Welsh Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Is a retired Welsh football defender. He won five caps for the Wales national football team.

Is a retired Welsh football defender. He won five caps for the Wales national football team.

A Breton-Welsh singer-songwriter, based in Dublin and New York.In the early 1990s she began living i

A Breton-Welsh singer-songwriter, based in Dublin and New York.In the early 1990s she began living in New York for a time. A live appearance in Times Square was captured for posterity by Irish TV in the summer of 1992, by which time she had become one of a number of regular performers at the famed, now defunct Sin-é in lower Manhattan.Her first release was a seven-inch single called "Hestia" on SOL, an independent label co-owned by musicians Bob Mould and Nicholas Hill. She was signed by Elektra in 1993 and in 1994 her debut album, Ô Seasons Ô Castles was released. It garnered much acclaim, most especially from fellow musicians, the album's compositions demonstrating her keen, moving voice in a subtle range of styles. One of the songs, The Gulf of Araby, was played regularly by Natalie Merchant at concerts for several years and is featured on her live album "Live in Concert, New York City - June 13th 1999". Merchant also invited Keineg to sing on her debut album, Tigerlily, on the song Carnival.

Is an award-winning Welsh mezzo-soprano. Her first album Premiere made her the fastest-selling mezzo

Is an award-winning Welsh mezzo-soprano. Her first album Premiere made her the fastest-selling mezzo-soprano to date[1] and she later became the first British classical artist to have two number one albums in the same year.[2] She also stands as the first female artist to win two consecutive Classical BRIT Awards.Jenkins has released four classical number one studio albums to date, with a fifth album recently released on 19 November 2007. Her albums feature arias, popular songs, hymns and classical crossover music and she has performed in a large number of concerts around the United Kingdom and other countries, including the United States and Australia.

Is a former Welsh professional footballer and Wales international.Pontin began his career at Cardiff

Is a former Welsh professional footballer and Wales international.Pontin began his career at Cardiff City, working his way throguh the youth system before making his debut in a 2-0 victory over Charlton Athletic on the opening day of the 1976-77 season. He returned to the reserves shortly afterwards due to the arrival of Paul Went from Portsmouth but was eventually recalled in September 1977 when Went was moved into a more attacking role.

Is a Welsh badminton player born in South Wales, who attended Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive school in

Is a Welsh badminton player born in South Wales, who attended Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive school in Beddau, near Pontypridd.Kelly Morgan won an incredible 13 consecutive Ladies Singles titles at the Welsh National Badminton Championships from 1992 to 2004, as well as 6 Ladies Doubles titles and 4 Mixed Doubles titles

Is a Welsh former rugby footballer and coach. He was a national representative player for Wales in b

Is a Welsh former rugby footballer and coach. He was a national representative player for Wales in both rugby league and rugby union, a dual-code international. He was fullback in rugby union and made his international debut for Wales in the 1962 Five Nat

Was a professional footballer. He played for Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Millwall F.C., Luton Town F.C.

Was a professional footballer. He played for Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Millwall F.C., Luton Town F.C. and Wales Schools in the position full back.Barton joined Spurs as a junior in October 1956 and made his first class debut in 1960. Playing a total of four times, he was one of seventeen players used in their Double winning season of 1960–61. Leaving the club in a transfer deal in September 1964 to join Millwall. He transferred to Luton Town where he made 11 appearances in 1964. Barton ended his career at Dunstable Town F.C.

Was a Welsh sprinter and record breaking Welsh international rugby union footballer. He is best know

Was a Welsh sprinter and record breaking Welsh international rugby union footballer. He is best known in Wales for his contribution to Welsh rugby, but most notably for his winning try against the All Blacks in 1953.ones was first capped for his country i

Is a former Welsh professional footballer.Hollyman began his career playing for Cardiff Nomads befor

Is a former Welsh professional footballer.Hollyman began his career playing for Cardiff Nomads before joining Cardiff City in 1942. He played in more than eighty wartime matches for the club before eventually making his league debut against Norwich City on the opening day of the 1946-47 season, the first season of league football following the end of World War II. He missed very few games in the next few years, including being ever-present during the 1950-51 season, before being allowed to leave in 1953 to join Newport County.

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Derby County and Huddersfield Town. He also pla

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Derby County and Huddersfield Town. He also played international football for Wales.

Was a professional footballer with Wrexham and Aston Villa who later achieved managerial success wit

Was a professional footballer with Wrexham and Aston Villa who later achieved managerial success with Chester.Roberts made his solitary Football League appearance for Wrexham when aged just 15 in 1951-52 during a player availability crisis. At 15 years and 158 days old, he equalled the 1929 record of Bradford Park Avenue's Albert Geldard; this record stood until beaten by Reuben Noble-Lazarus of Barnsley in 2008.

