User:Bald Zebra/Cardiff people

Art

Name	Born	Died	Description	Connection with Cardiff	Ref
Goscombe John	1860	1952	Sculptor, specialising in public monuments and statues of public figures.	Born in Canton, Cardiff.	[1]
Thomas E. Stephens	1886	1966	Painter, specialising in portraits of American political and military figures such as Dwight D. Eisenhower.	Born in Cardiff.	[2]

Business and finance

Entertainment

Name	Born	Died	Description	Connection with Cardiff	Ref
Peter Baynham	1963	—	Screenwriter and comedy writer, was involved in works such as I'm Alan Partridge, Brass Eye, Monkey Dust, and Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.	Born in Cardiff	[6]
Siobhan Flynn	1999	—	Actress and voice actress, involved in works such as FeardotCom, Charmed, Hellsing and Yoga Wii.	Born in Cardiff	[7]
Helen M. Grace	1974	—	Film director and screenwriter, directed Are You Ready for Love?	Born in Cardiff	[8]
Lauren Harries	1978	—	Television celebrity, first appeared on Wogan in 1988.	Lived in Cardiff since early childhood.	[9]
Gethin Jones	1978	—	Television and radio presenter, presented Blue Peter from 2005 to 2008.	Born in Cardiff	[10]
Richard Marquand	1938	1987	Film director, involved in works such as Return of the Jedi, Jagged Edge and Hearts of Fire.	Born in Llanishen, Cardiff	[11]
Terry Nation	1930	1997	Television scriptwriter, creator of the Daleks.	Born in Cardiff	[12]
Robin Nedwell	1946	1999	Film, television and stage actor, involved in works such as Doctor in the House, The Tragedy of Macbeth and The Vault of Horror.	Lived in Cardiff since childhood	[13]
Tessie O'Shea	1913	1995	Stage actress and entertainer, involved in works such as The Girl Who Came to Supper, The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming and Bedknobs and Broomsticks.	Born in Cardiff	[14]
Peter Philp	1920	2006	Television presenter, dramatist and antiques expert, wrote Castle of Deception.	Born in Cardiff	[15]
Matthew Pritchard	1973	—	Professional skateboarder, part of the Dirty Sanchez crew, made regular appearances on Balls of Steel.	Born in Cardiff	[16]
Angharad Rees	1949	2012	Film, stage and television actress, involved in works such as Poldark, The Gathering Storm, The Avengers and Under Milk Wood.	Lived in Cardiff since childhood	[17]
Iwan Rheon	1985	—	Film and television actor, singer-songwriter, involved in works such as Pobol y Cwm, Misfits and Game of Thrones.	Lived in Cardiff since childhood	[18]
Matthew Rhys	1974	—	Film and television actor, involved in works such as Brothers & Sisters, The Edge of Love and The Americans.	Born in Cardiff	[19]
Griff Rhys Jones	1953	—	Comedian, writer and actor, involved in works such as Not the Nine O'Clock News, Alas Smith and Jones and Morons from Outer Space.	Born in Cardiff	[20]
Lisa Rogers	1971	—	Television presenter, involved in works such as The Big Breakfast, Scrapheap Challenge and Loose Women.	Born in Cardiff	[21]
Stan Stennett	1925	—	Comedian, actor and jazz musician, involved in works such as Coronation Street, Crossroads and Casualty.	Born in Cardiff	[22]
Honeysuckle Weeks	1979	—	Television actress, involved in works such as Midsomer Murders, Foyle's War and The Inspector Lynley Mysteries.	Born in Cardiff	[23]
Perdita Weeks	1985	—	Television and film actress, involved in works such as Spice World, The Prince and the Pauper and The Tudors.	Born in Cardiff	[24]
Clifford Williams	1926	2005	Stage actor and director, involved in works such as The Duchess of Malfi, As You Like It and Antony and Cleopatra.	Born in Cardiff	[25]
Peter Wingfield	1962	—	Film and television actor, best known for his role as Methos in Highlander: The Series	Born in Grangetown, Cardiff	[26]

Historical figures

Name	Born	Died	Description	Connection with Cardiff	Ref
Anne de Beauchamp	1444	1449	15th Countess of Warwick	Born in Cardiff	[27]
Henry Morgan	1635	1688	Pirate, attacked a number of targets in the Caribbean and Central / South America.	Born in Llanrumney, Cardiff	[28]

