Eames, Marion (b. l92l): b. Birkenhead; former librarian and regional organizer for Plaid Cymru, worked as radio producer in Cardiff with BBC; her historical novels make her a major literary figure.

Earnshaw, Robert (b. l98l): b. Zambia, footballer with Cardiff City, now West Bromwich Albion, played for Wales under 2l and then full international in May 2002; scored the winning goal against Germany on his debut for Wales; scored three goals “a hat track” against Scotland in Feb, 2004.

Eben Fardd (Ebenezer Thomas, l802-l863): Llanarmon, Caernarfonshire; a poet and hymn writer who contributed much to late l9th century eisteddfodau;

Edelman, Maurice (l9ll-75): b. Cardiff; politician and novelist; War correspondent; Labour M.P. for Coventry West and later Coventry North West, was delegate to the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe.

Ednyfed Fychan ap Cynwrig (d. l246): chief counselor and envoy of Llywelyn Fawr, he founded a dynasty that gave rise to many landed North Wales families, including the Tudors.

Edwards, Arthur Trystan (l884-l973): b. Merthyr Tydfil, served in the Royal Navy; a pioneer of town planning and author of books on architectural topics.

Edwards, Brian Morgan (l934-2003): Swansea-born businessman and nationalist central to the setting up of Sain, the recording company and the first rural housing association in Wales, Cymdeithas Tai Gwynedd. He left the Conservatives for Plaid Cymru.

Edwards, Charles (l628-9l): clergyman, writer, translator, and editor; his most important work is Y Ffydd Ddi-ffuant (The Sincere Faith), the general history of Christianity and its growth in Wales.

Edwards, David Miall (l873-l94l): from Llanfyllin, Montgomeryshire, Professor of Theology and Philosophy of Religion at Brecon, a prolific writer in Welsh and English on religion.

Edwards, Dorothy (l903-34): from Ogmore Vale, a Nationalist and Socialist, wrote a collection of short stories and an outstanding novel (Winter Sonata, l928), but committed suicide.

Edwards, Fanny (l876-l959); b. Penrhyndeudraeth; poet, dramatists, children’s short story writer and the first woman to publish a novel in Welsh (l908).

Edwards, Francis (l852-l927): b. Llangollen, Liberal MP for Radnorshire (l892-l9l8): his Translations from the Welsh (l9l3) made modern contemporary Welsh poetry available to English readers.

Edwards, Gareth (b. l947): b. Pontardawe; voted the greatest rugby player of all time; first capped for Wales in 1967. Gareth won 53 caps for Wales, toured three times with British Lions. In l997, he was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame.

Edwards, Henry Morgan (l844-l925): from Ebbw Valee; an active and indfluiential Welsh community leader, he became one of Pennsylvania’s foremost jurists; Harri Ddu in the Gorsedd of Wales, a bard and orator.

Edwards, Huw (b. l962): from Llangenech, Llanelli; a household name in Wales as the anchorman of flagship BBC news program: The Ten O’clock News. Huw began his career with Swansea Sound Radio, later becoming chief parliamentary reporter for BBC News. His TV series The Story of Welsh attracted an enormous audience.

Edwards, Huw T. (1892-1970): from Penmaenmawr; influential secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union in the north of England and Secretary of the Council of Wales, he defected from Labour to Plaid Cymru in l959. Hugh worked as a miner in the Rhondda, fought in France in W.W.1, became a secretary of T.G.U. to begin a public career with Flintshire County Council, Welsh Advisory Council; he refused a knighthood in his deep commitment to Wales. He returned to the Labour Party a few years before his death.

Edwards, Ifan ab Owen (l895-l970): b. Llanuwchllyn, Mer; began as editor of Cymru'r Plant (Wales for Children), he founded Urdd Gobaith Cymru (Welsh League of Youth). Son of famed “O.M,” he started the first Welsh-medium primary school at Aberystwyth in l939.

