#1Writing & Arts
Philip Jones Griffiths
1936–2008Welsh photojournalist (1936–2008)
15 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Rhuddlan, Clwyd
From 1854 to 1994, Rhuddlan was the birthplace of 7 famous people
The best known is the Welsh photojournalist Philip Jones Griffiths, with articles in 15 languages. Kelly Lee Owens is second and Jack L. Jones third. More than half were born since 1970, 4 in all. Per head, the list is long: 18.5 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Clwyd has 6.2.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Philip Jones Griffiths
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1854
Peter Morris
Youngest
1994
Jack Sargeant
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Rhuddlan’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Rhuddlan’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1980s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsMusicPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Rhuddlan
Three names lead: Philip Jones Griffiths (15 languages), Kelly Lee Owens (7) and Jack L. Jones (3).
#1
#2Music
Kelly Lee Owens
born 1988Welsh electronic musician and music producer
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JJ#3
Known for
What Rhuddlan is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 4 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Rhuddlan
Another 4, 3 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is St Asaph, at 62.
St Asaph · 3 miIan Rush & 61 more
Denbigh · 8 miHenry Morton Stanley & 23 morePMRhyl · 2 miPenelope Mortimer & 22 moreJPPrestatyn · 3 miJohn Prescott & 22 more
Bodelwyddan · 2 miJade Jones & 6 more
Abergele · 5 miDavid Vaughan & 3 more
Dyserth · 2 miJohn Houghton & 2 moreJSKinmel Bay · 3 miJimmy Sangster & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Rhuddlan
Who is the most famous person from Rhuddlan?
Philip Jones Griffiths (Welsh photojournalist (1936–2008)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 15 languages. Next come Kelly Lee Owens and Jack L. Jones.
How many famous people were born in Rhuddlan?
7 people born in Rhuddlan have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 9 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Rhuddlan known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 4 of the 7. That is 57% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Rhuddlan?
Peter Morris, born in 1854. The youngest on the list was born in 1994.
Who counts as from Rhuddlan?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Rhuddlan’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)
- Philip Jones Griffiths: Original uploader was Cantikfotos at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Lee Owens: Sylvain lasco, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Sargeant: National Assembly for Wales from Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Rush: AceKindred, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Morton Stanley: Public domain, 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
- John Houghton: No machine-readable author provided. Kaihsu assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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