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Famous people · Connah's Quay, Clwyd
11 famous people from Connah's Quay, many of them athletes
Most widely known is Barry Metcalf, the Welsh cricketer, with articles in 3 languages. The next two names are Darren Tinson and David Hughes. More than half were born in the 20th century, 7 in all. 3 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Barry Metcalf
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1886
Teddy Peers
Youngest
1997
Drew Parker
Most common field
Sports
10 people
What stands out about Connah's Quay’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Connah's Quay is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.9 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Connah's Quay’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1960s come out on top, with 2 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Connah's Quay
By how many languages cover them, Barry Metcalf comes first (3), then Darren Tinson (3) and David Hughes (3).
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Sports
David Hughes
born 1943Footballer with the Tranmere Rovers (born 1943)
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Connah's Quay
The other 8 span the years 1886 to 1997.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Mold’s, with 18.
Questions about famous people from Connah's Quay
Who is the most famous person from Connah's Quay?
Barry Metcalf (Welsh cricketer) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages. Next come Darren Tinson and David Hughes.
How many famous people were born in Connah's Quay?
11 people born in Connah's Quay have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 12 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Connah's Quay known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 10 of the 11. That is 91% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Connah's Quay?
Teddy Peers, born in 1886. The youngest on the list was born in 1997.
Who counts as from Connah's Quay?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Connah's Quay’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 (5)
- Drew Parker: Hirondon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Owen: Elizabeth Mary Jones (Moelona), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Speed: Biser Todorov, CC BY 4.0, 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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