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Bleddyn Jones
1948–2021Welsh rugby union player and commentator
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Brynamman War Memorial · Photo: Sandy Gerrard · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Brynamman, Dyfed
Bleddyn Jones is the only name on the Brynamman list
Bleddyn Jones, the Welsh rugby union player and commentator, was born in 1948. Their birth falls in the 20th century. Readers can find them written up in one language. Nearby, Glanaman, 2 mi away, lists 22, led by John Cale.
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8 towns around it have someone on record.
Glanaman · 2 miJohn Cale & 21 moreARAmmanford · 5 miAlexandra Roach & 19 more
Pontardawe · 6 miMary Hopkin & 15 more
Ystalyfera · 5 miClive Rowlands & 7 more
Ystradgynlais · 5 miEve Myles & 5 moreMWGwaun-Cae-Gurwen · 2 miMargaretta Williams & 2 moreKHCwmllynfell and Ystradowen · 2 miKevin Hopkins & 1 moreRTAlltwen · 7 miRachel Thomas & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Brynamman
Who is the most famous person from Brynamman?
Bleddyn Jones (Welsh rugby union player and commentator) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 1 languages.
How many famous people were born in Brynamman?
1 people born in Brynamman have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Brynamman known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Brynamman?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Brynamman’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.
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Photo credits (4)
- John Cale: Hreinn Gudlaugsson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Hopkin: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clive Rowlands: Trehywel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eve Myles: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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