Welsh Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was a Welsh footballer and broadcaster.Born in Brecon to English parents (his father, a soldier, was

Was a Welsh footballer and broadcaster.Born in Brecon to English parents (his father, a soldier, was stationed there at the time), Barnes initially played as an inside-forward for Southampton in wartime games, where he was spotted and duly signed by Arsenal. He played in virtually every position on the pitch for Arsenal in wartime matches (including a match as goalkeeper), but suffered a serious knee injury incurred in 1944. Despite a poor prognosis at the time, he recovered, and forced himself back in the Arsenal side after insisting on playing a reserves match against Cambridge University.

Was a Welsh coalowner and Member of Parliament. Coffin is recognised as the first person to exploit

Was a Welsh coalowner and Member of Parliament. Coffin is recognised as the first person to exploit the rich coal fields of the Rhondda Valley on an industrial scale, pioneering the growth of one of the most wealthy coal mining areas in the world.Coffin faced four major problems while prospecting for coal in lower Rhondda: there was little known of the geology of the area, there were few skilled miners in the locality, there were no transport links for three miles and there was no proven outside market.[

Was a Welsh international rugby union player. He captained the Wales national rugby union team on on

Was a Welsh international rugby union player. He captained the Wales national rugby union team on one occasion in 1925. Jones played his club rugby for Llanelli RFC.

Was a Welsh professional footballer.Price, a full-back, began his career with his local side, Aberda

Was a Welsh professional footballer.Price, a full-back, began his career with his local side, Aberdare Athletic, playing 36 times in their first ever season in the Football League (1921-22). He left at the end of that season to play for Pontypridd, but returned to play for Aberdare Athletic in the 1924-25 season.

Was a Welsh football wing half. In his early days, he played for Swansea Town. In June 1938, he was

Was a Welsh football wing half. In his early days, he played for Swansea Town. In June 1938, he was sold to Manchester United, staying with the Manchester club until 1951 when he was sold to Oldham Athletic, retiring shortly afterwards. During his United career, he made 115 appearances and scored 2 goals.

Is a former Welsh professional snooker player. Despite never breaking into the top 16, he reached th

Is a former Welsh professional snooker player. Despite never breaking into the top 16, he reached the last 16 and quarter-finals of many ranking events. His most notable run was to the final of the Mercantile Credit Classic in 1989 with victories over the

Is a Welsh international footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Ch

Is a Welsh international footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Championship.Hennessey, raised in Beaumaris, Anglesey, began as a trainee at Manchester City but was released in 2003, whereupon he joined the youth academy at Wolves. After progressing through the ranks, he signed professional forms in April 2005.

Was a Welsh soccer player during the 1990s and early 2000s.Wayne began his career at Welsh side Ebbw

Was a Welsh soccer player during the 1990s and early 2000s.Wayne began his career at Welsh side Ebbw Vale before joining Burnley in October 1993. He found it hard to establish himself as regular goalkeeper and moved to Glentoran in August 1997. He had a successful time at the club, winning the Irish Cup in 1998 and the League Championship a season later. He joined Roddy Collins Bohemian revolution in the summer of 1999 and excelled during their UEFA Cup campaign of 2000/01. He was superb as Bohs won the League of Ireland Premier Division and FAI Cup that season.

Was a Welsh field hockey player from Cardiff,[1] who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he

Was a Welsh field hockey player from Cardiff,[1] who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the bronze medal as member of the team Wales.

Was a Welsh cricketer, rugby union footballer, cricket administrator and journalist.Wilf Wooller was

Was a Welsh cricketer, rugby union footballer, cricket administrator and journalist.Wilf Wooller was born at Rhos-on-Sea in Denbighshire. He was educated at Rydal School (now Rydal Penrhos) and Cambridge. He was acclaimed as one of the greatest all round

Was a Wales international rugby union player who played club rugby for Swansea. He won four caps for

Was a Wales international rugby union player who played club rugby for Swansea. He won four caps for Wales and was part of the Welsh side that faced the touring South Africans in 1931. He faced the South Africans twice during their 1931 tour of Britain, o

Was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and '40s who at repres

Was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and '40s who at representative level played rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Chepstow RFC, Gloucester RFC, and Newport RFC, playing at Wing, i.e. number 11 or 1

Was a Welsh international rugby wing who played club rugby in the union code for Swansea and represe

Was a Welsh international rugby wing who played club rugby in the union code for Swansea and represented Oldham under the league code. McCutcheon was capped for the Wales national rugby union team seven times between 1891 and 1894, and in 1893 he was a me

Was a Wales international rugby union player. He was selected for the 1938 British Lions tour to Sou

Was a Wales international rugby union player. He was selected for the 1938 British Lions tour to South Africa. Travers played club rugby for Newport RFC and was the son of George Travers, also a Wales international.