Journalism

Name	Born	Died	Description	Connection with Cardiff	Ref
Stephen Bayley	1951	—	Author and critic for The Observer, GQ and Car Magazine.	Born in Cardiff	[29]
Jeremy Bowen	1960	—	Journalist and television presenter, Middle East Editor for the BBC since 2005.	Born in Cardiff	[30]
Lynn Bowles	1963	—	Radio reporter for BBC Radio 2.	Born in Cardiff	[31]
Hugh Cudlipp	1913	1998	Newspaper journalist, former chairman of Mirror Group Newspapers.	Born in Cathays, Cardiff	[32]
Guto Harri	1966	—	Former television news correspondent for S4C and BBC Wales, Director of Communications at News International since May 2012.	Born in Cardiff	[33]
John Humphrys	1943	—	Television and radio presenter, journalist, main presenter for the BBC's Nine O'Clock News from 1981 to 1987.	Born in Splott, Cardiff	[34]
Hugh Johns	1922	2007	Football commentator for ITV and HTV Wales, commentated on four World Cup finals including the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final.	Lived in Cardiff from childhood	[35]
Jason Mohammad	1975	—	Television and radio presenter of BBC Wales Today and BBC Radio Wales.	Born in Cardiff	[36]
Chris Morgan	1952	2008	Television and newspaper journalist for BBC Wales, BBC Radio 4, Thames News and The Sunday Times.	Born in Cardiff	[37]
Jon Ronson	1967	—	Documentary journalist, author of Them: Adventures with Extremists and The Men Who Stare at Goats, film maker and radio presenter.	Born in Cardiff	[38]

Law

Literature

Name	Born	Died	Description	Connection with Cardiff	Ref
Danny Abse	1923	—	Poet and writer.	Born in Cardiff	[40]
Gillian Clarke	1937	—	Poet, was named the third National Poet of Wales in 2008.	Born in Cardiff	[41]
Roald Dahl	1916	1990	Author of works such as James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The Witches, Fantastic Mr Fox and The BFG.	Born in Radyr, Cardiff	[42]
Ken Follett	1949	—	Author of works such as The Key to Rebecca, Lie Down with Lions, Triple, and World Without End	Born in Cardiff	[43]
Bobi Jones	1929	—	Welsh language academic and writer, former chair in Welsh language at Aberystwyth University.	Born in Cardiff	[44]
Rob Lacey	1962	2006	Actor and author of The Word on the Street.	Born in Cardiff	[45]
Gwyneth Lewis	1959	—	First National Poet of Wales, wrote the words which appear on the front elevation of the Wales Millenium Centre.	Born in Cardiff	[46]
Brian Morris	1930	2001	Poet, critic, professor of literature, and former education spokesman in the House of Lords	Born in Cardiff	[47]
Robert Morton Nance	1873	1959	Cornish language author.	Born in Cardiff	[48]
Pixie O'Harris	1903	1991	Poet, author, broadcaster, artist, illustrator and designer.	Born in Cardiff	[49]
Bernice Rubens	1928	2004	Author of works such as Madame Sousatzka, The Elected Member (winner of the 1970 Booker Prize) and A Solitary Grief.	Born in Cardiff	[50]
Howard Spring	1889	1965	Author of works such as Fame Is the Spur and My Son, My Son!	Born in Cardiff	[51]
R. S. Thomas	1913	2000	Poet, nominated for the 1995 Nobel Prize for Literature.	Born in Cardiff	[52]
D. B. Wyndham-Lewis	1891	1969	Writer, biographer and editor, co-wrote the screenplay for The Man Who Knew Too Much.	Lived in Cardiff since childhood	[53]

Medicine

Military

Name	Born	Died	Description	Connection with Cardiff	Ref
Frederick Barter	1891	1952	Served in World War I with the Royal Welch Fusiliers, recipient of the Victoria Cross.	Born in Cardiff	[55]
Mick Flynn	1960	—	Served with the Blues and Royals in Northern Ireland, the Falklands War, the Bosnian War, the Second Gulf War and the War in Afghanistan, recipient of the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross and the Military Cross.	Born in Cardiff	[56]
Thomas Mathews	1676	1751	Admiral of the Royal Navy, served in the Caribbean, Queen Anne's War, the East Indies, the War of the Quadruple Alliance and the War of the Austrian Succession.	Born in Llandaff, Cardiff	[57]
Robert Shields	1827	1864	Served with the Royal Welch Fusiliers in the Crimean War, recipient of the Victoria Cross.	Born in Cardiff	[58]

