#1Famous people · Pontypool, Gwent
Pontypool counts 77 famous people, first among them Luke Evans
Articles in 51 languages make the Welsh actor and singer Luke Evans the best known. Behind the leader come Gwyneth Jones and Sean Moore. The largest group, 34, was born in the 20th century. The list is still growing: 23 were born since 1970.
Born here
77
notable people
Best known
Luke Evans
in 51 Wikipedia languages
First
1722
Morgan Edwards
Youngest
2000
Deborah Kay Davies
Most common field
Sports
46 people
What stands out about Pontypool’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Pontypool
Luke Evans leads with articles in 51 languages, ahead of Gwyneth Jones (18) and Sean Moore (13).
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#3Through the years
When Pontypool’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1970s than in any other ten years, 11 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawMusicNotableScience & MedicineBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Pontypool is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 46 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Pontypool
Another 74, 46 of them athletes.
Jane Arden
1927–1982British film director, actress, screenwriter, playwright, active from the 1940s to the 1970s
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Alfred Lawrence, 1st Baron Trevethin
1843–1936British Baron and Lord Chief Justice (1843–1936)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
John Cargill Brough
1834–1872British science writer and lecturer (1834-1872)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Evan Daniel
1837–1904Welsh educationist, author, and Church of England clergyman
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Donald Gullick
1924–2000Welsh rugby union footballer, and rugby league footballer and coach (1924–2000)
SportsWikipedia ↗
Leonard Constance
1922–1990Welsh rugby union footballer, and rugby league footballer and coach
SportsWikipedia ↗
Marion Purcell
born 1960NotableWikipedia ↗
Watkin George
1759–1822Carpenter, engineer and ironmaster from south east Wales
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Cwmbrân, with 29.
Questions about famous people from Pontypool
Who is the most famous person from Pontypool?
Luke Evans (Welsh actor and singer) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 51 languages. Next come Gwyneth Jones and Sean Moore.
How many famous people were born in Pontypool?
77 people born in Pontypool have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 86 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Pontypool known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 46 of the 77. That is 60% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Pontypool?
Morgan Edwards, born in 1722. The youngest on the list was born in 2000.
Who counts as from Pontypool?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Pontypool’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 (28)
- Luke Evans: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwyneth Jones: Menerbes (Fabian Gastellier), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Moore: Markus Unger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eben Upton: Jim Killock, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Barker: Thomas Barker, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Gough: Chris Jobling from Swansea, UK, Wales, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glyn Garner: The original uploader was 03x072 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Pearce: Stefano Delfrate, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Lawrence, 1st Baron Trevethin: photo by Elliott and Fry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert Dauncey: David Duncan and Sons, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Jones: BCLFC photographer Jaskirt Dhaliwal, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Highfield: Roger Highfield, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tudor Walters: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Ballinger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhian Cleverly: James Boyes from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Gwyn: Kataskopos01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- T. H. Thomas: Sir William Goscombe John RA (21 February 1860 – 15 December 1952), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliff Pritchard: Willis Studios, Cardiff, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evan Daniel: J. Morris, Y Rhyl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Iestyn Thomas: AlexJ, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Dowell: Taddy's Cigarettes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Powell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Hayward: Unknown (Crown Studios of Wellington), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Gabbidon: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Strange: Logan Sky, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- E. E. Clive: DVD (20th Century Fox), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Dawes: Stefano Delfrate, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Jenkins: Jean-Louis Debaize, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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