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Sir Daniel Gooch

I look back upon the time spent at Tredegar as by far the most important years of my life... large works of this kind are by far the best school for a young engineer. (Sir Daniel Gooch)

Sir Daniel Gooch trained as an engineer under Thomas Ellis at Tredegar Ironworks. Together they pioneered steam railway locomotion in south Wales.

Thomas Dadford Jnr

Dadford was one of the early canal pioneers whose who engineered the Monmouthshire, Brecknock and Abergavenny and Neath Canals.

Dadford was one of the early canal pioneers whose who engineered the Monmouthshire, Brecknock and Abergavenny and Neath Canals. His expertise revolutionised the science of civil engineering and played a major part in the industrial development of Wales.

Griffith Morgan Guto Nyth-bran

Fleet-footed shepherd in whose honour the Nos Galan races are held every year.

Better known by his Welsh name of Guto Nyth Brân, Griffith Morgan was a legendary athlete who could run faster than a horse.

Max Boyce

The Valleys' Bard

A Welsh legend, entertainer and singer from the heart of the Valleys.

Michael Sheen

Passionate about his home town of Baglan, Sheen produced an epic piece of street theatre there in 2011 - The Passion.

Archibald Hood

Engineer and Rhondda coal owner who built the Scotch Terraces - homes with gardens for his workers.

Archibald Hood was a well-known 19th century Scottish engineer who became a prominent figure in the south Wales coal industry.

Evan James - Ieuan ap Iago

‘This land of my fathers is dear to me.’

'Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau' or 'Land of My Fathers' is, by tradition, the national anthem of Wales. The words were written by Evan James and the tune composed by his son, James James, in 1856 whilst they were living in Pontypridd. The earliest written copy survives in the collections of the National Library of Wales.

R J Jandrell

This heroic volunteer helped to make the Atlantic safe during WW2

Cwmcarn born Royden Jandrell swam through the flooded lower deck of HMS Rodney, sealing off inundated areas to prevent his ship from sinking during the Battle of the Atlantic in May 1941. His heroic actions helped make the waters of the north Atlantic safe from German attack for which he was awarded the DSM.

Joseph Parry

Famed on both sides of the Atlantic for his music

Joseph Parry was the composer of one of the most famous Welsh tunes - Myfanwy - and one of the best loved hymns - Aberystwyth. He was born in Merthyr Tydfil in 1841.

Ioan Gryffydd

'As a Welshman, I grew up in a culture of singing and performing with music, and I think it was through this performing that I got my confidence as an actor.'

This Hollywood actor, probably best known as Hornblower, started his career in Welsh language films and TV programmes.

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