Music

Performers

Name	Born	Died	Description	Connection with Cardiff	Ref
Shirley Bassey	1937	—	Singer of works such as "Goldfinger", "Big Spender" and "Diamonds Are Forever".	Born in Tiger Bay, Cardiff	[59]
Andy Bell	1970	—	Singer-songwriter, member of Oasis, Ride, Hurricane No. 1 and Beady Eye.	Born in Cardiff	[60]
Wally Bishop	1894	1966	Band leader and impresario, commonly known by the stage name Waldini.	Born in Cardiff	[61]
Charlotte Church	1986	—	Classical and pop singer of works such as Voice of an Angel, "The Opera Song (Brave New World)" and "Crazy Chick", presenter of The Charlotte Church Show.	Born in Llandaff, Cardiff	[62]
Steffan Cravos	1975	—	Welsh-language rapper, member of Gorky's Zygotic Mynci.	Born in Cardiff	[63]
Dave Edmunds	1944	—	Singer and record producer, member of Love Sculpture, Rockpile and Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band	Born in Cardiff	[64]
Dyfed Wyn-Evans	1969	—	Baritone opera singer, has performed for companies such as the Welsh National Opera, English National Opera, English Touring Opera and Opera North.	Born in Cardiff	[65]
Maureen Evans	1940	—	Singer with Waldini's Gypsy Band, performed works such as "The Big Hurt" and "Like I Do".	Born in Cardiff	[66]
Green Gartside	1955	—	Singer-songwriter, lead singer of Scritti Politti.	Born in Cardiff	[67]
Frank Hennessy	1947	—	Folk singer, member of The Hennessys and radio presenter on BBC Radio Wales.	Born in Cardiff	[68]
Paul Carey Jones	1974	—	Baritone opera singer, has performed for companies such as the Scottish Opera and Northern Ireland Opera, and has been involved in works such as Man on the Moon, The Lighthouse and Nixon in China.	Born in Cardiff	[69]
Donna Lewis	1973	—	Pop singer, performed works such as Now in a Minute, "I Love You Always Forever" and "At the Beginning".	Born in Cardiff	[70]
Cerys Matthews	1969	—	Singer-songwriter, lead singer of Catatonia, performed works such as "Mulder and Scully", "The Ballad of Tom Jones" and "Baby, It's Cold Outside".	Born in Cardiff	[71]
Clara Novello Davies	1861	1943	Singer, teacher and conductor, mother of Ivor Novello.	Born in Cardiff	[72]
Ivor Novello	1893	1951	Composer, singer and actor, after whom the Ivor Novello Awards are named.	Born in Cardiff	[73]
Idloes Owen	1894	1954	Singer, composer and conductor, founder of the Welsh National Opera.	Based in Llandaff, Cardiff	[74]
Andy Regan	2000	—	Indietronica artist performing under the psuedonym "Pagan Wander Lu".	Based in Cardiff	[75]
Pino Palladino	1957	—	Bass guitarist with The Who.	Born in Cardiff	[76]
Shakin' Stevens	1948	—	Rock and roll singer and songwriter, performed works such as "This Ole House", "Green Door" and "Merry Christmas Everyone".	Born in Ely, Cardiff	[77]
Noel Sullivan	1980	—	Pop singer and stage actor, member of Hear'Say.	Born in Cardiff	[78]
Pepsi Tate	1965	2007	Bass guitarist with Tigertailz, and television director.	Lived and worked in Cardiff	[79]
Blue Weaver	1947	—	Keyboard player with Amen Corner, Fair Weather and Strawbs, songwriter and record producer.	Born in Cardiff	[80]

