#1Politics & Law
Michael Howard
born 1941British politician; Former leader of the Conservative Party (UK) (born 1941)
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Famous people · Gorseinon, West Glamorgan
12 famous people were born in Gorseinon, most of them in the 20th century
Michael Howard is the best known, with articles in 36 languages. The Welsh Opera singer Gwynne Howell ranks second, ahead of Tristan Garel-Jones. The oldest name on the list belongs to Gwyn Francis, born in 1896, the newest to Phil John, born in 1981. Per head, the list is long: 8.5 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in West Glamorgan has 3.9.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Michael Howard
in 36 Wikipedia languages
First
1896
Gwyn Francis
Youngest
1981
Phil John
Most common field
Sports
7 people
The best known
Born in Gorseinon
Two of the three are leaders.
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#3Politics & Law
Tristan Garel-Jones
1941–2020British politician (1941-2020)
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Through the years
When Gorseinon’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1930s, with 4 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicFilm, TV & StageScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Gorseinon is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 7.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Gorseinon
9 more, from 1896 to 1981.
Lewis Jones
1931–2024Welsh rugby union footballer, and rugby league footballer and coach
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Llanelli’s, at 128 names.
Questions about famous people from Gorseinon
Who is the most famous person from Gorseinon?
Michael Howard (British politician; Former leader of the Conservative Party (UK) (born 1941)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 36 languages. Next come Gwynne Howell and Tristan Garel-Jones.
How many famous people were born in Gorseinon?
12 people born in Gorseinon have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 19 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Gorseinon known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 7 of the 12. That is 58% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Gorseinon?
Gwyn Francis, born in 1896. The youngest on the list was born in 1981.
Who counts as from Gorseinon?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Gorseinon’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)
- Michael Howard: Roger Harris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tristan Garel-Jones: Congreso de la República del Perú, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Jones: Unknown (Crown Studios of Wellington), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ieuan Maddock: UK Atomic Energy Authority, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Roberts: ABC Network, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evan Roberts: オリーブの油搾りのゲッセマネ, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Hollingdale: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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