#1Writing & Arts
Henry Jones
1852–1922Welsh philosopher and academic (1852–1922)
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Famous people · Llangernyw, Clwyd
Llangernyw is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Henry Jones, the Welsh philosopher and academic, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. The other is Robert Griffith, the Welsh musician. Nearby, Colwyn Bay, 7 mi away, lists 28, led by Timothy Dalton. The list runs from Robert Griffith, born in 1847, to Henry Jones, born in 1852.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Henry Jones
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1847
Robert Griffith
Youngest
1852
Henry Jones
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Llangernyw
#1#2Known for
What Llangernyw is known for
Writers and artists are the most numerous, 1 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
Of the towns nearby, Colwyn Bay lists the most people: 28.
Questions about famous people from Llangernyw
Who is the most famous person from Llangernyw?
Henry Jones (Welsh philosopher and academic (1852–1922)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 9 languages. Next come Robert Griffith.
How many famous people were born in Llangernyw?
2 people born in Llangernyw have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Llangernyw known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Llangernyw?
Robert Griffith, born in 1847. The youngest on the list was born in 1852.
Who counts as from Llangernyw?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Llangernyw’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)
- Henry Jones: Thomas, John,, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Griffith: The original uploader was AlwynapHuw at Welsh Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Timothy Dalton: Molendijk, Bart / Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Neville Southall: CrackersTeam, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Lowe: E.J. Vanderbilt, Liverpool, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kai Owen: Kirstin Tanger, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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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