AG#1
Film, TV & Stage
Andy Goddard
born 1968British director and screenwriter (born 1968)
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Photo: Eirian Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Pembroke Dock, Dyfed
From 1861 to 1980, Pembroke Dock was the birthplace of 7 famous people
Andy Goddard, the British director and screenwriter, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. Second and third on the list are Bert Hodgkinson and Christine Gwyther. The list comes to 7.2 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Dyfed, at 6.2. 3 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Andy Goddard
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1861
Henry Stanhope Sloman
Youngest
1980
Tal Selley
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Pembroke Dock’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Pembroke Dock’s famous people were born
The 1960s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Pembroke Dock
Languages with an article: 5 for Andy Goddard, 4 for Bert Hodgkinson, 3 for Christine Gwyther.
BH#2
CG#3
Politics & Law
Christine Gwyther
born 1959British politician (born 1959)
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Pembroke Dock is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 3 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Pembroke Dock
A further 4 follow, born between 1861 and 1980.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Haverfordwest has the most on record, with 46.
Questions about famous people from Pembroke Dock
Who is the most famous person from Pembroke Dock?
Andy Goddard (British director and screenwriter (born 1968)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 5 languages. Next come Bert Hodgkinson and Christine Gwyther.
How many famous people were born in Pembroke Dock?
7 people born in Pembroke Dock have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 8 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Pembroke Dock known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 7. That is 43% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Pembroke Dock?
Henry Stanhope Sloman, born in 1861. The youngest on the list was born in 1980.
Who counts as from Pembroke Dock?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Pembroke Dock’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)
- 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
- Sarah Waters: Annie_C_2, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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