100 Welsh Heroes: the top 25 of the Welsh poll
The top 3 according to 284 votes from people: Aneurin Bevan · Gwynfor Evans · Owain Glyndŵr. (Updated Mar 7, 2020.)
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.
Top 25
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1
Aneurin Bevan
Politician, father of the NHS; 2,426 votes.
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2
Gwynfor Evans
Politician; 1,928 votes.
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3
Owain Glyndŵr
Prince of Wales; 2,309 votes.
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4
Tom Jones
Singer; 2,072 votes.
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5
Richard Burton
Actor; 1,755 votes.
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6
Gareth Edwards
Rugby player; 1,685 votes.
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7
David Lloyd George
Politician; 1,627 votes.
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8
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Actress; 1,136 votes.
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9
Dylan Thomas
Poet; 1,630 votes.
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10
Saunders Lewis
Writer and founder of Plaid Cymru; 1,601 votes.
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11
Bertrand Russell
Philosopher; 1,469 votes.
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12
Robert Owen
Philanthropist and founder of socialism; 1,621 votes.
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13
John Charles
Footballer; 769 votes.
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14
James Dean Bradfield
Musician; 790 votes.
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15
J. P. R. Williams
Rugby player; 433 votes.
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16
Evan Roberts
Leader of the 1904–1905 Welsh Revival; 816 votes.
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17
Bishop William Morgan
Translator of the Bible into Welsh; 775 votes.
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18
Andrew Vicari
Artist; 873 votes.
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19
Mike Peters
Musician; 1,594 votes.
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20
R. S. Thomas
Poet; 898 votes.
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21
Tanni Grey-Thompson
Athlete; 432 votes.
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22
Phil Campbell
Musician; 763 votes.
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23
Richey Edwards
Musician; 436 votes.
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24
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd
Prince of Wales; 564 votes.
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25
Ioan Gruffudd
Actor; 464 votes.
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Comments (1)
Mike Peters from The Alarm at number 11, above Bertrand Russell. Only in Wales. Love it.