#1Politics & Law
Henry VII of England
1457–1509King of England from 1485 to 1509
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Famous people · Pembroke, Dyfed
Leaders stand out among the 21 famous people born in Pembroke
Best known of all is Henry VII of England, written about in 84 languages. Close behind are Isabel Marshal and Daniel Jones. The largest group, 8, was born in the 20th century. From Isabel Marshal to Luke Hamilton, the births on the list run from 1200 to 1992.
Born here
21
notable people
Best known
Henry VII of England
in 84 Wikipedia languages
First
1200
Isabel Marshal
Youngest
1992
Luke Hamilton
Most common field
Sports
10 people
What stands out about Pembroke’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Pembroke
Counted by languages, Henry VII of England is ahead of Isabel Marshal and Daniel Jones: 84, 16 and 12.
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Known for
What Pembroke is known for
Pembroke has 2.7× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Pembroke’s famous people were born
The 1910s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineFaithWriting & ArtsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Pembroke
A further 18 follow, born between 1203 and 1992.
David Gwynne-James
1937–2012Welsh cricketer, British Army officer, and military historian (1937-2012)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Haverfordwest, at 46.
Questions about famous people from Pembroke
Who is the most famous person from Pembroke?
Henry VII of England (king of England from 1485 to 1509) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 84 languages. Next come Isabel Marshal and Daniel Jones.
How many famous people were born in Pembroke?
21 people born in Pembroke have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 24 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Pembroke known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 10 of the 21. That is 48% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Pembroke?
Isabel Marshal, born in 1200. The youngest on the list was born in 1992.
Who counts as from Pembroke?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Pembroke’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 (16)
- Henry VII of England: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isabel Marshal: AnonymousUnknown author Matthew Paris?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mervyn Johns: Ealing Studios, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eva Marshal: Doug Thompson, Steyning, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Thomas: Manuel from Nantes | Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reg Thomas: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Mansel: Thomas Kirkby, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Bowen: Walter Alfred Pearce, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Hamilton: Jack86mkII, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Bishop: Peter Bishop, 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
- 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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