#1Famous people · Bangor, Gwynedd
Musicians stand out among the 119 famous people born in Bangor
Duffy, the Welsh singer, is the most widely known, written about in 51 languages. Close behind are Wayne Hennessey and Charles Warren. 59 of them were born in the 20th century, more than in any other period. Births since 1970 account for 45 of the names.
Born here
119
notable people
Best known
Duffy
in 51 Wikipedia languages
First
1729
Anne Penny
Youngest
2007
Gwyneth Glyn
Most common field
Sports
48 people
What stands out about Bangor’s famous people
A town of musiciansMusicians make up 16 of the 119, 2.6 times the usual share.Still making namesThe most recent birth on the list came in 2007, among 69 since 1950.Known worldwideDuffy has a Wikipedia article in 51 languages.119 notable peopleMore than most towns: 119 notable people were born in Bangor.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Bangor is known for
Bangor has 2.6× the usual share of musicians.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Bangor’s famous people were born
The 1980s saw the most births of any decade: 18.
SportsWriting & ArtsMusicScience & MedicinePolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageFaithMilitaryNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Bangor
Languages with an article: 51 for Duffy, 44 for Wayne Hennessey, 22 for Charles Warren.
#1
#2Sports
Wayne Hennessey
born 1987Welsh association football player (born 1987)
44 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Military
Charles Warren
1840–1927British army officer, archaeologist, and photographer (1840-1927)
22 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Bangor
The rest number 116, with 47 athletes among them.
Ren
born 1990Welsh Musician, singer, songwriter, producer, rapper, multi-instrumentalist
MusicWikipedia ↗
Gwynn ap Gwilym
1950–2016Welsh language poet, novelist, editor and translator (1950–2016)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Mary Dilys Glynne
1895–1991Welsh plant pathologist and mountaineer (1895-1991)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Claire Hughes
born 1979British politician, from 2024, Member of Parliament for Bangor Aberconwy
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Betty Williams
born 1944Welsh politician and Member of Parliament (born 1944)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Richard Parry-Jones
1951–2021Welsh car engineer and designer, executive at Ford
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Mary Grierson
1912–2012British botanical artist and scientific illustrator (1912-2012)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
James Roscoe
born 1976Minister, UK Mission to the United Nations, New York, since 2020 (Counsellor, 2019–20)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Beaumaris lists the most people: 9.
Questions about famous people from Bangor
Who is the most famous person from Bangor?
Duffy (Welsh singer (born 1984)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 51 languages. Next come Wayne Hennessey and Charles Warren.
How many famous people were born in Bangor?
119 people born in Bangor have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 136 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Bangor known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 48 of the 119. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bangor?
Anne Penny, born in 1729. The youngest on the list was born in 2007.
Who counts as from Bangor?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Bangor’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 (38)
- Duffy: B. Erdödy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Hennessey: Steindy 16:09, 10 November 2016 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Warren: Herbert Rose Barraud of London, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- MJ Williams: Fleets, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sasha: Dosio Dosev, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Aled Jones: Ben Salter, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Broadhead: Xaneph, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Whyte: Raboe001, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlotte Mason: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Iwan Roberts: Dweller at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Deacon: Jindřich Nosek (NoJin), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cheryl Foster: EL Loko, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Owain Arthur: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Thomson: jakez29120 from PONT L'ABBE, FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angharad Tomos: https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defnyddiwr:Llywelyn2000, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brenda Chamberlain: John Illtud Daniel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Endaf Emlyn: Sain (Records) Ltd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cian Ciaran: Cian_Ciaran_Summersonic_2008.jpg: LuxTonnerre derivative work: SilkTork, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claire Hughes: ©House of Commons, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin McBryde: Els Pam Pels, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Millar: Richard Townshend, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Gosset: Jammoo123, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dewi Llwyd: Cwmcafit, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gai Toms: Iolo Penri/Ochr 1/Antena, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwilym Simcock: Svíčková, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Heledd Fychan: Geraint H Day, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llion Jones: Syced, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Davies: Y Goleuad, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Edward Daniel: John Illtud Daniel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Bruce White: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/ae/54/81f78603375787d81ea3e845f479.jpg Gallery: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0017178.html, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dylan Jones-Evans: Enlli1966, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emilia Baeyertz: Fife Free Press, & Kirkcaldy Guardian - Saturday 20 April 1895, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- P. G. Morgan: Peter Morgan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neil Sloane: Laine Whitcomb, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ffrangcon-Davies: Daniel Rees, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. J. Gruffydd: Cardiff University, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Rowlands: Elliott & Fry (no individual credited), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Valentine Baker: Subject's family, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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