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John Dawes
1940–2021Welsh rugby union footballer and coach (1940-2021)
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Famous people · Abercarn, Gwent
11 famous people were born in Abercarn, more of them athletes than in most towns
Most widely known is John Dawes, the Welsh rugby union footballer and coach, with articles in 8 languages. The Welsh footballer Paul Maddy ranks second, ahead of Clement Price Thomas. More than half were born in the 20th century, 10 in all. The first birth on record is Clement Price Thomas’, in 1893, and the last Dai Rees’, in 1964.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
John Dawes
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1893
Clement Price Thomas
Youngest
1964
Dai Rees
Most common field
Sports
10 people
What stands out about Abercarn’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Abercarn is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Abercarn
Languages with an article: 8 for John Dawes, 4 for Paul Maddy, 3 for Clement Price Thomas.
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Through the years
When Abercarn’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1930s, with 3 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Abercarn
8 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 7 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Abercarn
Who is the most famous person from Abercarn?
John Dawes (Welsh rugby union footballer and coach (1940-2021)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 8 languages. Next come Paul Maddy and Clement Price Thomas.
How many famous people were born in Abercarn?
11 people born in Abercarn have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 12 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Abercarn known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 10 of the 11. That is 91% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Abercarn?
Clement Price Thomas, born in 1893. The youngest on the list was born in 1964.
Who counts as from Abercarn?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Abercarn’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)
- John Dawes: Stefano Delfrate, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Strange: Logan Sky, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Harrison: Laurent Brun, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richey Edwards: Masao Nakagami, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Artie Moore: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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