Bands

Name	Formed	Disbanded	Description	Connection with Cardiff	Ref
Amen Corner	1966	1969	Rock band, performed works such as "Gin House Blues", "Bend Me, Shape Me" and "(If Paradise Is) Half as Nice".	Formed in Cardiff	[81]
Budgie	1967	—	Hard rock / heavy metal band, produced works such as "Breadfan"	Formed in Cardiff	[82]
Catatonia	1992	2001	Alternative rock band, produced works such as "Mulder and Scully", "Road Rage" and "Dead from The Waist Down".	Formed in Cardiff	[83]
Future Of The Left	2005	—	Post-hardcore rock band, produced works such as Last Night I Saved Her From Vampires and The Plot Against Common Sense.	Formed in Cardiff	[84]
Kids In Glass Houses	2003	—	Rock band, produced works such as Dirt and In Gold Blood.	Formed in Cardiff	[85]
Love Sculpture	1966	1970	Blues-rock band, produced works such as "Summertime", "Wang Dang Doodle" and "Sabre Dance".	Formed in Cardiff	[86]
Los Campesinos!	2006	—	Indie-pop band, produced works such as Romance Is Boring and Hello Sadness	Formed at Cardiff University	[87]
Super Furry Animals	1993	—	Psychedelic rock band, produced works such as "If You Don't Want Me to Destroy You", "The Man Don't Give a Fuck" and "Northern Lites".	Formed in Cardiff	[88]
The Hennessys	1967	—	Folk music band.	Formed in Cardiff	[89]
The Hot Puppies	2000	—	Rock group, produced works such as Under the Crooked Moon.	Based in Cardiff	[90]
The Oppressed	1981	—	Oi! anti-fascist band.	Formed in Cardiff	[91]
Underworld	1980	—	Electronic / trance band, produced works such as "Born Slippy", "Pearl's Girl" and "Caliban's Dream".	Formed in Cardiff	[92]

Politics

Name	Born	Died	Description	Connection with Cardiff	Ref
Leo Abse	1917	2008	Former Member of Parliament for Pontypool and Torfaen, noted for promoting private member's bills to decriminalise male homosexual relations and liberalise the divorce laws.	Born in Cardiff	[93]
Celia Barlow	1955	—	Former Member of Parliament for Hove.	Born in Cardiff	[94]
Donald Box	1917	1993	Stockbroker and former Member of Parliament for Cardiff North.	Born in Cardiff	[95]
Stephen Doughty	1980	—	Former member of male a cappella group Out of the Blue, Member of Parliament for Cardiff South and Penarth since 2012.	Born in Llandaff, Cardiff	[96]
Maurice Edelman	1911	1975	Novelist and former Member of Parliament for Coventry West and Coventry North West.	Born in Cardiff	[97]
Paul Flynn	1935	—	Member of Parliament for Newport West since 1987.	Born in Cardiff	[98]
Cheryl Gillan	1952	—	Member of Parliament for Chesham and Amersham since 1992.	Born in Llandaff, Cardiff	[99]
Jonathan Morgan	1974	—	Former Assembly Member for Cardiff North.	Born in Tongwynlais, Cardiff	[100]
Julie Morgan	1944	—	Former Member of Parliament for Cardiff North, and Assembly Member for Cardiff North since 2011.	Born in Cardiff	[101]
Rhodri Morgan	1939	—	Former First Minister for Wales, leader of Welsh Labour, Assembly Member for Cardiff West and Member of Parliament for Cardiff West.	Born in Cardiff	[102]
Edward V. Robertson	1881	1963	Former United States Senator for Wyoming.	Born in Cardiff	[103]
Alfred Thomas	1840	1927	Former Member of Parliament for East Glamorganshire.	Born in Penylan, Cardiff	[104]
Owen John Thomas	1939	—	Former Assembly Member for South Wales Central.	Born in Roath, Cardiff	[105]

Religion

Name	Born	Died	Description	Connection with Cardiff	Ref
Martyn Lloyd-Jones	1899	1981	Protestant Christian minister, influential in the Reformed wing of the British evangelical movement in the 20th century.	Born in Cardiff	[106]
Roger Royle	1939	—	Anglican vicar, presenter of the Sunday Half Hour on BBC Radio 2 between 1991 and 2007.	Born in Splott, Cardiff	[107]

