Sarah Siddons

Sarah Siddons

female, deceased (1831)
Sarah Siddons (July 5, 1755 - June 8, 1831) was a British actress, the best-known tragedienne of the 18th century. She was born Sarah Kemble in...
John Penry

John Penry

male, deceased (1593)
John Penry (1559 - May 29, 1593), is Wales's most famous Protestant martyr. He was born in Brecknockshire; Cefn Brith, a farm near Llangammarch, is...

Brychan

male
Saint Brychan was a 5th century King of Brycheiniog in South Wales, famous for his many saintly children.
Howell Harris

Howell Harris

male, deceased (1773)
Howell Harris (1714-1773) was one of the main leaders of the Welsh Methodist revival in the 18th century, along with Daniel Rowland and William...
Henry Bartle Frere

Henry Bartle Frere

male, deceased (1884)
Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere, 1st Baronet, GCB, GCSI, (March 29, 1815–May 29, 1884) was a British administrator. Born at Clydach in Br...

Theophilus Evans

male
Theophilus Evans (1693-1767), a Welsh clergyman originally from Cardiganshire, served curacies in Brecknockshire and incumbencies in both counties....

David Charles Davies

male, deceased (1891)
David Charles Davies (11 May 1826 - 26 September 1891), was a Welsh nonconformist minister. He was born at Aberystwyth, his father being a merchant...
Bishop Of Menevia

Bishop Of Menevia

male
The Bishop of Menevia is the Ordinary of the Latin-rite Catholic Diocese of Menevia in the Province of Cardiff. The diocese covers an area of 9,716...

T. Harri Jones

male, deceased (1965)
Thomas Henry “Harri” Jones was a Welsh poet and university lecturer. He was born in Llanafan-Fawr, Brecknockshire (Powys). He served in the Roya...

Siôn Cent

male
Siôn Cent was a Welsh language poet traditionally associated with Brecknockshire, in south-east Wales. Siôn is most famous for using his poetry in...