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Church of St Non · Photo: Alan Hughes · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Llannon, Dyfed
Elvyn Bowen is the only name on the Llannon list
Elvyn Bowen, the Welsh cricketer, was born in 1907. That places their birth in the 20th century. Their name appears in articles in 3 languages. Just 5 mi away, Llanelli’s list holds 128 names, Rachel Roberts the best known.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Elvyn Bowen
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1907
Elvyn Bowen
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Llannon
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Llanelli’s, with 128.
Questions about famous people from Llannon
Who is the most famous person from Llannon?
Elvyn Bowen (Welsh cricketer (1907-1965)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages.
How many famous people were born in Llannon?
1 people born in Llannon 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 Llannon 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 Llannon?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Llannon’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 (1)
- Rachel Roberts: ABC Network, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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