#1Military
Tom Rees
1895–1916First recorded airman killed by Manfred von Richthofen
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Famous people · Sennybridge, Powys
Tom Rees, born in 1895, is Sennybridge’s famous person on record
Tom Rees came into the world in 1895. That places their birth in the Victorian era. Their name appears in articles in 3 languages. Within 7 mi, Brecon lists the most: 35, with Sarah Siddons first.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Tom Rees
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
Tom Rees
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known
Born in Sennybridge
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Brecon’s, with 35.
Questions about famous people from Sennybridge
Who is the most famous person from Sennybridge?
Tom Rees (first recorded airman killed by Manfred von Richthofen) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages.
How many famous people were born in Sennybridge?
1 people born in Sennybridge have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 2 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Sennybridge known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Sennybridge?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Sennybridge’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 (3)
- Tom Rees: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Siddons: Thomas Gainsborough, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Hallowes Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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