This is a list of people from Cornwall, a county of

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in the

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. Those included are either native

Cornish people The Cornish people or Cornish ( kw, Kernowyon, ang, Cornƿīelisċ) are an ethnic group native to, or associated with Cornwall: and a recognised national minority in the United Kingdom, which can trace its roots to the ancient Britons ...

or others who have been long-term residents. The

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Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a Historic counties of England, historic county and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people ...

is Cornish. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname if available. There is also a list of women in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly dedicated to the notable women of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

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John Couch Adams John Couch Adams (; 5 June 1819 – 21 January 1892) was a British mathematician and astronomer. He was born in Laneast, near Launceston, Cornwall, and died in Cambridge. His most famous achievement was predicting the existence and position o ...

(1819–1892), co-discoverer of the planet

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* Michael Adams (born 1971), chess grandmaster * Dr.

Donald Adamson Donald Adamson (born 30 March 1939), is a British literary scholar, author and historian. Books which he has written include ''Blaise Pascal: Mathematician, Physicist, and Thinker about God'' and '' The Curriers' Company: A Modern History''. H ...

(born 1939), historian and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature * Jack Andrew, rugby player, Cornish Pirates prop forward * Paul Andrew (born 1989), rugby player, brother of Jack Andrew, Cornish Pirates prop forward *

Michael An Gof Michael Joseph (died 27 June 1497), better known as Michael An Gof, was one of the leaders of the Cornish rebellion of 1497, along with Thomas Flamank. Background The rebels marched on London to protest against King Henry VII's levy of a ...

(Michael Joseph) (died 1497), leader of the Cornish Rebellion of 1497 * John Arnold (1736–1799),

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and pioneer of the

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Humphrey Arundell Humphrey Arundell (c. 1513 – 27 January 1550) of Helland in Cornwall, was the leader of Cornish forces in the Prayer Book Rebellion early in the reign of King Edward VI. He was executed at Tyburn, London after the rebellion had been defeated. ...

(c. 1513–1550), leader of the Cornish Rebellion of 1549 * Thomas Arundell of Wardour Castle (c. 1502–1552), administrator and alleged conspirator, executed 1552 *

Candy Atherton Candice Kathleen Atherton (21 September 1955 – 30 October 2017) was a British Labour politician and journalist. After serving as a councillor in Islington, where she was mayor, she was Member of Parliament (MP) for Falmouth and Camborne fr ...

(1955–2017), MP for Falmouth and Camborne

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* Steve Baker (born 1971), Conservative politician, Minister of State for Northern Ireland, born St Austell *

Morwenna Banks Tamsin Morwenna Banks (born 20 September 1961) is a British comedy actress, writer and producer. She appeared in the Channel 4 comedy sketch show '' Absolutely'', and wrote, produced, and appeared in the British ensemble film ''The Announcemen ...

(born 1961), comedian and actress * Jonah Barrington (born 1941), squash player * the

Basset family Members of the Basset family were amongst the early Norman settlers in the Kingdom of England. It is currently one of the few ancient Norman families who has survived through the centuries in the paternal line. They originated at Montreuil-a ...

, landowners and tin mining entrepreneurs who owned

Tehidy Country Park Tehidy Country Park is a country park in Illogan in Cornwall, England which incorporates of the parkland and estate around Tehidy House, a former manor house of the Tehidy manor . The park's facilities include an events field, barbecue hire ...

Tom Bawcock Tom Bawcock is a legendary character from the village of Mousehole, Cornwall, England. He appears to have been a local fisherman in the 16th century. According to the legend, one winter had been particularly stormy, meaning that none of the fis ...

, legendary fisherman from

Mousehole Mousehole (; kw, Porthenys) is a village and fishing port in Cornwall, England, UK. It is approximately south of Penzance on the shore of Mount's Bay. The village is in the civil parish of Penzance. An islet called St Clement's Isle lies ...

John Betjeman Sir John Betjeman (; 28 August 190619 May 1984) was an English poet, writer, and broadcaster. He was Poet Laureate from 1972 until his death. He was a founding member of The Victorian Society and a passionate defender of Victorian architecture ...

