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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.

Nicholas Evans

The Welsh Van Gogh

Only discovered by the art world in his 70s, Nicholas took up painting when he retired as an engine driver. Self-taught, he was soon being called 'The Welsh Van Gogh'. His paintings have a gritty realism, depicting miners as victims.

Laura Ashley

Iconic designer of floral frocks and furnishings.

One of Wales' most famous designers and international 'brands' - Laura Ashley - was born in Merthyr Tydfil.

William 'Mabon' Abraham

This trade union leader and Rhondda MP is best known for his role as negotiator in the Cambrian Colliery Dispute of 1911.

Elizabeth Andrews

This sufragette cared passionately about women's rights, becoming a heroine for thousands of miners' wives as her campaigning secured pit head baths.

One of the most influential female political activists of the early 20th century.

Charlotte Guest

Born into the English aristocracy, Lady Charlotte Guest wasn’t an obvious candidate as a translator of medieval Welsh. But within 13 years of marrying John Josiah Guest she had moved to Dowlais, had 10 children, learned Welsh and translated the tales of the Mabinogion. (Angela Elniff-Larsen)

Influential ironmaster's wife who became one of the best known women in 19th century Wales.

Dr Lyn Evans

My job involves quite a bit of travel. Recently, I met the President of China and thought to myself, "Not bad for a bloke from Aberdare!"

Dr Lyn Evans, the son of a miner from Aberdare who grew up in a council house in Cwmbach, is now one of the most influential physicists in the world. He has been in charge of the world’s most expensive science experiment since 1994 - the Large Hydrogen Collider at CERN in Switzerland.

Thomas Ellis

'It is my intention to make a trial of the locomotive engine' (Thomas Ellis)

Thomas Ellis was the Chief Engineer of the Tredegar Ironworks from 1828 to 1854. He embraced the steam age, purchasing a Stephenson steam engine and building a steam locomotive at Tredegar Ironworks which ran on the Sirhowy Tramroad in 1829, heralding the steam age in south Wales.

Alexander Cordell

One of Wales' most popular and prolific writers

Alexander Cordell's international best-selling book about the Valleys, Rape of the Fair Country, put Blaenavon on the world map some fifty years before it was designated a World Heritage Site.

James James

The tune that stirs the soul at the start of rugby internationals - Land of My Fathers - was composed by James James in Pontypridd in 1856.

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