Dafydd Iwan's earliest material was Welsh translations of tunes by American folk / protest singers: Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and Bob Dylan.
The popular Welsh folk song Yma o Hyd, recorded by Dafydd Iwan in 1981, recalls Macsen Wledig and celebrates the continued survival of the Welsh people since his days.
Iwan Bloch | Iwan Brown | Dafydd Iwan | Dafydd ap Gwilym | Llywelyn ap Dafydd | Iwan Roberts | Iwan Rheon | Iwan Müller | Iwan Knorr | Iwan Edwards | Iwan Bala | Gwladys ferch Dafydd Gam | David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers | Dafydd Williams | Dafydd Wigley | Dafydd Goch | Dafydd Gam | Dafydd Elis-Thomas | Dafydd Davis | Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd | Dafydd ab Hugh | Dafydd ab Edmwnd |
Alternatively, given surnames are used, as in the case of the folk singer and political figure Dafydd Iwan, opera singer Bryn Terfel, classical singer Shân Cothi, and the late actress Myfanwy Talog.