Born here
215
notable people
Best known
Danny Ward
in 39 Wikipedia languages
First
1629
Jonathan Edwards
Most common field
Sports
150 people
What stands out about Wrexham’s famous people ★ What stands out · Through the years When Wrexham’s famous people were born No decade has more births than the 1970s, at 24.
Before the Georgians Georgian Victorian The 20th century Today 1650 1700 1750 1800 1850 1900 1950 2000 Robbie Savage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for What Wrexham is known for The field furthest above the usual share is ministers and preachers, at 1.6 times.
Sports 150 people 70%1.4× usual Politics & Law 16 people 7%about usual Writing & Arts 13 people 6%below usual Film, TV & Stage 11 people 5%below usual Faith 6 people 3%1.6× usual Science & Medicine 6 people 3%below usual Music 5 people 2%below usual Military 5 people 2%below usual Notable 2 people 1% Business 1 person 0%below usual
The best known Born in Wrexham The three best known are all athletes.
#1 Sports Danny Ward born 1993 Welsh association football player (born 1993)
#2 Sports Neco Williams born 2001 Welsh association football player
#3 Sports Harry Wilson born 1997 Welsh association football player
Everyone Everyone else born in Wrexham 212 more; the 197 best known are listed here.
All · 197 Politics & Law · 15 Military · 5 Sports · 140 Music · 5 Film, TV & Stage · 10 Writing & Arts · 10 Science & Medicine · 5 Business · 1 Faith · 5 Notable · 1
Any time Before the Georgians · 3 Georgian · 8 Victorian · 37 The 20th century · 87 Today · 60
Robbie Savage born 1974 Welsh association football player (born 1974)
Tom Lawrence born 1994 Welsh footballer (born 1994)
SW Stuart Williams 1930–2013 Welsh footballer (1930-2013)
Jason Koumas born 1979 Welsh footballer (born 1979)
RF Rosemarie Frankland 1943–2000 Beauty pageant contestant, actress (1943–2000)
Laura Deas born 1988 Former equestrian athlete and current skeleton racer from the United Kingdom
CD C. H. Dodd 1884–1973 British theologian (1884–1973)
George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys 1645–1689 Welsh judge, aka the Hanging Judge (1645–1689)
Chris Bartley born 1984 British rower
Andy Scott born 1949 Welsh musician
Rob Jones born 1971 English association football player (born 1971)
NW Nick Whitehead 1933–2002 Welsh sprinter
AH Adrian Holmes born 1974 Canadian actor
Gareth Roberts born 1978 Welsh footballer (born 1978)
Hugh Hamshaw Thomas 1885–1962 British botanist and historian of science (1885-1962)
Guto Bebb born 1968 Welsh politician, MP for Aberconwy (born 1968)
LP Leon Pownall 1943–2006 British actor (1943–2006)
Samuel Warren 1807–1877 British writer, lawyer and politician
AG Arfon Griffiths born 1941 Welsh footballer and football manager
Bernard Warburton-Lee 1895–1940 Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1895–1940)
Frederick Green 1851–1928 English footballer (1851–1928)
HL Henry Lloyd 1720–1783 Welsh army officer and military writer (1720–1783)
Jane Dodds born 1963 Welsh politician
Owen Beck born 2002 Welsh association football player
Ryan Valentine born 1982 British footballer (born 1982)
SM Seb Morris born 1995 British racing driver
Arthur Davies 1941–2018 Welsh tenor singer
CR Connor Roberts born 1992 Footballer (born 1992)
EH Ellen Hunter born 1968 Welsh racing cyclist
John Williams born 1937 Welsh snooker referee
SW Sian Williams born 1990 Welsh rugby union player
Elizabeth Randles 1800–1829 Welsh musician (1801-1829)
Hector Pardoe born 2001 British swimmer
Islwyn Ffowc Elis 1924–2004 Welsh writer and politician (1924–2004)
LJ Lee Jones born 1973 Welsh footballer (born 1973)
ML Mal Lucas 1938–2024 Welsh footballer (1938-2024)
MJ Michael Jones born 1940 British historian
Nia Jones born 1992 Welsh association football and netball player
NW Nick Ward born 1977 Welsh footballer (born 1977)
RB Ray Bennion 1896–1968 Welsh footballer (1896-1968)
SE Steve Evans born 1979 Welsh footballer (born 1979)
AJ Andy Jones born 1963 British footballer born 1963
CG Craig Goodwin born 1974 Footballer (born 1974)
DB David Bower born 1969 British actor
Dorian West born 1967 Welsh rugby union footballer and coach
EJ Ewart Jones 1911–2002 Welsh organic chemist and academic administrator (1911–2002)
HJ Harvey Jones born 1936 Footballer (born 1936)
James Trainer 1863–1915 Welsh footballer (1863-1915)
Jason Wyn-Jones born 1979 Welsh footballer (born 1979)
John Godfrey Parry-Thomas 1884–1927 Motor-racing driver from Wales (1884-1927)
MJ Martyn Jones born 1947 British politician (born 1947)
NR Neil Roberts born 1978 Welsh footballer (born 1978)
PP Peter Price born 1949 Welsh footballer (born 1949)
