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This is a list of Welsh people (Welsh: rhestr Cymry); an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales.. Historian John Davies argues that the origin of the Welsh nation can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic or other Celtic languages seem to have been spoken in Wales since much earlier.
100 Welsh Heroes was an opinion poll run in Wales as a response to the BBC's 100 Greatest Britons poll of 2002. It was carried out mainly on the internet, starting on 8 September 2003 and finishing on 23 February 2004. The results were announced on 1 March (St David's Day) 2004 and subsequently published in a book. [1]
The Lords of Welsh areas once belonging to monarchies. They were ruled by the direct descendants and heirs of Kings in Wales from around the time of the Norman invasion of Wales (1000s), some of which lasted until after the conquest of Wales by Edward I (c. 1300s), and in a few instances, Welsh baronies lasted later into the Principality of Wales.
John Thomas (14 April 1838 – 14 October 1905) was a Welsh photographer, specialising in landscape images of Wales and Welsh chapels, and portraits of notable Welsh people, particularly church and chapel ministers.
Brenda Chamberlain (1912–1971), Welsh artist, poet and novelist, working in Wales and Greece Felicity Charlton (1913–2009), Bristol-born artist who lived in Wales from 1939 Melanie Counsell (born 1964), installation artist and sculptor.
This is a list of notable artists who were born in Wales and/or known for their work in Wales, arranged alphabetically by surname (and period) This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. Born before 1800 Thomas Barker (1769–1847), painter born in Pontypool Frances Bunsen (1791 ...
Pages in category "Lists of Welsh people" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Sarah Edwards (1881–1965), Welsh born American actress; Sara Edwards (born 1961), broadcast journalist, television presenter; Elen Egryn (1807–1897), Welsh-language poet; Menna Elfyn (born 1952), Welsh-language poet, playwright, columnist, editor, poetry widely translated; Gillian Elisa (born 1953), actress, singer, comedian