#1Famous people · Llanrwst, Clwyd
Llanrwst counts 7 famous people, first among them Kai Owen
Articles in 12 languages make the Welsh actor Kai Owen the best known. More than half were born in the 20th century, 5 in all. The oldest name on the list belongs to N. E. Yorke Davis, born in 1841, the newest to Kai Owen, born in 1975. No town in Clwyd lists more than Wrexham, with 215.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Kai Owen
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1841
N. E. Yorke Davis
Youngest
1975
Kai Owen
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
2 people
What stands out about Llanrwst’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Llanrwst’s famous people were born
The 1950s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
Film, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Llanrwst
Kai Owen leads with articles in 12 languages, ahead of Peter Thomas, Baron Thomas of Gwydir (8) and Myrddin ap Dafydd (3).
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#2Politics & Law
Peter Thomas, Baron Thomas of Gwydir
1920–2008British politician (1920-2008)
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#3Known for
What Llanrwst is known for
The field with the most names is Film, TV & Stage: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Llanrwst
Another 4, the earliest born in 1841.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Colwyn Bay’s, with 28.
Questions about famous people from Llanrwst
Who is the most famous person from Llanrwst?
Kai Owen (Welsh actor) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 12 languages. Next come Peter Thomas, Baron Thomas of Gwydir and Myrddin ap Dafydd.
How many famous people were born in Llanrwst?
7 people born in Llanrwst have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 11 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Llanrwst known for?
Among its famous people, performers: 2 of the 7. That is 29% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Llanrwst?
N. E. Yorke Davis, born in 1841. The youngest on the list was born in 1975.
Who counts as from Llanrwst?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Llanrwst’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)
- Kai Owen: Kirstin Tanger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Thomas, Baron Thomas of Gwydir: Geoff Charles, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Myrddin ap Dafydd: Els Pam Pels, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Timothy Dalton: Molendijk, Bart / Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Lowe: E.J. Vanderbilt, Liverpool, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ffrangcon-Davies: Daniel Rees, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Valentine Baker: Subject's family, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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