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Photo: John Lord · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Llanbradach, Gwent
Llanbradach is the birthplace of 3 famous people
The best known is the Welsh footballer Albert Thompson, with articles in 4 languages. Second and third on the list are Billy Moore and Rodger Gifford. Caerphilly, 2 mi off, can claim 56 famous people, the best known Aaron Ramsey. Over 36 years of births, the list goes from Albert Thompson (1912) to Rodger Gifford (1948).
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Albert Thompson
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1912
Albert Thompson
Youngest
1948
Rodger Gifford
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Llanbradach
Albert Thompson, Billy Moore and Rodger Gifford are written about in 4, 2 and 1 languages.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 miles of Llanbradach, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Llanbradach
Who is the most famous person from Llanbradach?
Albert Thompson (Welsh footballer (born 1912)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages. Next come Billy Moore and Rodger Gifford.
How many famous people were born in Llanbradach?
3 people born in Llanbradach 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 Llanbradach known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 3. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Llanbradach?
Albert Thompson, born in 1912. The youngest on the list was born in 1948.
Who counts as from Llanbradach?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Llanbradach’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)
- Aaron Ramsey: Анна Нэсси, 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
- Artie Moore: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tasker Watkins: Roger EW Andrews, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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