Notable People
- Sir David ap Mathew of Llandaff (1400-1484), Grand Standard Bearer of England to Edward IV, fought in the War of The Roses at the Battle of Towton on 29 March 1461, and is credited for saving King Edward IV's life. Sir David ap Mathew's tomb is located in Llandaff Cathedral.
- Idloes Owen, founded the Welsh National Opera, at a meeting in his home, 40 Station Road, Llandaff North, in 1943
- Ivor Atkins, choirmaster and organist, was born in Llandaff on 29 November 1869.
- Charlotte Church, singer and television presenter, born in Llandaff 21 February 1986
- Roald Dahl, author, was born in Fairwater Road on 13 September 1916. He subsequently attended the Cathedral School until 1925, and his family moved to Kent in about 1928.
- Francis Lewis, signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New York, was born in Llandaff on March 21, 1713.
- The Welsh artist Ivor Williams lived and painted in Llandaff House until his death in 1982.
- Cheryl Gillan, politician, born in Llandaff on 21 April 1952.
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