Ormond, John (b. l923): b. Dunvant, Swansea; post-war poet writing in the English language; joined Picture Post in l945, returning to Wales to begina distinguished career with BBC Wales ad director and producer of documentaries. His first major volume of poetry was Requiem and Celebration (l969) followed by Definition of a Waterfall, (l973).

Osborne Family: from Ogden, Utah (the state with the highest percentage of citizens of Welsh descent): a musical group that became an American institution in the l970’s; they are directed descendents of John Davies and Elizbeth Landark of Llantwit Major and make much of their Welsh heritage.

O'Shea, Tessie (Two-Ton Tessie, l9l8-l995): Cardiff-born, with an infectious laugh: much loved star of stage and screen in the U.K. and the U.S. with her trademark ukelele.

Owain Gwynedd (1100-1170): ascended to the throne of Gwynedd in ll37 to rule for 33 years; he defeated the armies of Henry ll. His stature is indicated by his title, Princeps Wallensium.

Owain Gwynedd (l545-l60l): one of the last of the Poets of the Gentry; he graduated as master-poet at the Caerwys Eisteddfod of l567.

Owain Lawgoch (Owain of the Red Hand): a brave, skilled soldier who fought for France against the English; hailed by the Welsh poets as a deliverer. Betrayed and killed in l378, his legends inspired Owain Glyndwr.

Owen, Alun (l925-l994): actor and screen play writer (including the script of the Beatles' hit A Hard Day's Night) who acted in many BBC television programs.

Owen, Daniel (l836-95): from Mold, Flintshire, Welsh-language novelist. Though perhaps poorly constructed, his novels show skill in the observation of society and character.

Owen, Goronwy (1723-69): a poet who revived the study of ancient Welsh traditions, he came to William and Mary College, Virginia in l757.

Owen, Sir Hugh (1804-81): a pioneer of education whose open letter to the Welsh people in l843 urged the acceptance of the schools of the British and Foreign Bible Society; his efforts to secure a university for Wales led to a commission to promote the idea in l854.

Owen, John Dyfnallt (Dyfnallt, l873-l956): b Llangiwg, Glam, poet and prose writer, Crown winner, and nfluential editor of Y Tyst (The Witness l927-56).

Owen, Morfydd Llwyn (1891-1918): from Treforest, near Swansea; beautiful, talented musician, composer, and songwriter who died from appendicitis only one year after marrying psychoanalyst Ernest Jones, thus having an illustrious career cut short.

Owen, Nicholas (Little John d. l606): born to a prominent Welsh Catholic family at Oxford, a member of the Society of Jesus, he was executed following the Gunpowder Plot.

Owen, Robert (l77l-l858): factory owner, socialist visionary from Newtown, Montgomeryshire, forerunner of the co-operative movement and inspirer of trade unions, whose socialist philosophy was put into practice at the New Lanark Mills in Scotland and at New Harmony, Indiana.

Owen, Robert (Bob Owen Croesor, l885-l962): b. Llanfrothen, Mer.; antiquqary and book collector in great demand for his genealogical expertise (see Cymdeithas Bob Owen).

Owen Pughe, William (l759-l835): b. Llanfihangel y Pennant, Mer; an active member of the Gwyneddigion and the London Welsh Society, he edited numerous books on Welsh History, Language and Grammar.