Was a Welsh international rugby union player who played club rugby union for Treorchy and was capped

Was a Welsh international rugby union player who played club rugby union for Treorchy and was capped four times for Wales, all during the 1922 Five Nations Championship. Cummins was first selected to play for Wales in the opening match of the 1922 Five Na

Was a South Wales industrialist.The son of Richard Crawshay, he took over the Cyfarthfa Ironworks fr

Was a South Wales industrialist.The son of Richard Crawshay, he took over the Cyfarthfa Ironworks from his father, but it was never his primary concern, and he continued to live in London. He already had trading interests in India and had only taken a role in the business because of the death of his elder brother. After his father's death in 1810, he left the running of the works mostly in the hands of his own son, William Crawshay II.

Was the son of William Crawshay I, the owner of Cyfarthfa Ironworks in Merthyr Tydfil, south Wales.W

Was the son of William Crawshay I, the owner of Cyfarthfa Ironworks in Merthyr Tydfil, south Wales.William Crawshay II became an ironmaster when he took over the business from his father. He was known as the 'Iron King'. He was responsible for the building of Cyfarthfa Castle in the 1820s and also of the present Caversham Park in Oxfordshire (now Berkshire) in 1850. He retired to Caversham in 1847, and his son, Robert Thompson Crawshay, carried on the South Wales business.

Is a former professional footballer, who played in goal between 1969 and 1987. He made 52 appearance

Is a former professional footballer, who played in goal between 1969 and 1987. He made 52 appearances for the Wales national football team, and played for Everton, Wrexham (twice), Tranmere Rovers and three spells at Swansea City.David 'Dai' Davies ('Dai' being the Welsh diminutive for 'David') was born in Glanamman in the Amman valley on April 1, 1948. His father was a coal miner and an amateur footballer, who had trials with Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sheffield United.

Was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cardiff and London Welsh. Wi

Was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cardiff and London Welsh. Williams was capped for Wales five times over a period of four years.The game was a one-sided affair with Scotland scoring 12 tries without reply. Despite th

Was a British newspaper publisher.In 1924 the Berry brothers and Sir Edward Iliffe set up Allied New

Was a British newspaper publisher.In 1924 the Berry brothers and Sir Edward Iliffe set up Allied Newspapers and purchased the Daily Dispatch, the Manchester Evening Chronicle, the Sunday Chronicle, the Sunday News, and the Sunday Graphic, as well as a string of other newspapers across the country. In Cardiff they merged four newspapers into the Western Mail. In 1927 they purchased The Daily Telegraph from the 2nd Baron Burnham, with William Berry also becoming its editor-in-chief. In 1937 they also purchased its rival, The Morning Post.

Is a former Welsh professional footballer.The son of a Greek restaurateur, Micallef was born in the

Is a former Welsh professional footballer.The son of a Greek restaurateur, Micallef was born in the Grangetown area of Cardiff and was a Welsh schoolboy international as a youngster before joining Cardiff City as a trainee, working his way up to the first team, making his debut in December 1978 at the age of seventeen against Sheffield United which was to be his only appearance for the Bluebirds that year. Eventually he established himself in the team during the 1981/82 season but in September 1983 he moved to Newport County as part of a five man swap deal which saw Cardiff players Micallef, John Lewis and Linden Jones move to Newport in exchange for Nigel Vaughan and Karl Elsey.

Was a Welsh poet and writer.He spent a significant part of his life as a tramp or vagabond in the Un

Was a Welsh poet and writer.He spent a significant part of his life as a tramp or vagabond in the United States and United Kingdom, but became known as one of the most popular poets of his time. The prinicpal themes in Davies' work are the marvels of natu

Is a former Wales international rugby union player. He was capped eleven times as a centre for Wales

Is a former Wales international rugby union player. He was capped eleven times as a centre for Wales between 1967 and 1970, winning his last cap as a replacement. He scored one drop goal for Wales. Raybould was selected for the 1968 British Lions tour to

Was a Welsh conductor and organist. Born into a large coal-mining family and raised in Merthyr Tydfi

Was a Welsh conductor and organist. Born into a large coal-mining family and raised in Merthyr Tydfil, Jones studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London from 1920 to 1925. He studied the organ with Sir Stanley Marchant at St. Paul's Cathedral, London; orchestral Conducting with Sir Henry Wood and Ernest Read; and harmony with Benjamin Dale. He was for a time organist at the Welsh Baptist Church in Castle Street, London, worked at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and assisted with the British National Opera Company in the role of prompter.

Was a Welsh international footballer, who played as an inside forward for Newcastle United, Southamp

Was a Welsh international footballer, who played as an inside forward for Newcastle United, Southampton and Chester City in the 1940s and 1950s, winning the FA Cup with Newcastle in 1952.