#1Writing & Arts
Henry Morton Stanley
1841–1904British journalist and explorer (1841–1904)
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Famous people · Denbigh, Clwyd
Of the 24 famous people born in Denbigh, an unusual share are musicians
At the top of the list is the British journalist and explorer Henry Morton Stanley, covered in 80 languages. Second place goes to the British actress Shefali Chowdhury, third to Rhoda Broughton. Births span 1527 to 2003, from Humphrey Llwyd to Luke Mariette. 7 of them were born in the 20th century, more than in any other period.
Born here
24
notable people
Best known
Henry Morton Stanley
in 80 Wikipedia languages
First
1527
Humphrey Llwyd
Youngest
2003
Luke Mariette
Most common field
Writing & Arts
8 people
What stands out about Denbigh’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Denbigh is known for
Compared with the usual town, musicians are the most over-represented field, at 3.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Denbigh
Two of the three are writers and artists.
#1
#2
#3Through the years
When Denbigh’s famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 5 births in the decade.
Writing & ArtsScience & MedicineMusicFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawSportsBusinessFaithNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Denbigh
21 more, best known first.
Ieuan Wyn Jones
born 1949Welsh politician, leader of Plaid Cymru; MP 1987-2001; Assembly Member 1999-2013 (born 1949)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Humphrey Llwyd
1527–1568Welsh cartographer, politician, author and antiquary (1527–1568)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 miles of Denbigh, with how many people each has.
St Asaph · 5 miIan Rush & 61 morePMRhyl · 9 miPenelope Mortimer & 22 more
Holywell · 10 miJonathan Pryce & 16 more
Ruthin · 7 miTom Pryce & 14 more
Bodelwyddan · 7 miJade Jones & 6 more
Rhuddlan · 8 miPhilip Jones Griffiths & 6 more
Abergele · 10 miDavid Vaughan & 3 more
Dyserth · 8 miJohn Houghton & 2 moreQuestions about famous people from Denbigh
Who is the most famous person from Denbigh?
Henry Morton Stanley (British journalist and explorer (1841–1904)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 80 languages. Next come Shefali Chowdhury and Rhoda Broughton.
How many famous people were born in Denbigh?
24 people born in Denbigh have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 31 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Denbigh known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 8 of the 24. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Denbigh?
Humphrey Llwyd, born in 1527. The youngest on the list was born in 2003.
Who counts as from Denbigh?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Denbigh’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 (19)
- Henry Morton Stanley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shefali Chowdhury: Shefali Chowdhury, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhoda Broughton: Helen C. Black Photograph by Barrauds Ltd., London, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ieuan Wyn Jones: National Assembly For Wales / Cynulliad Cymru profile, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amber Davies: W!ZARD Radio Media, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Geraint Jarman: GanMed64, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Gee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Griffith: Thomas, John,, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Parry: Edward Morton (engraving), Cornelius Dunham (painting); scanned, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Humphrey Llwyd: Philip Yorke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Williams: Thomas, John,, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trebor Edwards: Sain (Records) Ltd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Rush: AceKindred, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Pryce: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Pryce: Christian Sinclair, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jade Jones: Mohammad Hassanzadeh, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Jones Griffiths: Original uploader was Cantikfotos at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Vaughan: Wonker from London, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, 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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