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Famous people · Porthmadog, Gwynedd
Writers and artists stand out among the 9 famous people born in Porthmadog
Most widely known is Medi Harris, the Welsh swimmer, with articles in 8 languages. Eliseus Williams is second and Roddy Hughes third. 4 of them were born in the Victorian era, more than in any other period. Births span 1846 to 2002, from Mary Davies to Medi Harris.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Medi Harris
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1846
Mary Davies
Youngest
2002
Medi Harris
Most common field
Writing & Arts
4 people
What stands out about Porthmadog’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Porthmadog is known for
Writers and artists stand out most, at 3.8 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Porthmadog’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 2000s, at 2.
Writing & ArtsSportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Porthmadog
Medi Harris leads with articles in 8 languages, ahead of Eliseus Williams (5) and Roddy Hughes (5).
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Porthmadog
Of the other 6, 3 are writers and artists.
John Roberts
1880–1959Welsh Presbyterian Church of Wales minister, born 1880
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 5 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Porthmadog
Who is the most famous person from Porthmadog?
Medi Harris (Welsh swimmer) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 8 languages. Next come Eliseus Williams and Roddy Hughes.
How many famous people were born in Porthmadog?
9 people born in Porthmadog have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 10 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Porthmadog known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 4 of the 9. That is 44% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Porthmadog?
Mary Davies, born in 1846. The youngest on the list was born in 2002.
Who counts as from Porthmadog?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Porthmadog’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 (4)
- Eliseus Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Davies: William Roberts (Gwilym Eryri , 1844 - 1895), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Owain Fôn Williams: Steindy 16:18, 10 November 2016 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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