(1906–1984), British Poet Laureate * William Bickford (1774–1834), inventor of the

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* Lamorna Birch (1869–1955), artist and member of the Newlyn School *

William Bligh Vice-Admiral William Bligh (9 September 1754 – 7 December 1817) was an officer of the Royal Navy and a colonial administrator. The mutiny on the HMS ''Bounty'' occurred in 1789 when the ship was under his command; after being set adrift i ...

(1754–1817), captain of the ship ''

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Thomas Bedford Bolitho Thomas Bedford Bolitho (5 January 1835 – 22 May 1915) was a British banker and industrialist. He was a Liberal Unionist Member of Parliament for St Ives in Cornwall from 1887 to 1900. Early life Born in Penzance, Bolitho was the third son, ...

(1835–1915), banker and industrialist * Max Bodilly (born 1994), rugby player Exeter Chiefs full-back/centre * Thomas Bond (1765–1837), topographer from Looe * Arthur Boscawen (1862–1939), Anglican priest and horticulturist * Admiral

Edward Boscawen Admiral of the Blue Edward Boscawen, PC (19 August 171110 January 1761) was a British admiral in the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament for the borough of Truro, Cornwall, England. He is known principally for his various naval commands during ...

(1711–1761), a naval commander in the Royal Navy known as "Old Dreadnought" *

John Boson John Boson was a cabinet maker and carver whose work is associated with that of William Kent. It is said that if he had not died at such a relatively young age then his place would have been assured in the history of furniture making in the Unit ...

(1655–1730), Nicholas Boson (1624–1708), and

Thomas Boson Thomas Boson (1635–1719) was a writer in the Cornish language and the cousin of Nicholas and John Boson. Thomas helped William Gwavas in his Cornish language research, and wrote an inscription in Cornish for Gwavas's hurling ball. He also mad ...

(1635–1719), 18th-century writers in the Cornish language *

Maria Branwell Maria Branwell (15 April 1783 – 15 September 1821) is best known as being the mother of British writers Emily Brontë, Anne Brontë, Charlotte Brontë and of their brother Branwell Brontë, who was a poet and painter. Maria married Patrick B ...

(1783–1821), mother of the Brontë sisters *

James Silk Buckingham James Silk Buckingham (25 August 1786 – 30 June 1855) was a British author, journalist and traveller, known for his contributions to Indian journalism. He was a pioneer among the Europeans who fought for a liberal press in India. Early life B ...

(1786–1855), author, journalist and traveller *

Barry Bucknell Robert "Barry" Barraby Bucknell (26 January 1912, Hampstead, London – 21 February 2003, St Mawes, Cornwall, aged 91) was an English TV presenter who popularised Do It Yourself (DIY) in the United Kingdom. Bucknell was educated at the Wi ...

(1912–2003), the original DIY TV presenter, who lived at

St Mawes St Mawes ( kw, Lannvowsedh) is a village on the end of the Roseland Peninsula, in the eastern side of Falmouth harbour, on the south coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village, formerly two separate hamlets, lies on the east bank of th ...

* W. J. Burley (1914–2002), author of the Wycliffe series of crime novels

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* Richard Carew (1555–1620),

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* Elizabeth Carne (1817–1873), geologist *

James Carne Colonel James Power Carne (11 April 1906 – 19 April 1986) was a British Army officer who served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. He was also a recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face o ...

(1906–1986),

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DSO, Lieutenant Colonel of the 1st

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, in the

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Joseph Carne Joseph Carne (17 April 1782 – 12 October 1858) was a British geologist and industrialist. Early life Carne was born at Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom, the eldest son of William Carne, a banker, and his wife Anna Carne née Cock of Helston. ...

(1782–1858), geologist, industrialist and Fellow of the Royal Society * John Carter (1738–1803), smuggler known as the "King of Prussia", who operated from

Prussia Cove Prussia Cove ( kw, Porth Legh), formerly called King's Cove, is a small private estate on the coast of Mount's Bay and to the east of Cudden Point, west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Part of the area is designated as a Site of Special Scien ...

Charles Causley Charles Stanley Causley CBE FRSL (24 August 1917 – 4 November 2003) was a British poet, school teacher and writer. His work is often noted for its simplicity and directness as well as its associations with folklore, legends and magic, espec ...

(1917–2003), poet * Ollie Chenoweth (born 1992), retired professional football goalkeeper *

Jack Clemo Reginald John Clemo (11 March 1916 – 25 July 1994) was a British poet and writer who was strongly associated both with his native Cornwall and his strong Christian belief. His work was considered to be visionary and inspired by the rugged Cor ...

