#1Famous people · Cilcain, Clwyd
Cilcain’s famous people span 156 years: 4 births from 1820 to 1976
Most widely known is Brynle Williams, the Welsh politician, with articles in 6 languages. Edwyn Cynrig Roberts and Ifan Meredith follow. Leaders make up the largest group, 2 of them. The list’s best known name, Brynle Williams, dates from 1949.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Brynle Williams
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1820
Hugh Beaver Roberts
Youngest
1976
Ifan Meredith
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Cilcain
Counted by languages, Brynle Williams is ahead of Edwyn Cynrig Roberts and Ifan Meredith: 6, 3 and 3.
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#2Writing & Arts
Edwyn Cynrig Roberts
1837–1893Welsh pioneer of Patagonia
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Through the years
When Cilcain’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 1 births.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Cilcain is known for
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Cilcain
1 more, best known first.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Mold lists the most people: 18.
Questions about famous people from Cilcain
Who is the most famous person from Cilcain?
Brynle Williams (Welsh politician (1949-2011)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 6 languages. Next come Edwyn Cynrig Roberts and Ifan Meredith.
How many famous people were born in Cilcain?
4 people born in Cilcain have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Cilcain known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Cilcain?
Hugh Beaver Roberts, born in 1820. The youngest on the list was born in 1976.
Who counts as from Cilcain?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Cilcain’s 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)
- Brynle Williams: National Assembly for Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwyn Cynrig Roberts: Lewis Jones, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Owen: Elizabeth Mary Jones (Moelona), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Pryce: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Pryce: Christian Sinclair, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake Pelly: Damien Parer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gareth Allen: Benutzer:Bill da Flute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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