#1Science & Medicine
Artie Moore
1887–1949Welsh wireless pioneer who heard the distress signal from RMS Titanic on his home-made equipment
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Famous people · Pontllanfraith, Gwent
2 famous people were born in Pontllanfraith
Artie Moore is the best known, with articles in 4 languages. One more name completes the list: Paul Woods. Nearby, Newbridge, 2 mi away, lists 16, led by Steve Strange. The first birth on record is Artie Moore’s, in 1887, and the last Paul Woods’, in 1950.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Artie Moore
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1887
Artie Moore
Youngest
1950
Paul Woods
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Pontllanfraith
#1PW#2
Sports
Paul Woods
1950–2007Welsh rugby union footballer and coach, and rugby league footballer (1950–2007)
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Known for
What Pontllanfraith is known for
The field with the most names is Science & Medicine: 1.
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
The most names next door are in Newbridge: 16.
Newbridge · 2 miSteve Strange & 15 more
Abercarn · 3 miJohn Dawes & 10 more
Oakdale · 2 miRichey Edwards & 9 moreAHBargod · 3 miAlun Hoddinott & 9 more
Ystrad Mynach · 2 miRichard Brake & 6 moreRLFleur-de-lis and Pengam · 1 miRonald LewisDMTir-y-berth and Glan-y-nant · 2 miDoug Mountjoy
Pen-pedair-heol · 2 miRhodri LloydQuestions about famous people from Pontllanfraith
Who is the most famous person from Pontllanfraith?
Artie Moore (Welsh wireless pioneer who heard the distress signal from RMS Titanic on his home-made equipment) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages. Next come Paul Woods.
How many famous people were born in Pontllanfraith?
2 people born in Pontllanfraith 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 Pontllanfraith known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Pontllanfraith?
Artie Moore, born in 1887. The youngest on the list was born in 1950.
Who counts as from Pontllanfraith?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Pontllanfraith’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)
- Artie Moore: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Strange: Logan Sky, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Dawes: Stefano Delfrate, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richey Edwards: Masao Nakagami, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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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