(1916–1994), blind poet and novelist *

William Clift William Clift FRS (14 February 1775 – 20 June 1849) was a British illustrator and conservator. Early life Clift was born in Burcombe near Bodmin in Cornwall. He was the youngest of seven children and grew up in poverty following his fat ...

(1775–1849), naturalist and Fellow of the Royal Society * Joseph Henry Collins (1841–1916), mining engineer, mineralogist and geologist *

Myrna Combellack Myrna May Combellack is a British academic researcher and writer of the Institute of Cornish Studies (in the Charles Thomas era), translator of ''Beunans Meriasek'' and author of several works of fiction. Early life She graduated in English fro ...

, academic researcher and writer of Cornish history *

Constantine of Cornwall Constantine (, cy, Cystennin, fl. 520–523) was a 6th-century king of Dumnonia in sub-Roman Britain, who was remembered in later British tradition as a legendary King of Britain. The only contemporary information about him comes from Gilda ...

, Cornish ruler and saint *

William Cookworthy William Cookworthy (12 April 170517 October 1780) was an English Quaker minister, a successful pharmacist and an innovator in several fields of technology. He was the first person in Britain to discover how to make hard-paste porcelain, like t ...

(1705–1780), discoverer of china clay (

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) in Cornwall * ''Saint'' Corentin, missionary to

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Corineus Corineus, in medieval British legend, was a prodigious warrior, a fighter of giants, and the eponymous founder of Cornwall. ''History of the Kings of Britain'' In Geoffrey of Monmouth's pseudo-history '' History of the Kings of Britain'' (1 ...

, the legendary founder of Cornwall in

Geoffrey of Monmouth Geoffrey of Monmouth ( la, Galfridus Monemutensis, Galfridus Arturus, cy, Gruffudd ap Arthur, Sieffre o Fynwy; 1095 – 1155) was a British cleric from Monmouth, Wales and one of the major figures in the development of British historiography ...

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Historia Regum Britanniae ''Historia regum Britanniae'' (''The History of the Kings of Britain''), originally called ''De gestis Britonum'' (''On the Deeds of the Britons''), is a pseudohistorical account of British history, written around 1136 by Geoffrey of Monmouth. ...

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Jonathan Couch Jonathan Couch (15 March 1789 – 13 April 1870) was a British naturalist, the only child of Richard and Philippa Couch, of a family long resident at Polperro, a small fishing village between Looe and Fowey, on the south coast of Cornwall. A ...

(1789–1870), naturalist and

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* Richard Quiller Couch (1816–1863), naturalist *

Luke Cowan-Dickie Luke Anthony Cowan-Dickie (born 20 June 1993) is an English professional rugby union player for Exeter Chiefs in the English Premiership. He plays primarily as a hooker but can also play prop. Club career Cowan-Dickie has previously been dua ...

(born 1993), rugby player Exeter Chiefs and England hooker * John Kevin Curtice (born 1953), political scientist

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Nick Darke Nick Darke (1948–2005) was a British playwright. He was also known within Cornwall as a lobster fisherman, environmental campaigner, and chairman of St Eval Parish Council. Early life Nick's great-grandfather, William Leonard Darke, was a ...

(1948–2005), playwright *

Frederick Hamilton Davey Frederick Hamilton Davey (1868–1915) was a British amateur botanist who devoted most of his leisure time to the study of the flora of Cornwall, England. Born at Ponsanooth in the Kennall Vale, Cornwall to a large family of limited means, he ...

(1868–1915), botanist *

Grenville Davey Grenville Davey (28 April 1961 – 28 February 2022) was a British sculptor and winner of the 1992 Turner Prize. Davey was a visiting professor of the University of the Arts London and programme leader, MA Fine Art at the University of E ...

(1961–2022), artist,

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winner in 1992 * ''Sir''

Humphry Davy Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet, (17 December 177829 May 1829) was a British chemist and inventor who invented the Davy lamp and a very early form of arc lamp. He is also remembered for isolating, by using electricity, several elements for ...

