#1Famous people · Tredegar, Gwent
42 famous people were born in Tredegar, more of them leaders than in most towns
The best known is the Welsh politician Aneurin Bevan, with articles in 39 languages. The British politician Neil Kinnock ranks second, ahead of Ray Reardon. More than half were born in the 20th century, 29 in all. Garyn Preen, born in 1991, is the youngest, and William Lewis, born in 1818, the first on record.
Born here
42
notable people
Best known
Aneurin Bevan
in 39 Wikipedia languages
First
1818
William Lewis
Youngest
1991
Garyn Preen
Most common field
Sports
22 people
What stands out about Tredegar’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Tredegar is known for
Tredegar has 4.1× the usual share of ministers and preachers.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Tredegar’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1950s, at 9.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFaithScience & MedicineFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Tredegar
Two of the three are leaders.
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Tredegar
39 more names, born between 1818 and 1991.
Christopher Evans
born 1951Welsh-born UK chemist, teacher and author (1951- )
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Arthur Henry Williams
1894–1968Socialist Politician, Member of Parliament, and union organizer (1894-1968)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Rhymney: 15.
Questions about famous people from Tredegar
Who is the most famous person from Tredegar?
Aneurin Bevan (Welsh politician (1897–1960)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 39 languages. Next come Neil Kinnock and Ray Reardon.
How many famous people were born in Tredegar?
42 people born in Tredegar have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 46 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Tredegar known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 22 of the 42. That is 52% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Tredegar?
William Lewis, born in 1818. The youngest on the list was born in 1991.
Who counts as from Tredegar?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Tredegar’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 (15)
- Aneurin Bevan: Howard Coster, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Neil Kinnock: Rob Bogaerts / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Reardon: BennyOnTheLoose, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Kinnock: Richard Townshend, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James J. Davis: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Jones: Whoisjohngalt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Evans: DHS Photo/Bahler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alun Davies: National Assembly For Wales / Cynulliad Cymru profile, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradley Dredge: Pvt pauline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moses Russell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Jones: Varitek, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Shackerley: Chris21192, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Williams: Kroome111, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marina Diamandis: Daniel Åhs Karlsson, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darcy Blake: Biser Todorov, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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