Edwards, Jane (b. 1938): distinguished novelist and short-story writer in Welsh, and a radio and television broadcaster.

Edwards, Janice B: from Vermont’s slate region, founder and Director of the Welsh American Genealogical Society, and founder and current President of the Poultney Area St. David’s Society, she is recognized throughout Welsh America for her dedication to Welsh heritage programs.

Edwards, Jenkin Morgan (1903-78): poet who expressed deep concern over the loss of spiritual values to industry and modern technology.

Edwards, John Goronwy (l89l-l976): a leading historian of the period of the Welsh princes; director of the Institute of Historical Research and History Professor at University of London.

Edwards, John Hugh (l869-l945): biographer of David Lloyd George, editor and publisher of the magazine Wales. A regular contributor to English newspapers, he was Liberal M.P. for Mid-Glamorgan l9l0-l922.

Edwards, Lewis (l809-l887): minister and essayist, brother-in-law of David Charles, with whom he opened the Bala Calvinistic Methodist College.

Edwards, Rev. Morgan (l722-95): from Pontypool, went to Pennepek, Philadelphia as a minister in l76l, he later helped found Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island and wrote the history of American Baptists.

Edwards, Ness (l897-l968): former miner, elected Labour M.P. for Caerphilly in l939, worked closely with Aneurin Bevan and James Griffiths during WW11; Postmaster General (l950-5l); helped Czech miners escape Sudetenland in l939; Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour and National Service l945-50; spoke vigorously on Welsh affairs; wrote A History of the South Wales Miners’ Federation and a History of the South Wales Miners.

Edwards, Nicholas (Lord Crickhowell): Conservative MP for Pembrokeshire in l970; Secretary of State for Wales in l979, and Life Peer in l987.

Edwards, Owen (b. 1933): director S4C (Welsh television channel); program organizer on BBC Wales, Program Head (1970-74); won many awards for his TV work; chaired National Eisteddfod, 1986-89.

Edwards, Sir Owen Morgan (l858-l920): Llanuwchlyn, Bala. An Oxford scholar and influential teacher known as “O.M.,” he published Welsh books and magazines to counteract the rapid spread of English publications. In l890 he started Cymru, followed by Cymry'r Plant, successful children’s magazines.

Edwards, Roger (l8ll-86): Bala hymn writer, prominent Calvinistic Methodist and magazine editor who helped found Y Traethodydd (Essayist) in l843.

Edwards, Thomas (Twm o'r Nant, l738-l8l0): writer of interludes and ballads and a significant figure in Welsh drama.

Edwards, Thomas (Caerfallwch, l779-l858): b. Northop, Flintshire, completed the dictionary of William Owen Pughe and coined many acceptable Welsh words including Cyngerdd (concert) nwy (gas) and safon (standard).

Edwards, Thomas Charles (l837-l900): the first principal of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth that opened in October, 1872.

Edwards, Tracy (b. l962): b. raised on the Gower, she completed the l985 race Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race for an all-woman crew on Maiden, Great Britain, to become Sportswoman of the Year.

Edwards, Trebor (b. l937): born Denbigh; farmer at Corwen and nationally known tenor with 5 Gold discs who has travelled the world with his voice.

Edwards, Maudie (l906-l99l): comedienne, stage and television actress She spoke the first words on the popular British soap opera Coronation Street.

Edwards, Meredith (l9l7-l999): b. Rhosllanerchrugog; stage, television and screen actor famous for his roles as a policeman, he starred in the successful film comedy A Run for your Money.

Edwards, Richey (1967-95): lyricist and founder member of the Manic Street Preachers Rock Band.

Edwards, Sara: fluent Welsh speaker who was brought up in London but lives in Carmarthenshire and works in Cardiff with the BBC where she present the BBC Wales nightly news program.she is one of tv’s best loved personalities andf is deeply involved with a number of Welsh charities.

