#1Famous people · Neyland, Dyfed
Sarah Waters tops a list of 2 famous people born in Neyland
The best known is the Welsh novelist Sarah Waters, with articles in 43 languages. The only other name is the mayor of Cape town William Thorne. Within 6 mi, Haverfordwest lists the most: 46, with Christian Bale first. Sarah Waters, the best known, was born in 1966.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Sarah Waters
in 43 Wikipedia languages
First
1966
Sarah Waters
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
What stands out about Neyland’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Neyland
#1#2Known for
What Neyland is known for
Writers and artists are the most numerous, 1 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
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 Neyland
Who is the most famous person from Neyland?
Sarah Waters (Welsh novelist (1966-)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 43 languages. Next come William Thorne.
How many famous people were born in Neyland?
2 people born in Neyland have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Neyland known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Neyland?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Neyland’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)
- Sarah Waters: Annie_C_2, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Thorne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Bale: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry VII of England: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Recorde: Original painter unknown, 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
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