#1Famous people · Welshpool, Powys
Welshpool’s famous people span 321 years: 18 births from 1664 to 1985
The best known is the British-French musician Michael Jones, with articles in 10 languages. Craig Williams and Duster Bennett follow. 8 of them were born in the 20th century, more than in any other period. Only 2 towns in Powys list more.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Michael Jones
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1664
Sampson Lloyd
Youngest
1985
Craig Williams
Most common field
Sports
4 people
The best known
Born in Welshpool
Two of the three are musicians.
#1
#2Politics & Law
Craig Williams
born 1985British Conservative politician
9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Music
Duster Bennett
1946–1976British blues singer and musician. (1946–1976)
8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Welshpool’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1950s, with 3 births.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicMilitaryWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineNotableBusinessFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Welshpool is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 1.9 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Welshpool
Here are 15 more, born from 1664 to 1974.
Sarah Winifred Parry
1870–1953Writer and editor of Cymru'r Plant from 1908 to 1912 (1870–1953)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
William Herbert Waring
1885–1918Welsh soldier (1885–1918); recipient of the Victoria Cross
MilitaryWikipedia ↗
Roderick Urwick Sayce
1890–1970British social anthropologist (1890-1970)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Thomas Llewellyn Jones
1872–1946Australian company director and politician (1872-1946)
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Llanfyllin lists the most people: 4.
Questions about famous people from Welshpool
Who is the most famous person from Welshpool?
Michael Jones (British-French musician) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 10 languages. Next come Craig Williams and Duster Bennett.
How many famous people were born in Welshpool?
18 people born in Welshpool have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 21 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Welshpool known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 4 of the 18. That is 22% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Welshpool?
Sampson Lloyd, born in 1664. The youngest on the list was born in 1985.
Who counts as from Welshpool?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Welshpool’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 (12)
- Michael Jones: Alaric Favier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Williams: David Woolfall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duster Bennett: M. Hohner, Inc. Hicksville New York--the harmonica maker. Both musicians are known for their harmonica work., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glyn Davies: Glyn Davies, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell George: National Assembly For Wales / Cynulliad Cymru profile, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Winifred Parry: Owen Morgan Edwards, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Herbert Waring: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Davies: Daniel Rees, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Llewellyn Jones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clement Davies: Bassano Ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Roberts: Edward Villiers Rippingille (Life time: 1798–1859), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Crump: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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