Edwards, Wayne (1975-1993): b. Cefn Mawr, Nr. Wrexham, with the Royal Welch Fusiliers, the first British soldier to be killed in Bosnia.

Edwards, William (l7l9-89): stonemason, designer of the Pontypridd Bridge in l755 that was the longest and most beautiful single-span bridge in the world.

Edwards, William: in l841, as Chartist candidate for Monmouth Boroughs, he did not receive a single vote in the General Election, not even his own.

Edworth, Sir T.W: b. Cardiff, scientific officer of the Shackleton Antarctic Expedition of l907-09 that first reached the southern magnetic pole.

Einion Offeiriad (Einion the Priest, l4th C.): writer of a bardic grammar important in the study of metrics and esthetics.

Eirion, Sion (b. l954): from Hirwaun, Cynon Valley; a leading dramatist in both Welsh and English whose plays have been performed by the Welsh College of Music and Drama and other companies.

El Bandito (b. l928): from Ysbyty Ifan, professional name of Orig Williams, who became a wrester after playing football in the Welsh League in the late l940’s. After retiring from the ring, he took up acting. His autobiography is Cario’r Ddraig (Carrying the Dragon).

Elen of the Hosts (Elen Luyddog, 4th C.): a heroine in The Dream of Macsen based on the daughter of Eudaf, a Briton who held Segontium for the Romans. She married Maximu and gave her name to the road Sarn Helen.

Elias, John (l774-l84l): the "Methodist Pope," uncompromising in his belief in the literal truth of the Bible, famous for his preaching as the first Calvinistic Methodist Minister.

Elis-Thomas, Lord Dafydd (b. l946): b. Carmarthen; Presiding Officer to the National Assembly for Wales, Chair of the House Committee, former college teacher, M.P. for Meirionnydd l974—83 and M.P. for Merionnydd Nant Conwy since l983: President of the University of Wales, Bangor, former Chairman of the Welsh Language Board (l994-99): member of Welsh Arts Council, Wales Film Council and Welsh Film Board.

Elizabeth lst (1533-1603): Queen of England, sometimes proud of her Welsh heritage as a Tudor, is included here by virtue of her description by English historian A. L. Rowse as "that red-headed Welsh harridan."

Ellis, Osian (b. 1928): b. Ffynongroew, Flints; a village that supplied many of the miners for the Point of Ayr Colliery, Ellis studied at the Royal Academy of Music (London) where he became a professor in 1959 until retirement in 1980. Ellis is highly regarded as one of the world’s great harpists as a recitalist and orchestra member. Many composers have written concertos and pieces written for him, including Benjamin Britten.

Ellis, Richard Salisbury (b. l950): from Colywn Bay, Ph.D in Astrophysics (Oxford University, l974). Professor of Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Deputy Director, Palomar Observatory, Professor of Observational Astrophysics at University of Cambridge with a host of honors and medals in astrophysics

Ellis, Rowland (l650-l73l): Methodist leader from Merioneth, a leading figure in Pennsylvania after whose old home Bryn Mawr College is named.

Ellis, Ruth (1927–l955): b. Rhyl, Denbs; the last female executed in Britain, for killing her racing driver lover, Donald Blakey (see Timothy Evans).

Ellis, Samuel: b. Ewloe, Flintshire; owner of Ellis Island in the l770's. From l892 to l943, it was the major immigration station in the U.S.

Ellis, Thomas Edward (l859-l899): his election in l886 for Merioneth broke the monopoly of the landlord classes at Westminster. He supported land reform, education and church disestablishment, founding Cymru Fydd to campaign for Home Rule; lack of support and his early death delayed the movement for almost 50 years.

Ellis, Thomas Iorwerth (l899-l970): b. London, headmaster of Rhyl County School, a prolific contributor to Welsh periodicals; served on many committees including the University of Wales, the National Library and the Church in Wales as well as serving as secretary of Undeb Cymru Fydd (l94l-67).

