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Photo: Eirian Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Pensarn, Clwyd
One famous person was born in Pensarn
In 1867, the Christian missionary Edwin Rowlands was born. That places their birth in the Victorian era. An article about them exists in one language. The nearest list is in St Asaph, 6 mi away: 62 names, starting with Ian Rush.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Edwin Rowlands
in 1 Wikipedia languages
First
1867
Edwin Rowlands
Most common field
Faith
1 people
The best known
Born in Pensarn
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in St Asaph: 62.
St Asaph · 6 miIan Rush & 61 more
Colwyn Bay · 6 miTimothy Dalton & 27 morePMRhyl · 5 miPenelope Mortimer & 22 moreJPPrestatyn · 7 miJohn Prescott & 22 more
Bodelwyddan · 3 miJade Jones & 6 more
Rhuddlan · 5 miPhilip Jones Griffiths & 6 more
Abergele · 1 miDavid Vaughan & 3 more
Dyserth · 7 miJohn Houghton & 2 moreQuestions about famous people from Pensarn
Who is the most famous person from Pensarn?
Edwin Rowlands (christian missionary (1867-1939)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 1 languages.
How many famous people were born in Pensarn?
1 people born in Pensarn have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Pensarn known for?
Among its famous people, ministers and preachers: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 2% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Pensarn?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Pensarn’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 (6)
- Ian Rush: AceKindred, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Timothy Dalton: Molendijk, Bart / Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, 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
- John Houghton: No machine-readable author provided. Kaihsu assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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