Karrie, Peter (b.1946): b. Bridgend; star of musicals, regarded as the best of all in Phantom of the Opera; also starred as Valjean in Les Miserables and Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar. Played rugby with Newport, then played the piano in nightclubs; he got his big break in London in Che Guevera. Keating, Joseph (l87l-l934): from Mountain Ash, novelist. Supporter of the Irish Nationalist Movement, he was a pioneer in the Anglo-Welsh novel. Keenor, Fred (l894-l972): captain of Cardiff City when it beat Arsenal to win the F.A. Cup at Wembley, the only time the cup has left England. Kelsey, Jack (1929-92): from Llansamlet, Swansea. A legendary goalkeeper with Arsenal (l950-62); he played for Wales 4l times. Kemble, Charles (l775-l854): Breconshire-born Shakespearean actor, brother
to Sarah Siddons. A theatre manager, he was the first to use detailed historical
sets and costumes. Toured the USA. Kilvert, Francis (l840-79): English diarist included here for his writings that detailed every-day life as curate at Clyro, Radnorshire. Kinnock, Neil (b. l942): Labour, M.P. Bedwellty (l980-83), later Islwyn, Mid-Glam; led Labour from l983-l992, defeated in the General Election. Known as “the nearly man of British politics,” since l995 served in the European Commission, becoming Vice-President in l999. In the l997 Referendum, he was noted for his negative views towards the Welsh language and the Assembly. Kinnock, Glenys (b. 1944): b. Anglesey, politician, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, President of Coleg Harlech, first elected to the European Parliament in 1994, Vice-President of the United Nations Association, and wife of Neil. Knight, Bernard (b. l93l): from Cardiff, barrister and doctor, prominent
forensic pathologist (professor of forensic Medicine at Cardiff and Home
Office Pathologist, he has international reputation for his work, his medical
textbooks, and his involvement with high-profile forensic cases. |