Eliot, George (l8l9-l880): pen-name of Mary Ann Evans, regarded as the quintessentioal English novelist , but who was born in Warwickshire where her Welsh father had her attend Welsh Methodist Chapel as a child.

Emanuel, David (b. l952): a most sought-after couturier, much-favored by Europe's royal families; creator of Princess Diana's wedding gown in l98l and Catherine Zeta Jones’s gown in 2000; he also designed for ballet, the theatre and television.

Emmanuel, Ivor (b. l926): famed tenor who debuted with the musical Oklahoma in London, then joined D’Oyley Carte Opera before returning to the show stage; starred on Welsh radio and appeared in the film Zulu.

Emrys ap Iwan (l85l-l906): b. Abergele, fighter for Wales and the Welsh language his volume of sermons (Homiliau) is a prose classic. His call for a form of self-government for Wales was to take fifty years to bear fruit.

Emrys Wledig (Ambrosius, 5th C): named by Gildas as a leader against the Saxon invaders of Britain, In Geoffrey of Monmouth, he is called Merlin, responsible for the prophecy of the red dragon triumphing over the white.

England, Mike (b. l94l): b. Holywell; a footballer with Blackburn; went to Tottenham Hotspur for a British record fee in l966; played for Wales 44 times.

Etheridge, Ken (l9ll-8l): b. Ammanford, influential teacher, poet, playwright and painter who taught at St. Elizabeth’s Grammar School, Carmarthen.

Evans, Alice Catherine (188l-1975): b. Neath, Pennsylvania, to a Welsh family. Working with the Dairy Division of the U.S. Dept of Agriculture in l910, she showed that raw milk could cause human diseases. Pasteurization thus became mandatory in the U.S. Dairy industry, preventing brucella, a national scourge. In 1928, she was the first woman president of the Society of American bacteriologists. A posthumous member of the National Women’s Hall of Fame, her story is told in Gentle Hunter, by Virginia Law Burns.

Evans, Beriah Gwynfe (l848-l927): from Nant y Glo, a schoolmaster who launched the periodical Cyfaill y Aelwyd (l88l), (secretary of Cymru Fydd and the first secretary of Cymdeithas Yr Iaith Gymraeg in l885. Wrote several books, including one of Lloyd George and Dafydd Davis about a Welshman in London.

Evans, Caradoc (David Evans, l878-l945): Anglo-Welsh author whose satirical, unflattering portrayals of the Welsh people gave him much notoriety; regarded as a founding father of modern Anglo-Welsh literature.

Evans, Chris (b. l957): from Port Talbot, one of the world’s most successful biotech industry entrepreneurs. With a Ph.D trom the University of Michigan, he became involived in the fast-growing American biotech industry and the founder of Chiroscience, and Toad PLC car alarm system. An advisor to the British government on biotech matters, he lives in Crickhowell, near Brecon.

Evans, Christmas (l776-l838): preacher and hymn-writer from Llandysul, Carmarthenshire, whose dramatic presentations made him popular in Wales (and scared the living daylights out of his congregations).

Evans, Clifford (l9l2-l985): actor and stage-director, worked with some greats of the British theatre, later becoming popular on British television and movies.

Evans, Daniel Silvan (l8l8-l903): B. Llanarth, Cardigan, parish priest, lexicographer and Professor of Welsh at Aberystwyth (l875-l883).

Evans, Dick (b. l905): f. Moelfre, Anglesey, lifeboat coxwain who twice won the Royal National Lifeboat Institution Gold Medal for bravery rescuing the crews of the Hindlea in 48 ft waves in l959, and the Nafsiporos in a cyclone in l976.

Evans, Donald (b. l940): from Cardiganshire, a poet who won both the Chair and the Crown in l977 and l980; a prolific poet and master of Cerdd Dafod.

