#1Famous people · Milford Haven, Dyfed
Arthur Symons tops a list of 10 famous people born in Milford Haven
The best known is the British poet Arthur Symons, with articles in 21 languages. Behind the leader come Howell Davis and Helen Watts. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 7, close to the 6.2 of the typical Dyfed town. Howell Davis, born in 1690, is the earliest name and Helen Watts, born in 1927, the latest.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Arthur Symons
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1690
Howell Davis
Youngest
1927
Helen Watts
Most common field
Military
2 people
The best known
Born in Milford Haven
First, Arthur Symons (21 languages), then Howell Davis (14) and Helen Watts (11).
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Through the years
When Milford Haven’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1920s, with 3 births.
MilitarySportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsMusicScience & MedicineFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Milford Haven is known for
Military leads the fields, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Milford Haven
A further 7 follow, born between 1758 and 1922.
Isaac Davis
1758–1810Welsh advisor to Kamehameha I who helped form the Kingdom of Hawaii
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Haverfordwest, at 46.
Questions about famous people from Milford Haven
Who is the most famous person from Milford Haven?
Arthur Symons (British poet (1865-1945)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 21 languages. Next come Howell Davis and Helen Watts.
How many famous people were born in Milford Haven?
10 people born in Milford Haven have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 14 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Milford Haven known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 2 of the 10. That is 20% of the town’s list, against 4% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Milford Haven?
Howell Davis, born in 1690. The youngest on the list was born in 1927.
Who counts as from Milford Haven?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Milford Haven’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 (8)
- Arthur Symons: Coburn, Alvin Langdon, 1882-1966 -- Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howell Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Weeks Szlumper: W.T. Pike, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Annabel Jones: MTV UK, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hubert William Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Bale: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry VII of England: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Waters: Annie_C_2, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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