AF#1
Writing & Arts
Annie Foulkes
1877–1962Editor of an anthology (1877 -1962)
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Photo: Gareth James · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Llanberis, Gwynedd
3 famous people were born in Llanberis
At the top of the list is the editor of an anthology Annie Foulkes, covered in 2 languages. Second and third on the list are T. Rowland Hughes and Elizabeth Rhŷs. Bangor, 7 mi away, has 119 on its list, the best known Duffy. Over 62 years of births, the list goes from Elizabeth Rhŷs (1841) to T. Rowland Hughes (1903).
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Annie Foulkes
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1841
Elizabeth Rhŷs
Youngest
1903
T. Rowland Hughes
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Llanberis
Two of the three are writers and artists.
TH#2
Writing & Arts
T. Rowland Hughes
1903–1949Welsh novelist, dramatist and poet (1903–1949)
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
ER#3
Science & Medicine
Elizabeth Rhŷs
1841–1911Teacher, hostess and campaigner for women's rights (1841-1911)
1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Llanberis is known for
Share of Llanberis’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Bangor has the most on record: 119.
Questions about famous people from Llanberis
Who is the most famous person from Llanberis?
Annie Foulkes (editor of an anthology (1877 -1962)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages. Next come T. Rowland Hughes and Elizabeth Rhŷs.
How many famous people were born in Llanberis?
3 people born in Llanberis have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Llanberis known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Llanberis?
Elizabeth Rhŷs, born in 1841. The youngest on the list was born in 1903.
Who counts as from Llanberis?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Llanberis’ 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 (6)
- Duffy: B. Erdödy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- David Ffrangcon-Davies: Daniel Rees, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Owain Fôn Williams: Steindy 16:18, 10 November 2016 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Rowlands: Elliott & Fry (no individual credited), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. J. Gruffydd: Cardiff University, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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