Evans, Edgar (l876-l9l2): explorer from Gower who died with Robert Falcon Scott on the ill-fated return journey from the South Pole.

Evans, Ellis Humphrey (Hedd Wyn, l887-l9l7): a farmer-poet from Trawsfynydd, Merioneth, posthumously awarded the Chair at the National Eisteddfod, Birkenhead, Cheshire (the Eisteddfod of the Black Chair) after his death in World War One. The Welsh-language film Hedd Wyn, about his life, was nominated for a Hollywood Academy Award in l992.

Evans, Elwyn (l902-2004): former head of BBC training dept, worked for BBC in Nigeria in the l950’s pouiblishing hisrecollections as Cyfarfod ag Affrica (l995).

Evans, (William) Emrys (1924-2004): b. Llanfair Careinion, Montgomeryshire; Chairman and founder trustee of Sefydliad Addysg Menter Busnes, Member of Council for Welsh Language, and University of Wales. Chairman of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society, he was one of the first speakers of Welsh in a commercial (on TV Channel S4C in l982). As executive director of the Midland Bank in Wales, he successfully campaigned for Welsh cheques and bililngual singns in his bank, forcing others to follow.

Evans, Evan (Ieuan Brydydd Hir, l73l-l788): b. Lledrod, Ceredigion; scholar and poet, principal figure in the mid-l8th century revival of Welsh classical poetry. He helped preserve many priceless Welsh manuscripts. His Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards (l764) satisfied a thirst in English literary circles for Celtic literature.

Evans, Evan (Ieuan Glan Geirionydd, l795 -l855): the most versatile Welsh poet of the l9th century and an outstanding hymn writer; a pioneer of the Welsh lyric

Evans, Sir Geraint (l922-92): Cilfynydd-born; an all-time favorite in international opera, began as a teenager on Welsh Rarebit, joining Covent Garden Opera in l947 after service in the R.A.F. Famous for his interpretation of Figaro and Falstaff, he appeared in the world’s leading opera houses; he was the principal baritone at Covent Garden Opera from l948 to l992.

Evans, Gwyndaf (b. l959): Machynlleth, one of Britain’s top Road Rally champions with many victories.

Evans, Gwynfil (l898-l938): writer of boys' fiction and one of the creators of Sexton Blake, hero of a hundred stories, one of the most popular characters in all British juvenile fiction.

Evans, Gwynfor (l9l2-2005): from Barry, with a law degree from Oxford University, the Grand Old Man of Welsh politics, patriot, nationalist, and author of books on Welsh history and Welsh heroes. Elected to Carmarthen County Council in l949 for Plaid. President of Plaid Cymru from l945-8l; M.P. for Carmarthen in l966 and l979, and later Honorary President, Gwynfor's promise to go on a hunger strike influenced the government’s approval of the Welsh language TV channel). For his intense patriotism, he is generally regarded as one of the most influential Welshmen of all time.

Evans, Handel Cromwell (l932-99): b. Pontypridd licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music and the London College of Music. Found fame as an artist with many commissioned works worldwide.

Evans, Harold Meurig (b. l9ll): Pontarddulais headmaster and author helped complete Y Geiriadur Mawr (l958) and The Dictionary of Modern Welsh (l98l).

Evans Howell Thomas (l877-l930): from Cwmbwrla, Swansea, headmaster at Aberaeron who published several books on the history of Wales.

Evans Hugh (l854-l934): author from Llangwm, Denbigh whose most popular work is Cwm Eithin, (l93l) trans: as Gorse Glen, l948, a thesaurus of rural life.

Evans, Ieuan (b. l964): rugby player, “the Carmarthen Cowboy” scored 33 tries in 72 games for Wales and the British Lions (captain on l3 occasions). With Llanelli, he scored more tries for Wales than any other player.

