Cardiff Castle from late 11th century
Streets & Squares proudly presents Cardiff - the capital and also the largest city of Wales. It is the county town of the historic county of Glamorgan. English and Welsh are the official languages of Wales which can clearly be seen when traveling there. And what is also clearly evident is how different the two languages are.
Welsh is the most vibrant of the Celtic languages in terms of active speakers. It is actually the only Celtic language not considered endangered by UNESCO. And on the 29th, on Language Day, we will treat you to a Welsh special!
But here is some Welsh for you right away, pertaining to this particular article:
Caerdydd (Cardiff)
Cymru (Wales)
parc (park)
pont (bridge)
rhodfa (avenue)
sgwar (square)
stryd (street)
As always in Streets & Squares, clicking at the address will lead you to the location in Google Maps, and clicking at the person’s name will take you to his or her Wikipedia page. The addresses are in English, with the Welsh version of the name in brackets.
CALLAGHAN SQUARE (Sgwar Callaghan) James Callaghan (1912-2005) politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1976-1979) and Leader of the Labour Party (1976-1980). Born in Portsmouth, England. - StreetView - Wiki
CAROLINE STREET (Stryd Caroline) Caroline of Brunswick (1768-1821) Princess of Wales, and the wife of King George IV. Born in Brunswick, Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire - StreetView - Wiki
HERBERT STREET (Stryd Herbert) Herbert - StreetView
LLOYD GEORGE AVENUE (Rhodfa Lloyd George) David Lloyd George (1863-1945) Welsh politician and Prime minister. Born a Welsh speaker to Welsh parents in Manchester, England. - StreetView
A to Z FROM CARDIFF
i.e. a list of people born in Cardiff. Just another fun way to know something more about the city. We pick a couple of people for each alphabet, if possible. For a more complete list, see here. The numbers you see at the end of each line indicate the year of birth. This list is updated from time to time. And last but not least: the flag of Cardiff!
A – The Abse Brothers (1915-1923)
B – Shirley Bassey* singer (James Bond) (1937) - Rachael Bland* journalist/radio presenter (1978) - Gareth Bale* football player (1989)
C – Charlotte Church* singer-songwriter/ actress/political activist (1986)
D – Jim Driscoll* boxer (1880) - Roald Dahl* WW2 fighter pilot/novelist/of Norwegian descent (1916)
E
F – Ken Follett* author of thrillers and historical novels (1949)
G – Ryan Giggs* football player/coach (1973)
H - John Humphrys* broadcaster/ host of Mastermind (1943) - Jake Heyward* middle-distance runner_/ES_ (1999)
I –
J - Goscombe John* sculptor (1860) - Brian Josephson* physicist/N (1940) – Colin Jackson* sprinter/coach/ sports commentator (1967)
K
**L **–
M – Richard Marquand* film and television director (1937) - Michael Moritz* journalist (Time)/billionaire venture capitalist/author (1954)
N –
O – Pixie O’Harris* Welsh-Australian artist/illustrator/author (1903) - Tessie O’Shea* actress/ entertainer (1913)
P – Peter Philp* dramatist/ antiques expert/host of Collectors’ Club (1920)
Q
R – Paul Radmilovic* water polo player/OG & swimmer/OGr (1886) - Griff Rhys Jones* comedian/ writer/television presenter (1953) - Lisa Rogers* television presenter/actress/writer (1971) - Matthew Rhys* actor (1974)
S – Shakin’ Stevens* singer/songwriter (1948)
T – R. S. Thomas* poet/Anglican priest/noted for dislike of the anglicisation of Wales (1913)
U
V –
W – Ernest Willows* pioneer aviator/airship builder (1886) - Nathan Walker* Welsh-born Australian hockey player/SC (1994)
X
Y
Z
LINKS
xxx- Timeline of Cardiff history - WalesOnline - We are Cardiff - Welsh language (Wiki) -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Cardiff
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_streets_and_squares_in_Cardiff
Updated 21.2.2023