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Famous people · Ynysddu, Gwent
The 4 famous people born in Ynysddu, led by Ricky Valance
The best known is the Welsh singer Ricky Valance, with articles in 11 languages. Second and third on the list are David Jones and William Thomas. From William Thomas in 1832 to Dai Games in 1938, the births cover 106 years. Newport’s 353 names make the longest list in Gwent.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Ricky Valance
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1832
William Thomas
Youngest
1938
Dai Games
Most common field
Music
1 people
The best known
Born in Ynysddu
First, Ricky Valance (11 languages), then David Jones (5) and William Thomas (4).
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William Thomas
1832–187819th-century Welsh clergyman and poet (1832–1878)
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Through the years
When Ynysddu’s famous people were born
Most were born in the 20th century (3); the busiest decade is the 1930s (2).
MusicSportsFaithScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Ynysddu is known for
1 of them work in Music, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Ynysddu
1 more, best known first.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 miles of Ynysddu, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Ynysddu
Who is the most famous person from Ynysddu?
Ricky Valance (Welsh singer (1936-2020)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 11 languages. Next come David Jones and William Thomas.
How many famous people were born in Ynysddu?
4 people born in Ynysddu have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Ynysddu known for?
Among its famous people, musicians: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 5% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ynysddu?
William Thomas, born in 1832. The youngest on the list was born in 1938.
Who counts as from Ynysddu?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Ynysddu’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 (5)
- William Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Dawes: Stefano Delfrate, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Brake: Miguel Discart from Bruxelles, Belgique, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karl Francis: Hywel72, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Artie Moore: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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