#1Writing & Arts
Hedd Wyn
1887–1917Welsh poet who was killed on the first day of the Battle of Passchendaele (1887–1917)
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Famous people · Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd
Writers and artists stand out among the 6 famous people born in Trawsfynydd
Hedd Wyn is the best known, with articles in 18 languages. Second and third on the list are John Roberts and David Lloyd. The list reaches back to John Roberts, born in 1576, one of 4 born before the Georgians. 4 of them were born before the Georgians, more than in any other period.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Hedd Wyn
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1576
John Roberts
Youngest
1938
John Rowlands
Most common field
Writing & Arts
4 people
What stands out about Trawsfynydd’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Trawsfynydd is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, at 5.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Trawsfynydd’s famous people were born
The 1880s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Trawsfynydd
Three names lead: Hedd Wyn (18 languages), John Roberts (12) and David Lloyd (4).
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Trawsfynydd
Still to come: 3 more, from 1610 to 1938.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Dolgellau has the most people on record, 17 of them.
Questions about famous people from Trawsfynydd
Who is the most famous person from Trawsfynydd?
Hedd Wyn (Welsh poet who was killed on the first day of the Battle of Passchendaele (1887–1917)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 18 languages. Next come John Roberts and David Lloyd.
How many famous people were born in Trawsfynydd?
6 people born in Trawsfynydd have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 8 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Trawsfynydd known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 4 of the 6. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Trawsfynydd?
John Roberts, born in 1576. The youngest on the list was born in 1938.
Who counts as from Trawsfynydd?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Trawsfynydd’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)
- Hedd Wyn: "Mr Meredith" of Trawsfynydd; scanned by myself, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Roberts: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elfyn Evans: Lukas Raich, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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