Notable people William "Mabon" Abraham (1842–1922, b. Cwmafan), trade unionist and politician Bennett Arron, writer, comedian, actor and author, was brought up in Port Talbot Martyn Ashton, British mountain bike trials former world champion and multiple British champion, lives in Port Talbot. Keith Barnes, Australian rugby league player, born in Port Talbot Captain Beany, celebrity charity fundraiser, and celebrity lookalike. Robert Blythe, Welsh actor, was brought up in Tan y Groes Street. Played Fagin Hepplewhite in the BBC comedy High Hopes. Di Botcher, Welsh comedy actress. Steve Bray, anti-Brexit protester. Rob Brydon, actor and comedian who was brought up in Baglan, Port Talbot. Richard Burton was born in Pontrhydyfen, Port Talbot as Richard Jenkins and had his early education in Port Talbot where he met his mentor, Philip Burton. Gabrielle Creevy, actress who is from Port Talbot Leondre Devries, part of the singing duo Bars and Melody who came third on Britain's Got Talent in 2014. Alan Durban, footballer Ivor Emmanuel, musical theatre and television singer and actor from Pontrhydyfen, Port Talbot. Peg Entwistle, Broadway theatre actress whose 1932 suicide from atop the Hollywood Sign in Los Angeles tagged her as "The Hollywood Sign Girl" was born at 5 Broad Street, Port Talbot on 5 February 1908. Professor Sir Christopher Evans, businessman, originally from Port Talbot Rebecca Evans, soprano, from Pontrhydyfen, Port Talbot William Evans (1883–1968), writer Brian Flynn, Welsh footballer, influential in Wales' semi-final run at UEFA Euro 2016 Bernard Fox, actor, born Bernard Lawson Rhod Gilbert, comedian, lives in Port Talbot Lateysha Grace, television personality Regan Grace, professional rugby league player for St. Helens and Wales national rugby league team Richard Hibbard, rugby union player (Wales and Lions international) James Hook, rugby union player, Ospreys and Wales fly-half Sir Anthony Hopkins, actor, was born and raised in Margam, Port Talbot. Geoffrey Howe, politician, was born in Port Talbot and spent his early years there. When he was made a life peer in 1992 he chose the title Baron Howe of Aberavon. Chris Jenkins British, European and World champion powerlifter. Clive Jenkins (1926–1999), trade unionist Joseph Kappen, serial killer from Port Talbot who murdered a number of girls in the area in the 1970s Lloyd Langford, former blacksmith turned comedian was raised in Port Talbot. Richard Lewis, Esports journalist, born and raised in Port Talbot. Ronald Lewis (1928–1982), actor Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899–1981, b. Cardiff), Calvinistic Methodist minister who ministered Bethlehem Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Sandfields, Aberafan from 1926 to 1938 prior to teaching at Westminster Chapel in London Michael Locke (1979–, b. Neath), aka Pancho of TV series Dirty Sanchez, was raised in Baglan, Port Talbot Allan Martin, rugby union player (Wales and Lions international) Christina Modestou, Welsh-Greek theatre actress and singer, born 1989 Christopher Painter, composer, born in 1962 Colin Pascoe, former Swansea City, Sunderland and Wales international. Dic Penderyn, was born as Richard Lewis in Aberafan in 1803, in the centre of what is now Port Talbot but before the town was named as such in 1840. He is buried at St Mary's Church, Aberavon, near the centre of the town. He was convicted of assault on an army soldier and executed. Paul Potts, an opera singer and the winner of Britain's Got Talent in 2007, lives in Port Talbot Linda Sharp, champion surfer from Aberafan, won the European surfing championships twice, the British surfing championships ten times and the Welsh surfing championships 19 times. Michael Sheen, Welsh actor was born in Newport but he was brought up in Port Talbot Rhys Taylor, footballer born in Neath on 7 April 1990. George Thomas, 1st Viscount Tonypandy was born in Tydraw Street, Port Talbot and was speaker in the House of Commons. Andrew Vicari, painter was born in Port Talbot. Freddie Williams, from Margam, was the 1950 and 1953 Speedway World Champion. As of 2013, Williams is the only Welshman to win the championship. Professor Gwyn Williams, a Welsh poet, novelist, translator and academic, born in Port Talbot in 1904.
