Newport, Wales
Newport, Wales ranks 1,272nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Walsall, Deventer, and Erlangen. Memorable people born in Newport, Wales include Desmond Llewelyn, Peter Greenaway, and Michael Sheen. Newport, Wales has been the birth place of many actors and soccer players. Newport, Wales is located in United Kingdom.
Newport is a city and county borough in Wales, situated on the River Usk close to its confluence with the Severn Estuary, 12 mi (19 km) northeast of Cardiff. The population grew considerably between the 2011 and the 2021 census, rising from 145,700 to 159,587, the largest growth of any unitary authority in Wales. Newport is the third-largest principal authority with city status in Wales, and sixth most populous overall. Newport became a unitary authority in 1996 and forms part of the Cardiff-Newport metropolitan area, also known as the Cardiff Capital Region. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1914 and 1994, Newport, Wales was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Desmond Llewelyn, Peter Greenaway, and Michael Sheen.
People Born in Newport, Wales
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Desmond Llewelyn
1914 - 1999
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 1
Peter Greenaway
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 2
Michael Sheen
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 3
Chris Gunter
1989 - Present
HPI: 29.01
Rank: 4
James Collins
1983 - Present
HPI: 25.41
Rank: 5
Craig Roberts
1991 - Present
HPI: 24.80
Rank: 6
Jon Lilygreen
1987 - Present
HPI: 23.19
Rank: 7
Kelly Sotherton
1976 - Present
HPI: 20.01
Rank: 8
Christian Malcolm
1979 - Present
HPI: 15.57
Rank: 9
Lauren Price
1994 - Present
HPI: 14.71
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Born in Newport, Wales
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Newport, Wales were actors (3), soccer players (3), athletes (2), film directors (1), and singers (1), while most who died were .
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Newport, Wales since 1700.
