#1Science & Medicine
T. E. Lawrence
1888–1935British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
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Famous people · Tremadog, Gwynedd
Of the 5 famous people born in Tremadog, none is better known than T. E. Lawrence
Articles about T. E. Lawrence exist in 92 languages. The British professional wrestler Mason Ryan ranks second, ahead of Robert Armstrong-Jones. The largest group, 3, was born in the Victorian era. Scientists and doctors make up the largest group, 2 of them.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
T. E. Lawrence
in 92 Wikipedia languages
First
1753
Richard Thomas
Youngest
1982
Mason Ryan
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
What stands out about Tremadog’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Tremadog
Two of the three are scientists and doctors.
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#3Science & Medicine
Robert Armstrong-Jones
1857–1943Welsh physician, psychiatrist, grandfather of Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Tremadog’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1850s, with 2 births.
Science & MedicineSportsFaithNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Tremadog is known for
The field with the most names is Science & Medicine: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Tremadog
Here are 2 more, born from 1753 to 1852.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Blaenau Ffestiniog, with 13.
GTBlaenau Ffestiniog · 9 miGwyn Thomas & 12 more
Pwllheli · 12 miOwain Owain & 9 moreMHPorthmadog · 1 miMedi Harris & 8 more
Criccieth · 4 miGwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby & 6 moreAWPenrhyndeudraeth · 3 miAlice Williams & 3 more
Penygroes · 10 miOwain Fôn Williams & 2 moreMSHarlech · 5 miMari Strachan & 1 more
Pwllheli · 12 miOwain Owain & 9 moreMHPorthmadog · 1 miMedi Harris & 8 moreCriccieth · 4 miGwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby & 6 moreAWPenrhyndeudraeth · 3 miAlice Williams & 3 morePenygroes · 10 miOwain Fôn Williams & 2 moreMSHarlech · 5 miMari Strachan & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Tremadog
Who is the most famous person from Tremadog?
T. E. Lawrence (British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 92 languages. Next come Mason Ryan and Robert Armstrong-Jones.
How many famous people were born in Tremadog?
5 people born in Tremadog 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 Tremadog known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 2 of the 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Tremadog?
Richard Thomas, born in 1753. The youngest on the list was born in 1982.
Who counts as from Tremadog?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Tremadog’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)
- T. E. Lawrence: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mason Ryan: Ed Webster, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Armstrong-Jones: Unknown (Lafayette Ltd), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Owain Owain: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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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