TN#1
Writing & Arts
Tommy Nutter
1943–1992British fashion designer (1943–1992)
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Barmouth, Gwynedd
Barmouth’s famous people span 145 years: 5 births from 1821 to 1966
The best known is the British fashion designer Tommy Nutter, with articles in 6 languages. The next two names are Johnny Williams and Adrian Dingle. In the 20th century, 4 were born, the most of any period. The list’s best known name, Tommy Nutter, dates from 1943.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Tommy Nutter
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1821
John Griffith
Youngest
1966
Ken Hughes
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
The best known
Born in Barmouth
Tommy Nutter, Johnny Williams and Adrian Dingle are written about in 6, 5 and 3 languages.
JW#2
#3Writing & Arts
Adrian Dingle
1911–1974Canadian painter and comic book cartoonist (1911-1974)
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Barmouth’s famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
Writing & ArtsSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Barmouth is known for
Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 5.2 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Barmouth
Another 2, the earliest born in 1821.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Dolgellau, with 17.
Questions about famous people from Barmouth
Who is the most famous person from Barmouth?
Tommy Nutter (British fashion designer (1943–1992)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 6 languages. Next come Johnny Williams and Adrian Dingle.
How many famous people were born in Barmouth?
5 people born in Barmouth have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Barmouth known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 3 of the 5. That is 60% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Barmouth?
John Griffith, born in 1821. The youngest on the list was born in 1966.
Who counts as from Barmouth?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Barmouth’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)
- Adrian Dingle: Toronto Star staff, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elfyn Evans: Lukas Raich, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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