#1Science & Medicine
John Houghton
1931–2020Welsh physicist (1931–2020)
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Famous people · Dyserth, Clwyd
John Houghton tops a list of 3 famous people born in Dyserth
At the top of the list is the Welsh physicist John Houghton, covered in 19 languages. Close behind are Russell L. Jones and John Roberts. Within 3 mi, St Asaph lists the most: 62, with Ian Rush first. From John Roberts to John Houghton, the births on the list run from 1853 to 1931.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
John Houghton
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1853
John Roberts
Youngest
1931
John Houghton
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
The best known
Born in Dyserth
Two of the three are scientists and doctors.
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#3Faith
John Roberts
1853–1949Welsh Anglican priest, writer and missionary, born 1853
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Known for
What Dyserth is known for
Scientists and doctors are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
St Asaph · 3 miIan Rush & 61 more
Denbigh · 8 miHenry Morton Stanley & 23 moreJPPrestatyn · 2 miJohn Prescott & 22 morePMRhyl · 3 miPenelope Mortimer & 22 more
Holywell · 8 miJonathan Pryce & 16 more
Rhuddlan · 2 miPhilip Jones Griffiths & 6 more
Bodelwyddan · 4 miJade Jones & 6 more
Abergele · 7 miDavid Vaughan & 3 moreQuestions about famous people from Dyserth
Who is the most famous person from Dyserth?
John Houghton (Welsh physicist (1931–2020)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 19 languages. Next come Russell L. Jones and John Roberts.
How many famous people were born in Dyserth?
3 people born in Dyserth have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 4 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Dyserth known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Dyserth?
John Roberts, born in 1853. The youngest on the list was born in 1931.
Who counts as from Dyserth?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Dyserth’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 (8)
- John Houghton: No machine-readable author provided. Kaihsu assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Roberts: John Roberts (missionary), 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
- Jade Jones: Mohammad Hassanzadeh, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Vaughan: Wonker from London, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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