#1Famous people · Amlwch, Gwynedd
The 4 famous people born in Amlwch, led by Andy Whitfield
At the top of the list is the Welsh actor Andy Whitfield, covered in 42 languages. William Edwards and Louisa Henrietta Sheridan follow. From Louisa Henrietta Sheridan to Andy Whitfield, the births on the list run from 1810 to 1971. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 12.7, close to the 16.3 of the typical Gwynedd town.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Andy Whitfield
in 42 Wikipedia languages
First
1810
Louisa Henrietta Sheridan
Youngest
1971
Andy Whitfield
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
2 people
What stands out about Amlwch’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Amlwch
Andy Whitfield, William Edwards and Louisa Henrietta Sheridan are written about in 42, 5 and 3 languages.
#1WE#2
Politics & Law
William Edwards
1938–2007British politician (1938-2007)
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
LS#3
Writing & Arts
Louisa Henrietta Sheridan
1810–1842British writer, editor
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Amlwch’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1970s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
Film, TV & StagePolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Amlwch is known for
The field with the most names is Film, TV & Stage: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Amlwch
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Bodedern, at 3.
Questions about famous people from Amlwch
Who is the most famous person from Amlwch?
Andy Whitfield (Welsh actor (1971–2011)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 42 languages. Next come William Edwards and Louisa Henrietta Sheridan.
How many famous people were born in Amlwch?
4 people born in Amlwch have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 5 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Amlwch known for?
Among its famous people, performers: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Amlwch?
Louisa Henrietta Sheridan, born in 1810. The youngest on the list was born in 1971.
Who counts as from Amlwch?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Amlwch’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 (2)
- Andy Whitfield: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Roberts: Elliott & Fry, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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