David Lloyd George, Nye Bevan, Richard Burton, Owain Glyndwr etc.. could we claim Paul Robeson as 'one of our own'?? Tommy Cooper was a Caerphilly lad. Probably missed loads of important people but these are the people that come to mind.
I'm also slightly disppointed at the list for 'top sports personalities', no rugby stars (the likes of Gareth Edwards, Gareth Thomas, Shane Williams, Neil Jenkins, JPR, JJ Williams, Ray Gravel et al should get a mention). Then what about Joe Calzaghe (Anti BBC perhaps as he was BBC sports personality of the year?) 10 years at the top of his game and no mention. Tanni Grey-Thompson, Britain's greatest paralympic of all time and certainly one of Wales's greatest sports stars. And then what about Nicole Cooke? There are many other snooker stars (Mark Williams for one) I'm sure there are lots of other great sports stars I haven't mentioned. The sportstar list seems somewhat football-centric...
Rant over