100 Welsh Heroes was a poll run in Wales as a response to the BBC's 100 Greatest Britons poll of 2002. The Welsh poll was carried out on-line in the winter of 2003-2004, and the results were announced in February 2004. This article is about the country. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... // In 2002, the BBC conducted a vote to determine whom the general public considers the 100 greatest Britons of all time. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The poll was operated by Culturenet Cymru Ltd. a Welsh Assembly funded body based at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth. The project was managed by Jon Curtis, the Marketing Manager of Culturnet Cymru, with media work conducted by TM, a communications company based in Cardiff. The National Library of Wales (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru in Welsh) is a legal deposit library in Aberystwyth, Wales. ... Aberystwyth (IPA: , South Welsh: ) (in English: Mouth of the Ystwyth) is a historic market town, administrative centre and holiday resort within Ceredigion, Wales. ... TM, Tm or tm may stand for: Tmoney, a Koreas first smart card. ... Cardiff (English:  , Welsh: ) is the capital, largest and core city of Wales. ...

At the time of the results being announced the organisers claimed it to be the largest online poll ever conductd in Wales. This article is about the country. ...

The Top 100 were:

1. Aneurin Bevan, politician (2426 votes)
2. Owain Glyndŵr, Prince of Wales (2309 votes)
3. Tom Jones, singer (2072 votes)
4. Gwynfor Evans, politician (1928 votes)
5. Richard Burton, actor (1755 votes)
6. Gareth Edwards, rugby player (1685 votes)
7. Dylan Thomas, poet (1630 votes)
8. David Lloyd George, politician (1627 votes)
9. Robert Owen, philanthropist (1621 votes)
10. Saunders Lewis, writer (1601 votes)
11. Mike Peters, musician (1594 votes)
12. Bertrand Russell, philosopher (1469 votes)
13. Catherine Zeta-Jones, actress (1136 votes)
14. R. S. Thomas, poet (898 votes)
15. Andrew Vicari, artist (873 votes)
16. Evan Roberts (816 votes)
17. James Dean Bradfield, musician (790 votes)
18. Bishop William Morgan (775 votes)
19. John Charles, footballer (769 votes)
20. Phil Campbell (763 votes)
21. Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Wales (564 votes)
22. Ioan Gruffudd, actor (464 votes)
23. Richey Edwards, musician (436 votes)
24. J.P.R. Williams, rugby player (433 votes)
25. Tanni Grey-Thompson, athlete (432 votes)
26. Simon Weston, war hero (416 votes)
27. John Evans (352 votes)
28. Alfred Russel Wallace, scientist (313 votes)
29. Michael D. Jones, founder of Patagonian community (284 votes)
30. Dafydd ap Gwilym, poet (281 votes)
31. Archbishop Rowan Williams (273 votes)
32. Patrick Jones (260 votes)
33. Julian Cayo-Evans, militant politician (257 votes)
34. Tommy Cooper, comedian (219 votes)
35. Roald Dahl (201 votes)
36. John Frost, Chartist leader (187 votes)
37. Hedd Wyn, poet (178 votes)
38. Jimmy Wilde, boxer (177 votes)
39. Dr Richard Price, philosopher (171 votes)
40. Sir Kyffin Williams, artist (170 votes)
41. Kate Roberts, writer (167 votes)
42. Roy Jenkins, politician (165 votes)
43. Hywel Dda, king and law-giver (164 votes)
44. Anthony Hopkins, actor (160 votes)
45. Professor Steve Jones, biologist (159 votes)
46. Saint David (158 votes)
47. William Williams Pantycelyn (158 votes)
48. Donald Davies, scientist (146 votes)
49. Ron Davies, politician (145 votes)
50. Professor Brian Josephson, Nobel Prize-winning scientist (144 votes)
51. Sir Henry Morton Stanley, explorer (143 votes)
52. T. E. Lawrence, war hero (143 votes)
53. Henry VII of England (142 votes)
54. Llywelyn ab Iorwerth, Prince of Wales (139 votes)
55. Bryn Terfel, singer (138 votes)
56. Dic Penderyn, political martyr (136 votes)
57. Ian Rush, footballer (135 votes)
58. Neil Kinnock, politician (135 votes)
