Ebbw Vale - Notable People

Notable People

For full list, see Category:People from Ebbw Vale
  • Jeff Banks, fashion designer
  • Michael Foot, a member of the Foot family, served as Member of Parliament for the Ebbw Vale constituency from 1960 to 1992, a period in which he controversially presided over the closure of the steelworks as government Minister for Industry.
  • Nicky Grist, rally co-driver
  • Brian Hibbard, singer and actor
  • Steve Jones, athlete, world marathon record holder
  • Jemima Phillips, harpist
  • Victor Spinetti, actor, born in Cwm
  • Mark Williams, snooker player
  • Nathan Wyburn, Britain's Got Talent (series 5), Artist
  • Clive Burgess, nicknamed 'steel claw', and one of several rugby union internationals who plated for both Wales and Ebbw Vale RFC.
  • Arthur Smith, a British Lion and Scotland international, who also played for Ebbw Vale RFC.

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