(1778–1829), scientist, inventor and president of the

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* Jamie Day (born 1986), footballer * Anne Dowriche (before 1560 – after 1613), historian, poet and

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writerJoann Ross, "Anne Dowriche" in Diana Maury Robin, Anne R. Larsen, and Carole Levin (eds.), ''Encyclopedia of Women in the Renaissance: Italy, France, and England.'' Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio, 2007; p. 115. *

Samuel Drew Samuel Drew (6 March 1765 – 29 March 1833) was a British Methodist theologian. A native of Cornwall, England, he was nicknamed the "Cornish metaphysician" for his works on the human soul, the nature of God, and the deity of Christ. He also wr ...

(1765–1833), Methodist theologian *

Daphne du Maurier Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, (; 13 May 1907 – 19 April 1989) was an English novelist, biographer and playwright. Her parents were actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and his wife, actress Muriel Beaumont. Her grandfather was Geo ...

(1907–1989), novelist * Edwin Dunkin (1821–1898), FRS, president of the

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Royal Institution of Cornwall The Royal Institution of Cornwall (RIC) is a Learned society in Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom. It was founded in Truro on 5 February 1818 as the Cornwall Literary and Philosophical Institution. The Institution was one of the earliest of seve ...

* Herbert Dyer (1898–1974), coppersmith

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* Richard Edmonds (1801–1886), geologist and antiquary * John Passmore Edwards (1823–1911), Chartist and

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Joseph Antonio Emidy Joseph Antonio Emidy (1775 – 23 April 1835) was a Guinean-born British musician who was enslaved by Portuguese traders in his early life. He was later freed and resided in Portugal before being impressed into the Royal Navy. He was eventuall ...

(1775–1835), black composer who lived in Truro * Enys family of Enys in Cornwall, includes many landowners, MPs and public officials * Matthew Etherington (born 1981), professional footballer who played in two FA Cup finals with two different teams,

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John Pascoe Fawkner John Pascoe Fawkner (20 October 1792 – 4 September 1869) was an early Australian pioneer, businessman and politician of Melbourne, Australia. In 1835 he financed a party of free settlers from Van Diemen's Land (now called Tasmania), to sai ...

(1792–1869), early Australian pioneer, businessman and politician of

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Bob Fitzsimmons Robert James Fitzsimmons (26 May 1863 – 22 October 1917) was a British professional boxer who was the sport's first three-division world champion. He also achieved fame for beating Gentleman Jim Corbett (the man who beat John L. Sullivan), ...

(1863–1917), world champion bare knuckle fighter * Thomas Flamank (died 1497), leader of the Cornish Rebellion of 1497 *

Mick Fleetwood Michael John Kells Fleetwood (born 24 June 1947) is a British musician, songwriter and occasional actor. He is best known as the drummer, co-founder, and leader of the rock band Fleetwood Mac. Fleetwood, whose surname was merged with that of t ...

(born 1947), drummer * Samuel Foote (1720–1777), dramatist *

Stanhope Forbes Stanhope Alexander Forbes (18 November 1857 – 2 March 1947) was a British artist and a founding member of the influential Newlyn school of painters. He was often called 'the father of the Newlyn School'.Newlyn School * Robert Were Fox the Elder (1754–1818), Quaker and businessman * Robert Were Fox (1789–1877), FRS, geologist

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Richard Gaisford Richard Gaisford is a British journalist for ITV. He has worked on ITV Breakfast programmes since 2000 where he started as the Chief Correspondent of GMTV. He later joined GMTV's successor '' Daybreak'' in 2010 in the same role. He has continue ...

(born 1972), '' Good Morning Britain'' chief correspondent who trained at University College Falmouth *

Susan Elizabeth Gay Susan Elizabeth Gay (born 12 January 1845 in Oswestry, died 17 January 1918 in Crill, Budock) Richard Gendall (1924–2017), linguist and musician *

Ken George Kenneth John George is a British oceanographer, poet, and linguist. He is noted as being the originator of Kernewek Kemmyn, an orthography for the revived Cornish language which he claims is more faithful to Middle Cornish phonology than its prec ...

(born 1947), scholar and Cornish nationalist *

Davies Gilbert Davies Gilbert (born Davies Giddy, 6 March 1767 – 24 December 1839) was an English engineer, author, and politician. He was elected to the Royal Society on 17 November 1791 and served as President of the Royal Society from 1827 to 1830. He ...