59. W. H. Davies, poet (135 votes)
60. Mark Hughes, footballer (132 votes)
61. Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, architect (120 votes)
62. Bill Frost (120 votes)
63. Dafydd Iwan, musician and politician (115 votes)
64. Dr William Price, eccentric (114 votes)
65. Elizabeth Phillips Hughes, educator (110 votes)
66. Margaret Haig Thomas (108 votes)
67. Professor Clive Granger (107 votes)
68. Sir Terry Matthews, entrepreneur (95 votes)
69. Howell Harris, religious leader (94 votes)
70. King Arthur (92 votes)
71. Cerys Matthews, singer (88 votes)
72. Laura Ashley, designer (87 votes)
73. William Henry Preece (86 votes)
74. David Davies, industrialist (81 votes)
75. Thomas Jones (81 votes)
76. Colin Jackson, athlete (77 votes)
77. Captain Henry Morgan, buccaneer (71 votes)
78. Julien MacDonald, fashion designer (68 votes)
79. Gwen John, artist (68 votes)
80. Rhodri Mawr, king (64 votes)
81. Iolo Morganwg, poet and author, inventor of the Eisteddfod format (63 votes)
82. Alexander Cordell, novelist (63 votes)
83. Owain Lawgoch, claimant to throne of Wales (62 votes)
84. Dannie Abse, poet (62 votes)
85. Gerald of Wales, bishop and writer (60 votes)
86. Robert Recorde, mathematician (57 votes)
87. David Edward Hughes (57 votes)
88. Richard Amerik (57 votes)
89. Evan Evans (Ieuan Fardd), poet (57 votes)
90. Richard Wilson, artist (56 votes)
91. William Robert Grove (56 votes)
92. Megan Lloyd George, politician (56 votes)
93. John Jones (55 votes)
94. Raymond Williams, writer (55 votes)
95. John Cale,musician (55 votes)
96. Ernest Jones, psychiatrist (54 votes)
97. Waldo Williams, poet (53 votes)
98. The Lord Rhys (51 votes)
99. Isaac Roberts (44 votes)
100. Elizabeth Andrews (37 votes)

A statue of Bevan in Cardiff. ... Seal of Owain Glyndŵr The Banner of the Arms of Owain Glyndŵr showing his parentage Owain Glyndŵr [], sometimes anglicised as Owen Glendower (1359–c. ... Sir Thomas Jones Woodward, OBE, (born 7 June 1940), known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Grammy Award-winning Welsh popular music singer particularly noted for his powerful voice. ... Richard Gwynfor Evans (1 September 1912 – April 21, 2005), was a Welsh politician and the first Member of Parliament to represent Plaid Cymru at Westminster (1966-1970; 1974-1979). ... Richard Burton CBE (November 10, 1925 – August 5, 1984) was a Welsh actor. ... Gareth Edwards, born 12 July 1947 in Pontardawe, Wales, is a former Welsh rugby union footballer who plays scrum-half, considered by many to be the greatest player in the history of the game. ... Dylan Thomas Dylan Marlais Thomas (October 27, 1914 – November 9, 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer. ... David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor, OM, PC (17 January 1863 – 26 March 1945) was a British statesman who guided Britain and the British Empire through World War I and the postwar settlement as the Liberal Party Prime Minister, 1916-1922. ... Robert Owen (May 14, 1771 – November 17, 1858) was a Welsh socialist and social reformer. ... Saunders Lewis (John Saunders Lewis), (October 15, 1893 - September 1, 1985), was a Welsh poet, dramatist, historian, literary critic and political activist. ... Mike Peters (born February 25, 1959), is a Welsh musician, best known as the leader of The Alarm. ... Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS, (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970), was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, advocate for social reform, and pacifist. ... Catherine Zeta-Jones (born 25 September 1969) is a Welsh actress. ... Ronald Stuart Thomas (29 March 1913 – 25 September 2000) was a Welsh poet and Anglican Clergyman, noted for his nationalism and spirituality. ... Painting of La Marianne by Andrew Vicari (1980) Andrew Vicari (born 20 April 1938) is a Welsh painter working in France who has established a career painting portraits of the rich and famous. ... Evan John Roberts (June 8, 1878-September 29, 1951), was a leading figure of the 1904-1905 Welsh Revival who suffered many set-backs in his later life. ... James Dean Bradfield is the lead guitarist and vocalist for the famous Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers. ... William Morgan [aka MOG] (1545 – September 10, 1604), was Bishop of Llandaff and of St Asaph, and the translator of the first version of the whole Bible into Welsh. ... John Charles in his 2nd period as a Leeds United player John Charles, CBE (27 December 1931 – 21 February 2004) was a Welsh football player. ... Phil Campbell Phil Campbell (born Philip Anthony Campbell , May 7, 1961) is a guitarist in the British heavy metal band Motörhead. ... Arms used by Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Llywelyn ap Gruffydd or Gruffudd (c. ... Ioan Gruffudd (English pronounciation is what? , yoe-an gri-fidh) (born October 6, 1973) is a British actor from Wales. ... Richey James Edwards Richey James Edwards is the missing member of the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers. ... John Peter Rhys Williams (born 2 March 1949 in Cardiff), known universally as JPR Williams, played rugby union for Wales between 1969 and 1981. ... Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE (born 26 July 1969) is a Welsh athlete and TV presenter. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... John Evans has been described as one of Wales most uncompromising and original contemporary artists and writers[1]. He started his career as a singer and frontman for the punk band the The Tax Exiles. ... Alfred Russel Wallace, OM, FRS (January 8, 1823 – November 7, 1913) was a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist. ... Michael D. Jones (1822-1898) was born Michael Daniel Jones in Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd (then Merionethshire). ... Dafydd ap Gwilym (ca. ... For the English boxer, see Rowan Anthony Williams. ... Patrick Jones (born 1965) is an Welsh poet, playwright and filmmaker. ... // Background Born, 22nd April, 1937 at Glandenys, Silian, near Lampeter. ... Tommy Cooper in his comedy show (VHS) The Plank (DVD cover) Tommy Cooper (March 19, 1921 – April 15, 1984) was a Welsh prop comedian and magician born in Caerphilly, Wales. ... Roald Dahl (IPA: ) (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a Welsh novelist, short story author and screenwriter of Norwegian parentage, famous as a writer for both children and adults. ... John Frost is the name of several prominent men: John Frost (1784-1877), a British Chartist John Frost (1890-1937), an American artist John Frost (1912-1993), an officer with the British Army, made famous by his service during Operation Market Garden, where he served as a Lieutenant Colonel in... Hedd Wyn (13 January 1887–31 July 1917) was a Merionethshire farmer and poet of World War I. Born Ellis Humphrey Evans, the eldest of eleven children of Evan and Mary Evans, he used the Bardic name Hedd Wyn, Welsh for white peace. Evans spent most of his life on... Jimmy Wilde (May 12, 1892 in Tylorstown – March 10, 1969 in Cardiff) was a former boxer of Welsh origin. ... Richard Price (February 23, 1723 – April 19, 1791), was a Welsh moral and political philosopher. ... Sir Kyffin Williams RA (born 9 May 1918) is a Welsh landscape painter who lives in Menai Bridge on the Island of Anglesey. ... Kate Roberts (February 13, 1891 - April 4, 1985) was one of the foremost Welsh-language authors of the twentieth century. ... Roy Harris Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead, OM, PC (November 11, 1920 – January 5, 2003) was a British politician and a prominent Labour Member of Parliament in the 1960s and 1970s, and founding member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). ... Howell the Good (880?