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Famous people · Blaina, Gwent
Most of the 10 famous people born in Blaina came into the world in the Victorian era
The best known is the Welsh rugby union footballer and coach Mike Ruddock, with articles in 4 languages. Second and third on the list are Florence Eleanor Soper and David Davies. For every 10,000 residents there are 22 on the list, well above the typical Gwent town’s 4.5. The earliest on the list is David Davies, born in 1840, and the youngest Nigel Meek, born in 1964.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Mike Ruddock
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1840
David Davies
Youngest
1964
Nigel Meek
Most common field
Sports
6 people
The best known
Born in Blaina
By how many languages cover them, Mike Ruddock comes first (4), then Florence Eleanor Soper (3) and David Davies (2).
#2Faith
Florence Eleanor Soper
1861–1957(1861-1957) British Salvation army clergy
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
DD#3
Politics & Law
David Davies
1840–1894Australian politician in colonial Victoria
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Blaina’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1890s, with 3 people born in that decade.
SportsMusicFaithPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Blaina is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 6 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Blaina
Another 7, 5 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Tredegar’s, at 42 names.
Questions about famous people from Blaina
Who is the most famous person from Blaina?
Mike Ruddock (Welsh rugby union footballer and coach) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages. Next come Florence Eleanor Soper and David Davies.
How many famous people were born in Blaina?
10 people born in Blaina have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 13 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Blaina known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 6 of the 10. That is 60% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Blaina?
David Davies, born in 1840. The youngest on the list was born in 1964.
Who counts as from Blaina?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Blaina’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 (6)
- Florence Eleanor Soper: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aneurin Bevan: Howard Coster, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. E. Clive: DVD (20th Century Fox), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Jenkins: Jean-Louis Debaize, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Williams: Kroome111, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marina Diamandis: Daniel Åhs Karlsson, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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