Notable People
People born at Newcastle Emlyn include:
- Evan Herber Evans (1836-96), Congregational minister
- Dill Jones (1923-84), jazz stride pianist
- Peter Rees Jones (1843–1905), founder of department store
- Allen Raine (1836–1908), novelist
- Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, a prominent evangelical leader in Great Britain, is buried in the town.
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