Rob Partridge born 1985 British (Welsh) racing cyclist
SR Stephen Roberts born 1980 Welsh footballer (born 1980)
TJ Tom Jones 1899–1978 Welsh footballer (1899-1978)
AO Adam Owen born 1980 Welsh footballer (born 1980)
AE Andy Edwards born 1965 Welsh former professional footballer born 1965
Billy Reeves born 1996 Association football player
Cyril Lea born 1934 Welsh footballer (born 1934)
DM Darren Moss born 1981 Footballer (born 1981)
DH David Hughes born 1978 Welsh footballer, born 1978
GE Gareth Evans born 1987 Welsh footballer (born 1987)
Harry Trainer 1873–1924 British association football player (1873-1924)
Mark Joseph born 1965 Welsh footballer (born 1965)
Martin Thomas, Baron Thomas of Gresford born 1937 British politician (born 1937)
Owen Edwards born 1987 Welsh ice dancer
Thomas Henry 1734–1816 Welsh surgeon and apothecary (1734-1816)
TP Thomas Penson 1790–1859 Welsh architect and engineer
TB Tom Burke 1864–1914 Welsh footballer (1862-1914)
TG Tom Griffiths 1906–1981 Welsh footballer (1906-1981)
AS Alan Simons born 1968 British footballer (born 1968)
AD Alfred Davies 1850–1891 Welsh footballer (1850-1891)
AG Amy Guy born 1983 Welsh beauty queen, television performer and athlete
AL Arthur Lea 1866–1945 Footballer (1866-1945)
BW Barry Wright born 1939 Footballer (born 1939)
BJ Ben Jones born 1992 Welsh footballer, born 1992
BP Bernard Purdie born 1949 Welsh footballer
BB Bill Bower 1911–1998 British association football player (1911-1998)
BR Bill Roberts 1859–1945 Welsh footballer (1859–1945)
BE Bob Evans 1881–1962 Welsh footballer (1881-1962)
CM Chris Marriott born 1989 British association football player (born 1989)
CR Connell Rawlinson born 1991 British association football player (born 1991)
Daniel Williams 1643–1716 Welsh theologian
DW David Walsh born 1979 Welsh footballer
EC Edwin Cross 1859–1924 Welsh footballer (1859-1924)
EH Edwin Hughes 1885–1949 British association football player (1885-1949)
GW Graham Williams 1936–2018 Footballer (1936-2018)
HP Harry Pugh 1875–1945 Welsh footballer (1875-1945)
James John Thomas 1868–1947 Former mayor of Columbus, Ohio
JS Jamie Slater born 1968 British association football player (born 1968)
JC Jim Cole 1925–1997 Footballer (1925-1997)
JE John Bryan Evans born 1980 Welsh film and television director, writer, and producer
JJ John Jones born 1848 Welsh footballer, born 1856
JJ Jonathan Jones born 1978 Footballer (born 1978)
KM Keith Matthews 1934–2008 British association football player (1934-2008)
KS Ken Skates born 1976 Member of the Senedd (born 1976)
LJ Les Jones born 1940 Welsh footballer, born 1940
ME Malcolm Edwards born 1939 Footballer (born 1939)
MP Mark Parry born 1970 Welsh footballer (born 1970)
MP Michael Price born 1981 Welsh footballer (born 1981)
MB Micky Bloor born 1949 British footballer (born 1949)
NE Nigel Edwards born 1950 Welsh footballer (born 1950)
PR Percy Roberts born 2000 Welsh footballer
RB Ray Booth born 1949 British association football player (born 1949)
RE Rob Evans born 1995 Welsh professional footballer
RR Ron Roberts 1942–2026 Footballer (born 1942)
SP Sean Parrish born 1972 Footballer (born 1972)
SO Steve O'Shaughnessy born 1967 Welsh footballer (born 1967)
SR Steve Rowland born 1981 Footballer (born 1981)
TC Terry Cooke born 1962 Footballer (born 1962)
BT Ben Thompson born 2002 British footballer
BS Bill Shortt 1920–2004 Welsh footballer (1920-2004)
BR Bob Roberts 1863–1950 Welsh footballer (1863-1950)
BM Brian McGuinness 1927–2019 British philosopher
CA Cecil Aspinall 1878–1959 (1878-1959)
Charles Alexander Harris 1855–1947 British colonial administrator
DW Danny Williams born 1979 Welsh footballer (born 1979)
DJ Darren Jeffries born 1982 British actor
DJ Dewi Penrhyn Jones born 1994 Welsh cricketer (born 1994)
Eleanor Burnham British politician
EJ Enid Wyn Jones 1909–1967 Welsh religious and social worker
FB Frank Blew 1902–1968 Welsh footballer (1902-1968)
FC Fred Condrey 1883–1952 Association football player (1883-1952)
Frederick Rosier 1915–1998 Royal Air Force air marshals
Hugh Eyton-Jones 1863–1943 British missionary
IH Ian Howat born 1958 Welsh footballer (born 1958)
JC Jack Capper 1931–2009 Welsh footballer (1931-2009)
JV Jack Vale born 2001 Welsh footballer
John Arthur Eyton-Jones 1860–1940 British association football player (1860-1940)
John Parry 1812–1874 Welsh teacher and editor (1812-1874)
JP John Price 1854–1907 Welsh footballer, born 1854
JE Jonathan Edwards 1629–1712 Welsh theologian and Principal of Jesus College, Oxford
Jordan Evans born 1995 British association football player (born 1995)
Jynine James born 1972 Welsh actress
