#1Famous people · Llanfair Caereinion, Powys
From 1837 to 2001, Llanfair Caereinion was the birthplace of 3 famous people
Ryan Astley, the Welsh footballer, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. Close behind are John Griffiths and Thomas John Jehu. The nearest list is in Newtown, 9 mi away: 20 names, starting with Robert Owen. The list’s best known name, Ryan Astley, dates from 2001.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Ryan Astley
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1837
John Griffiths
Youngest
2001
Ryan Astley
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Llanfair Caereinion
Three names lead: Ryan Astley (6 languages), John Griffiths (4) and Thomas John Jehu (4).
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#2Writing & Arts
John Griffiths
1837–1918British artist, born 1837 (1837–1918)
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TJ#3
Known for
What Llanfair Caereinion is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Newtown, at 20.
Questions about famous people from Llanfair Caereinion
Who is the most famous person from Llanfair Caereinion?
Ryan Astley (Welsh footballer) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 6 languages. Next come John Griffiths and Thomas John Jehu.
How many famous people were born in Llanfair Caereinion?
3 people born in Llanfair Caereinion 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 Llanfair Caereinion known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Llanfair Caereinion?
John Griffiths, born in 1837. The youngest on the list was born in 2001.
Who counts as from Llanfair Caereinion?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Llanfair Caereinion’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 (5)
- Ryan Astley: Stuartp1213, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Griffiths: John Lockwood Kipling, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Owen: William Henry Brooke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Jones: Alaric Favier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clement Davies: Bassano Ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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