#1Famous people · Oakdale, Gwent
Most of the 10 famous people born in Oakdale came into the world in the 20th century
Articles in 27 languages make the Welsh guitarist Richey Edwards the best known. The next two names are Margaret Price and Lauren Williams. The list comes to 16.3 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.5 in the typical town in Gwent. 4 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Richey Edwards
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1935
Brayley Reynolds
Youngest
1999
Lauren Williams
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Oakdale’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Oakdale’s famous people were born
The 1940s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
SportsMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Oakdale
Richey Edwards, Margaret Price and Lauren Williams are written about in 27, 22 and 17 languages.
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What Oakdale is known for
Musicians stand out most, at 5.8 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Oakdale
7 more names, born between 1935 and 1993.
Paul Barrett
1940–2019British singer, songwriter, actor, agent and manager (1940-2019)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Newbridge has the most on record, with 16.
Questions about famous people from Oakdale
Who is the most famous person from Oakdale?
Richey Edwards (Welsh guitarist (1967–1995)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 27 languages. Next come Margaret Price and Lauren Williams.
How many famous people were born in Oakdale?
10 people born in Oakdale have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 13 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Oakdale known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 7 of the 10. That is 70% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Oakdale?
Brayley Reynolds, born in 1935. The youngest on the list was born in 1999.
Who counts as from Oakdale?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Oakdale’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)
- Richey Edwards: Masao Nakagami, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Williams: National Lottery Good Causes, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Barrett: 21stCenturyGreenstuff, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Strange: Logan Sky, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Dawes: Stefano Delfrate, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Artie Moore: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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