Science and technology

Sport

Association football

Name	Born	Died	Description	Connection with Cardiff	Ref
Lee Baddeley	1974	—	Footballer, played for Cardiff City and Exeter City.	Born in Cardiff	[111]
Colin Baker	1934	—	International footballer, played for Cardiff City and Wales.	Born in Cardiff	[112]
Gareth Bale	1989	—	International footballer, youngest ever Wales international, has played for Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur.	Born in Cardiff	[113]
Phil Bater	1955	—	Footballer and manager, played for teams such as Bristol Rovers, Wrexham and Cardiff City.	Born in Cardiff	[114]
Craig Bellamy	1979	—	International footballer, has played for teams such as Norwich City, Newcastle United, Manchester City and Cardiff City, former captain of Wales.	Born in Trowbridge, Cardiff	[115]
Tony Bird	1974	—	Footballer, has played for teams such as Cardiff City, Swansea City and Kidderminster Harriers.	Born in Cardiff	[116]
Nathan Blake	1972	—	International footballer, played for teams such as Cardiff City, Bolton Wanderers, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Wales.	Born in Cardiff	[117]
David Cotterill	1987	—	International footballer, has played for teams such as Bristol City, Sheffield United, Swansea City and Wales.	Born in Cardiff	[118]
Ernie Curtis	1907	1992	International footballer, played for teams such as Cardiff City, Birmingham City and Wales, member of Cardiff City's 1927 FA Cup winning team.	Born in Cardiff	[119]
Len Davies	1899	1945	International footballer, played for Cardiff City, Thames and Wales.	Born in Splott, Cardiff.	[112]
Nick Deacy	1953	—	International footballer, played for teams such as PSV Eindhoven, Hull City and Wales.	Born in Cardiff	[120]
Steve Derrett	1947	—	International footballer, played for teams such as Cardiff City, Rotherham United, Newport County and Wales.	Born in Cardiff	[121]
Phil Dwyer	1953	—	International footballer, played for Cardiff City and Wales, holds the club's all-time appearance record.	Born in Cardiff	[122]
Jermaine Easter	1982	—	International footballer, has played for teams such as Wycombe Wanderers, Milton Keynes Dons, Crystal Palace and Wales.	Born in Cardiff	[123]
Phil Evans	1980	—	International footballer, has played for teams such as Bidvest Wits and South Africa	Born in Cardiff	[124]
Chris Fry	1969	—	Footballer, played for teams such as Cardiff City, Hereford United and Colchester United.	Born in Cardiff	[125]
Ryan Giggs	1973	—	International footballer, has played for Manchester United since 1990, former Wales captain, most decorated player in British football history. Son of Danny Wilson.	Born in Canton, Cardiff	[126]
David Giles	1956	—	International footballer, played for teams such as Cardiff City, Swansea City, Crystal Palace and Wales.	Born in Cardiff	[112]
Martyn Giles	1983	—	Footballer, has played for teams such as Cardiff City and Newport County.	Born in Cardiff	[127]
Ryan Green	1980	—	International footballer, has played for teams such as Hereford United, Bristol Rovers and Wales.	Born in Cardiff	[128]
Simon Haworth	1977	—	International footballer, played for teams such as Cardiff City, Wigan Athletic, Tranmere Rovers and Wales.	Born in Cardiff	[112]
Ken Hollyman	1922	2009	Footballer, played for Cardiff City and Newport County.	Born in Cardiff	[112]
Joe Jacobson	1986	—	Footballer, has played for teams such as Bristol Rovers and Shrewsbury Town.	Born in Cardiff	[129]
Paul James	1961	—	International footballer and coach, played for teams such as Toronto Blizzard and Canada	Born in Cardiff	[130]
Fred Keenor		1972	International footballer, played for Cardiff City, Crewe Alexandra and Wales, captain of Cardiff City's 1927 FA Cup winning team	Born in Cardiff	[131]
Joe Ledley	1987	—	International footballer, has played for Cardiff City, Celtic and Wales.	Born in Fairwater, Cardiff	[132]
Arthur Lever	1920	2004	International footballer, played for Cardiff City, Leicester City, Newport County and Wales.	Born in Cardiff	[133]
Tarki Micallef	1961	—	Footballer, played for Cardiff City, Newport County and Bristol Rovers.	Born in Grangetown, Cardiff	[134]
Kaid Mohamed	1984	—	Footballer, has played for teams such as Swindon Town and Cheltenham Town.	Born in Cardiff	[135]
Aaron Morris	1989	—	Footballer, has played for Cardiff City, Newport County and Aldershot Town.	Born in Rumney, Cardiff	[136]
Kurt Nogan	1970	—	Footballer, played for teams such as Brighton & Hove Albion, Burnley and Preston North End. Younger brother of Lee Nogan	Born in Cardiff	[137]
Lee Nogan	1969	—	International footballer, has played for teams such as Oxford United, Watford, Reading and Wales. Elder brother of Kurt Nogan.	Born in Cardiff	[138]
John Parsons	1950	—	Footballer, played for Cardiff City, A.F.C. Bournemouth and Newport County.	Born in Cardiff	[112]
Chris Pike	1961	—	Footballer, played for teams such as Fulham, Cardiff City and Gillingham.	Born in Cardiff	[112]
Howard Pritchard	1958	—	International footballer, played for teams such as Bristol City, Swindon Town, Gillingham and Wales.	Born in Cardiff	[139]
Gil Reece	1942	2003	International footballer, played for teams such as Sheffield United, Cardiff City and Wales.	Born in Cardiff	[140]
Christian Roberts	1979	—	Footballer, has played for teams such as Exeter City, Bristol City and Swindon Town.	Born in Cardiff	[141]
Phil Roberts	1950	—	International footballer, played for teams such as Bristol Rovers, Portsmouth, Exeter City and Wales.	Born in Cardiff	[142]
Peter Rodrigues	1944	—	International footballer, played for Cardiff City, Leicester City, Sheffield Wednesday, Southampton and Wales, captain of Southampton's 1976 FA Cup winning team.	Born in Cardiff	[143]
Peter Sayer	1955	—	International footballer, played for teams such as Cardiff City, Brighton & Hove Albion, Preston North End and Wales.	Born in Cardiff	[144]
Damon Searle	1971	—	Footballer, has played for teams such as Cardiff City, Carlisle United and Southend United.	Born in Cardiff	[145]
Fred Stansfield	1917	—	International footballer and manager, played for Cardiff City, Newport County and Wales.	Born in Cardiff	[146]
Ron Stitfall	1925	—	International footballer, played for Cardiff City and Wales.	Born in Cardiff	[147]
John Toshack	1949	—	International footballer and manager. Played for Cardiff City, Liverpool, Swansea City and Wales. Managed teams such as Real Sociedad, Real Madrid, Wales, Beşiktaş and Macedonia.	Born in Cardiff	[148]
Terry Yorath	1950	—	International footballer and manager, played for teams such as Leeds United, Coventry City, Tottenham Hotspur and Wales. Managed teams such as Swansea City, Wales and Lebanon. Father of television presenter Gabby Logan.	Born in Grangetown, Cardiff	[149]

