suggest that up to six people died. Notable people Vic Crowe, Welsh international footballer, who played for and later managed Aston Villa was born in Abercynon. Dai Dower, ABA flyweight boxing champion. George Ewart Evans, folklorist and oral historian. Howard Radford, a former goalkeeper for Bristol Rovers was born in Abercynon. Stephen Williams, Liberal Democrat MP for Bristol West grew up in Abercynon. David Thomas Jones attended the Navigation school 1902 to 1909 and was Member of Parliament for the Hartlepools 1945 to 1959 Maldwyn Cooper, 6-time Canadian national wrestling champion - Commonwealth Games Bronze medalist was born in Abercynon Gallery References Bibliography External links Abercynon RFC Cor Meibion Abercynon - Abercynon Male Choir Location grid Villages in Rhondda Cynon Taf Wards of Rhondda Cynon Taf Communities in Rhondda Cynon Taf