The shortlist for this year's St David Awards, which will be presented on 10 March, has been announced.
They acknowledge extraordinary achievements, with categories including citizenship, culture and sport.
In the bravery category, Peter Fuller was nominated for stepping in to stop a machete attack in Mold in January 2015.
Matthew James from Pontypridd is also nominated for shielding his partner from bullets during last summer's Tunisia terror attacks.

Sylvia Jenkinson lost one of her closest friends in the explosion at Wood Treatment Ltd plant in Bosley, Cheshire, in 2015.
She said the whole community rallied to help the families of those left behind.
Dorothy Bailey, William Barks, Derek Moore and Jason Shingler all died in the huge explosion.
Her friend Dorothy would have been thrilled by the reaction, she said.
Mrs Bailey, 62, would not have believed the amount of love that flowed towards her after her death, Ms Jenkinson said.
"She would have been really, really happy to realise what people thought about her."
On the day of the fire, Ms Jenkinson had been on her way to a nearby school for a leavers service when she heard a sound like a "big bomb".
She realised the extent of the fire straight away, she said.
She had known most of the people involved in the fire, as had most of the people living nearby, and the fundraising started straight away with everybody joining in.
More than Â£230,000 was raised.
"I feel like I am accepting this award on behalf of Bosley," she said.
She had been absolutely shocked when the envelope with news of the honour arrived, she added.
"I felt thrilled, nervous, humble, privileged - the lot," she said.
"I could not concentrate on anything I was supposed to be doing."
The investigation into the fire continues.

17 May 2017 Last updated at 06:49 BST
Around 9,000 people were killed, and more than 8 million affected by the earthquake - roughly a quarter of the country's population
It also caused massive damage to roads and buildings, with schools closed and people left homeless.
But as time passes things are slowly starting to return to normal, and aid organisations like World Vision are helping people get their lives back on track.
Watch Hayley's report.

McDonnell, 30, will face Rosas on the undercard of Anthony Joshua's IBF world heavyweight title bout with Charles Martin at the O2 in London.
It will be McDonnell's first fight in the UK since he defeated Argentina's Javier Chacon in Liverpool in 2014.
The Doncaster fighter, who has won 27 of his 30 fights, beat Japan's Tomoki Kameda in both of his past two bouts.
McDonnell won the WBA title with a 10th-round stoppage of Thailand's Tabtimdaeng Na Rachawat at Wembley Stadium in May 2014.
He had previously been stripped of the IBF title for failing to fight the federation's mandatory challenger in the advised timeframe.
"I cannot tell you how good it feels to be back fighting in the UK," said McDonnell. "It has been a long time coming.
"Rosas has won world titles. He has mixed it with the best and is very experienced.
"He will bring a lot to the table. He is only 31 so he will still be hungry. I hope we can put on a great fight and I am 100% confident I can beat him."
In other fights on the Joshua undercard, Lee Selby defends his IBF world featherweight title against Eric Hunter, three-time world super-middleweight title challenger George Groves faces unbeaten Scot David Brophy and Nigel Benn's son Conor makes his professional debut.
A man who intervened in a machete attack and a holidaymaker who shielded his fiancee from terrorists have been nominated for awards.
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A fundraiser who helped a community after four people died in a mill fire has been made an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
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Two years ago, huge earthquakes hit the South Asian country of Nepal.
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British WBA world bantamweight champion Jamie McDonnell will defend his title against Juan Alberto Rosas on 9 April.