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Famous people · Ammanford, Dyfed
Performers stand out among the 20 famous people born in Ammanford
The best known is the Welsh actress Alexandra Roach, with articles in 21 languages. The Welsh television presenter Alex Jones ranks second, ahead of Jim Griffiths. In the 20th century, 9 were born, the most of any period. 6 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
20
notable people
Best known
Alexandra Roach
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1871
Jack Evans
Youngest
2000
Lucy Packer
Most common field
Sports
9 people
What stands out about Ammanford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Ammanford is known for
Set against the usual town, musicians come out 2.9 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Ammanford’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1980s, with 4 people born in that decade.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Ammanford
Alexandra Roach has articles in 21 languages, Alex Jones in 9 and Jim Griffiths in 7.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Ammanford
Of the other 17, 9 are athletes.
Hugh Lloyd-Davies
1926–1986Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer (1926–1986)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Glanaman’s, at 22 names.
Questions about famous people from Ammanford
Who is the most famous person from Ammanford?
Alexandra Roach (Welsh actress) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 21 languages. Next come Alex Jones and Jim Griffiths.
How many famous people were born in Ammanford?
20 people born in Ammanford have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 25 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Ammanford known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 9 of the 20. That is 45% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ammanford?
Jack Evans, born in 1871. The youngest on the list was born in 2000.
Who counts as from Ammanford?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Ammanford’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 (6)
- Alex Jones: Daicaregos, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Packer: Stefano Delfrate, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Smith: Mark Harrison, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Owain Wyn Evans: Fhajr, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Myrddin John: Delythm, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Cale: Hreinn Gudlaugsson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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