#1Film, TV & Stage
Christian Bale
born 1974American-English actor (born 1974)
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Famous people · Haverfordwest, Dyfed
Haverfordwest, birthplace of Christian Bale and 45 more famous people
Christian Bale, the American-English actor, has articles in 99 languages. The next two names are Rhys Ifans and Simon Davies. Performers are unusually common here: 8, 2 times the usual share. 27 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period.
Born here
46
notable people
Best known
Christian Bale
in 99 Wikipedia languages
First
1758
Sir Thomas Picton
Youngest
2005
Kane James
Most common field
Sports
27 people
What stands out about Haverfordwest’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Haverfordwest
Christian Bale, Rhys Ifans and Simon Davies are written about in 99, 50 and 35 languages.
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#3Sports
Simon Davies
born 1979Welsh former association football player (born 1979)
35 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Haverfordwest’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1990s, at 12.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMilitaryMusicPolitics & LawFaithNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Haverfordwest is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Haverfordwest
43 more names, born between 1758 and 2005.
Sir Thomas Picton
1758–1815Welsh general who served in the British Army (1758-1815)
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James Miller
1968–2003Welsh cinematographer, producer, and director (1968–2003)
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
George Trefgarne, 1st Baron Trefgarne
1894–1960British politician (1894-1960)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Thomas Davis
1837–1919Welsh Union Army officer in the American Civil War, recipient of the Medal of Honor (1837-1919)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
5 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Haverfordwest
Who is the most famous person from Haverfordwest?
Christian Bale (American-English actor (born 1974)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 99 languages. Next come Rhys Ifans and Simon Davies.
How many famous people were born in Haverfordwest?
46 people born in Haverfordwest have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 57 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Haverfordwest known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 27 of the 46. That is 59% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Haverfordwest?
Sir Thomas Picton, born in 1758. The youngest on the list was born in 2005.
Who counts as from Haverfordwest?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Haverfordwest’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 (24)
- Christian Bale: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhys Ifans: Rhys_Ifans_2011.jpg: Rae Hanson derivative work: RanZag, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon Davies: Dan Goddard (Transfered by Ytoyoda/Original uploaded by Foo-med), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwen John: Gwen John, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sir Thomas Picton: Thomas Lawrence, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Delaney: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angharad James: Ailura, CC BY-SA 3.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- Gruff Rhys: Paul Hudson from United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jodie Grinham: Photographer for the National Assembly for Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Llewellin: Scanbus, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zoe Lyons: Steve Ullathorne, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deryn Brace: Alexander Ridler, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Turnbull: Stefano Delfrate, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Trefgarne, 1st Baron Trefgarne: Bassano Ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Sylvester John Gardiner: Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755–1828), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Parry: Bearas, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ivor Morgan: Taddy's Cigarettes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kane James: Stefano Delfrate, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kemsley Mathias: Stefano Delfrate, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Treasure Jones: Richard Tennant, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry VII of England: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Symons: Coburn, Alvin Langdon, 1882-1966 -- Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wyn Calvin: Hydrafoil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Waters: Annie_C_2, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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