#1Famous people · Caerwys, Clwyd
From 1627 to 1944, Caerwys was the birthplace of 6 famous people
At the top of the list is the Welsh antiquarian Angharad Llwyd, covered in 5 languages. Close behind are John Wynne and Thomas Wynne. As early as 1627, Thomas Wynne was born here, one of 2 born before the Georgians. Wrexham has the most of any town in Clwyd: 215.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Angharad Llwyd
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1627
Thomas Wynne
Youngest
1944
Myfanwy Talog
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
What stands out about Caerwys’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Caerwys’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1780s, with 1 people born in that decade.
Writing & ArtsFaithScience & MedicineFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Caerwys
The three are covered in 5, 4 and 4 languages: Angharad Llwyd, John Wynne and Thomas Wynne.
#1
#2Faith
John Wynne
1667–1743Welsh Principal of Jesus College, Oxford and bishop
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
TW#3
Science & Medicine
Thomas Wynne
1627–1692Welsh-American physician and politician (1627-1692)
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Caerwys is known for
The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Caerwys
The other 3 span the years 1841 to 1944.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is St Asaph’s, at 62 names.
St Asaph · 6 miIan Rush & 61 more
Denbigh · 6 miHenry Morton Stanley & 23 moreJPPrestatyn · 8 miJohn Prescott & 22 more
Holywell · 4 miJonathan Pryce & 16 moreRHFlint · 7 miRon Hewitt & 13 more
Rhuddlan · 7 miPhilip Jones Griffiths & 6 moreBJBagillt · 5 miBryn Jones & 2 more
Dyserth · 6 miJohn Houghton & 2 moreQuestions about famous people from Caerwys
Who is the most famous person from Caerwys?
Angharad Llwyd (Welsh antiquarian (1780–1866)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 5 languages. Next come John Wynne and Thomas Wynne.
How many famous people were born in Caerwys?
6 people born in Caerwys have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 7 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Caerwys known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 6. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Caerwys?
Thomas Wynne, born in 1627. The youngest on the list was born in 1944.
Who counts as from Caerwys?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Caerwys’ built-up area (the ONS 2022 boundary), a hospital or district within it included, whose English Wikipedia article agrees. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
Why is someone missing?
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a bigger area (“London”), another town, or missing, or their article may give no birthplace. We only list people both sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations) and English Wikipedia (each person’s article confirms the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are placed in the town by the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary (Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0). Ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across UK towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Angharad Llwyd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wynne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Rush: AceKindred, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Morton Stanley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Pryce: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Jones Griffiths: Original uploader was Cantikfotos at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Houghton: No machine-readable author provided. Kaihsu assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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