#1Military
Tasker Watkins
1918–2007Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1918–2007)
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Nelson, Gwent
2 famous people were born in Nelson
At the top of the list is the recipient of the Victoria cross Tasker Watkins, covered in 4 languages. The list has one more: the British actor and writer Eynon Evans. Vic Crowe heads the list in Abercynon, 2 mi away, which has 10 names. The earliest on the list is Eynon Evans, born in 1903, and the youngest Tasker Watkins, born in 1918.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Tasker Watkins
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1903
Eynon Evans
Youngest
1918
Tasker Watkins
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known
Born in Nelson
#1EE#2
Film, TV & Stage
Eynon Evans
1903–1989British actor and writer (1903-1989)
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Nelson is known for
The largest field is Military, with 1 people.
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
Abercynon has the longest list next door: 10.
VCAbercynon · 2 miVic Crowe & 9 moreAHBargod · 3 miAlun Hoddinott & 9 more
Ystrad Mynach · 2 miRichard Brake & 6 moreGSTreharris · 1 miGeorge Shaw & 4 moreLBAbertridwr and Senghenydd · 4 miLlywelyn Bren & 4 moreJFTrelewis · 1 miJohn Frowen & 2 more
Pen-pedair-heol · 2 miRhodri LloydDMTir-y-berth and Glan-y-nant · 3 miDoug Mountjoy
Ystrad Mynach · 2 miRichard Brake & 6 moreGSTreharris · 1 miGeorge Shaw & 4 moreLBAbertridwr and Senghenydd · 4 miLlywelyn Bren & 4 moreJFTrelewis · 1 miJohn Frowen & 2 morePen-pedair-heol · 2 miRhodri LloydDMTir-y-berth and Glan-y-nant · 3 miDoug MountjoyQuestions about famous people from Nelson
Who is the most famous person from Nelson?
Tasker Watkins (recipient of the Victoria Cross (1918–2007)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages. Next come Eynon Evans.
How many famous people were born in Nelson?
2 people born in Nelson have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Nelson known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Nelson?
Eynon Evans, born in 1903. The youngest on the list was born in 1918.
Who counts as from Nelson?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Nelson’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 (3)
- Tasker Watkins: Roger EW Andrews, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Brake: Miguel Discart from Bruxelles, Belgique, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhodri Lloyd: http://picasaweb.google.com/barrau.gerard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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