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  2. List of Welsh people - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. 100 Welsh Heroes - Wikipedia

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    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]

  4. List of rulers in Wales - Wikipedia

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    A Welsh Classical Dictionary: People in History and Legend Up to about A.D. 1000. National Library of Wales. ISBN 0907158730. biography.wales (Dictionary of Welsh Biography) Davies, John (1994). A History of Wales. Penguin Books. ISBN 9780140145816. Encyclopaedia of Wales. University of Wales Press. 2008. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6. Lloyd, John ...

  5. Welsh people - Wikipedia

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    In 2016, an analysis of the geography of Welsh surnames commissioned by the Welsh Government found that 718,000 people (nearly 35% of the Welsh population) have a family name of Welsh origin, compared with 5.3% in the rest of the United Kingdom, 4.7% in New Zealand, 4.1% in Australia, and 3.8% in the United States, with an estimated 16.3 ...

  6. List of Welsh inventors - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of people of Welsh origin who are recognised as innovators or inventors who have made notable contributions to technical or theoretical world advancements. Edward George Bowen pioneer of radar. Worked at 'Woomera Rocket Testing Base' in Australia. Born in Gendros, Swansea. [1] David Brunt pioneer of modern meteorology.

  7. Category:Lists of Welsh people - Wikipedia

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    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. ...

  8. 100 Great Welsh Women - Wikipedia

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    100 Great Welsh Women was written by Terry Breverton and published in 2001. [1] Breverton is a historian who has written more than 20 books. [2] The books are typically on subjects related to Wales and include 100 Great Welshmen, An A-Z of Wales and the Welsh, The Secret Vale of Glamorgan and The Book of Welsh Saints.

  9. List of Welsh medical pioneers - Wikipedia

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    Frances Hoggan (1843–1927), first Welsh female physician and advocated for gender equality in medicine [6] David Lloyd George (1863–1945), the National Insurance Act 1911. [25] Mary Morris (1873–1925), first woman to train as a doctor at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, admitted in 1895. [26]