:
See :Category:People from Neath •
Roger Blake (1957– ), actor, entertainer and impressionist; •
Mark Bowen (1963–, b. Briton Ferry), Former manager of
Reading FC, and played for
Spurs and
Norwich City; •
Hugh Dalton (1887–1962, b. Gnoll),
Labour politician,
Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1945–1947; •
Ben Davies (1993– ), Tottenham Hotspur, and Wales footballer; •
David Davies, (1877–1944), Welsh international rugby union forward; •
David John Davies (1879–1935), Australian archdeacon; •
Ivor Emmanuel (1927–2007), singer and actor; •
Hugh Evan-Thomas (1862–1928), vice-admiral; •
Craig Evans (born 1971), cricketer; •
Rebecca Evans (1963–, b. Pontrhydyfen), soprano; •
Sir Samuel Thomas Evans (1859–1918, b. Skewen), politician and judge; •
George Grant Francis (1814–1882, b. Swansea) historian who wrote
Original Charters and Materials for a History of Neath (1845); •
Julie Gardner (1969– ), television producer previously responsible for
Doctor Who and its spin-off
Torchwood, former executive producer of Scripted Projects at
BBC Worldwide and co-founder of
Bad Wolf Productions; •
Richard Grant (born 1984), cricketer; •
Cecil Griffiths (1900–1945), winner of an
Olympic gold medal in the
4 × 400 m relay at the
1920 Antwerp Olympics; •
Howel Gwyn (1806–1888), Conservative politician; •
Thomas Haffield (1988– ), Great Britain Olympic swimmer; •
Carl Harris (1956– ), the former
Leeds United and Wales international; •
Richard Hibbard (1983– ), rugby player for the
Dragons of the
Pro14; •
T. G. H. James (1923–2009), Egyptologist and former Keeper of Egyptian Antiquities at the
British Museum; •
Sir William Jenkins (1871–1944), former Neath MP; •
Katherine Jenkins (1980– ), popular classical mezzo-soprano; •
Margaret Townsend Jenkins (1843–1923), Canadian clubwoman •
Della Jones (1946, b. Tonna), mezzo-soprano; •
Kristian Lavercombe (1976–), actor and singer •
Geraint F. Lewis (1969– ), leading astrophysicist; •
Andy Legg (1966– ), former professional footballer and Wales international; •
Tony Lewis (1938–, b. Swansea), first Welshman to Captain an England cricket tour abroad, (India, Pakistan, 1972–73). Led Glamorgan to 2nd County Championship, 1969. Writer and broadcaster. •
Michael Locke (1979–), skateboarder and stuntman known for the TV series
Dirty Sanchez •
Andrew Matthews-Owen, pianist; •
Ray Milland (1907–1986), Oscar-winning Hollywood actor; •
Craig Mitchell (1986– ), Welsh international rugby union forward; •
David Watts Morgan (1867–1933), miners' leader and politician; •
Sir William Nott (1782–1845), British General in India; •
Harry Parr-Davies (1914–1955), composer; •
Jessie Penn-Lewis (1861–1927), missioner and revivalist; •
Gary Pickford-Hopkins (1948–2013) singer, composer and guitarist; •
Sir Arthur Pugh (1870–1955, b.
Ross-on-Wye,
Herefordshire), trade unionist, moved to his father's birthplace, Neath, 1894; •
Henry Habberley Price (1899–1984), philosopher; •
Walter Enoch Rees (1863–1949), rugby administrator; •
Andrew Rhodes (1977– ), civil servant, Registrar and Chief Operating Officer of Swansea University •
Paul Rhys (1963– ), actor; •
Craig Richards (1959– ), former professional footballer •
Connor Roberts (1995– ), Welsh international footballer; •
Will Roberts (1907–2000, b.
Ruabon,
Denbighshire), artist, moved to Neath 1918; •
Peter Shreeves (1940– ), former
Spurs and
Sheffield Wednesday manager; •
Samuel Charles Silkin, Baron Silkin of Dulwich (1918–1988), barrister and politician,
Attorney-General, 1974–1979; •
Tony Skuse (1956–), darts player •
Jonathan Spratt (1986– ), Welsh rugby player •
William Squire (1917–1989), actor; •
David Thaxton (1982– ), West End performer •
Brian Thomas (1940–2012), Wales rugby union lock who also played and managed Neath RFC; •
Bonnie Tyler (1951–, b. Skewen), pop star; •
Andrew Vicari (1938–2016), artist; •
Ron Waldron (1933– ), Welsh rugby coach; •
Alfred Russel Wallace (1823, b.
Monmouthshire), evolutionary theorist, lived in Neath during 1841/2 and attended lectures given by the area's scientific societies; •
Cyril Walters (1905–1992), Glamorgan cricketer and Captain of the England cricket team; •
Anna Letitia Waring (1823–1910), poet and hymn writer; •
Elijah Waring (1788–1857), writer; and •
Jane Williams [called Llinos] (1795–1873), singer and compiler of traditional Welsh music. ==Sport==