#1Famous people · Ruthin, Clwyd
Leaders stand out among the 15 famous people born in Ruthin
Most widely known is Tom Pryce, the Welsh racing driver, with articles in 31 languages. 4 of them were born before the Georgians, the first Margaret Grey, Lady Bonville in 1397. The largest group, 7, was born in the Victorian era. Only 11 of the 52 towns in Clwyd with anyone on record list more.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Tom Pryce
in 31 Wikipedia languages
First
1397
Margaret Grey, Lady Bonville
Youngest
1988
Seren Gibson
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Ruthin’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Ruthin is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Ruthin
By how many languages cover them, Tom Pryce comes first (31), then Daisy, Princess of Pless (19) and Constance Lewis (5).
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#2Politics & Law
Daisy, Princess of Pless
1873–1943British socialite born in Wales
19 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Ruthin’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1870s, with 4 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageFaithMilitaryWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Ruthin
12 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Denbigh counts 24 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Ruthin
Who is the most famous person from Ruthin?
Tom Pryce (Welsh racing driver) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 31 languages. Next come Daisy, Princess of Pless and Constance Lewis.
How many famous people were born in Ruthin?
15 people born in Ruthin have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 18 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Ruthin known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 5 of the 15. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ruthin?
Margaret Grey, Lady Bonville, born in 1397. The youngest on the list was born in 1988.
Who counts as from Ruthin?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Ruthin’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 (13)
- Tom Pryce: Christian Sinclair, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daisy, Princess of Pless: James Lafayette, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Constance Lewis: James Lafayette, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Llŷr Ifans: Medwyn Jones, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Cornwallis-West: Henry Walter Barnett, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Haydn Jones: The Welsh Press Company Limited, Cyhoeddwyr, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Challen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gabriel Goodman: George Perfect Harding, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Exmewe: Attributed to John Bettes the Elder, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Morton Stanley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Owen: Elizabeth Mary Jones (Moelona), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake Pelly: Damien Parer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gareth Allen: Benutzer:Bill da Flute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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