History of WalesHanes Cymru / Modern WalesCymru Fodern
born 1937
A singer from Tiger Bay in Cardiff, known around the world for three James Bond themes, including ‘Goldfinger’.Cantores o Tiger Bay yng Nghaerdydd, sy’n adnabyddus ar draws y byd am dair cân James Bond, gan gynnwys ‘Goldfinger’.
The youngest of seven children of a Nigerian father and an English mother, she left school at 14 and was singing in clubs by 16. Her career has lasted more than seventy years, and she was made a Dame in 2000.
Yn ieuengaf o saith o blant tad o Nigeria a mam o Loegr, gadawodd yr ysgol yn 14 oed ac roedd yn canu mewn clybiau erbyn 16. Mae ei gyrfa wedi para dros saith deg mlynedd, a chafodd ei gwneud yn Fonesig yn 2000.
Welsh-speaking prime minister from 1916 to 1922 whose 1909 People’s Budget laid foundations for the welfare state.Prif weinidog Cymraeg ei iaith rhwng 1916 a 1922, y gosododd ei Gyllideb y Bobl yn 1909 seiliau’r wladwriaeth les.
Born in Haverfordwest, she painted quiet, intense portraits and is now ranked among the finest artists of her time.Fe’i ganed yn Hwlffordd. Paentiodd bortreadau tawel, dwys, ac fe’i hystyrir heddiw ymhlith artistiaid gorau ei chyfnod.
Ellis Humphrey Evans, a shepherd from Trawsfynydd, who won the eisteddfod chair weeks after he was killed in battle.Ellis Humphrey Evans, bugail o Drawsfynydd, a enillodd gadair yr eisteddfod wythnosau ar ôl iddo gael ei ladd mewn brwydr.
A miner from Betws near Ammanford who became a Labour minister and built the welfare state.Glöwr o’r Betws ger Rhydaman a ddaeth yn weinidog Llafur ac a adeiladodd y wladwriaeth les.