Welsh Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Was a Welsh designer.She became a household name on the strength of her work as a designer and manuf

Was a Welsh designer.She became a household name on the strength of her work as a designer and manufacturer of a range of colourful fabrics for clothes and home furnishings.

Is a Welsh hammer thrower.Her personal best throw is 64.74 metres, achieved in August 2010 in Hendon

Is a Welsh hammer thrower.Her personal best throw is 64.74 metres, achieved in August 2010 in Hendon. This places her seventh on the British outdoor all-time list, behind Lorraine Shaw, Shirley Webb, Zoe Derham, Carys Parry, Sophie Hitchon and Sarah Holt.

Is a Welsh footballer, currently playing for Lincoln City in the English League Two.His performances

Is a Welsh footballer, currently playing for Lincoln City in the English League Two.His performances at Boston earned him numerous awards whilst at the club, and also got the attention of the Welsh national team, where he has represented his country at Under-21 level.

Is a professional skateboarder and one quarter of the Dirty Sanchez crew. Dainton is often seen as t

Is a professional skateboarder and one quarter of the Dirty Sanchez crew. Dainton is often seen as the founder of Dirty Sanchez, along with Matthew Pritchard, with whom he filmed the skating bootleg "Pritchard vs Dainton", where the two were in competitio

Is a Welsh professional football player.Fowler is a midfielder who has played for Coventry City, Hud

Is a Welsh professional football player.Fowler is a midfielder who has played for Coventry City, Huddersfield Town and Scarborough amongst other clubs. He is most famous for scoring Huddersfield's winning penalty in the shootout against Mansfield Town in the Division 3 Play-Off Final on 31 May 2004 at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. He has 12 Wales Under-21 caps to his name.

Is a Welsh footballer. A centre-half, he joined Cardiff City from Merthyr before moving on to Exeter

Is a Welsh footballer. A centre-half, he joined Cardiff City from Merthyr before moving on to Exeter and Oxford. In May 2007 he joined Newport County from Weston-super-Mare. In September 2007 he was named the Conference South Player of the Month. However, despite Newport narrowly missing out on the promotion play-offs and winning the 2008 FAW Premier Cup final, Jarman was released by Newport at the end of the 2007-08 season. He is now playing for Haverfordwest County in the League of Wales Premier Division.

Is a Welsh former footballer and manager.Walker started his playing career as a goalkeeper with Read

Is a Welsh former footballer and manager.Walker started his playing career as a goalkeeper with Reading in January 1963.[1] He joined Shrewsbury Town in June 1964 and also played for York City F.C., Watford F.C., Charlton Athletic F.C. and most notably Colchester United for whom he made 363 league appearances for. Perhaps the most memorable moment in Walker's playing career came when lower division Watford knocked Bill Shankly's Liverpool out of the FA Cup in the early 1970s, in what was considered to be a major cup upset and a result which convinced Shankly of the need to dismantle his aging side and begin building a new team.

Is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.In December 2006, Jones joined Bury on

Is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.In December 2006, Jones joined Bury on an emergency seven-day loan. He made his debut against Mansfield Town on December 9 but wasn't available for Bury's FA Cup replay against Chester due to signing restrictions.

Is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Hull City, Sunderland and Hudders

Is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Hull City, Sunderland and Huddersfield Town during the 1980s and 1990s.He holds the record for consecutive appearances for Hull City, playing 226 consecutive games between August 1983 and September 1988. In 2005, as part of the club's centenary celebrations, a poll was carried out to name the top 100 Tigers, and Norman was the highest-placed goalkeeper at number six.

Is a former Welsh professional footballer.Baddeley began his career at his hometown club Cardiff Cit

Is a former Welsh professional footballer.Baddeley began his career at his hometown club Cardiff City, making his debut on the opening day of the 1991-92 season when he replaced Gareth Abraham against Lincoln City. He eventually managed to establish himself in the side during the 1993-94 season and scored his only goal for the Bluebirds against Brighton in November 1994. After again falling down the pecking order at Ninian Park he decided to leave the club and moved to Exeter City in February 1997. However his time at the club was blighted by a persistent hamstring injury which meant he struggled to retain fitness. He was evetually forced to retire from injury in 1999 and despite an attempted comeback in 2000 he eventually finished his career after a spell at Merthyr Tydfil.

Is a Welsh footballer who currently plays for Llanelli.

Is a Welsh footballer who currently plays for Llanelli.

Is a Welsh football forward.

Is a Welsh football forward.

