#1Science & Medicine
William Hallowes Miller
1801–1880Welsh mineralogist & crystallographer (1801–1880)
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Famous people · Llandovery, Dyfed
From 1579 to 1992, Llandovery was the birthplace of 14 famous people
William Hallowes Miller, the Welsh mineralogist & crystallographer, is the most widely known, written about in 17 languages. In the Victorian era, 6 were born, the most of any period. The list’s best known name, William Hallowes Miller, dates from 1801. 2 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
William Hallowes Miller
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1579
Rhys Prichard
Youngest
1992
Wyn Jones
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Llandovery’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Llandovery’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1870s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
SportsScience & MedicineFaithPolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Llandovery
Languages with an article: 17 for William Hallowes Miller, 14 for William Williams Pantycelyn, 5 for Wyn Jones.
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#2Faith
William Williams Pantycelyn
1717–1791Welsh hymnwriter (1717-1791)
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#3Known for
What Llandovery is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as ministers and preachers, at 12.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Llandovery
Another 11, 4 of them athletes.
David Thomas Gwynne-Vaughan
1871–1915British botanist and professor (1871-1915)
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Questions about famous people from Llandovery
Who is the most famous person from Llandovery?
William Hallowes Miller (Welsh mineralogist & crystallographer (1801–1880)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 17 languages. Next come William Williams Pantycelyn and Wyn Jones.
How many famous people were born in Llandovery?
14 people born in Llandovery have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 20 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Llandovery known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 5 of the 14. That is 36% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Llandovery?
Rhys Prichard, born in 1579. The youngest on the list was born in 1992.
Who counts as from Llandovery?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Llandovery’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 (3)
- William Hallowes Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Williams Pantycelyn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wyn Jones: stede64, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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