Evans, Jack (l889-l97l): b. Bala, footballer with Wrexham. Moving to Cardiff as a printer, he became the very first professional signed by City, and scored their very first goal (a friendly against Aston Villa in l9l0). Nickmamed “Bala Bang” he returned home from the W.W.1 to continue playing for Cardiff City.

Evans, Jill (b. l959): from the Rhondda, former County Councilor, Chair of Plaid Cymru l994-96: leader of the Plaid Cymru European Parliamentary Party and member of many important committees. In November, 2004, Jill became the first person to give a speech in Welsh at the European Parliament, Brussels.

Evans, John (l8l4-l897): b. Ohio (parents from Porthmadog); a medical doctor in Chicago, taught at Northwestern Univ., founded the Illinois Republican Party; as Governor of Colorado, got the intercontinental railroad to run through Denver. Proud of his Welsh background, he helped found the University of Colorado; active in many Welsh cultural affairs in the state. Evanston, Illinois and Mount Evans (Colorado) are named for him.

Evans, John (1770-1799): explorer from Waunfawr, Gwynedd, who searched for descendants from Prince Madog's supposed expedition of 1169. Evans worked for the Spanish Missouri Company looking for the way to the Pacific; he found no Welsh links with the Mandans, with whom he lived for six months. He later traveled over 2000 miles exploring the Missouri. Some of his maps were later used by Lewis and Clark, sent out to find a route to the Pacific by Thomas Jefferson, himself of Welsh descent.

Evans, John (b. l958): from Pontypridd, author who began with a punk rock band. His books Industria, G.B.H., and How Real is My Valley show nightmare images of a decaying South Wales Valleys landscape.

Evans, John (Y Bardd Cocos, l827-88): from Menai Bridge, sold cockles, wrote ingenious doggerel, earning him the local title of Archfardd Cocysdaidd Tywysogol (Royal Cockle Poet).

Evans, John (Gwenogvryn, l852-l930): editor, whose reports on Welsh manuscripts form the foundation of modern studies of medieval Welsh literature.

Evans, John Albert (b. 1937): b. Tregaron; former Welsh Language Organizer for Mid-Glamorgan; a schools inspector and Welsh Language officer for Rhondda Cynon Taf County Council; until 2005, he organized Welsh language courses at the annual North American Welsh Heritage Week.

Evans, John Roberts (l9l4-82): b. Lampeter, after service in the Royal Navy, taught in Cardiganshire; published many plays, novels, and short stories.

Evans, Prof. (Henry) John (b. 1930): b. Llanelli, Director of Medical Research Council on Human Genetics at Edinburgh l969-94. Professor of Genetics at Aberdeen, member of Scientific Advisory Council, distinguished science writer.

Evans, Julian Cayo (1937-1995): b. England, lived in Carmarthenshire; he led the Free Wales Army, a shadowy group with revolutionary aims and was imprisoned for conspiracy relating to the l969 Investituture of Prince Charles.

Evans (William), Lindsay (b. 1933): TV actor lecturer; member of Wales Arts Council, author of numerous radio and TV plays and documentaries.

Evans Lyn (b. l945): from Aberdare, director of The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) at Geneva, responsible for the world’s biggest particle accelerator, to be completed in 2007. Lyn has to coordinate all the organization’s building components for the accelerator and supervise another 200 –300 scientists and engineers worldwide.

Evans, Margaret (Marged uch Ifan, l695-l80l): from Penllyn, Llanberis, praised by Thomas Pennant for her prodigious feats in hunting, fishing, shooting, wrestling and skill in music.

Evans, (Arthur) Mostyn (b.1925): b. Cefn Coed, General Secretary of Transport and General Workers’ Union (1978-85); General Council of T.U.C. (1977-85); with a distinguished career in engineering, chemicals, and rubber.

Evans, Myron Wyn (b. l950): from Craigcefnparc; scientist and engineer who came to the U.S. in l986 to continue his research in Sci-Tech. He is a former science advisor to Plaid Cymru with numerous awards for his work in science and engineering, including a Distinguished American Science Award.

