Welsh Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is a former Welsh professional footballer and Welsh international. During his career he picked up th

Is a former Welsh professional footballer and Welsh international. During his career he picked up the nickname "Nookie Bear" due to his resemblance to Roger DeCourcey who operated the puppet bear.

Was a Wales international football player. A defender, he played his club football for Cardiff City.

Was a Wales international football player. A defender, he played his club football for Cardiff City. He was part of the Wales squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden.After coming through the ranks at Cardiff he made his debut in April 1948 against Newcastle United. Sullivan spent more than a decade at Cardiff and played in nearly all outfield positions for the club. He eventually moved to Exeter City and then Newport County before moving into non-league football with Hereford United and Ebbw Vale.

Is a former professional Welsh rugby union player and Welsh international. A mountain of a player, h

Is a former professional Welsh rugby union player and Welsh international. A mountain of a player, he is 6 ft 10 inches tall (the tallest Welsh rugby player ever) and weighed over 20 stone at his peak. Along with England's Martin Bayfield, he is the talle

Is a Welsh author, journalist and presenter of radio and television, who has won many national broad

Is a Welsh author, journalist and presenter of radio and television, who has won many national broadcasting awards.[1] From 1981 to 1987 he was the main presenter for the Nine O'Clock News, the flagship BBC news television programme,[1] and since 1987 he

Was a Welsh actor, famous for playing the fictional character of Q in the James Bond series of films

Was a Welsh actor, famous for playing the fictional character of Q in the James Bond series of films.Starting with the second film in the James Bond series, From Russia with Love (1963), Llewelyn appeared as Q (the quartermaster of the MI6 gadget lab known as Q-branch) in every Bond film, except Live and Let Die (1973), until The World Is Not Enough (1999). He had originally been chosen for the role as he had previously worked with the director Terence Young on the 1950 war film They Were Not Divided. In the 2002 film Die Another Day, John Cleese, who played the character R, the assistant to Q in The World Is Not Enough, was promoted to the head of Q-branch, thus taking on the title of Q. In all, Llewelyn appeared in 17 Bond films, more than any other actor, and worked with the first five James Bond actors. He also portrayed Q in a 1967 made-for-television special (produced by EON Productions) entitled, Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond which was included in the 2006 special edition DVD release of You Only Live Twice.

Was a professional footballer who played for Wales, although he was born to Polish parents.He played

Was a professional footballer who played for Wales, although he was born to Polish parents.He played for West Bromwich Albion, Huddersfield Town, Scunthorpe United, Northampton Town & Lincoln City.His finest moment gaining his 8 caps for Wales was when he scored against the then world champions, England in the 1970 British Home Championship.

Is a Welsh former professional footballer and amateur snooker player. A goalkeeper, John began his c

Is a Welsh former professional footballer and amateur snooker player. A goalkeeper, John began his career at Cardiff City, making his debut at the age of seventeen in September 1961 during a 3-2 win over Chelsea. John was also a talented snooker player an

Is a former Welsh professional footballer.A goalkeeper, John began his career at Cardiff City, makin

Is a former Welsh professional footballer.A goalkeeper, John began his career at Cardiff City, making his debut at the age of seventeen in September 1961 during a 3-2 win over Chelsea. He struggled to maintain the number one spot and found himself in and out of the Cardiff side. During his time at Ninian Park he played for the Wales U23 side and eventually moved to Swansea City in March 1967. He managed to stem the flow of goals the club were conceding but couldn't help them avoid relegation to Division Four but helped them to promotion two years later before leaving to play for non-league football for Hereford United and Merthyr Tydfil before retiring.

Is a Welsh professional snooker player and occasional snooker commentator and presenter for the BBC.

Is a Welsh professional snooker player and occasional snooker commentator and presenter for the BBC. He has won two ranking tournaments in his career, the first of which – the Grand Prix in 1997 – he won while ranked at #54 in the World, beating then Worl

Is a former footballer and a member of the Norwich City Hall of Fame.A contemporary of other Norwich

Is a former footballer and a member of the Norwich City Hall of Fame.A contemporary of other Norwich Hall of Fame players Reg Foulkes, Ron Ashman and Roy Hollis, Pickwick was a loyal Norwich servant, to the extent that he appeared in a match versus Colchester United F.C. on his wedding day in 1951.

Was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s, and a Heel

Was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s, and a Heel Wrestler in Professional wrestling of the 1960s, who at club level played rugby union (RU) for Newbridge RFC, playing at Centre, or in the Forwards, and at

Was a Welsh woodwork teacher at Ashton Grammar School, and rugby union and professional rugby league

Was a Welsh woodwork teacher at Ashton Grammar School, and rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s, and rugby league coach of the 1950s and '60s, who at club level played rugby union (RU) for Pontypool RFC, and at representative

Was a Welsh professional footballer who won three caps for his country and played for Birmingham Cit

Was a Welsh professional footballer who won three caps for his country and played for Birmingham City, Coventry City and Walsall.Don Dearson was born in Ynysybwl, Glamorgan. He began his football career as an inside-forward with Barry and moved to First Division Birmingham in 1934. By 1936–37 he had established himself as a first-team player. The following season he was joint top goalscorer, sharing the honour with Welsh international colleague Wilson Jones. In the last full season played before the Second World War, he moved to half-back.

