Dave Evans
Guitarist with influential Irish Rock Group U2.
Connection: Barking, East London on August 8th 1961 to Welsh parents Garvin and Gwenda.
comment by:MalcolmX The Edge was born in Barking, ...
Stuart Evans
Progenitor of 'Britpop' with his band the Satyrs. Responsible for promoting this new brand of music, supported by oasis etc. Combined love of 60's pop with experience as bass player with Tenpole ...
Sir Charles Evans
Second in command of the Everest expedition of 1953. Was in fact the first choice for accent to the summit but was defeated by bad weather. Had he done so, he would have achieved all ...
John Evans
Led the first expeditions along the upper Missouri River in the late eighteenth century. Before Lewis and Clark crossed the continent for the first time in 1806, Evans had progressed furthest ...
Andrew Evans (Jr.)
Major General, USAF. Ace fighter pilot in WWII. Highest ranking POW in the Korean War.
Connection: Of Welsh descent. His father was Welsh.
comment by:robinc A strong man. ...
... in Ammanford, and the firm reckons it could make 100 a day. 🏴 https://t.co/hFDHBCYUHV — Jason Evans 🏴 🇪🇺 (@EvansTheCrime) March 24, 2020
No-one should have to (and people were promised ...
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Welsh claim on first car...?
In 1805 Oliver Evans, American of Welsh descent drove his steam powered digging machine to work! - Not only the first automobile but a compan ...
... senior wireless operator Phillips took an ice warning from an operator called Cyril Evans aboard 'The Californian'. Losing his temper he replied 'SHUT UP' to which Evans did and went 'off-duty'. Evans had ...
... Sinatra. He was often called the 'Canadian Sinatra'. This son of Wales, born (Lyn Evans) in Aberdare became an adopted son of Canada and his talent was included within the 'Canadian Talent Library Trust', ...