–950; Welsh: Hywel Dda or Hywel ap Cadell) is listed amongst the kings of Gwynedd. ... Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins CBE (IPA: ) (born 31 December 1937) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning film, stage and television actor. ... Steve Jones This article is about the evolutionary biologist. ... The Flag of Saint David. ... William Williams William Williams, Pantycelyn (also known as Williams Pantycelyn, and Pantycelyn) (1717–January 11, 1791) is generally acknowledged as Waless most important hymn writer. ... Donald Davies Donald Watts Davies CBE FRS (June 7, 1924 – May 28, 2000) was a British computer scientist who was a co-inventor of packet switching (and originator of the term), along with Paul Baran and Leonard Kleinrock in the US. Just prior to Davies death, he contested Kleinrocks... Ron Davies Ronald Davies (born 6 August 1946) is a Welsh politician, former Secretary of State for Wales, former Member of Parliament and former member of the Welsh Assembly. ... Brian David Josephson (born Cardiff, UK, January 4, 1940) is a British physicist whose discovery of the Josephson effect while a 22_year_old graduate student won him a share (with Leo Esaki and Ivar Giaever) of the 1973 Nobel Prize for Physics. ... Sir Henry Morton Stanley, also known in the Congo as Bula Matari (Breaker of Rocks or, alternatively, Sledge Hammer) , born John Rowlands (January 28, 1841 – May 10, 1904), was a journalist and explorer famous for his exploration of Africa and his search for David Livingstone. ... // T. E. Lawrence in the white silk robes of the Sherifs of Mecca. ... Henry VII (January 28, 1457 – April 21, 1509), King of England, Lord of Ireland (August 22, 1485 – April 21, 1509), was the founder and first patriarch of the Tudor dynasty. ... Llywelyn ap Iorwerth ( 1173–April 11, 1240) was a Prince of Gwynedd and eventually ruler of much of Wales. ... Bryn Terfel The Welsh baritone Bryn Terfel, CBE (born November 9, 1965) is one of the best-known contemporary opera and concert singers. ... Dic Penderyn the name by which the working-class hero Richard Lewis (1808-1831) is better known. ... Ian James Rush MBE (born 20 October 1961) is a Welsh footballer who played as a striker and is best known for playing with Liverpool. ... Neil Gordon Kinnock, Baron Kinnock, PC (born 28 March 1942) is a British politician. ... William Henry Davies (1871 - September 26, 1940), was a Welsh poet and writer. ... Leslie Mark Hughes OBE (born November 1, 1963 in Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales), nicknamed Sparky, is a former Welsh football player and currently a manager at Blackburn Rovers. ... Village Hall, Stone. ... William (Bill) Frost (28 May 1848 – March 1935) was an amateur aviator, who, some believe, made the first manned flight by a heavier-than-air aircraft. ... Dafydd Iwan (born August 24, 1943) is the president of Plaid Cymru -- The Party of Wales. ... Dr. William Price (4 March 1800 – 23 January 1893)[1] of Pontypridd, South Wales, was a physician and a famous eccentric, best known for introducing cremation to the United Kingdom. ... Elizabeth Phillips Hughes (1851-1925) was a Welsh scholar, teacher, and promoter of womens education. ... Margaret Haig Mackworth, 2nd Viscountess Rhondda (12 June 1883–20 July 1958) was a Welsh peeress and active suffragette. ... Sir Clive Granger (born September 4, 1934) is a Welsh-born economist, and Professor Emeritus at the University of California at San Diego, USA. Along with Robert Engle of New York University he shared the 2003 Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. ... Sir Terry Matthews is a serial and successful high tech entrepreneur, originally from Wales. ... Howell Harris Howell Harris (1714-1773) was one of the main leaders of the Welsh Methodist revival in the 18th century, along with