RL#1
Politics & Law
Roddy Llewellyn
born 1947British baronet, landscape gardener, journalist
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Famous people · Crickhowell, Powys
Most of the 9 famous people born in Crickhowell came into the world in the 20th century
With articles in 7 languages, Roddy Llewellyn is the most widely known. Walter Cowan is second and Dewi Morris third. Fewer than a quarter of the 20 towns in Powys with famous people list more. Births span 1858 to 1964, from Thomas North to Dewi Morris.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Roddy Llewellyn
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1858
Thomas North
Youngest
1964
Dewi Morris
Most common field
Sports
5 people
The best known
Born in Crickhowell
Ranked by languages covered: Roddy Llewellyn with 7, then Walter Cowan with 7 and Dewi Morris with 6.
#2Military
Walter Cowan
1871–1956British naval officel, Royal Navy admiral (1871-1956)
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DM#3
Through the years
When Crickhowell’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 3 births.
SportsPolitics & LawMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Crickhowell is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 3.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Crickhowell
6 more, best known first.
William Powell
1948–2022Welsh barrister and Conservative politician (1948-2022)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 miles of Crickhowell, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Crickhowell
Who is the most famous person from Crickhowell?
Roddy Llewellyn (British baronet, landscape gardener, journalist) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 7 languages. Next come Walter Cowan and Dewi Morris.
How many famous people were born in Crickhowell?
9 people born in Crickhowell have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 10 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Crickhowell known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 5 of the 9. That is 56% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Crickhowell?
Thomas North, born in 1858. The youngest on the list was born in 1964.
Who counts as from Crickhowell?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Crickhowell’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)
- Walter Cowan: Leonard Campbell Taylor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rebecca James: Nicola, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aneurin Bevan: Howard Coster, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. E. Clive: DVD (20th Century Fox), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Williams: Kroome111, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marina Diamandis: Daniel Åhs Karlsson, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Gruffydd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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