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Photo: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Llay, Clwyd
One famous person was born in Llay
In 1942, the Welsh footballer Terry Hennessey was born. Their birth falls in the 20th century. Readers can find them written up in 14 languages. A short trip away, Wrexham (3 mi) counts 215 famous people, Danny Ward among them.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Terry Hennessey
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1942
Terry Hennessey
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Llay
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Wrexham’s, with 215.
Questions about famous people from Llay
Who is the most famous person from Llay?
Terry Hennessey (Welsh footballer (1942-2025)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 14 languages.
How many famous people were born in Llay?
1 people born in Llay have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Llay known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Llay?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Llay’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 (3)
- Danny Ward: md.faisalzaman from Worcester, MA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Wickham: Tajotep, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Geoff Charles: Geoff Charles, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
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