#1Famous people · Llandrindod Wells, Powys
Carl Robinson tops a list of 5 famous people born in Llandrindod Wells
Most widely known is Carl Robinson, the Welsh football manager, with articles in 17 languages. Behind the leader come Bryn Jones and Gerry Humphreys. More than half were born in the 20th century, 3 in all. The list is still growing: 2 were born since 1970.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Carl Robinson
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1931
Gerry Humphreys
Youngest
1976
Carl Robinson
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Llandrindod Wells’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Llandrindod Wells’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1970s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Llandrindod Wells
By how many languages cover them, Carl Robinson comes first (17), then Bryn Jones (4) and Gerry Humphreys (4).
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GH#3
Science & Medicine
Gerry Humphreys
1931–2006Sound engineer (1931-2006)
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Known for
What Llandrindod Wells is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 3.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Llandrindod Wells
The other 2 span the years 1942 to 1972.
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Questions about famous people from Llandrindod Wells
Who is the most famous person from Llandrindod Wells?
Carl Robinson (Welsh football manager (born 1976)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 17 languages. Next come Bryn Jones and Gerry Humphreys.
How many famous people were born in Llandrindod Wells?
5 people born in Llandrindod Wells have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Llandrindod Wells known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 5. That is 60% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Llandrindod Wells?
Gerry Humphreys, born in 1931. The youngest on the list was born in 1976.
Who counts as from Llandrindod Wells?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Llandrindod Wells’ 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 (1)
- Carl Robinson: Longbomb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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