![]() 'It's a Heartache', 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' and 'Holding Out for a Hero' are some of the best-selling songs in chart history and have become karaoke classics.īryn Terfel. ![]() ![]() A husky-voiced female singer who has had global number one records over three different decades. Two-time Olympic gold medalist (2012, 2018).īonnie Tyler. 11-time Paralympic gold medallist considered one of Great Britain's most successful Paralympians ever. Three-time World Championship winner and winner of the Triple Crown of snooker trophies for 2002-03.ĭavid Roberts CBE, swimming. Won more professional golf tournaments than any other British golfer, including over 45 worldwide tournament victories. Now retired, Calzaghe is widely regarded as the best British boxer of all time, once undefeated after 46 professional fights and over 10 years as World Champion. Once world record holder for 13 years, he has been the world champion, European champion and Commonwealth champion. One of the world’s most successful Paralympians, winning 16 Paralympic medals between 19.Ĭolin Jackson CBE, 100m hurdles. The record Rugby Union try scorer for Wales and one of the world's leading Rugby Union test try scorers of all time.īaroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE, DL, wheelchair track. The first Welsh player to reach 50 caps for Wales, he was part of three Grand Slam wins for Wales by the time he reached the age of 30. Gold medallist in the 1964 Summer Olympics, the only Welsh athlete to have won gold in an individual Olympic track and field event. The all-time leading goal scorer for Liverpool Football Club, having scored a total of 346 goals in all competitions during his two spells. The first Welshman to win the Tour De France (2018) and a two-time gold medalist, he rides for Team Sky, Wales and Great Britain. Although he started playing classics on the stage, the actor also made some silver screen classics, like Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984). Another of Port Talbot's acting alumni, the multi-award winning stage and screen actor made headlines multiple times during his very public relationship with his second wife, Elizabeth Taylor. Welsh actor and singer Luke Evans is probably best known as Gaston from Disney's live action adaption of Beauty and the Beast (2017), but he's also starred in the Hobbit film franchise (2012-14), the Fast & Furious franchise (2013-17) and The Girl on the Train (2016). Key silver screen roles include Frost/Nixon (2008) and The Queen (2006). ![]() Another proud Port Talbot actor, Michael Sheen has been gracing stage and screen with his talents for many years. Since then she's been nominated for and won countless awards for her comedic performances and writing, and was appointed an MBE in 2014 for services to entertainment. Bridgend-born Ruth Jones is best known as co-creator and co-star of the much-loved BBC sitcom Gavin and Stacey. Golden Globe winner Taron (his name means 'thunder' in Welsh) hails from sunny Aberystwyth, and he loves returning home for walks on the beach when he's being Elton John in Rocketman (2019), or Johnny the gorilla in the Sing franchise (2021).
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