#1William Roberts
1830–1899British 19th-century physician
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Best known of all is William Roberts, written about in 6 languages. Behind the leader come Dion Donohue and William David Owen. Just 6 mi away, Holyhead’s list holds 15 names, Dawn French the best known. The list’s best known name, William Roberts, dates from 1830.

Ranked by languages covered: William Roberts with 6, then Dion Donohue with 5 and William David Owen with 2.
#1British 19th-century physician
British association football player (born 1993)
Share of Bodedern’s famous people in each field.
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Close by, the fullest list is Holyhead’s, at 15 names.
William Roberts (British 19th-century physician) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 6 languages. Next come Dion Donohue and William David Owen.
3 people born in Bodedern have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 4 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
William Roberts, born in 1830. The youngest on the list was born in 1993.
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Bodedern’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.
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