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Writing & Arts
T. Ifor Rees
1890–1977British writer and diplomat (1890–1977)
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Photo: Voice of Clam · Public domainFamous people · Bow Street, Dyfed
One famous person was born in Bow Street
In 1890, the British writer and diplomat T. Ifor Rees was born. That places their birth in the Victorian era. Articles about them exist in 2 languages. Of its neighbours, Aberystwyth, 3 mi away, lists the most: 79, Roger Rees first.
Born here
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notable people
Best known
T. Ifor Rees
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1890
T. Ifor Rees
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Bow Street
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Aberystwyth, at 79.
Questions about famous people from Bow Street
Who is the most famous person from Bow Street?
T. Ifor Rees (British writer and diplomat (1890–1977)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages.
How many famous people were born in Bow Street?
1 people born in Bow Street have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Bow Street known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Bow Street?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Bow Street’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 (1)
- Roger Rees: Princeton Public Library from Princeton NJ, USA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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