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Photo: nantcoly · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Treharris, Mid Glamorgan
5 famous people were born in Treharris
George Shaw, the Welsh cricketer, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. Second and third on the list are Ivor Davies and David Davies. In the 20th century, 4 were born, the most of any period. Born in 1888, David Davies is the first name on record, and Ivor Davies, born in 1935, the most recent.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
George Shaw
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
David Davies
Youngest
1935
Ivor Davies
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Treharris
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Through the years
When Treharris’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1930s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Treharris is known for
3 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Treharris
2 more, from 1917 to 1934.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Mountain Ash has the most on record, with 29.
GHMountain Ash · 3 miGeorge Henry Hall, 1st Viscount Hall & 28 moreVCAbercynon · 1 miVic Crowe & 9 moreAHBargod · 4 miAlun Hoddinott & 9 more
Ystrad Mynach · 3 miRichard Brake & 6 moreFVAberfan · 3 miFrank Vining & 4 more
Bedlinog · 3 miCyril Walters & 4 moreJFTrelewis · 1 miJohn Frowen & 2 more
Nelson · 1 miTasker Watkins & 1 more
Ystrad Mynach · 3 miRichard Brake & 6 moreFVAberfan · 3 miFrank Vining & 4 moreBedlinog · 3 miCyril Walters & 4 moreJFTrelewis · 1 miJohn Frowen & 2 moreNelson · 1 miTasker Watkins & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Treharris
Who is the most famous person from Treharris?
George Shaw (Welsh cricketer (1931-1984)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages. Next come Ivor Davies and David Davies.
How many famous people were born in Treharris?
5 people born in Treharris have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Treharris known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 5. That is 60% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Treharris?
David Davies, born in 1888. The youngest on the list was born in 1935.
Who counts as from Treharris?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Treharris’ 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)
- Richard Brake: Miguel Discart from Bruxelles, Belgique, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyril Walters: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tasker Watkins: Roger EW Andrews, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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