#1Famous people · Rhosllannerchrugog, Clwyd
19 famous people were born in Rhosllannerchrugog, more of them leaders than in most towns
Most widely known is Mark Lewis Jones, the Welsh actor, with articles in 17 languages. Second and third on the list are Meredith Edwards and Susan Elan Jones. 12 of them were born in the 20th century, more than in any other period. Only 7 of the 52 towns in Clwyd with anyone on record list more.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Mark Lewis Jones
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1842
Margaret Jones
Youngest
1982
Daniel Lloyd
Most common field
Sports
9 people
What stands out about Rhosllannerchrugog’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Rhosllannerchrugog is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 2.4 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Rhosllannerchrugog
Counted by languages, Mark Lewis Jones is ahead of Meredith Edwards and Susan Elan Jones: 17, 8 and 8.
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#3Politics & Law
Susan Elan Jones
born 1968Welsh politician and MP (born 1968)
8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Rhosllannerchrugog’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1960s than in any other decade: 4.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusicWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Rhosllannerchrugog
16 more names, born between 1842 and 1982.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Wrexham counts 215 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Rhosllannerchrugog
Who is the most famous person from Rhosllannerchrugog?
Mark Lewis Jones (Welsh actor) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 17 languages. Next come Meredith Edwards and Susan Elan Jones.
How many famous people were born in Rhosllannerchrugog?
19 people born in Rhosllannerchrugog have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 22 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Rhosllannerchrugog known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 9 of the 19. That is 47% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Rhosllannerchrugog?
Margaret Jones, born in 1842. The youngest on the list was born in 1982.
Who counts as from Rhosllannerchrugog?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Rhosllannerchrugog’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 (10)
- Mark Lewis Jones: Actor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Meredith Edwards: TV episode screenshot (ABC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Elan Jones: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caradog Roberts: Issued as a postcard in 1915, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aled Roberts: National Assembly for Wales from Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Lloyd: Misswales2009, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Jones: Thomas, John,, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Ward: md.faisalzaman from Worcester, MA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Clopton Wingfield: Unknown artist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Geoff Charles: Geoff Charles, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
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