#1Famous people · Treherbert, Mid Glamorgan
Most of the 15 famous people born in Treherbert came into the world in the 20th century
David John Bowen, the British boxer, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. Second place goes to the Welsh footballer Dennis Lewis, third to John Emanuel. Over 137 years of births, the list goes from Rosina Davies (1863) to Keri Davies (2000). 11 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
David John Bowen
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1863
Rosina Davies
Youngest
2000
Keri Davies
Most common field
Sports
11 people
The best known
Born in Treherbert
All three are athletes.
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Through the years
When Treherbert’s famous people were born
The 1920s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Treherbert is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.5 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Treherbert
Still to come: 12 more, from 1863 to 2000.
Emlyn Jenkins
1910–1993Welsh rugby union footballer, and rugby league footballer and coach
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Aberdare lists the most people: 91.
Questions about famous people from Treherbert
Who is the most famous person from Treherbert?
David John Bowen (British boxer) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages. Next come Dennis Lewis and John Emanuel.
How many famous people were born in Treherbert?
15 people born in Treherbert have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 16 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Treherbert known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 11 of the 15. That is 73% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Treherbert?
Rosina Davies, born in 1863. The youngest on the list was born in 2000.
Who counts as from Treherbert?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Treherbert’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 (7)
- David John Bowen: User:Martb1966, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosina Davies: George Frederick Harris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jo Walton: Fazalmajid, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leanne Wood: National Assembly for Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhys Davies: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Baker: Eli Chen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynn Davies: Unknown (Asahi Shinbun), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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