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Famous people · Newborough, Gwynedd
2 famous people were born in Newborough
Most widely known is Grace Wynne Griffith, the Welsh novelist, with articles in 2 languages. The other is Owen Jones, the Canadian politician. Nearby, Bangor, 10 mi away, lists 119, led by Duffy. The oldest name on the list belongs to Grace Wynne Griffith, born in 1888, the newest to Owen Jones, born in 1889.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Grace Wynne Griffith
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
Grace Wynne Griffith
Youngest
1889
Owen Jones
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Newborough
#2Known for
What Newborough is known for
Writers and artists are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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
Bangor leads the towns around it, with 119 names.
Bangor · 10 miDuffy & 118 more
Caernarfon · 4 miEdward II of England & 35 moreHGLlangefni · 7 miHuw Garmon & 2 more
Penygroes · 8 miOwain Fôn Williams & 2 moreAFLlanberis · 10 miAnnie Foulkes & 2 more
Bethel · 6 miW. J. Gruffydd & 1 more
Llanrug · 7 miHugh Rowlands & 1 moreSOLlanfair Pwllgwyngyll · 8 miSiobhán OwenQuestions about famous people from Newborough
Who is the most famous person from Newborough?
Grace Wynne Griffith (Welsh novelist) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages. Next come Owen Jones.
How many famous people were born in Newborough?
2 people born in Newborough have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 3 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Newborough known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Newborough?
Grace Wynne Griffith, born in 1888. The youngest on the list was born in 1889.
Who counts as from Newborough?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Newborough’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 (6)
- Owen Jones: House of Commons of Canada, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- 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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