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Famous people · Henllan, Clwyd
3 famous people were born in Henllan
Most widely known is Graham Williams, the Welsh footballer, with articles in 7 languages. The next two names are Eleanor Evans and Laura Evans-Williams. Ian Rush heads the list in St Asaph, 4 mi away, which has 62 names. The earliest on the list is Laura Evans-Williams, born in 1883, and the youngest Graham Williams, born in 1938.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Graham Williams
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1883
Laura Evans-Williams
Youngest
1938
Graham Williams
Most common field
Music
2 people
The best known
Born in Henllan
Ranked by languages covered: Graham Williams with 7, then Eleanor Evans with 2 and Laura Evans-Williams with 2.
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Music
Eleanor Evans
1893–1969British singer, actress and stage director
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Known for
What Henllan is known for
2 of them work in Music, the biggest field.
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
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
St Asaph · 4 miIan Rush & 61 more
Denbigh · 2 miHenry Morton Stanley & 23 morePMRhyl · 8 miPenelope Mortimer & 22 moreJPPrestatyn · 9 miJohn Prescott & 22 more
Ruthin · 9 miTom Pryce & 14 more
Bodelwyddan · 5 miJade Jones & 6 more
Rhuddlan · 6 miPhilip Jones Griffiths & 6 more
Abergele · 8 miDavid Vaughan & 3 moreQuestions about famous people from Henllan
Who is the most famous person from Henllan?
Graham Williams (Welsh footballer (born 1938)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 7 languages. Next come Eleanor Evans and Laura Evans-Williams.
How many famous people were born in Henllan?
3 people born in Henllan have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 5 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Henllan 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 Henllan?
Laura Evans-Williams, born in 1883. The youngest on the list was born in 1938.
Who counts as from Henllan?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Henllan’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)
- Laura Evans-Williams: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Rush: AceKindred, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Morton Stanley: Public domain, 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
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