Evans, Nigel (b. l957): Swansea; joined Conservative Party in l974; M.P. for Ribble Valley in l992 after serving on West Glamorgan County Council; currently the Shadow Secretary of State for Wales.

Evans, Oliver (l755-l8l9): Welsh-American inventor and pioneer of the high-pressure steam engine and improvements in milling. In l805, in Philadelphia, Oliver Evans drove his Orukter Amphibolos (Amphibious digger), using his own high-pressure steam engine (the world’s first automobile).

Evans, Philip (1645-79): Monmouth-born Catholic martyr executed during the "Popish Plot" of l678; canonized by Pope Paul V1 in l970. Said to have praised the gallows as being a fine pulpit.

Evans, Rebecca: born Pontrhydyfen, regarded as one of the world’s leading sopranos, has sung for the Santa Fe Opera), the Chicago Lyric Opera; San Franciso Opera; and the Metropolitan Opera, New York. In Europe, her roles have included Welsh National Opera; English National Opera and the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Her concert experience includes appearances at the BBC Proms and Edinburgh International Festival; Gala Concerts with Andrea Bocelli in Germany and with Luciano Pavarotti in Britain; and a Gala Concert to celebrate the opening of the Welsh Assembly in the presence of Her Majesty the Queen and HRH The Prince of Wales. Rebecca hosted her own television series ‘A Touch of Classics’ with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales on BBC1 Wales.

Evans, Richard (l905-2001): from Moelfre, Anglesey, where he earned two gold medals as coxwain of the lifeboat for saving the crews of the Hindlea in a storm off Moelfre Rocks in 1959 and that of the Nafsipourous in an even fiercer storm off the Skerries in 1968. In 50 years of service the lifeboat was launched 179 times, saving 281 lives.

Evans, Prof. (Hubert) Roy (b. 1942): from Llandysul, Vice Chancellor of University of Wales, Bangor since l995, a leading expert in field of structural energy and plate structures; has awards from Britain and Czech Republic.

Evans, Stuart (b. l934): Swansea-born, served in the Navy, taught at Brunel College of Advanced Technology, then for BBC Radio with the Schools Broadcasting Dept. Has written poetry, but is better known as a novelist.

Evans, Theophilus (l693-l767): Anglican priest whose prose classic Drych y Prif Oesoedd (Mirror of the First Ages, 17l6) recounts the history of the Welsh people from the Tower of Babel to Llywelyn ap Gruffudd.

Evans, Thomas (Tomos Glyn Cothi, l764-l833): b. Gwernogle, Carmarthen, minister at Cwm Cothi, the first Unitarian chapel in Wales; pastor at Aberdare, where he edited hymns for Unitarians and wrote the first Unitarian sermon to be published in Welsh.

Evans, Timothy (l924-l950): from Merthyr Vale, was hanged on a charge of strangling his wife at l0 Rillington Place, North Kensington, the home of John Reginald Christie, who later confessed to murdering poor Mr. Evans's wife. After Christie's execution on July l5, l953, two fierce debates in the House of Commons. abolished the Death Penalty ; it has never been restored.

Evans, Trabor Lloyd (l909-79): from Bala, independent minister who became Secretary of the Union of Welsh Independents in l904; wrote many books on religious subjects.

Evans William (Wil Ifan, l882-l968): playwright and poet, three-time Crown winner; Archdruid l947-50.

Evans-Jones, Albert, the Rev. (Cynan, l895-l970): ex army chaplain, Calvinistic Methodist minister and college tutor, poet, playwright and Archdruid of Wales. A three-time Crown winner, he played a leading role in the investiture of Prince Charles; he created many of the colorful ceremonies of the modern Eisteddfod.

Everest, Sir George (l790-l866): Brecon-born Surveyor General of India; gave his name to the world’s highest mountain.