Daniel Rowland and William Williams Pantycelyn. ... A bronze Arthur in plate armour with visor raised and with jousting shield wearing Kastenbrust armour (early 15th century) by Peter Vischer, typical of later anachronistic depictions of Arthur. ... Cerys Matthews (pronounced Kerris) (born April 11, 1969 in Cardiff, Wales, UK) is a Welsh singer and songwriter, perhaps best known as the lead singer of Welsh rock band Catatonia from 1992 to 2001. ... Laura Ashley CBE, (7 September 1925–17 September 1985) was a Welsh designer. ... William Henry Preece Sir William Henry Preece (1834-1913) was born in Caernarfon, Wales. ... David Davies (1818-1890) was a highly influential Welsh industrialist. ... Thomas Jones (26 September 1742 – 29 April 1803) was a Welsh landscape painter. ... Colin Ray Jackson CBE (born February 18, 1967 in Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh sprint and hurdling athlete of Jamaican and Scottish ancestry, who now works as a sports commentator and television presenter predominantly for the BBC. // Jackson attended Llanedeyrn High School playing football and cricket for the county and... Sir Henry Morgan (Hari Morgan in Welsh), (ca. ... Julien MacDonald (born March 19, 1972) is a Welsh fashion designer. ... Gwen John (1876-1939) was a Welsh artist. ... Rhodri the Great a. ... Iolo Morganwg (or Morgannwg in modern spelling; pronounced ) was the bardic name of Edward Williams (Llancarfan, Glamorgan, Wales 1747-1826), an influential antiquarian, poet, collector and literary forger. ... Alexander Cordell was the pen-name of George Alexander Graber (1914-1997), a prolific novelist and author of thirty acclaimed works including Rape of the Fair Country, The Hosts of Rebecca and Song of the Earth. ... Owain Lawgoch, (English: Owain of the Red Hand, French: Yvain de Galles), full name Owain ap Thomas ap Rhodri (c. ... Dannie Abse (really Daniel Abse, born September 22, 1923) is a British poet and writer. ... Giraldus Cambrensis (c. ... Robert Recorde (c. ... David E. Hughes David Edward Hughes (May 16, 1831 - January 22, 1900) was an accomplished musician and a professor of music as well as chair of natural philosophy at St. ... Richard Amerike (Ameryk or ap Meryk) (c. ... Evan Evans could refer to one of several people: Evan Evans (Ieuan Fardd), 18th century Welsh poet and scholar Evan Evans (Ieuan Glan Geirionydd), 19th century Welsh poet Evan Alfred Evans, US judge Evan Evans (racer), an off-road champion racing in Championship Off-Road Racing Category: ... Lake Avernus I, by Richard Wilson, c. ... Sir William Robert Grove (1811 – 1896) was a British chemist born in Swansea in Wales. ... The Lady Megan Arvon Lloyd George (22 April 1902 to 14 May 1966) was a British politician, the first female Member of Parliament for a Welsh constituency, and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party. ... There have been several notable people named John Jones: Sir John Jones was Director General of MI5 the United Kingdoms internal security service, from 1981 to 1985. ... Raymond Williams (31 August 1921 - 26 January 1988) was a highly influential Welsh academic, novelist and critic. ... John Davies Cale (born March 9, 1942) is a Welsh musician, songwriter and record producer. ... Ernest Jones (1879-1958) was arguably the best-known follower of Sigmund Freud. ... Waldo (Goronwy) Williams (30 September 1904 – 20 May 1971) was one of the leading Welsh-language poets of the twentieth century. ... Rhys ap Gruffydd (1132–1197) was the ruler of the kingdom of Deheubarth (South Wales) from 1155 until his death. ... Isaac Roberts Isaac Roberts (January 17/27 1829- July 17, 1904) was a British astronomer who was a pioneer in photography of nebulae. ... Elizabeth Andrews (1989-[[]]) was the first woman organiser of the UK Labour Party in Wales. ...

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