Notable People
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People that have been born, lived in or associated with Penarth have included politicians such as Alun Michael MP and John Smith MP, three recipients of the Victoria Cross including Dambuster's leader Guy Gibson and sports stars like Colin Jackson and Dame "Tanni" Grey-Thompson.
Penarth has also been fruitful in literature and the performing arts and included such people as novelist Eric Linklater, actor Colin McCormack, composer Joseph Parry, the French Impressionist painter Alfred Sisley and chart star Shakin' Stevens.
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