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Famous people · Ffynnongroyw, Clwyd
Roy Vernon tops a list of 3 famous people born in Ffynnongroyw
Most widely known is Roy Vernon, the Welsh footballer, with articles in 15 languages. Close behind are Osian Ellis and Caryl Parry Jones. The nearest list is in Prestatyn, 5 mi away: 23 names, starting with John Prescott. Osian Ellis, born in 1928, is the earliest name and Caryl Parry Jones, born in 1958, the latest.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Roy Vernon
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1928
Osian Ellis
Youngest
1958
Caryl Parry Jones
Most common field
Music
2 people
The best known
Born in Ffynnongroyw
Musicians take two of the three places.
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What Ffynnongroyw is known for
Musicians 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.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Prestatyn, at 23.
JPPrestatyn · 5 miJohn Prescott & 22 morePMRhyl · 7 miPenelope Mortimer & 22 more
Hoylake · 7 miChris Boardman & 18 more
Holywell · 5 miJonathan Pryce & 16 more
West Kirby · 6 miJoanna Scanlan & 16 more
Rhuddlan · 7 miPhilip Jones Griffiths & 6 more
Dyserth · 5 miJohn Houghton & 2 moreBJBagillt · 6 miBryn Jones & 2 more
Hoylake · 7 miChris Boardman & 18 moreHolywell · 5 miJonathan Pryce & 16 moreWest Kirby · 6 miJoanna Scanlan & 16 moreRhuddlan · 7 miPhilip Jones Griffiths & 6 moreDyserth · 5 miJohn Houghton & 2 moreBJBagillt · 6 miBryn Jones & 2 moreQuestions about famous people from Ffynnongroyw
Who is the most famous person from Ffynnongroyw?
Roy Vernon (Welsh footballer (1937-1993)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 15 languages. Next come Osian Ellis and Caryl Parry Jones.
How many famous people were born in Ffynnongroyw?
3 people born in Ffynnongroyw have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Ffynnongroyw known for?
Among its famous people, musicians: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 5% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ffynnongroyw?
Osian Ellis, born in 1928. The youngest on the list was born in 1958.
Who counts as from Ffynnongroyw?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Ffynnongroyw’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)
- Osian Ellis: David Griffiths, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caryl Parry Jones: The original uploader was Thaf at Welsh Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Boardman: Cs-wolves, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Pryce: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joanna Scanlan: Marcus Liversedge, CC BY 3.0, 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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