KD Karen Davies born 1965 All-American college golfer, amateur golfer, professional golfer, LPGA Tour member
Karen Sinclair born 1952 British politician (born 1952)
KS Kenny Simpkins 1943–2023 Welsh footballer (born 1943)
LE Len Edwards 1930–2024 British association football player (born 1930)
MJ Mark Jones born 1984 Association football player from Wales born 1984
MS Mark Sconce born 1968 Welsh footballer (born 1968)
MM Mike McBurney born 1953 Footballer (born 1953)
MW Mike Williams born 1979 British journalist, born 1979
Pete Price born 1946 Broadcaster and media personality
RS Reginald Sutcliffe 1904–1991 British meteorologist (1904–1991)
Rhodri Glyn Thomas born 1953 British politician (born 1953)
RG Richie Gendall born 1960 Welsh footballer (born 1960)
RD Robert Davies born 1861 Welsh footballer, born 1861
RJ Robert Jones 1868–1939 Welsh footballer, born 1868
SJ Steve Jones born 1962 Association football player (born 1962)
SW Steve Watkin born 1971 Footballer (born 1971)
TB Thomas Boden born 1860 British association football player (1860-?)
WM Walter Monslow, Baron Monslow 1895–1966 British politician (1895-1966)
AJ Alan Jones born 1939 Association football player
AL Alec Lucas born 1945 Association football player
BE Brian Earnshaw 1929–2014 British writer
CL Charlie Landsborough born 1941 British musician
DC Dave Campbell 1947–2013 Welsh footballer (1947-2013)
DV Douglas Vaughan 1925–1977 Rugby union player
Edwin Hughes 1830–1927 Last survivor of the Charge of the Light Brigade (1830-1927)
EM Edwina McGrail born 1950 Welsh artist (born 1950)
FW Fulke Walwyn 1910–1991 Welsh jockey
GL Geoff Lloyd born 1942 Association football player
GJ George Jones 1930–2017 Association football player
GJ Graham Jones born 1949 Welsh former professional footballer born 1949
HO Hefin O'Hare born 1979 Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer
IB Iwan Brown born 1986 Welsh rugby league footballer
JJ Jack Jones 1921–2001 Association football player (1921-2001)
JJ James Jones born 1997 Welsh footballer
JR James Malcolm Rielly born 1956 British painter (born 1956)
JW Job Wilding 1862–1947 British association football player (1862-1947)
JO Joseph Owens born 1878 Association football player
KJ Kevin Jones born 1974 Welsh footballer
LH Len Hewitt 1920–1979 Welsh footballer (1920-1979)
LD Llewelyn Davies 1881–1961 Welsh football player (1881-1961)
LG Louis Gray born 1995 Welsh footballer
MK Mike Keen born 1953 Welsh footballer
MT Miles Thomas 1897–1980 Welsh businessman from Wrexham (1897-1980)
NS Neil Salathiel born 1962 Association football player
NH Nick Hencher born 1961 Association football player
NA Norman Percy Allen 1903–1972 Metallurgist
PL Pete Lee-Wilson born 1960 British actor
PR Peter Rogers 1940–2025 Welsh politician
RW Ray Williams 1931–2015 Welsh footballer (1931-2015)
RM Roger Mostyn born 1953 Welsh association football player
RW Roman Walker born 2000 English cricketer
RW Ron Wynn 1923–1983 Welsh footballer (1923-1983)
SD Sam Davies 1894–1972 Bermudian footballer
SR Stan Roberts 1921–1995 Welsh footballer
SJ Steve Jones born 1964 Welsh footballer
SK Steve Kenworthy 1959–2001 Association football player (1959-2001)
SM Steve Morgan born 1970 Association football player
TE Thomas Peter Ellis 1873–1936 Welsh lawyer and historian
WR Wally Roberts 1917–2006 Association football player (1917-2006)
WD William Davies 1882–1966 Welsh footballer, born 1882
WL William Lloyd 1782–1857 British army officer and mountaineer (1782-1857)
Art School Girlfriend Welsh singer and producer
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Show all 197 Next door Famous people from the towns next door Of the towns around it, Rhosllannerchrugog has the most on record: 19.
Questions about famous people from Wrexham Who is the most famous person from Wrexham? Danny Ward (Welsh association football player (born 1993)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 39 languages. Next come Neco Williams and Harry Wilson.
How many famous people were born in Wrexham? 215 people born in Wrexham have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 228 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Wrexham known for? Among its famous people, athletes: 150 of the 215. That is 70% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Wrexham? Jonathan Edwards, born in 1629. The youngest on the list was born in 2005.
