Neath
Neath ranks 1,707th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Santiago de Compostela, Merseburg, and Kuressaare. Memorable people born in Neath include Ray Milland, Cecil Griffiths, and Paul Rhys. Neath has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors. Neath is located in United Kingdom.
Neath is a market town and community situated in the Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales. The town had a population of 50,658 in 2011. The community of the parish of Neath had a population of 19,258 in 2011. Historically in Glamorgan, the town is located on the River Neath, seven miles east-northeast of Swansea. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1900 and 2002, Neath was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Ray Milland, Cecil Griffiths, and Paul Rhys.
People Born in Neath
Go to all RankingsRay Milland
ACTOR
1907 - 1986
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 1
Cecil Griffiths
ATHLETE
1900 - 1945
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 2
Paul Rhys
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 3
Mark Bowen
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 4
Ben Davies
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.09
Rank: 5
Katherine Jenkins
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 6
Clayton Blackmore
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 38.97
Rank: 7
Connor Roberts
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 32.04
Rank: 8
Rubin Colwill
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 26.55
Rank: 9
Newly Added People Born in Neath
Go to all RankingsPaul Rhys
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 3
Rubin Colwill
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 26.55
Rank: 9
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Neath were soccer players (5), actors (2), athletes (1), and singers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Neath, including Mark Bowen, Ben Davies, and Clayton Blackmore. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Neath, including Mark Bowen, Ben Davies, and Clayton Blackmore.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Neath since 1700.