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Photo: Jaggery · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Aberbargoed, Gwent
Aberbargoed is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Ben Ellis, the Welsh footballer, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The list has one more: the Welsh rugby union player Jack Condy. From Ben Ellis to Jack Condy, the births on the list run from 1906 to 1994. The neighbour with the longest list is Bargod, 1 mi away: 10, led by Alun Hoddinott.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Ben Ellis
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1906
Ben Ellis
Youngest
1994
Jack Condy
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Aberbargoed
JC#2
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
8 towns around it have someone on record.
AHBargod · 1 miAlun Hoddinott & 9 more
Oakdale · 2 miRichey Edwards & 9 more
Ystrad Mynach · 3 miRichard Brake & 6 more
New Tredegar · 2 miDarcy Blake & 5 more
Pontllanfraith · 3 miArtie Moore & 1 moreDMTir-y-berth and Glan-y-nant · 2 miDoug MountjoyRLFleur-de-lis and Pengam · 2 miRonald Lewis
Pen-pedair-heol · 2 miRhodri Lloyd
Oakdale · 2 miRichey Edwards & 9 moreYstrad Mynach · 3 miRichard Brake & 6 moreNew Tredegar · 2 miDarcy Blake & 5 morePontllanfraith · 3 miArtie Moore & 1 moreDMTir-y-berth and Glan-y-nant · 2 miDoug MountjoyRLFleur-de-lis and Pengam · 2 miRonald LewisPen-pedair-heol · 2 miRhodri LloydQuestions about famous people from Aberbargoed
Who is the most famous person from Aberbargoed?
Ben Ellis (Welsh footballer (1906-1968)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages. Next come Jack Condy.
How many famous people were born in Aberbargoed?
2 people born in Aberbargoed have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 3 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Aberbargoed known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Aberbargoed?
Ben Ellis, born in 1906. The youngest on the list was born in 1994.
Who counts as from Aberbargoed?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Aberbargoed’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)
- Richey Edwards: Masao Nakagami, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Brake: Miguel Discart from Bruxelles, Belgique, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darcy Blake: Biser Todorov, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Artie Moore: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhodri Lloyd: http://picasaweb.google.com/barrau.gerard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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