Throughout Tenby's varied history, a number of famous people have been born in the town or been connected with the town.
Robert Recorde (1512 – 1558) Introduced the equals sign "=" into mathematics
Gwen John (1876 – 1939) Artist and Sister of Augustus John
Augustus John (1878 – 1961) Artist and Brother of Gwen John
Tenby Davies (1884 - 1932) Frederick Charles Davies was born in Tenby in 1884. Freddy Davies, also known as Tenby Davies, went on to become one of the great Welsh athletes and was won the World 880 yards championship at Pontypridd in 1909.
Nina Hamnett (1890 – 1956) Artist and writer
Dick Francis (1920 – 2010) Jockey and writer
Kenneth Griffith (1921 – 2006) Actor and film-maker
Clive Merrison (1945 - ) Actor
Rosie Swale-Pope MBE (1946 - ) Author, Adventurer and round the World Walker
Grant Llewellyn (1962 - ) Conductor
Charles Dale (1963 - ) Actor with roles in Coronation Street and Casualty
The following people also visited Tenby
- Beatrix Potter
- George Eliot
- Admiral Lord Nelson and his mistress, Lady Hamilton.
- Cromwell
- Henry Tudor
- The artist Turner
- Haile Selassie reportedly spent time in Tenby during his exile (1936–1941) exercising his per cheetah on the South Beach.
- The author Laurie Lee ("Cider With Rosie") spent many summers in Tenby
- Bill Clinton visited in the 1990's
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