#1Famous people · Manorbier, Dyfed
Manorbier has just one famous person to its name: Gerald of Wales
In 1146, the medieval clergyman and historian Gerald of Wales was born. Their birth falls before the Georgians. 39 languages have an article about them. Robert Recorde tops the 21 names on record in Tenby, 4 mi away.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Gerald of Wales
in 39 Wikipedia languages
First
1146
Gerald of Wales
Most common field
Faith
1 people
The best known
Born in Manorbier
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 7 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Manorbier
Who is the most famous person from Manorbier?
Gerald of Wales (medieval clergyman and historian) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 39 languages.
How many famous people were born in Manorbier?
1 people born in Manorbier 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 Manorbier known for?
Among its famous people, ministers and preachers: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 2% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Manorbier?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Manorbier’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 (7)
- Gerald of Wales: Wolfgang Sauber, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Recorde: Original painter unknown, Public domain, 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
- Rod de'Ath: Heinrich Klaffs, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Waters: Annie_C_2, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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