#1Famous people · Argoed, Gwent
Argoed is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Zephaniah Williams, the Welsh political activist, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. Second and third on the list are Dennis Hughes and David Rowlands. Births span 1795 to 1948, from Zephaniah Williams to David Rowlands. Of its neighbours, Newbridge, 3 mi away, lists the most: 16, Steve Strange first.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Zephaniah Williams
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1795
Zephaniah Williams
Youngest
1948
David Rowlands
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Argoed
Leaders take two of the three places.
#1DH#2
#3Known for
What Argoed is known for
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Newbridge has the most on record: 16.
Newbridge · 3 miSteve Strange & 15 more
Oakdale · 2 miRichey Edwards & 9 moreAHBargod · 2 miAlun Hoddinott & 9 more
New Tredegar · 3 miDarcy Blake & 5 moreBEAberbargoed · 1 miBen Ellis & 1 moreRDTrinant · 2 miRoss DaviesRLFleur-de-lis and Pengam · 2 miRonald LewisDMTir-y-berth and Glan-y-nant · 3 miDoug MountjoyQuestions about famous people from Argoed
Who is the most famous person from Argoed?
Zephaniah Williams (Welsh political activist) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages. Next come Dennis Hughes and David Rowlands.
How many famous people were born in Argoed?
3 people born in Argoed have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 4 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Argoed known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Argoed?
Zephaniah Williams, born in 1795. The youngest on the list was born in 1948.
Who counts as from Argoed?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Argoed’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)
- Zephaniah Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Rowlands: National Assembly for Wales from Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Strange: Logan Sky, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richey Edwards: Masao Nakagami, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darcy Blake: Biser Todorov, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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