#1Famous people · Brecon, Powys
35 famous people were born in Brecon, more of them leaders than in most towns
The best known is the Welsh actress Sarah Siddons, with articles in 45 languages. Second and third on the list are Roger Glover and Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham. Among the 20 towns in Powys with anyone listed, none has more. Since 1970, 11 were born, the most of any period.
Born here
35
notable people
Best known
Sarah Siddons
in 45 Wikipedia languages
First
500
Gwladys
Youngest
1999
Tomi Lewis
Most common field
Sports
12 people
What stands out about Brecon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Brecon is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.6 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Brecon
Sarah Siddons has articles in 45 languages, Roger Glover in 43 and Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham in 20.
#1
#2Music
Roger Glover
born 1945Welsh bassist, keyboardist, songwriter and record producer
43 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Politics & Law
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham
1478–1521English noble (1478-1521)
20 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Brecon’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1990s come out on top, with 6 births.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMilitaryMusicFaithWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Brecon
32 more, best known first.
Thomas Coke
1747–1814Welsh-American clergyman (1747–1814); Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
FaithWikipedia ↗
Andy Powell
born 1981Welsh rugby union footballer and coach, and rugby league footballer
SportsWikipedia ↗
Gareth Gwenlan
1937–2016British television producer and director (1937-2016)
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Sibyl de Neufmarché
1100–1143Great-granddaughter of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, king of Wales
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Hugh Price
1495–1574Welsh lawyer and clergyman, founder of Jesus College, Oxford
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Theophilus Jones
1759–1812Welsh lawyer, known as a historian of Brecknockshire (1759–1812)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, one has a famous name listed.
Questions about famous people from Brecon
Who is the most famous person from Brecon?
Sarah Siddons (Welsh actress (1755-1831)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 45 languages. Next come Roger Glover and Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham.
How many famous people were born in Brecon?
35 people born in Brecon have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 51 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Brecon known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 12 of the 35. That is 34% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Brecon?
Gwladys, born in 500. The youngest on the list was born in 1999.
Who counts as from Brecon?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Brecon’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 (17)
- Sarah Siddons: Thomas Gainsborough, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Glover: Carlos Delgado, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham: Unidentified painter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Coke: Contemporary portrait, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest Howard Griffiths: Gabriel Thompson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nia Roberts: Andriy Makukha (Amakuha), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Powell: zoonabar, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna McMorrin: ©House of Commons / Laurie Noble, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- S. F. Newcombe: T E LAWRENCE COLLECTION, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwladys: Radicalrobbo, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Plewa: James Boyes from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Price: User:Bencherlite, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Maybery: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theophilus Jones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Packe: Randolph.hollingsworth, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Evans: Senedd Cymru - Welsh Parliament, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Gruffydd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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