Athletics

Name	Born	Died	Description	Connection with Cardiff	Ref
Matthew Elias	1979	—	Athlete specialising in the 400 metres, won two silver medals at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and a gold medal at the 2002 European Athletics Championships.	Born in Cardiff	[150]
Tanni Grey-Thompson	1969	—	Paralympic athlete and television presenter. Won sixteen Paralympic medals (including eleven golds), held over thirty world records and won the London Marathon six times between 1992 and 2002. was made a Life peer in 2010.	Born in Cardiff	[151]
Colin Jackson	1967	—	Athlete who specialised in 110 metres hurdles and 60 metres hurdles. Won a silver medal in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and eleven gold medals in the World Championships, World Indoor Championships, European Championships, European Indoor Championships and Commonwealth Games. Held the world record for the 110 metre hurdles for over ten years, and has held the world record for the 60 metres hurdles since 1994. Younger brother of actress Suzanne Packer.	Born in Cardiff	[152]
John McFall	1981	—	Paralympic athlete specialising in the T42 class 100 metres and 200 metres. Won a bronze medal at the 2008 Paralympics and two gold medals at the 2008 IWAS World Games.	Based in Cardiff	[153]
Rhys Williams	1984	—	Athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. Won a gold medal at the 2012 European Athletics Championships.	Based in Cardiff	[154]

Boxing

Name	Born	Died	Description	Connection with Cardiff	Ref
Eddie Avoth	1945	—	Boxer and actor, former British and Commonwealth Light Heavyweight champion.	Born in Cardiff	[155]
Jim Driscoll	1880	1925	Former British and Commonwealth featherweight champion, first recipient of the featherwight Lonsdale Belt.	Born in Newtown, Cardiff	[156]
Joe Erskine	1934	1990	Former British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion.	Born in Butetown, Cardiff	[157]
Jack Petersen	1911	1990	Former British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion.	Born in Cardiff	[158]
Nicky Piper	1966	—	Former WBA Intercontinental and Commonwealth Light Heavyweight champion.	Born in Culverhouse Cross, Cardiff	[159]
Steve Robinson	1968	—	Former WBO Featherweight Champion, named BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year in 1994.	Born in Cardiff	[159]