(1767–1839), applied mathematician and technocrat, president of the Royal Society * Helen Glover (born 1986), Olympic gold medal winning rower *

William Golding Sir William Gerald Golding (19 September 1911 – 19 June 1993) was a British novelist, playwright, and poet. Best known for his debut novel '' Lord of the Flies'' (1954), he published another twelve volumes of fiction in his lifetime. In 198 ...

(1911–1993), novelist * Julia Goldsworthy (born 1978), former Liberal Democrat

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Gorlois In Arthurian legend, Gorlois ( cy, Gwrlais) of Tintagel, Duke of Cornwall, is the first husband of Igraine, whose second husband is Uther Pendragon. Gorlois's name first appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth's ''Historia Regum Britanniae'' (). A va ...

, mythical

Duke of Cornwall Duke of Cornwall is a title in the Peerage of England, traditionally held by the eldest son of the reigning British monarch, previously the English monarch. The duchy of Cornwall was the first duchy created in England and was established by a r ...

Pete Goss Pete Goss, MBE (born 22 December 1961) is a British yachtsman who has sailed more than . A former Royal Marine, he is famous for his pioneering project Team Philips. He was invested in the Legion d'Honneur for saving fellow sailor Raphaël D ...

(born 1961), sailor now living in Torpoint * Andrew Graham (born 1942), Master of

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, Oxford, 2001-2011 *

Winston Graham Winston Mawdsley Graham OBE, born Winston Grime (30 June 1908 – 10 July 2003), was an English novelist best known for the Poldark series of historical novels set in Cornwall, though he also wrote numerous other works, including contemporary ...

(1908–2003), novelist, author of the

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series * William Gregor (1761–1817), clergyman and scientist, discoverer of

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Francis Gregory Francis Hoyt Gregory (October 9, 1789 – October 4, 1866) was an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812 through to the American Civil War, Civil War, serving then as a Rear admiral (United States), rear admiral. Early life Greg ...

(1904-?) was a champion Cornish wrestler in the 1920s and 1930s who won the heavyweight title 9 times in a row and the interceltic title 7 times in a row. He was champion of Britain in 1934. ''Cornish wrestling in Lady of Pendower'', Kinematograph Weekly, 28 June 1934, p37-38. He was a famous sportsman, being a professional wrestler and boxer, who played league and union rugby (including for England).Tripp, Michael: ''PERSISTENCE OF DIFFERENCE: A HISTORY OF CORNISH WRESTLING'', University of Exeter as a thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy 2009, p127-175. He participated in the first televised wrestling match and wrestled Billy Holland in a scene for the film "Lady of Pendower".''Cornish wrestling in Lady of Pendower'', Kinematograph Weekly, 28 June 1934, p37-38. *

Pascoe Grenfell Pascoe Grenfell (3 September 1761 – 23 January 1838) was a British businessman and politician. Biography He was born at Marazion, in Cornwall. His father, Pascoe Grenfell (1729–1810), and uncle were merchants in the tin and copper busines ...

(1761–1838), businessman and politician *

Richard Grenville Sir Richard Grenville (15 June 1542 – 10 September 1591), also spelt Greynvile, Greeneville, and Greenfield, was an English privateer and explorer. Grenville was lord of the manors of Stowe, Cornwall and Bideford, Devon. He subsequently ...

(1542–1591), Navy officer * Captain Thomas Gundry (1818–1888) was a champion Cornish wrestler in the 1830s and 1840s. His wrestling record comprised at least 25 tournament wins and 5 second placements from tournaments in Cornwall, Devon and London. He was 7 times Cornish champion.''Cornish Wrestling returns to Sithney'', West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser, 03 June 1982, p41. *

Goldsworthy Gurney Sir Goldsworthy Gurney (14 February 1793 – 28 February 1875) was an English surgeon, chemist, architect, builder, lecturer and consultant. He was a prototypical British gentleman scientist and inventor of the Victorian era. Amongst many acc ...

