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Writing & Arts
William Bulkeley
1691–1760Welsh landowner and diarist; (1691-1760)
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Photo: Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Llanfechell, Gwynedd
A single famous person was born in Llanfechell: William Bulkeley
William Bulkeley was born in 1691. Their birth falls before the Georgians. 2 languages have an article about them. Just 9 mi away, Holyhead’s list holds 15 names, Dawn French the best known.
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notable people
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William Bulkeley
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1691
William Bulkeley
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Llanfechell
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Holyhead has the most people on record, 15 of them.
Questions about famous people from Llanfechell
Who is the most famous person from Llanfechell?
William Bulkeley (Welsh landowner and diarist; (1691-1760)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages.
How many famous people were born in Llanfechell?
1 people born in Llanfechell have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Llanfechell known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Llanfechell?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Llanfechell’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)
- Dawn French: Frank Blackwell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Whitfield: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Roberts: Elliott & Fry, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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