#1Famous people · Aberystwyth, Dyfed
Musicians stand out among the 79 famous people born in Aberystwyth
The best known is the British actor Roger Rees, with articles in 26 languages. Second and third on the list are Tom Cullen and John Ainsworth-Davis. 33 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. The list runs from Isaac Jones, born in 1804, to Deian Gwynne, born in 2006.
Born here
79
notable people
Best known
Roger Rees
in 26 Wikipedia languages
First
1804
Isaac Jones
Youngest
2006
Deian Gwynne
Most common field
Sports
27 people
What stands out about Aberystwyth’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Aberystwyth is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is musicians, at 2.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Aberystwyth’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1980s, with 11 people born in that decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMusicScience & MedicinePolitics & LawNotableFaithBusinessMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Aberystwyth
Two of the three are performers.
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Everyone else born in Aberystwyth
76 more, from 1804 to 2006.
David Ivon Jones
1882–1924Welsh communist famous for anti-apartheid activism in South Africa
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Paul H. Roberts
1929–2022British American mathematician and geophysicist (1929–2022)
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No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 3 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Aberystwyth
Who is the most famous person from Aberystwyth?
Roger Rees (British actor (1944–2015)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 26 languages. Next come Tom Cullen and John Ainsworth-Davis.
How many famous people were born in Aberystwyth?
79 people born in Aberystwyth have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 99 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Aberystwyth known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 27 of the 79. That is 34% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Aberystwyth?
Isaac Jones, born in 1804. The youngest on the list was born in 2006.
Who counts as from Aberystwyth?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Aberystwyth’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 (27)
- Roger Rees: Princeton Public Library from Princeton NJ, USA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Cullen: Filmwax Radio, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Ainsworth-Davis: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Williams: Martino Photos, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Jones: Michal Maňas, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Jones: Stefano Delfrate, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aneirin Hughes: Anthony Cope, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kay Swinburne: Foto-AG Gymnasium Melle, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Owen Edwards: Geoff Charles, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Evans: Ailura, CC BY-SA 3.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ivon Jones: AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Edwards: Thomas, John,, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Megan Carter Davies: Caumasee, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tal Dunne: Yaakov2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Charles Davies: Thomas, John,, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elaine Treharne: Abbydog121, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Jenkins: Varitek, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Novo Amor: Azerred, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aled Haydn Jones: Rabbro, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dafydd Ifans: Geoff Charles, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eleri Morgan: Stefanik, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francesca Rhydderch: KSwansea, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Huw Thomas: Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Ellis: Thomas Gwynn Jones, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Bloomfield Douglas: Searcy Collection, State Library of South Australia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Williams: Llysteg, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terwyn Davies: Ffermwrbychan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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