Cricket

Name	Born	Died	Description	Connection with Cardiff	Ref
John Davis	1939	—	Left-arm orthodox spin bowler, played for Glamorgan. Elder brother of Roger Davis.	Born in Whitchurch, Cardiff	[160]
Roger Davis	1946	—	All-rounder and right-arm off break bowler, played for Glamorgan. Younger brother of John Davis.	Born in Whitchurch, Cardiff	[161]

Cycling

Name	Born	Died	Description	Connection with Cardiff	Ref
Paul Esposti	1972	—	Cyclist for Team Legacy Energy, finished 5th in the Road Race at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.	Born in Cardiff	[162]
Geraint Thomas	1986	—	Cyclist for Team Sky, has won two Olympic gold medals and three World Championship gold medals, has competed in three Tours de France and two Giros d'Italia.	Born in Whitchurch, Cardiff	[163]

Rugby

Name	Born	Died	Description	Connection with Cardiff	Ref
Gareth Baber	1972	—	Rugby union player and coach, has played for teams such as Cardiff, Pontypridd and Newport Gwent Dragons. Former head coach of Cardiff Blues.	Born in Cardiff	[164]
Billy Boston	1934	—	International rugby league player, played for Wigan and Great Britain. Member of the Rugby League Hall of Fame and the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame	Born in Tiger Bay, Cardiff	[165]
Percy Bush	1879	1955	International rugby union player, played for teams such as Cardiff, Wales and British Isles.	Born in Cardiff	[166]
Chris Czekaj	1985	—	International rugby union player, has played for Cardiff, Cardiff Blues and Wales.	Born in Cardiff	[167]
Colin Dixon	1943	1993	International rugby league player, played for Halifax, Salford, Wales and Great Britain.	Born in Butetown, Cardiff	[168]
Steve Ford	1965	—	International rugby union player, played for Cardiff and Wales	Born in Cardiff	[169]
Reggie Gibbs	1882	1938	International rugby union player, played for teams such as Cardiff, the Barbarians and Wales.	Born in Cardiff	[170]
Gareth Llewellyn	1969	—	International rugby union player, played for teams such as Neath, Harlequins, Bristol and Wales.	Born in Cardiff	[171]
Nicky Robinson	1982	—	International rugby union player, has played for teams such as Cardiff Blues, Gloucester, London Wasps and Wales. Younger brother of Jamie Robinson.	Born in Cardiff	[172]
Clive Sullivan	1943	1985	International rugby league player, played for teams such as Hull, Hull Kingston Rovers, Wales and Great Britain.	Born in Cardiff	[173]
Nigel Walker	1963	—	International athlete and rugby union player. Represented Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics in the 110 metre hurdles. Played for Cardiff and Wales.	Born in Cardiff	[174]
Frank Whitcombe	1913	1958	International rugby union and rugby league player. Played for teams such as Cardiff, London Welsh, Broughton Rangers, Bradford Northern, Wales and Great Britain. Brother of George Whitcombe, father of Brian Whitcombe and Frank Whitcombe Jr, and grandfather of Martin Whitcombe.	Born in Grangetown, Cardiff	[175]
Johnnie Williams	1882	1916	International rugby union player, played for teams such as Newport, Cardiff and wales	Born in Whitchurch, Cardiff	[176]

Other sports

Name	Born	Died	Description	Connection with Cardiff	Ref
Phil Hill	1982	—	Ice hockey player, has played for Cardiff Devils, Sheffield Steelers and Great Britain.	Born in Cardiff.	[177]
Stevie Lyle	1979	—	Ice hockey player, has played for teams such as Cardiff Devils, Belfast Giants and Basingstoke Bison	Born in Cardiff	[178]
Joseph Myers	1987	—	Ice hockey player, has played for the Cardiff Devils.	Born in Cardiff	[179]
Paulo Radmilovic	1886	1968	Water polo player and swimmer, won four gold medals at the 1908, 1912 and 1920 Olympic Games.	Born in Cardiff	[180]
George Whitcombe	1902	1986	Footballer and Wales international baseball player. Brother of Frank Whitcombe, uncle of Frank Whitcombe Jr, and great-uncle of Martin Whitcombe.	Born in Grangetown, Cardiff	[175]