RM#1
Military
Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March
1374–1398Heir presumptive to Richard II of England between 1385 and 1398
18 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Usk, Gwent
Most of the 15 famous people born in Usk came into the world in the 20th century
Best known of all is Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March, written about in 18 languages. The first birth on record is Elizabeth Mortimer’s, in 1371, and the last Richard Jones’, in 1969. More are athletes than anything else, 7 in all.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1371
Elizabeth Mortimer
Youngest
1969
Richard Jones
Most common field
Sports
7 people
The best known
Born in Usk
Ranked by languages covered: Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March with 18, then Sydenham Edwards with 12 and Paul Murphy with 10.
#2Science & Medicine
Sydenham Edwards
1768–1819Welsh botanist, author, editor, and scientific illustrator (1768-1819)
12 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Usk’s famous people were born
The 1920s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawBusinessMilitaryScience & MedicineFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Usk is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Usk
A further 12 follow, born between 1371 and 1969.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Newport has the most people on record, 353 of them.
Questions about famous people from Usk
Who is the most famous person from Usk?
Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (heir presumptive to Richard II of England between 1385 and 1398) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 18 languages. Next come Sydenham Edwards and Paul Murphy.
How many famous people were born in Usk?
15 people born in Usk have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 17 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Usk known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 7 of the 15. That is 47% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Usk?
Elizabeth Mortimer, born in 1371. The youngest on the list was born in 1969.
Who counts as from Usk?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Usk’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 (7)
- Sydenham Edwards: Sydenham Edwards (1768-1819), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Murphy: Roger Harris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Sheen: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Evans: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Gabbidon: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Machen: Arthur Machen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Jenkins: Jean-Louis Debaize, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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