(1793–1875), inventor of

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St Austell St Austell (; kw, Sans Austel) is a town in Cornwall, England, south of Bodmin and west of the border with Devon. St Austell is one of the largest towns in Cornwall; at the 2011 census it had a population of 19,958. History St Austell ...

was the World Cornish Wrestling champion in 1884, winning the "open to the world" belt in Penzance. He was known as "Phep" or "Phip" and came from Mullion, Cornwall.''Wrestling Champion - Death of Philip Hancock'', West Briton. He was 5ft 9in and won the champion belt of Devon and Cornwall, wrestling in front of the

Prince of Wales Prince of Wales ( cy, Tywysog Cymru, ; la, Princeps Cambriae/Walliae) is a title traditionally given to the heir apparent to the English and later British throne. Prior to the conquest by Edward I in the 13th century, it was used by the rule ...

. He claimed that he was never thrown or beaten in 28 years in competitions across the UK.''Phip Hancock's ring days'', Western Morning News, 29 September 1921, p2. *

James Hawes James Hawes is a British television director. He has worked in British television drama since the mid-1990s, and has also produced documentaries for British and American television networks. His work has ranged across high-end period pieces and ...

, television director, re-launched ''Doctor Who'' *

Robert Stephen Hawker Robert Stephen Hawker (1803–1875) was a British Anglican priest, poet, antiquarian and reputed eccentric, known to his parishioners as Parson Hawker. He is best known as the writer of "The Song of the Western Men" with its chorus line of "A ...

(1803–1875), Anglican priest and poet, Vicar of

Morwenstow Morwenstow ( kw, Logmorwenna) is a civil parish in north Cornwall, UK. The parish abuts the west coast, about six miles (10 km) north of Bude and within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Morwenstow is the most north ...

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(1761–1841), geologist, traveller and FRS *

Harrison Hayter Harrison Hayter (10 April 1825 – 5 May 1898) was a British engineer, participating in many significant railway construction projects in Britain and many harbour and dock constructions worldwide. Biography Hayter was born at Flushing ne ...

(1825–1898), civil engineer *

Tim Heald Tim Villiers Heald FRSL (28 January 1944 – 20 November 2016) was a British author, biographer, journalist and public speaker. Life and writings Heald was born in Dorchester, Dorset, England, and educated at Sherborne School, Dorset, and Balliol ...

(1944–2016), author and journalist *

Donald Healey Donald Mitchell Healey CBE (3 July 1898 – 15 January 1988) was a noted English car designer, rally driver and speed record holder. Early life Born in Perranporth, Cornwall, elder son of Frederick (John Frederick) and Emma Healey (née Mit ...

(1898–1988), automotive engineer * John Hellins ( 1749–1827), FRS, mathematician, curate of Constantine *

Charles Napier Hemy Charles Napier Hemy (Newcastle-on-Tyne, 24 May 1841 – 30 September 1917, Falmouth) was a British genre and marine painter. He was born to a musical family in Newcastle-on-Tyne, and trained in the Government School of Design, Newcastle, follo ...

(1841–1917), landscape and seascape artist, of Falmouth *

Barbara Hepworth Dame Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth (10 January 1903 – 20 May 1975) was an English artist and sculptor. Her work exemplifies Modernism and in particular modern sculpture. Along with artists such as Ben Nicholson and Naum Gabo, Hepworth was a lea ...

(1903–1975), sculptress *

Antony Hewish Antony Hewish (11 May 1924 – 13 September 2021) was a British radio astronomer who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1974 (together with fellow radio-astronomer Martin Ryle) for his role in the discovery of pulsars. He was also awarded th ...

(1924–2021), astronomer *

Robert Peverell Hichens Lieutenant Commander Robert Peverell Hichens, (2 March 1909 – 13 April 1943) was the most highly decorated officer of the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve (RNVR), being awarded two Distinguished Service Orders, three Distinguished Service Cr ...

(1909–1943), most highly decorated officer of the

Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve The Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) is one of the two volunteer reserve forces of the Royal Navy in the United Kingdom. Together with the Royal Marines Reserve, they form the Maritime Reserve. The present RNR was formed by merging the original R ...

William Robert Hicks William Robert Hicks (1808–1868) was a British asylum superintendent and well known humorist of the 19th century. Biography Hicks, son of William Hicks, a schoolmaster, of Bodmin, Cornwall, who died 16 March 1833, by Sarah, daughter of Willi ...

(1808–1868), asylum superintendent *

Emily Hobhouse Emily Hobhouse (9 April 1860 – 8 June 1926) was a British welfare campaigner, anti-war activist, and pacifist. She is primarily remembered for bringing to the attention of the British public, and working to change, the deprived conditions in ...

