#1Famous people · Newbridge, Gwent
16 famous people were born in Newbridge, more of them athletes than in most towns
Articles in 19 languages make the Welsh singer Steve Strange the best known. Close behind are Kim Simmonds and Angus McBean. In the 20th century, 13 were born, the most of any period. From Jack Jenkins to Jack Dixon, the births on the list run from 1880 to 1994.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Steve Strange
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1880
Jack Jenkins
Youngest
1994
Jack Dixon
Most common field
Sports
12 people
What stands out about Newbridge’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Newbridge 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.
The best known
Born in Newbridge
Three names lead: Steve Strange (19 languages), Kim Simmonds (10) and Angus McBean (8).
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Through the years
When Newbridge’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1900s, with 4 births.
SportsMusicWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Newbridge
Another 13, 12 of them athletes.
Tommy Harris
1927–2006Welsh rugby union footballer, and rugby league footballer and coach (1927-2006)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Abercarn counts 11 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
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Who is the most famous person from Newbridge?
Steve Strange (Welsh singer (1959–2015)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 19 languages. Next come Kim Simmonds and Angus McBean.
How many famous people were born in Newbridge?
16 people born in Newbridge have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 18 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Newbridge known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 12 of the 16. That is 75% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Newbridge?
Jack Jenkins, born in 1880. The youngest on the list was born in 1994.
Who counts as from Newbridge?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Newbridge’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)
- Steve Strange: Logan Sky, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim Simmonds: JJS Photo, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Dixon: Stefano Delfrate, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Dawes: Stefano Delfrate, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richey Edwards: Masao Nakagami, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Artie Moore: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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