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List Of Celts
This is a collection of lists of Celts who tend to be most associated with a modern Celtic identity: * List of Irish people * List of Scots * List of Manx people * List of Cornish people * List of Welsh people * List of Breton people This is an incomplete list of some Breton people of note and of some notable individuals born in Brittany, alphabetically within categories. Brittany (''Breizh'' in Breton) is a Celtic nation of northwestern France and has contributed famous names ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Celts Lists of people by ethnicity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celts (modern)
The modern Celts (, see pronunciation of ''Celt'') are a related group of ethnicities who share similar Celtic languages, cultures and artistic histories, and who live in or descend from one of the regions on the western extremities of Europe populated by the Celts. A modern Celtic identity emerged in Western Europe following the identification of the native peoples of the Atlantic fringe as Celts by Edward Lhuyd in the 18th century. Lhuyd and others equated the Celts described by Greco-Roman writers with the pre-Roman peoples of France, Great Britain, and Ireland. They categorised the ancient Irish and British languages as Celtic languages. The descendants of these ancient languages are the Brittonic ( Breton, Cornish, and Welsh variants) and Gaelic (Irish, Manx, and Scottish variants) languages, and the people who speak them are considered modern Celts. The concept of modern Celtic identity evolved during the course of the 19th century into the Celtic Revival. By the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Irish People
This is a list of notable Irish people who were born on the island of Ireland, in either the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland, and have lived there for most of their lives. Also included on the list are people who were not born in Ireland, but have been raised as Irish, have lived there for most of their lives or in regards to the Republic of Ireland, have adopted Irish citizenship (e.g., Daniel Day-Lewis). The names are sorted by surname. Art Architecture * George Ashlin * Angela Brady * George Drumgoole Coleman * Sir Thomas Drew * Yvonne Farrell * Eileen Gray * James Hoban – designer of the White House * Francis Johnston (architect), Francis Johnston * Sheila O'Donnell * Thomas Parke (architect), Thomas Parke * Edward Lovett Pearce * Kevin Roche * Michael Scott (architect), Michael Scott Actors * Sara Allgood – actress * Jonas Armstrong – actor, star of the BBC series ''Robin Hood (2006 TV series), Robin Hood'' * Caitríona Balfe – actress * Spranger Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Scots
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union club Other uses * Angle of list, the leaning to either port or starboard of a ship * List (information), an ordered collection of pieces of information ** List (abstract data type), a method to organize data in computer science * List on Sylt, previously called List, the northernmost village in Germany, on the island of Sylt * ''List'', an alternative term for ''roll'' in flight dynamics * To ''list'' a building, etc., in the UK it means to designate it a listed building that may not be altered without permission * Lists (jousting), the barriers used to designate the tournament area where medieval knights jousted * ''The Book of Lists'', an American series of books with unusual lists See also * The List (other) * Listing (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Manx People
The Manx (Manx language: ) are an ethnic group from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea in northern Europe. They are often described as a Celtic people on the basis of their recent Goidelic Celtic language, but their ethnic origins are mixed, including Germanic ( Norse and English) lines. Actors * Samantha Barks (born 1990), actor and musician *Jamie Blackley (born 1991), actor * Amy Jackson (born 1992), actress known for work in Indian films * Joe Locke (born 2003), actor *Dursley McLinden (1965–1995) actor, dancer, and singer *Anthony Quayle (1913–1989), actor of Manx ancestry * Evie Killip (born 1992) actor, BBC radio actor, voiceover artist Armed forces *Robert Henry Cain (1909–1974), army major and Victoria Cross recipient *Fletcher Christian (1764–1793), naval officer and mutineer on ''HMS Bounty'' * William Garrett (1842–1916), Medal of Honor recipient in American Civil War * Peter Heywood (1772–1831), naval officer and mutineer on ''HMS Bounty'' Artists *Rayn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cornish People
Cornish is the adjective and demonym associated with Cornwall, the most southwesterly part of the United Kingdom. It may refer to: * Cornish language, a Brittonic Southwestern Celtic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken in Cornwall * Cornish people ** Cornish Americans ** Cornish Australians ** Cornish Canadians ** Cornish diaspora * Culture of Cornwall Cornish may also refer to: Places United States * Cornish, Colorado * Cornish, Maine, a town ** Cornish (CDP), Maine, the primary village * Cornish, New Hampshire * Cornish, Oklahoma * Cornish, Utah * Cornish Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota * Cornish Township, Sibley County, Minnesota People * Cornish (surname) Animals and plants * Cornish Aromatic, apple cultivar * Cornish chicken * Cornish chough (''Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax''), a species in the family Corvidae * Cornish game hen * Cornish Rex, a breed of cat * Lucas Terrier, a Cornish breed of dog Sports * Cornish Wrestling, the ancient martial art, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Welsh People
This is a list of Welsh people ( cy, rhestr Cymry); an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales. Historian John Davies argues that the origin of the Welsh nation can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic or other Celtic languages seem to have been spoken in Wales since much earlier. This list is for people of Welsh heritage and descent, and for those otherwise perceived as Welsh; through either birth or adoption. Only those meeting notability criteria are included. A few people appear in more than one section of the list. Actors * Keith Allen (born 1953) *Bennett Arron (born 1973), also comedian and writer *Stanley Baker (1927–1976) *Aneurin Barnard (born 1987) *Hywel Bennett (1944–2017) *David Bower (born 1969) *Rob Brydon (born 1965) *Richard Burton (1925–1984) *Boyd Clack (born 1951), also writer and musician *Morfydd Clark (born 1989) *Richard Ian Cox (born 1973), also comedian and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