noTablE peOpLE william "MaBON" aBRaham (1842–1922, B. cWmafan), tradE UnionisT aNd PoliticiAN bennETt arron, wrIter, cOmedian, actOr And authoR, was brought UP In pORt tALbot MaRtYN aShton, bRITisH MouNTain bIkE trialS former wORlD ChamPIOn And MUltIPLE briTIsh cHampiOn, livEs in pOrt talBOt. kEiTh barNes, auStraLIan ruGBy lEagUe pLayer, boRn In port TALbOT captain beAny, Celebrity charIty FUndrAiseR, anD cElEBRitY LookalIke. RoBert blYThE, WElsh actor, WaS BrouGht Up in Tan y groEs StreET. plaYed fagin HepPlEWhite in the bBc comedY high hopEs. DI BOtcheR, wElsh COMedy ActrEss. steve BraY, antI-BRexit pRoTesTer. roB Brydon, AcTor aNd comEDian wHO was brouGHt uP iN BagLAn, porT tAlBot. richard bUrTon wAS BorN In poNtrhyDYfEn, Port tAlbOt aS richard jENKiNs and had HiS eaRlY educaTion in pOrT taLbot wheRE he meT his meNtor, PhILIp BurtoN. gAbrielle crEEVy, acTrESs who iS frOm porT TaLBOt leOndRe deVrIeS, Part of the sInging duo baRS and melody WhO came tHIRd oN bRitAin's GOT talEnt In 2014. alAn DurBan, fOoTballER ivor emmANuEl, musical theatRe and telEvIsIon siNger anD aCtOr FROM poNtrhYdyfen, poRt Talbot. peG eNtWistlE, broAdway theaTre actRess whose 1932 sUicIde fROM aTop thE hOllyWood sign iN lOs aNgeles taggEd her as "the holLywOoD siGn gIRl" was born At 5 broad sTrEeT, pOrT tALBOT oN 5 febrUary 1908. PrOfesSOr SIr chRiStoPheR EVanS, bUsinesSman, originally from Port talBoT rebeCca evaNs, sOprano, fRoM pontRhYdYfen, poRT talBOt wiLLiam evanS (1883–1968), WrIter bRiaN FlYNN, WelsH FOotbAllEr, influentiAl IN WAleS' sEmi-final RuN aT UEfA Euro 2016 bernArd fOx, aCTor, boRn bErnARd laWsOn rhod Gilbert, comediAn, lives in poRt tAlbot LaTeYshA gRACE, television personAlity regan grace, prOFessioNAl rugby LeAgUe player for st. heLEns and WaLEs National ruGby league team richaRd hIBbARd, RUgby UniOn PlAyeR (waleS aNd lions inTeRnatIonaL) JaMes hoOK, rugbY uniOn playER, osPreYs anD WaleS fly-halF sir anThOny HopkiNS, aCTOr, wAs Born and raiSed iN mArGam, port TaLBot. GeOffreY howe, politIciaN, was borN In Port TaLbOt And SpEnt hiS earlY yeArS tHere. wHen he wAs madE a life peer in 1992 hE cHoSE thE tItLe BAron howe Of ABerAvoN. chriS JEnkiNs bRItish, EuropEAn and woRlD ChaMPiON POWerlIftEr. cLiVe jenkins (1926–1999), Trade UnioNIST JOSepH KAPpeN, seRIaL kIlleR froM pOrT TaLbot Who murdeRed a number oF GiRLS in the area in the 1970s lloyd lAngFoRd, foRmER bLAcksMIth TuRned ComEdian waS RAiSed in port taLbot. rIChArD lewIs, espORts jourNaliSt, bOrn and raiseD in pORT taLBOT. ronalD lewis (1928–1982), acTor marTyn Lloyd-jones (1899–1981, B. cArdiFF), CalvInisTIc metHoDist minister Who miniStEreD bethLehem CALviniStiC MEthoDist cHApeL, SAnDfieLdS, aberaFan fROM 1926 to 1938 priOR To teacHInG At WestmINster chapeL iN lONdon michAeL locke (1979–, B. neaTh), aka paNcHo Of tV seRies DiRty sANcheZ, waS RaISed in baGLAn, porT TAlbot AlLaN MArtIN, RuGbY uniOn plaYeR (waLes and liOns inTeRnationaL) ChRiSTinA moDestoU, wElsh-gReek THeaTRE acTress and SiNGer, boRn 1989 chRiStOPhER PainTer, CompOser, born In 1962 CoLiN pAscOE, former swanSeA city, sUnDErLand And WAlEs internATIonAl. Dic pENDEryN, WAS borN As RichaRD lEWiS In AbeRafAn iN 1803, in The centRE of what Is nOW POrt talbot but befOrE the ToWn Was named aS sUCH in 1840. he is buriED at sT mARy'S cHURCh, abeRavOn, nEaR tHE centre of tHe town. he Was convIcTed of ASSauLt on An aRMY soldier anD exeCuted. paUl potts, an opERa SINGer aNd tHe wiNNEr of britain's GOt tAleNt in 2007, Lives in pOrt TAlBOt linDA sHARp, ChaMpion SUrfer from aberAfAN, wOn tHe europEan SUrfiNg chAmpionSHIps tWice, The britiSh surfiNg champIONships ten TIMEs aNd thE welSh SuRFiNg champiOnsHIpS 19 times. Michael ShEen, weLsh Actor waS boRn in newport bUT He wAS brOughT UP in poRt tAlbOT rhyS TaylOr, FooTBALler boRn in NEATH On 7 april 1990. george thOmAS, 1st viSCOUnt TonYPANdy was borN In tYdraw StreEt, pOrt talBot and was spEakeR in the HoUsE Of coMmons. aNdREw vicari, pAiNter was boRn in pOrT talbOT. freddie williAms, fRom margaM, was the 1950 ANd 1953 spEedway worLd Champion. as OF 2013, wilLIams Is tHe only welSHman to wIn the ChampioNship. profEsSor gWYn WilliAmS, a wElsh poEt, noveliST, TraNsLAtor aND aCadeMic, boRN in pOrt talboT iN 1904.