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Photo: ceridwen · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Crymych, Dyfed
A single famous person was born in Crymych: Rhodri Davies
In 1991, the Welsh rugby union player Rhodri Davies was born. Their story is told in one language so far. The neighbour with the longest list is Cardigan, 8 mi away: 15, led by Phoebe Davies. Across Dyfed, the lists cover 48 towns.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Rhodri Davies
in 1 Wikipedia languages
First
1991
Rhodri Davies
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Crymych
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Cardigan has the most on record: 15.
Questions about famous people from Crymych
Who is the most famous person from Crymych?
Rhodri Davies (Welsh rugby union player) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 1 languages.
How many famous people were born in Crymych?
1 people born in Crymych have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 2 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Crymych 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 Crymych?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Crymych’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 (2)
- Phoebe Davies: The New York Star, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Elwyn: Broneirion, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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