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John Cale
born 1942Welsh composer, singer-songwriter and record producer (born 1942)
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Famous people · Glanaman, Dyfed
Of the 22 famous people born in Glanaman, an unusual share are performers
John Cale is the best known, with articles in 84 languages. Behind the leader come Dai Davies and Hywel Bennett. Most were born in the 20th century: 17 of them. Per head, the list is long: 56.9 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Dyfed has 6.2.
Born here
22
notable people
Best known
John Cale
in 84 Wikipedia languages
First
1899
William Rees
Youngest
1982
Bryn Griffiths
Most common field
Sports
11 people
What stands out about Glanaman’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Glanaman
First, John Cale (84 languages), then Dai Davies (11) and Hywel Bennett (10).
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Known for
What Glanaman is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Glanaman’s famous people were born
The 1940s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicFaithPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Glanaman
19 more, best known first.
Ryan Davies
1937–1977Welsh comedian, actor, musician and singer (1937 – 1977)
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Ammanford’s, at 20 names.
ARAmmanford · 3 miAlexandra Roach & 19 more
Pontardawe · 6 miMary Hopkin & 15 more
Ystalyfera · 6 miClive Rowlands & 7 moreMWGwaun-Cae-Gurwen · 2 miMargaretta Williams & 2 moreKHCwmllynfell and Ystradowen · 4 miKevin Hopkins & 1 moreRTAlltwen · 7 miRachel Thomas & 1 moreBJBrynamman · 2 miBleddyn Jones
Pontardawe · 6 miMary Hopkin & 15 moreYstalyfera · 6 miClive Rowlands & 7 moreMWGwaun-Cae-Gurwen · 2 miMargaretta Williams & 2 moreKHCwmllynfell and Ystradowen · 4 miKevin Hopkins & 1 moreRTAlltwen · 7 miRachel Thomas & 1 moreBJBrynamman · 2 miBleddyn JonesQuestions about famous people from Glanaman
Who is the most famous person from Glanaman?
John Cale (Welsh composer, singer-songwriter and record producer (born 1942)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 84 languages. Next come Dai Davies and Hywel Bennett.
How many famous people were born in Glanaman?
22 people born in Glanaman have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 24 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Glanaman known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 11 of the 22. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Glanaman?
William Rees, born in 1899. The youngest on the list was born in 1982.
Who counts as from Glanaman?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Glanaman’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)
- John Cale: Hreinn Gudlaugsson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Davies: Sain (Records) Ltd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cefin Campbell: Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tecwyn Ifan: Sain (Records) Ltd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Hopkin: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clive Rowlands: Trehywel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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