# 100 Welsh Heroes: the top 25 of the Welsh poll

Aneurin Bevan, Owain Glyndŵr and Tom Jones at the top: the first 25 names of 100 Welsh Heroes, the online poll run by Culturenet Cymru from September 2003 to February 2004 in answer to the BBC's 100 Greatest Britons, with the votes each received.

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- Mar 7, 2020 · Chase Jones
- https://even.best/en/l/5121/100-welsh-heroes-the-top-25-of-the-welsh-poll

## Top 25

1. **Aneurin Bevan** (23 · ▲24 ▼1) — Politician, father of the NHS; 2,426 votes.
2. **Gwynfor Evans** (19 · ▲20 ▼1) — Politician; 1,928 votes.
3. **Owain Glyndŵr** (16 · ▲17 ▼1) — Prince of Wales; 2,309 votes.
4. **Tom Jones** (15 · ▲16 ▼1) — Singer; 2,072 votes.
5. **Richard Burton** (15 · ▲16 ▼1) — Actor; 1,755 votes.
6. **Gareth Edwards** (14 · ▲15 ▼1) — Rugby player; 1,685 votes.
7. **David Lloyd George** (14 · ▲14 ▼0) — Politician; 1,627 votes.
8. **Catherine Zeta-Jones** (12 · ▲12 ▼0) — Actress; 1,136 votes.
9. **Dylan Thomas** (11 · ▲13 ▼2) — Poet; 1,630 votes.
10. **Saunders Lewis** (10 · ▲10 ▼0) — Writer and founder of Plaid Cymru; 1,601 votes.
11. **Bertrand Russell** (10 · ▲10 ▼0) — Philosopher; 1,469 votes.
12. **Robert Owen** (9 · ▲10 ▼1) — Philanthropist and founder of socialism; 1,621 votes.
13. **John Charles** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — Footballer; 769 votes.
14. **James Dean Bradfield** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — Musician; 790 votes.
15. **J. P. R. Williams** (5 · ▲7 ▼2) — Rugby player; 433 votes.
16. **Evan Roberts** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — Leader of the 1904–1905 Welsh Revival; 816 votes.
17. **Bishop William Morgan** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — Translator of the Bible into Welsh; 775 votes.
18. **Andrew Vicari** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Artist; 873 votes.
19. **Mike Peters** (3 · ▲6 ▼3) — Musician; 1,594 votes.
20. **R. S. Thomas** (3 · ▲6 ▼3) — Poet; 898 votes.
21. **Tanni Grey-Thompson** (2 · ▲6 ▼4) — Athlete; 432 votes.
22. **Phil Campbell** (2 · ▲5 ▼3) — Musician; 763 votes.
23. **Richey Edwards** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — Musician; 436 votes.
24. **Llywelyn ap Gruffudd** (1 · ▲3 ▼2) — Prince of Wales; 564 votes.
25. **Ioan Gruffudd** (-1 · ▲3 ▼4) — Actor; 464 votes.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.