#1Famous people · Llanelli, Dyfed
No town in Dyfed has more famous people than Llanelli: 128
Most widely known is Rachel Roberts, the British actress, with articles in 34 languages. Close behind are Terry Griffiths and Dai Greene. Ministers and preachers are unusually common here: 4, 1.8 times the usual share. More than half were born in the 20th century, 67 in all.
Born here
128
notable people
Best known
Rachel Roberts
in 34 Wikipedia languages
First
1774
David Bowen
Youngest
2000
Simon Armstrong
Most common field
Sports
85 people
What stands out about Llanelli’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Llanelli is known for
Set against the usual town, ministers and preachers come out 1.8 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Llanelli
Two of the three are athletes.
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Through the years
When Llanelli’s famous people were born
The 1940s alone account for 14 of the births charted here.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMusicFaithBusinessNotableMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Llanelli
Another 125, the earliest born in 1774.
Tonia Antoniazzi
born 1971Welsh politician, Labour Party MP for Gower (born 1971)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Juliet Ace
1938–2025Dramatist and screenwriter who contributed to EastEnders and The District Nurse
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Charles Green
1864–1944Archbishop of Wales and Bishop of Bangor; Bishop of Monmouth (1864–1944)
FaithWikipedia ↗
Dai Davies
1880–1944Welsh rugby union, rugby league, and association footballer (1880-1944)
SportsWikipedia ↗
Alfred Daniell
1853–1937Scientist, jurist and university teacher (1853-1937)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Gwladys Yvonne McKeon
1897–1979Welsh-born Australian biologist (1897-1979)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Gorseinon: 12.
Questions about famous people from Llanelli
Who is the most famous person from Llanelli?
Rachel Roberts (British actress (1927-1980)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 34 languages. Next come Terry Griffiths and Dai Greene.
How many famous people were born in Llanelli?
128 people born in Llanelli have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 151 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Llanelli known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 85 of the 128. That is 66% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Llanelli?
David Bowen, born in 1774. The youngest on the list was born in 2000.
Who counts as from Llanelli?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Llanelli’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 (38)
- Rachel Roberts: ABC Network, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Griffiths: Ger Loeffen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Buckland: Richard Townshend, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Bennett: Stefano Delfrate, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonny Clayton: Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Roberts: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emyr Huws: Jon Candy from Cardiff, Wales, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Swann: Photograph by Bill Doll and Company, a New York-based publicity agency, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeffrey Thomas: Malachi108, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Letheren: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Dickson Innes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Deke Leonard: Arjayay, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gareth Hughes: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynne Thomas: Bahnfrend, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tonia Antoniazzi: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Jones: Jonesy702 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Green: Unknown photographer of J.E. Thomas of Newport (active 1920s), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Laverack: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Jayne: Alexander Bassano, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Bowen: Unidentified photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Morris: Terrymorris, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Daniell: Józef Holewiński, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gipsy Daniels: Agence Rol. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwladys Yvonne McKeon: Unattributed author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Bowen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. D. Davies: J D Davies, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Owen Badger: David Duncan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Jenkins: LisaEdwards78, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Davies: David Duncan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckley Roderick: A. M. Lucas, Llanelli, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Morgan: Windsor Magazine, 1896, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Bassett: MarnixR, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Evan Roberts: Jones & Son, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ivor Rees: not identified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Daniel: Jones & Son, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Llewelyn David Bevan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Howard: Roger Harris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Evan Roberts: オリーブの油搾りのゲッセマネ, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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