Who counts as from Wrexham? People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Wrexham’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 (56) Danny Ward: md.faisalzaman from Worcester, MA, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Neco Williams: حسین ظهروند, CC BY 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Harry Wilson: AFC Bournemouth, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Robbie Savage: TuborgLight, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Tom Lawrence: Jon Candy from Cardiff, Wales, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Jason Koumas: Dan Farrimond, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Laura Deas: Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys: John Riley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Chris Bartley: Gregor Rom, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Andy Scott: Frank Schwichtenberg, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Rob Jones: Jarvin, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Gareth Roberts: Jon Candy from Cardiff, Wales, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Hugh Hamshaw Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Guto Bebb: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Samuel Warren: John Linnell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Bernard Warburton-Lee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Frederick Green: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Jane Dodds: Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament, CC BY 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Owen Beck: Stuartp1213, CC0 , Wikimedia Commons Ryan Valentine: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Arthur Davies: Sain (Records) Ltd, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons John Williams: BennyOnTheLoose, CC BY 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Elizabeth Randles: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Hector Pardoe: Habitual2000, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Islwyn Ffowc Elis: Geoff Charles, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Nia Jones: Ailura, CC BY-SA 3.0 at , Wikimedia Commons Dorian West: Bob Bob, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons James Trainer: Walter Alfred Pearce, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Jason Wyn-Jones: Opm581, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons John Godfrey Parry-Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Rob Partridge: Alex Lee, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Billy Reeves: Dominic Nelson, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Cyril Lea: Rob Croes for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl , Wikimedia Commons Harry Trainer: Adamsquire86, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Mark Joseph: BEAT, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Martin Thomas, Baron Thomas of Gresford: ©House of Lords / photography by Roger Harris, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Owen Edwards: Martin2Reid, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Thomas Henry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Daniel Williams: Gustavus Ellinthorpe Sintzenich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons James John Thomas: Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Charles Alexander Harris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Eleanor Burnham: Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament from Wales, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Frederick Rosier: Charles Carver, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Hugh Eyton-Jones: Unknown photographer, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons John Arthur Eyton-Jones: Mej1976, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons John Parry: Jerry Barrett, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Jordan Evans: Kane Brooker, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Jynine James: Dechari, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Karen Sinclair: Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament from Wales, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Pete Price: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Rhodri Glyn Thomas: National Assembly for Wales from Wales, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Edwin Hughes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Art School Girlfriend: NOLA1982, CC0 , Wikimedia Commons Mark Lewis Jones: Actor, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Chris Wickham: Tajotep, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Geoff Charles: Geoff Charles, CC0 , Wikimedia Commons Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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