Was a popular Welsh singer.Peers was born in Betws, near Ammanford, and quickly established himself

Was a popular Welsh singer.Peers was born in Betws, near Ammanford, and quickly established himself as a crooner with several British dance bands in the 1930s. After the war he achieved enormous success as a balladeer on Radio Luxembourg. At the peak of h

Is an English football player who currently plays for Aston Villa as a forward. He was sent on loan

Is an English football player who currently plays for Aston Villa as a forward. He was sent on loan to Wrexham to gain first team experience. On February 4, 2006 Williams scored on his debut for Wrexham against Wycombe Wanderers. Williams, naturally a defensive midfielder before the start of the 2005/06 season, took straight into the role of an attacker, after injuries to strikers.

Is a professional footballer who has played professionally for many years. His most recent contract

Is a professional footballer who has played professionally for many years. His most recent contract was with Conference National side Salisbury City who he left at the end of the 2006/07 season when they gained promotion from the Conference South.

A Welsh singer-songwriter and record producer, best known for the 1996 hit single, "I Love You Alway

A Welsh singer-songwriter and record producer, best known for the 1996 hit single, "I Love You Always Forever".At the age of six, Lewis began playing the piano.[1] Her father, a jazz pianist lent encouragement, and whilst still a teenager, she began writing songs.[1] Her formal training was at the Welsh College of Music and Drama, majoring in classical composition for piano and flute.[1] Lewis then went on to teach music for a year in Sussex before moving to Birmingham to sing in a bar band.[1] She began to record original compositions in a recording studio she set up herself.[1][2] Before long she became a popular live attraction and circa 1993 began sending her demos to record labels.[1]

Was a Welsh vocalist. Amongst her recordings were versions of "A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening", "I

Was a Welsh vocalist. Amongst her recordings were versions of "A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening", "I'm in the Mood for Love", "Anytime", "If You Love Me (Really Love Me)" and "And So to Sleep Again".Squires decided to persue her dream in London, so while working as a nurse she would audition unsuccessfully for various jobs, during which she met agent Joe Kay, who got her night time work in clubs. While working in the Eastend, Squires worked at a club which gave her the name Dorothy, which she liked and used on stage after that time.Squires did most of her work with the orchestra of Billy Reid, who was her partner for many years. After she joined his orchestra in 1936, he began to write songs for her to perform - and Squires alleges that she lost her virginity to Reid.

Is a retired Welsh snooker player, who reached the peak of his fame in the 1980s. Although he only w

Is a retired Welsh snooker player, who reached the peak of his fame in the 1980s. Although he only won two ranking titles, he did so in successive tournaments – and while in his mid 40s. In more recent years he was the coach to the United Arab Emirates sn

Is a former Welsh football player.Lewis was spotted by Cardiff City while playing for Pontllanfraith

Is a former Welsh football player.Lewis was spotted by Cardiff City while playing for Pontllanfraith in a Welsh league match and was quickly offered a contract by then manager Jimmy Andrews. He made his Cardiff debut against Blackburn Rovers in September 1978. He went on to become a regular fixture in the Bluebirds line-up over the next few years before eventually leaving the club along with Linden Jones and Tarki Micallef to join Newport County in a swap deal that saw Nigel Vaughan and Karl Elsey go the other way and join Cardiff.

Is a Welsh rugby union player who plays at loose head prop for the Ospreys in the Magners League and

Is a Welsh rugby union player who plays at loose head prop for the Ospreys in the Magners League and for Wales.He made his first-class debut for Neath RFC in 1999 and played for the club until the end of the 2002–03 season, when, following a reorganisatio

Is a Welsh-Canadian football (soccer) player. He plays for Rhyl F.C.He was signed by Newcastle Unite

Is a Welsh-Canadian football (soccer) player. He plays for Rhyl F.C.He was signed by Newcastle United in 2005 from 1. FC Kaiserslautern, but he left the club to sign with RKC Waalwijk in April 2006, signed two year deal.

Was a Welsh poet. In addition to poetry he wrote short stories, and scripts for film and radio which

Was a Welsh poet. In addition to poetry he wrote short stories, and scripts for film and radio which he often performed himself. His public readings, particularly in America, won him great acclaim; his booming, at times ostentatious, voice with a subtle Welsh lilt, became almost as famous as his works. His best known works include Under Milk Wood and Do not go gentle into that good night, a poem written in 1951 about his dying father.