The Knowhere Guide

Local Heroes in Rhondda, Glamorgan*

Rhondda, Glamorgan Famous Residents

Cringing Cult of Celebrity (Famous residents and ex-residents.)

• me
• Percy Star of Weakest Link and Blankety Blank
• Proud to acknowledge the contribution to Welsh life of the following: Social reformers: William Abraham (Mabon), Arthur Horner, Will Paynter. Poets,dramatists, novelists: Ben Bowen, Thomas Williams (Brynfab), D. T. Davies, Rhys Davies, Lewis Jones, Kitchener Davies, Rosemarie Wolffe, Rhydwen Williams. Patriots: Glyn and Hawys James, Cennard Davies. Musicians: M. O. Jones, Thomas Stephens, William Thomas, John Hughes, Glynne Jones. Actors: Stanley Baker, Glyn Houston, Daniel Evans. Scholars: J. Gwyn Griffiths, Kate-Bosse Griffiths, Ceri W. Lewis, Gareth Alban Davies. Not so keen on the psychophantic George Thomas - who hated everything Welsh.
• phil howe lived in ferndale, he loves himdelf tho altho he dun well
• Paula Gardiner jazz improvising double bass player + flautist, composer, RWCMD, supports local music making. Stanley Baker Blaenllechau.
• H from steps!if you can call him a celeb!
• tom jones, charlotte church, that one form stereophonics
• There's Glyn Housten *cough*- my Gran tells me about him *lol* I dunno who else-I'm gonna be famous one day, so it's worth it to just come and walk on the green green grass I burn! hehe
• H from steps lives in Cwmparc, tom jones lived in Treforest and John Bevan the welsh rugby player lived right here in tylorstown!
• Tom Jones lived in Caerphilly! john Bevan the welsh rugby player lived in Tylorstown. H from steps lives in Cwmparc - need i say more?
• The members of 'Mad Dog'. Sadly, no more.
• H from steps was born here, but if he returns we will terminate him with extreme predjuduce. you have been warned.
• Gwyn Thomas was my godfather's godfather! Not that I cringe, I'm incredibly proud of that!!!!
• Richie Burnett - 1995 World Darts Champion
• Roy Paul - 1950s International, Man City captain, brought the FA Cup to the Rhondda
• Cliff Morgan - 1950s Rugby Union International and broadcaster
• Gwyn Thomas - Poet, author and broadcaster
• Paul Whitehouse - Star of The Fast Show and Harry Enfields Television Show
• Frank Vickery - Playwrite
• Shelley Rees - Actress (stars in the Welsh language soap opera Pobl y Cwm)
• Glyn Houston - Actor
• Donald Houston - Actor
• Ferndale is/was birthplace of Stanley Baker, actor, big in the sixties.
• Tom Jones

Buskers, Street Entertainers

• well i do a show on the corner ov fagins evry last sunday, sorta like sticky vicky ov the rhondda!
• Malcom Boucher, don't give him any money!
• Paul 'Electric Hair' Lewis - Is the main man in Treherbert
• dodgy man in ferndale who thinks he's elvis or sumin
• shirty
• Squid will do anything for a quid
• Roy shaw ( local druggy and nutter) All my boys .... U know who u are
• Older people will remember "Betty Stamp" in Tonypandy
• The scummy people of the penniless Rhonnda valley are entertainment themselves. Bunch of retards. they should all be sent to Penrhys and carpet bombed/nuked
• Anyone who's been on the bow in smokies
• big issueeeeeeeee drug dealers car slappers
• big issue dude that sexually harras u in cardiff
• the fat bloke who hangs out in teorchy all day dressed in a suit given out leaflets thinking he's important when really he's just a fucking nutter.
• In the little tunnel going into Ponty, apart from all the cheesy decorations which have been ruined with fag burns and chewing gum, smells like piss and beer. However, you're sure to find some old smelly tramp with a can of lager in one hand and a harmonica in his mouth. Once there was a nice looking guitar player there, I had to walk through the piss hole twice, and give him two twenty pieces, just to look at him. mmmm *sigh*
• None, in Tonypandy, apart from Christmas time.
• Car loads of people playing their music louder than most pubs and clubs in nearly every spare car park or street corner. Great to keep you in the party mood whilst staggering from pub to pub
• The best street entertainers are the cunts who belt around Pandy in their jumped up Fiesta's (Who which im one) Dennis Truscott never fails to entertain with his rambles of how is wife is complety out of her mind - as Dane Bowers once famously said
• Aaron kennely, 'comicly' runs into bus-shelters and pretends to fall over in the ferndale area.
• That short, fat, mad Jehovah's Witness who stands on the corner by HSBC bank in Treorchy saying hello to everyone but not actually having the balls to preach anything. He holds a clipboard which I sneaked a look at once in Maroc's. It had lots of random phrases and numbers on it and a few doodles. Also his rival, the one who stands on a box on the opposite corner shouting bits of the Bible at the top of his voice holding a big sign.
• no

The Knowhere Guide started out as a list of places to skateboard in the UK. It is a compilation of (unedited) information and views supplied by users like yourself. It is not a conventional tourist guide!

In most cases, the information in each section has been submitted by more than one contributor (the credits at the bottom of the page list some, but not all, of the contributors) and some of it dates back to the 1970s.

We make no claims as to the accuracy of the information in the Guide - our only purpose is to provide a forum for users to share their knowledge and opinions. So please keep a large bag of salt handy and be prepared to read between the lines!

If you disagree with a comment, or information is out of date, please submit an update! The contributors come from all walks of life, and their opinions are bound to be subjective, so if your view isn't represented, please speak up and contribute to the balance of the Guide. See below in the 'Have Your Say' section for how to add your voice.

If we have helped you out or made you laugh you can buy us a pint.

Have Your Say...

You can tell us more about Rhondda. This is also the method to use if you want to correct some of the information already here. (But please remember you're not mailing the person who actually wrote whatever-it-is.)

You can use the add an event form to tell us about events happening in Rhondda.

Or, if you'd just like to leave a message for other users of this site, take a look at The Knowhere Board (handy if you're just trying to get in touch with someone).

Credits

Last updated: 2008-07-06