Black Welsh people (also known in Welsh as Cymry Duon) are the inhabitants of Wales who have an African or an Afro-Caribbean background and are black. Wales is home to one of the United Kingdom's oldest black communities, and Tiger Bay in Cardiff has housed a large Somali population since the development of the port in the 19th century. The 2011 census reported that there were more than 18,000 Welsh-African people in Wales (0.6% of the Welsh population).
The first recorded black person to live in North Wales, of whom historians have detailed knowledge, was John Ystumllyn (died 1786), a Gwynedd gardener whose origins are unrecorded.
Demographics
+ Black Welsh people by census dataEthnic group202120112001 1991 Tables L01 to L18: Demographic and economic characteristics > L06 Ethnic groupNumberNumberNumberNumberBlack Welsh people 27,554 0.89% 18,276 0.60% 7,069 0.24% 9,492 0.33% —Black African 19,907 0.64% 11,887 0.39% 3,727 0.13% 2,671 0.09% —Black Caribbean 3,700 0.12% 3,809 0.12% 2,597 0.09% 3,348 0.12% —Other Black 3,947 0.13% 2,580 0.08% 745 0.03% 3,473 0.12% 3,107,494 100% 3,063,456 100% 2,903,085 100% 2,835,073 100% Notable black Welsh people Sports Association football Ethan Ampadu George Berry Nathan Blake Ben Cabango Robert Earnshaw Danny Gabbidon Ryan Giggs Adam Henley Brennan Johnson Joel Lynch Rabbi Matondo Eddie ParrisArticle in Chepstow Free Press Jazz Richards Tyler Roberts Hal Robson-Kanu Sanchez Watt Sorba Thomas Ashley Williams
Athletics Jamie Baulch, sprint athleteWelsh athletes Baulch and Thomas finally hold the gold. BBC Sport (11 May 2010). Retrieved on 2010-06-04. Colin JacksonWho Do You Think You Are – Colin Jackson. BBC Sport. Retrieved on 18 June 2009. Christian Malcolm, track and field athlete Nigel Walker, former Welsh track and field athlete and Wales international rugby union player
Rugby League Billy Boston, represented Great Britain Regan Grace Clive Sullivan, the first black athlete to captain Great Britain in any sport
Rugby Union Aled Brew Nathan Brew Leon Brown Mark Brown, became the first known player of black origin to represent Wales in 1983. Colin Charvis, the first black captain of the Wales national rugby union team Rio Dyer Jason Forster Ashton Hewitt, Hewitt has also become known for speaking out against racial abuse. Martyn Madden Mackenzie Martin Richard Parks, former Wales international rugby union player turned extreme endurance athlete and television presenter Matthew Robinson Anthony Sullivan Ben Thomas Gavin Thomas Christ Tshiunza, became the first black & African born player to represent Wales in November 2021. Eli Walker Nigel Walker Glen Webbe, often stated to be the first black player to play for Wales, Webbe was the first black player to represent Wales at a World Cup, and is considered by many to be Wales' "first black icon".
Boxing Steve Robinson
Music Dame Shirley Bassey, singer Jason Camilleri (Dregz), rapper and former BBC presenter Kizzy Crawford, singer-songwriter and producer Eädyth, producer and singer-songwriter Patti Flynn, jazz singer and founder and patron of Black History Wales Aluna Francis, musician, former member of electronic music duo AlunaGeorge Eric Martin, musician and rapper also known as MC Eric Benji Webbe, musician, frontman of the alternative metal band Skindred Iris Williams, musician and member of the Gorsedd of Bards.
Film and television Josie d'Arby, TV presenter Rakie Ayola, actress Rungano Nyoni, film director and screenwriter Suzanne Packer, actress Jessica Sula, actress Tayce, RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 2 contestant Darragh Mortell, actor Gabin Kongolo, actor
Politics
Betty Campbell, headteacher and city councillor Abdulrahim Abby Farah, diplomat Vaughan Gething, former First Minister of Wales in the Welsh Government, first black leader of a European nation Gaynor Legall former city councillor and activist
Others Selena Caemawr, autism activist, entrepreneur and poet Uzo Iwobi, equalities practitioner and former Commissioner for the Commission for Racial Equality Louise Watkins Kelton, United States Marshal
See also Black British people Black Scottish people Black people in Ireland
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