#1Politics & Law
Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby
1894–1967British politician (1894-1967)
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Famous people · Criccieth, Gwynedd
7 famous people come from Criccieth, Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby the best known
Most widely known is Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby, the British politician, with articles in 11 languages. The next two names are Megan Lloyd George and William R. P. George. The largest group, 3, was born in the 20th century. From Olwen Elizabeth Lloyd George to Paul Roberts, the births on the list run from 1892 to 1977.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
Olwen Elizabeth Lloyd George
Youngest
1977
Paul Roberts
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Criccieth
All three are leaders.
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#2Politics & Law
Megan Lloyd George
1902–1966British politician (1902-1966)
9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Politics & Law
William R. P. George
1912–2006British lawyer and poet (1912-2006)
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Criccieth’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1890s than in any other decade: 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Criccieth is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 4.9 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Criccieth
4 more, 2 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Pwllheli counts 10 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Criccieth
Who is the most famous person from Criccieth?
Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby (British politician (1894-1967)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 11 languages. Next come Megan Lloyd George and William R. P. George.
How many famous people were born in Criccieth?
7 people born in Criccieth have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 13 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Criccieth known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 7. That is 43% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Criccieth?
Olwen Elizabeth Lloyd George, born in 1892. The youngest on the list was born in 1977.
Who counts as from Criccieth?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Criccieth’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 (5)
- Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Megan Lloyd George: Bassano Ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William R. P. George: Geoff Charles, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Owain Owain: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Owain Fôn Williams: Steindy 16:18, 10 November 2016 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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