Ruabon
Ruabon ranks 6,628th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Khan Yunis, Buchach, and Stenstorp. Memorable people born in Ruabon include Walter Clopton Wingfield, and Mark Hughes. Ruabon has been the birth place of many inventors, and soccer players. Ruabon is located in United Kingdom.
Ruabon is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The name comes from Rhiw Fabon, rhiw being the Welsh word for "slope" or "hillside" and Fabon being a mutation from St Mabon, the original church name, of earlier, Celtic origin. An older English spelling, Rhuabon, can sometimes be seen. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1833 and 1963, Ruabon was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Walter Clopton Wingfield, and Mark Hughes.
People Born in Ruabon
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Walter Clopton Wingfield
INVENTOR
1833 - 1912
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 2
Mark Hughes
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ruabon were inventors (1), and soccer players (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 Ruabon, including Mark Hughes. Whereas, throughout history, inventors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ruabon, including Walter Clopton Wingfield.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Ruabon since 1700.
