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Famous people · Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd
13 famous people were born in Blaenau Ffestiniog, most of them in the 20th century
Most widely known is Gwyn Thomas, the Welsh poet, with articles in 6 languages. Close behind are Richard Bryn Williams and David Felgate. Only 4 of the 41 towns in Gwynedd with anyone on record list more. The list comes to 37.7 for every 10,000 residents, against 16.3 in the typical town in Gwynedd.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Gwyn Thomas
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1881
Margarette 'Peggy' Golding
Youngest
1988
Glyn Wise
Most common field
Sports
5 people
The best known
Born in Blaenau Ffestiniog
Two of the three are writers and artists.
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Through the years
When Blaenau Ffestiniog’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1930s, at 4.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Blaenau Ffestiniog is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Blaenau Ffestiniog
10 more, from 1881 to 1988.
Eigra Lewis Roberts
1939–2026Welsh novelist, playwright and storyteller (1939-2026)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Margarette 'Peggy' Golding
1881–1939Welsh born nurse, businessperson and founder of the 'Inner Wheel'
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Glyn Wise
born 1988British television personality and Church in Wales minister
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Thomas Carey-Evans
1884–1947Welsh surgeon and British Army officer (1884-1947)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Porthmadog: 9.
Questions about famous people from Blaenau Ffestiniog
Who is the most famous person from Blaenau Ffestiniog?
Gwyn Thomas (Welsh poet (1936–2016)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 6 languages. Next come Richard Bryn Williams and David Felgate.
How many famous people were born in Blaenau Ffestiniog?
13 people born in Blaenau Ffestiniog have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 15 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Blaenau Ffestiniog known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 5 of the 13. That is 38% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Blaenau Ffestiniog?
Margarette 'Peggy' Golding, born in 1881. The youngest on the list was born in 1988.
Who counts as from Blaenau Ffestiniog?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Blaenau Ffestiniog’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 (3)
- Gareth Jones: Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament from Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Carey-Evans: Daniel Rees, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kai Owen: Kirstin Tanger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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