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Photo: KamrynMatika2 at English Wikipedia · Public domainFamous people · Caldicot, Gwent
Caldicot’s famous people span 362 years: 4 births from 1605 to 1967
Most widely known is Andrew Davies, the weightlifter, with articles in 3 languages. Mike Dowler is second and John Edwards third. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 4.1, close to the 4.5 of the typical Gwent town. The list’s best known name, Andrew Davies, dates from 1967.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Andrew Davies
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1605
John Edwards
Youngest
1967
Andrew Davies
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Caldicot
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Through the years
When Caldicot’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1960s, at 1.
SportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Caldicot is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Caldicot
1 more, best known first.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Chepstow, with 16.
Questions about famous people from Caldicot
Who is the most famous person from Caldicot?
Andrew Davies (weightlifter) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages. Next come Mike Dowler and John Edwards.
How many famous people were born in Caldicot?
4 people born in Caldicot have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 5 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Caldicot known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 4. That is 75% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Caldicot?
John Edwards, born in 1605. The youngest on the list was born in 1967.
Who counts as from Caldicot?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Caldicot’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.
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