Is a Welsh professional snooker player. Walker reached the quarter-finals of the World Championship

Is a Welsh professional snooker player. Walker reached the quarter-finals of the World Championship in 1997, with victories over Dave Harold 10–7 and Alan McManus 13–10, before he lost 13–8 to Alain Robidoux. However he never followed up on this result, a

Is a Welsh rugby union footballer who plays at scrum-half for the Scarlets and Wales Sevens, althoug

Is a Welsh rugby union footballer who plays at scrum-half for the Scarlets and Wales Sevens, although he played on the wing during the Scarlets' injury crisis in 2008–09.Williams signed for the Scarlets on a professional development contract in March 2006

Is an English-born Welsh former professional footballer. He also represented Wales on one occasion.J

Is an English-born Welsh former professional footballer. He also represented Wales on one occasion.Jenkinson, who played on the left wing, began his career with Hull City in 1987 and remained at Boothferry Park for six years, making over 130 league appearances for the Yorkshire club. Whilst at Hull, Jenkinson was reputed to be the fastest winger in the Football League and won an ITV organised sprint competition that was organised to test just who was the fastest.

Was a Welsh international footballer who kept goal for a number of professional clubs in the Footbal

Was a Welsh international footballer who kept goal for a number of professional clubs in the Football League between 1901 and 1912. A celebrated amateur at a time when the game was played largely by professionals, Roose was renowned as one of the best players in his position in the Edwardian period. He was also well-known as a footballing eccentric, and many stories about him are still told today.

Is a former Wales international footballer.Leighton started his career as a Left Winger with Burnley

Is a former Wales international footballer.Leighton started his career as a Left Winger with Burnley making his league debut in November 1970 against Nottingham Forest.In 1971 he won his 1st international cap against Czechoslovakia. Altogether, he played 54 times for Wales and scored 10 goals.

Was an Welsh football player. A Wales international he is most notable for his spells at Cardiff Cit

Was an Welsh football player. A Wales international he is most notable for his spells at Cardiff City and Aston Villa.Phillips began his career at Cardiff City, making his way through the youth and reserve sides before making his debut as a substitute during a 2-2 draw against Rotherham United in January 1968, scoring with his very first touch. In these early stages of his career, Phillips was used in positions all over the pitch, including playing as a striker and midfielder, before settling in defence.

Was a Welsh mezzo-soprano opera singer.she married T. Osborne Roberts (1879–1948), a composer. She

Was a Welsh mezzo-soprano opera singer.she married T. Osborne Roberts (1879–1948), a composer. She sang in Paris, Milan, Rome, New York, and London.On 11 October 1922, she made the first complete recording of Sir Edward Elgar's Sea Pictures with Elgar himself conducting. On 12 November 1945, she gave her farewell concert in Pwllheli Town Hall.

Was a Welsh professional footballer. Davies, born in the Splott district of Cardiff, remains the rec

Was a Welsh professional footballer. Davies, born in the Splott district of Cardiff, remains the record career goalscorer for Cardiff City. His involvement with the club coincided with their greatest period, a term in which Cardiff consolidated their position in the First Division and in which they regularly did well in the FA Cup. He represented Wales at international level.

Is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Maesteg Park.A talented winger Jeanne began his career a

Is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Maesteg Park.A talented winger Jeanne began his career at Queens Park Rangers, making his debut on February 1999 against Watford, but problems began to arise nearly as soon as he became a professional when he disappeared for over a week when he was meant to be reporting for Wales under-21 duty. However manager Gerry Francis revealed that it was not the first time the youngster had gone missing and that Jeanne was on his last chance at the club after being arrested for drink-driving the previous year.

Is a Welsh hammer thrower.Her personal best throw is 63.05 metres, achieved in February 2006 in Manc

Is a Welsh hammer thrower.Her personal best throw is 63.05 metres, achieved in February 2006 in Manchester. This is the current Welsh record, and places her sixth on the British outdoor all-time list, behind Lorraine Shaw, Shirley Webb, Zoe Derham, Lyn Sp

Is a former Welsh professional footballer.As a youngster Jones began his career at his local side Ab

Is a former Welsh professional footballer.As a youngster Jones began his career at his local side Aberdare Athletic, while also working at his fathers butchers shop, before signing for Cardiff City in 1929, He made his debut in a 1-0 defeat during a South Wales derby against Swansea Town. Despite Cardiff struggling and falling down the league during his time there he scored 31 goals in 142 league games. He eventually moved to Coventry City in January 1934 and went on to score 27 goals in his first full season for the club, which earnt him the first of his eleven caps for Wales.

Nicknamed Sparky, is a former Welsh international football player and currently manager of Mancheste

Nicknamed Sparky, is a former Welsh international football player and currently manager of Manchester City. As an international footballer, he made 72 appearances and scored 16 goals.

Was a Welsh football player and club manager.A solidly built centre-half who began his career with A

Was a Welsh football player and club manager.A solidly built centre-half who began his career with Aberystwyth Town, McLean moved on to Hilton Main before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers as an amateur in 1939.