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Famous people · Chepstow, Gwent
16 famous people were born in Chepstow, most of them in the Victorian era
Articles in 32 languages make the British actor Owain Yeoman the best known. Richard Meade, the Welsh Olympic equestrian, comes second, with Paul Parry third. 2 were born in 1970 or later. Born in 1821, James Stephens is the first name on record, and Paul Parry, born in 1980, the most recent.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Owain Yeoman
in 32 Wikipedia languages
First
1821
James Stephens
Youngest
1980
Paul Parry
Most common field
Sports
7 people
The best known
Born in Chepstow
Athletes take two of the three places.
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#3Through the years
When Chepstow’s famous people were born
The 1860s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Chepstow is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Chepstow
Still to come: 13 more, from 1821 to 1941.
James Stephens
1821–1889Welsh stonemason and Australian trade unionist (1821-1889)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
William Price
1869–1937Australian journalist, politician, and army officer (1869-1937)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Thornbury, at 13.
Questions about famous people from Chepstow
Who is the most famous person from Chepstow?
Owain Yeoman (British actor (born 1978)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 32 languages. Next come Richard Meade and Paul Parry.
How many famous people were born in Chepstow?
16 people born in Chepstow have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 19 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Chepstow known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 7 of the 16. That is 44% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Chepstow?
James Stephens, born in 1821. The youngest on the list was born in 1980.
Who counts as from Chepstow?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Chepstow’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 (4)
- Richard Meade: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Parry: Jon Candy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Pooley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isambard Owen: Daniel Rees, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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