#1Politics & Law
Edward II of England
1284–1327King of England from 1307 to 1327
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Famous people · Caernarfon, Gwynedd
Leaders stand out among the 36 famous people born in Caernarfon
Edward II of England leads the list, covered in 77 languages. Most were born in the 20th century: 19 of them. Births since 1970 account for 4 of the names. Among the 41 towns in Gwynedd with famous people on record, the town ranks 2nd.
Born here
36
notable people
Best known
Edward II of England
in 77 Wikipedia languages
First
1284
Edward II of England
Youngest
1995
Morgan Williams
Most common field
Sports
16 people
What stands out about Caernarfon’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Caernarfon
Counted by languages, Edward II of England is ahead of Barry Hughes and William Henry Preece: 77, 13 and 13.
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#2Sports
Barry Hughes
1937–2019Welsh footballer and manager (1937-2019)
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#3Science & Medicine
William Henry Preece
1834–1913British scientist (1834–1913)
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Known for
What Caernarfon is known for
Caernarfon has 2.2× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Caernarfon’s famous people were born
The 1940s alone account for 10 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineBusinessMilitaryFilm, TV & StageFaithMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Caernarfon
33 more names, born between 1507 and 1995.
John Evans
1770–1799Welsh explorer who produced an early map of the Missouri River
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Lionel Rees
1884–1955Welsh Royal Air Force officer (1884–1955); recipient of the Victoria Cross
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Gareth Miles
1938–2023Welsh author, dramatist and language campaigner (1938–2023)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Bangor lists the most people: 119.
Questions about famous people from Caernarfon
Who is the most famous person from Caernarfon?
Edward II of England (king of England from 1307 to 1327) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 77 languages. Next come Barry Hughes and William Henry Preece.
How many famous people were born in Caernarfon?
36 people born in Caernarfon have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 45 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Caernarfon known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 16 of the 36. That is 44% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Caernarfon?
Edward II of England, born in 1284. The youngest on the list was born in 1995.
Who counts as from Caernarfon?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Caernarfon’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 (14)
- Edward II of England: Founder of Oriel College, after a painting in the Bodleian Library (colour engraving) by English School (19th century), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Hughes: Hans van Dijk for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Preece: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Jones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Evans: James Mackay (1759-1822) with the assistance of John Evans (1770-1799), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lionel Rees: not identified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Owen Wynne Jones: Thomas, John,, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gareth Miles: Eiry Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwilym Edwards: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Thomas Pritchard: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duffy: B. Erdödy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Owain Fôn Williams: Steindy 16:18, 10 November 2016 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
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