Editing Swansea (section)

==Notable people==
{{see also|Category:People from Swansea|List of people from Swansea}}
[[File:Statue of Dylan Thomas, Swansea.JPG|thumb|left|upright=.8|Statue of Dylan Thomas|alt=A bronze statue of Dylan Thomas in the Maritime Quarter, Swansea]]
* The poet [[Dylan Thomas]] is perhaps the best-known person from Swansea. He was born in the town and grew up at 5 Cwmdonkin Drive, Uplands, where he lived for 23 years. He produced two-thirds of his published work from his bedroom, which has been recreated as it may have been in 1934; it is open for tours. There is a memorial to him in nearby [[Cwmdonkin Park]]. He described Swansea as an "ugly lovely town". In the 1930s, Thomas was a member of a group of local artists, writers and musicians known as [[The Kardomah Gang]], which met in the [[Kardomah Café]] in Castle Street, until it was bombed in the Second World War.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/dylan-thomas-and-the-kardomah-set-525736.html |title=Dylan Thomas and the Kardomah set |work=The Independent |access-date=15 September 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120907032951/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/dylan-thomas-and-the-kardomah-set-525736.html|archive-date=7 September 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* Throughout the 19th century, the [[Vivian family (baronets and barons)|Vivian family]] did much to develop Swansea. Their wealth and influence came from large copper-mining, smelting and trading businesses in Swansea ([[Vivian & Sons]]), and is still visible today in their former family residences: [[Singleton Abbey]] (now used by [[Swansea University]]), [[Sketty Hall]], [[Clyne Castle]] and [[Clyne Gardens]]. [[Henry Vivian, 1st Baron Swansea|Henry Vivian]] became the first [[Baron Swansea|Lord Swansea]] in 1893.
* [[Rowan Williams]], former [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], was born in Swansea. He was educated at the state-sector [[Dynevor School, Swansea]] before reading theology at [[Christ's College, Cambridge]]. 
* [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]] was born and raised in Swansea and still owns a home in Mumbles. 
* Swansea is the home town of [[Non Stanford]], the 2013 ITU Triathlon World Champion.
* The thriller writer, [[Mark Ellis (Welsh author)|Mark Ellis]], was educated in Swansea.
* The American-born philosopher of Welsh descent [[Rush Rhees]] taught at Swansea University from 1940 to 1966 and is buried at [[Oystermouth Cemetery]] in [[Mumbles]].
* [[Doctor Who|Dr Who]] screenwriter [[Russell T Davies]] was born in Swansea.
* [[Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland|Princess Lilian of Sweden, Duchess of Halland]] (1912–2013), married to His Royal Highness [[Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland|Prince Bertil of Sweden, Duke of Halland]].
* Actor [[Matt Ryan (actor)|Matt Ryan]] ([[Assassin's Creed]] [[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag|Black Flag]]/[[Constantine (TV series)|Constantine]]) is from Swansea. When Ubisoft was casting [[Edward Kenway]] for Assassin's Creed Black Flag, he was originally written to be from London. Matt auditioned with a London accent and got the part. When he went to record, they asked him where he was from and liked his actual accent so much they rewrote Edward Kenway to be from Swansea as well.
* Singer/guitarist [[Pete Ham]] and singer/drummer [[Mike Gibbins]] from the 1970s [[power pop]] band [[Badfinger]] were both born in Swansea. There is a [[Pete Ham#Blue Plaque|blue plaque commemorating Pete Ham]] in the city.

People from Swansea are known locally as "Swansea Jacks", or just "Jacks"; the source of this nickname is not clear. Some attribute it to [[Swansea Jack]], the life-saving dog.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.swanseahistoryweb.org.uk/subheads/jack.htm|title=Swansea Jack&nbsp;– Swansea History Web |access-date=30 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024004833/http://www.swanseahistoryweb.org.uk/subheads/jack.htm |archive-date=24 October 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tourismswanseabay.co.uk/FAQ/index.asp#11|title=Tourism Swansea Bay |work=tourismswanseabay.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821111712/http://www.tourismswanseabay.co.uk/FAQ/index.asp#11 |archive-date=21 August 2008}}</ref>