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personal name derived from the Latin

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. As a surname, it derives from the

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"ap Cadell". Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Middle Ages

Cadell Ddyrnllwg Cadell Ddyrnllwg (Welsh for "Cadell of the Gleaming Hilt"; born c. AD 430) was a mid-5th century King of Powys. Cadell appears to have been driven out of his father Cadeyrn's kingdom by Irish pirates during the chaos of the Saxon insurrection i ...

, King of Powys c.447–460, founder of royal house of Powys *

Cadell ap Brochfael Cadell ap Brochfael ( en, Cadell, son of Brochfael; died c. 808), also known as Cadell Powys, was an 8th- and 9th-century king of Powys. He was the son of Brochfael ap Elisedd, whom he succeeded to the throne c. 773. The '' Annals of Wales'' m ...

, King of Powys 773–808) * Cadell ap Gruffydd, Prince of Deheubarth 1143–1153 *

Cadell ap Rhodri Cadell ap Rhodri (854–909) was King of Seisyllwg, a minor kingdom in southwestern Wales, from about 872 until his death. Life Cadell was the second son of King Rhodri the Great of Gwynedd and Angharad, a princess from Seisyllwg. In 872 Ang ...

, Prince of Seisyllwg 854–909

Modern era

Cadel Evans Cadel Lee Evans (; born 14 February 1977) is an Australian former professional racing cyclist, who competed professionally in both mountain biking and road bicycle racing. A four-time Olympian, Evans is one of three non-Europeans – along wi ...

(born 1977), Australian cyclist

Surname

* Alexander Cadell (1900-1928), English cricketer * Arnau Cadell (12th–13th century), Catalan sculptor * Ava Cadell (born 1956), American actress *

Cyngen ap Cadell Cyngen ap Cadell (English: Cyngen son of Cadell) or also (Concenn), was King of Powys from 808 until his death in 854 during a pilgrimage to Rome. Biography Cyngen was of the line of Brochwel Ysgithrog, and, after a long reign as king of Powys, h ...

(c.790-855), Welsh king * Elizabeth Cadell (1903-1989), British novelist *

Florence St John Cadell Florence St John Cadell (14 August 1877, Cheltenham – 30 January 1966, Edinburgh) was a Scottish artist and patriot, involved in the early days of the Scottish National Party with her friend Wendy Wood. Her artworks are usually signed S ...

(1877–1966), British artist *

Francis Cadell (explorer) Francis William Cadell (9 February 1822 – 1879) was a European explorer of Australia, most remembered for opening the Murray River up for transport by steamship and for his activities as a slave trader. Early life Cadell was born in Cocken ...

(1822–1879), Scottish-born explorer of Australia * Francis Cadell (artist) (1883–1937), Scottish painter * Grace Cadell (1855–1918), one of the first female surgeons, Scottish suffragette *

Henry Cadell Dr Henry Moubray Cadell of Grange, DL FRSE LLD (1860 – 10 April 1934) was a Scottish geologist and geographer, noted for his work on the Moine Thrust, the oil-shale fields of West Lothian, and his experiments in mountain building published i ...

(1860–1934), Scottish geologist * Hywel ap Cadell (c.880–948), Welsh king * James John Cadell (1843-1919), Australian politician *

Jean Cadell Jean Dunlop Cadell (13 September 1884 – 29 September 1967) was a Scottish character actress. Although her married name was Jean Dunlop Perceval-Clark she retained her maiden name in the context of acting. Life and career She was born at 4 ...

(1884–1967), Scottish actress *

Jessie Cadell Jessie Ellen Cadell (23 August 1844 – 17 June 1884) was an English novelist and orientalist who wrote stories set in India, where she lived for some time with her husband. Biography Cadell was born Jessie Ellen Nash in London on 23 August 18 ...

(1844-1884), English novelist *

Meryn Cadell Meryn Cadell is an American-Canadian writer and performance artist. He is an assistant professor of song lyrics and libretto writing in the Creative Writing Program at University of British Columbia. Cadell is a transgender man who transitioned ...

, Canadian writer and singer *

Nest ferch Cadell Nest ferch Cadell was the daughter of Cadell ap Brochfael, an 8th-century King of Powys, the wife of Merfyn Frych, King of Gwynedd. On the death of her brother Cyngen ap Cadell in 855, authority over the Kingdom of Powys was claimed by Rhodri t ...

, daughter of Cadell ap Brochfael *

Paddy Cadell Patrick Cadell (born 1999) is an Irish hurler who plays for Tipperary Senior Championship club J.K. Bracken's and at inter-county level with the Tipperary senior hurling team. He usually lines out at midfield. Career Cadell made his senior d ...

(born 1999), Irish hurler *

Richard Cadell Richard Cadell (born 23 March 1969) is a British illusionist, puppeteer, actor and screenwriter, best known for being the in-vision presenter and the hand of puppet Sooty since succeeding Matthew Corbett in 1998. He is a Gold Star Member of th ...

(born 1969), British magician and puppeteer * Robert Cadell (1788-1849), Scottish bookseller * Selina Cadell (born 1953), British actress * Simon Cadell (1950–1996), British actor * Thomas Cadell (publisher), Thomas Cadell the elder (1742–1802), English bookseller and publisher * Thomas Cadell (politician) (1831-1896), Australian politician * Thomas Cadell (1835–1919), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross * William Archibald Cadell (1775-1855), Scottish industrialist and mathematician * William Cadell (1708-1777), Scottish industrialist

Places

* Cadell, South Australia, named after Francis Cadell * Cadell and Blyth Floodplains, Northern Territory, Australia * Cadell Training Centre, prison in Cadell, South Australia * Cadell Fault, a geological feature of Southern New South Wales and northern Victoria, Australia

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