#1Famous people · Colwyn
Colwyn has one famous person on record
In 1922, the American trumpeter Joe Wilder was born. That places their birth between 1920 and 1969. Articles about them exist in 10 languages. Over the border in Darby, 34 names are on record, led by W. C. Fields.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Joe Wilder
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1922
Joe Wilder
Most common field
Music
1 people
The best known
Born in Colwyn
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Colwyn and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (4)
- Joe Wilder: Professor Bop, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- W. C. Fields: Harry Warnecke / Lee Jennings Elkins, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Noam Chomsky: Augusto Starita / Ministerio de Cultura de la Nación, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jalen Duren: Pikraken, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons