#1Famous people · Abercrave, Powys
Abercrave counts 3 famous people, first among them Adam Rhys Jones
The best known is the Welsh rugby union player Adam Rhys Jones, with articles in 11 languages. The next two names are Percy Morgan and Nipper Pat Daly. The first birth on record is Percy Morgan’s, in 1905, and the last Adam Rhys Jones’, in 1981. The nearest list is in Pontardawe, 8 mi away: 16 names, starting with Mary Hopkin.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Adam Rhys Jones
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1905
Percy Morgan
Youngest
1981
Adam Rhys Jones
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Abercrave
First, Adam Rhys Jones (11 languages), then Percy Morgan (4) and Nipper Pat Daly (3).
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#3Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Pontardawe, with 16.
Pontardawe · 8 miMary Hopkin & 15 more
Ystalyfera · 4 miClive Rowlands & 7 more
Ystradgynlais · 2 miEve Myles & 5 moreMWGwaun-Cae-Gurwen · 7 miMargaretta Williams & 2 moreKHCwmllynfell and Ystradowen · 5 miKevin Hopkins & 1 moreRASeven Sisters · 2 miRichard I. Aaron
Cwmgwrach · 5 miMargaret PhillipsBJBrynamman · 7 miBleddyn JonesQuestions about famous people from Abercrave
Who is the most famous person from Abercrave?
Adam Rhys Jones (Welsh rugby union player) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 11 languages. Next come Percy Morgan and Nipper Pat Daly.
How many famous people were born in Abercrave?
3 people born in Abercrave have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 5 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Abercrave known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 3. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Abercrave?
Percy Morgan, born in 1905. The youngest on the list was born in 1981.
Who counts as from Abercrave?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Abercrave’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)
- Adam Rhys Jones: Manuel from Nantes | Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nipper Pat Daly: Agence Rol. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Hopkin: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clive Rowlands: Trehywel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eve Myles: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Phillips: TV episode screenshot (ABC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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