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Phil Woosnam
1932–2013Welsh footballer and manager (1932-2013)
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Famous people · Caersws, Powys
2 famous people come from Caersws, Phil Woosnam the best known
Phil Woosnam, the Welsh footballer and manager, is the most widely known, written about in 14 languages. The other is Walter Watkins, the Welsh footballer. Of its neighbours, Newtown, 4 mi away, lists the most: 20, Robert Owen first. From Walter Watkins in 1880 to Phil Woosnam in 1932, the births cover 52 years.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Phil Woosnam
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1880
Walter Watkins
Youngest
1932
Phil Woosnam
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Caersws
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Famous people from the towns next door
Newtown has the longest list next door: 20.
Questions about famous people from Caersws
Who is the most famous person from Caersws?
Phil Woosnam (Welsh footballer and manager (1932-2013)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 14 languages. Next come Walter Watkins.
How many famous people were born in Caersws?
2 people born in Caersws have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Caersws known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Caersws?
Walter Watkins, born in 1880. The youngest on the list was born in 1932.
Who counts as from Caersws?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Caersws’ 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)
- Phil Woosnam: North American Soccer League, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Owen: William Henry Brooke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Gwyn: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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