#1Famous people · Narberth, Dyfed
Narberth’s famous people span 110 years: 4 births from 1884 to 1994
The best known is the Welsh comedian and actor Wyn Calvin, with articles in 3 languages. John Dyke is second and Josh Helps third. Athletes make up the largest group, 3 of them. The list’s best known name, Wyn Calvin, dates from 1925.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Wyn Calvin
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1884
John Dyke
Youngest
1994
Will Boyde
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Narberth
Wyn Calvin has articles in 3 languages, John Dyke in 1 and Josh Helps in 1.
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Through the years
When Narberth’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1990s, with 2 people born in that decade.
SportsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Narberth is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.5 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Narberth
1 more, best known first.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Haverfordwest has the most on record: 46.
Questions about famous people from Narberth
Who is the most famous person from Narberth?
Wyn Calvin (Welsh comedian and actor) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages. Next come John Dyke and Josh Helps.
How many famous people were born in Narberth?
4 people born in Narberth have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 6 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Narberth known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 4. That is 75% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Narberth?
John Dyke, born in 1884. The youngest on the list was born in 1994.
Who counts as from Narberth?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Narberth’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 (5)
- Wyn Calvin: Hydrafoil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Bale: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Recorde: Original painter unknown, Public domain, 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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