarians), born in Abercarn, Wales (d. 2021)

1940-10-02 Lord David Davies, Welsh engineer, peer (House of Lords. 1944-99), sailor, and administrator (Chairman of Welsh National Opera, 1975-2000), born in Llandinam, Wales (d. 2024)

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