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Famous people · Abertridwr and Senghenydd, Gwent
5 famous people were born in Abertridwr and Senghenydd from 1267 to 1959
Llywelyn Bren, the Welsh noble, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. The next two names are Clifford Evans and Martin Thomas. Most were born in the 20th century: 4 of them. The biggest group are writers and artists: 2.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Llywelyn Bren
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1267
Llywelyn Bren
Youngest
1959
Martin Thomas
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Abertridwr and Senghenydd
Ranked by languages covered: Llywelyn Bren with 7, then Clifford Evans with 5 and Martin Thomas with 4.
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Through the years
When Abertridwr and Senghenydd’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1260s, with 1 people born in that decade.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Abertridwr and Senghenydd is known for
The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Abertridwr and Senghenydd
The rest number 2, with 2 writers and artists among them.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Caerphilly’s, with 56.
Caerphilly · 2 miAaron Ramsey & 55 more
Church Village · 3 miRhun ap Iorwerth & 20 more
Pontypridd · 3 miStuart Burrows & 15 more
Ystrad Mynach · 4 miRichard Brake & 6 more
Bedwas · 3 miKarl Francis & 3 moreCMTaff's Well · 4 miChristopher Monger & 3 moreATLlanbradach · 2 miAlbert Thompson & 2 more
Nelson · 4 miTasker Watkins & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Abertridwr and Senghenydd
Who is the most famous person from Abertridwr and Senghenydd?
Llywelyn Bren (Welsh noble) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 7 languages. Next come Clifford Evans and Martin Thomas.
How many famous people were born in Abertridwr and Senghenydd?
5 people born in Abertridwr and Senghenydd have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Abertridwr and Senghenydd known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Abertridwr and Senghenydd?
Llywelyn Bren, born in 1267. The youngest on the list was born in 1959.
Who counts as from Abertridwr and Senghenydd?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Abertridwr and Senghenydd’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)
- Clifford Evans: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Ramsey: Анна Нэсси, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhun ap Iorwerth: Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stuart Burrows: Sain (Records) Ltd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Brake: Miguel Discart from Bruxelles, Belgique, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karl Francis: Hywel72, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tasker Watkins: Roger EW Andrews, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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