Is a former Welsh football player who is now a manager. He is the current manager of Millwall.A skil

Is a former Welsh football player who is now a manager. He is the current manager of Millwall.A skilful player, equally at home in defence or midfield, Jackett was capped 31 times for Wales, for whom he was eligible through his Welsh-born father. He spent his entire playing career at Watford, before his career was ended by injury. He moved onto the coaching staff, and had a spell as manager in the 1996-97 season. Between 2004 and 2007 he was manager of Swansea City.

Is a former Welsh professional footballer and manager.Morgan was playing for Cardiff Corinthians bef

Is a former Welsh professional footballer and manager.Morgan was playing for Cardiff Corinthians before signing for Cardiff City in 1966. The majority of his time playing at Ninian Park was spent as understudy to Don Murray. He retired from playing in 1977 and joined the administrative staff at Cardiff.

Is a Welsh footballer who plays as a striker for Lincoln City on loan from Carlisle United.He played

Is a Welsh footballer who plays as a striker for Lincoln City on loan from Carlisle United.He played for Bristol Rovers after being released by Newcastle United before moving to Yeovil Town where he played in midfield although he can also play as a striker. In an FA Cup match against Charlton Athletic, Gall ran half the pitch to set up a goal for Paul Terry (brother of England captain John Terry). Even though Yeovil lost that match 3–2, Gall received the Performance of the Round Award the following week. Gall scored his first league goal for Carlisle United, against his former club Yeovil.

Is a former Welsh footballer who spent most of his career playing for Everton.Ratcliffe joined Evert

Is a former Welsh footballer who spent most of his career playing for Everton.Ratcliffe joined Everton as an apprentice in 1977 and made his début in 1980 but was not a first team regular until 1982. In 1983 at the age of 23 he was made captain, just as the club began a highly successful spell.[1] Whilst captain Ratcliffe won the 1984 FA Cup Final, the Football League Championship in 1984–5 and 1986–7 and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1984–85. There were also two other FA Cup finals. Ratcliffe made 461 appearances for Everton and scored two goals in that time (one a 30-yarder at Anfield).

Was a Wales international rugby union player.Jones made his debut for Wales on 3 December 1960 versu

Was a Wales international rugby union player.Jones made his debut for Wales on 3 December 1960 versus South Africa and was selected for the 1962 British Lions tour to South Africa. He played club rugby for Llandovery College and Cardiff RFC.

Is a former Wales international rugby union player and captain. A flanker, he played his club rugby

Is a former Wales international rugby union player and captain. A flanker, he played his club rugby for Ebbw Vale RFC, Pontypridd RFC, Worcester Warriors and Gloucester Rugby. He also had a brief spell as player coach at Doncaster Knights before moving to

Is a former Welsh international footballer, who is a member of the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame.A

Is a former Welsh international footballer, who is a member of the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame.A versatile player at the back, or as a centre-forward, Burton later spent 10 years playing for Newcastle United F.C., but regards being part of the Norwich City F.C. side that won the second-ever Football League Cup in 1962 as one of his greatest achievements.

Is a Welsh footballer.Nogan was appointed as manager of Whitby Town in June 2006 before resigning in

Is a Welsh footballer.Nogan was appointed as manager of Whitby Town in June 2006 before resigning in October 2007. He has since returned as a playing member of the squad.

Nicknamed "Buller" was a former Welsh professional footballer and Wales international.Lever joined h

Nicknamed "Buller" was a former Welsh professional footballer and Wales international.Lever joined his hometown club Cardiff City at the age of twenty-two in 1942. He went on to play over one hundred wartime fixtures for the club before making his league debut during th 1946-47 season against Norwich City. He was ever present for the club in his first season and went on to play in one hundred and fourteen consecutive league games for the club, the run ending in March 1949 when he was injured in a match against Tottenham Hotspur.

Is a Welsh professional footballer. He is currently on the books of Wrexham. He has played for Wales

Is a Welsh professional footballer. He is currently on the books of Wrexham. He has played for Wales at Youth level and was named in the Wales Under-21 squad to face Turkey in September 2006.He joined Torquay United on loan in October 2006 until January 2007. He made his league debut on October 28, 2006 in Torquay's 0-0 draw at home to Shrewsbury Town.

Is a Welsh footballer, currently playing as a defender for Swansea City.Graves signed his first prof

Is a Welsh footballer, currently playing as a defender for Swansea City.Graves signed his first professional contract in the summer of 2006 but had only played a first-team game for Swansea. His debut match was at Port Talbot Town in the quarter final of the FAW Premier Cup in January 2007. He scored his first goal but the Swans lost the match 2-1.