(1860–1926), humanitarian during the

Boer War The Second Boer War ( af, Tweede Vryheidsoorlog, , 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, the Anglo–Boer War, or the South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer Republics (the Sou ...

* Silas Hocking (1850–1935), author and

preacher A preacher is a person who delivers sermons or homilies on religious topics to an assembly of people. Less common are preachers who preach on the street, or those whose message is not necessarily religious, but who preach components such as ...

* E. G. Retallack Hooper (1906–1998), Cornish bard, writer and journalist *

Roger Hosen Roger Wills Hosen (12 June 1933 – 9 April 2005) was an English rugby union player and cricketer. Early life He was born in Mabe and he first played rugby for Penryn while still at Falmouth Grammar School. He was an all round sportsman, who ...

(1933–2005), rugby player, born in Mabe, who played rugby for England ten times in the 1960s * Joseph Hunkin (1887–1950), Bishop of Truro

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* Jago (born 1979), children's book illustrator * John of Cornwall (theologian) medieval writer of the Prophecy of Merlin said to be from a lost Cornish language text * Richard D. James (born 1971), electronica producer who works under pseudonyms including Aphex Twin and AFX *

Loveday Jenkin Loveday Elizabeth Trevenen Jenkin is a British politician, biologist and language campaigner. She has been a member of Cornwall Council since 2011, and currently serves as councillor for Crowan, Sithney and Wendron. Biography Jenkin is the da ...

, Councillor for Crowan and Wendron *

Kenneth Hamilton Jenkin Alfred Kenneth Hamilton Jenkin (29 October 1900 – 20 August 1980) was a British historian with a particular interest in Cornish mining, publishing ''The Cornish Miner'', now a classic, in 1927. Birth and education He was born in Redruth on 2 ...

(1900–1980), Cornish historian, especially of Cornish

tin mining Tin mining began early in the Bronze Age, as bronze is a copper-tin alloy. Tin is a relatively rare element in the Earth's crust, with approximately 2 ppm (parts per million), compared to iron with 50,000 ppm. History Tin extraction and use can ...

Henry Jenner Henry Jenner (8 August 1848 – 8 May 1934) was a British scholar of the Celtic languages, a Cornish cultural activist, and the chief originator of the Cornish language revival. Jenner was born at St Columb Major on 8 August 1848. He was th ...

(1848–1934), scholar and leader of the revival of the Cornish language * George Birch Jerrard (1804–1863), mathematician * Charles Alexander Johns (1811–1874), botanist, clergyman and educator *

Thomas Brown Jordan Thomas Brown Jordan FRSA (24 October 1807 – 31 May 1890) was a British inventor and engineer. Birth and beginnings Born at Bristol on 24 October 1807, he was the son of Thomas Jordan (a Quaker engineer), and began life as an artist. Move to ...

(1807–1890), engineer * Richard Jose (1862–1941), singer

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Tony Kellow Tony Kellow (1 May 1952 – 20 February 2011) was an English professional footballer. He played as a forward and made over 400 Football League appearances in the 1970s and 1980s. Early career He was born in Budock Water, a village near Falm ...

(1952–2011), footballer *

Allin Kempthorne Allin Kempthorne (born 1972) is a British actor, magician and entertainer. As a magician he works under three distinct identities as Alan Thorn, Professor Strange (with which he appeared on the television show Britain's Got Talent) and Gizmo. He ...

(born 1972), actor * Kenneth Kendall (1924–2012), newsreader and broadcaster * Henry Killigrew (–1603), 16th century diplomat and ambassador *''Dame''

Laura Knight Dame Laura Knight ( Johnson; 4 August 1877 – 7 July 1970) was an English artist who worked in oils, watercolours, etching, engraving and drypoint. Knight was a painter in the figurative, realist tradition, who embraced English Impressi ...

(1877–1970), artist and member of the Newlyn School * Keith Halfacree (born 1965), academic, human geography

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Richard Lander Richard Lemon Lander (8 February 1804 – 6 February 1834) was a British explorer of western Africa. He and his brother John were the first Europeans to follow the course of the River Niger, and discover that it led to the Atlantic. Biograp ...

(1804–1834),

explorer Exploration refers to the historical practice of discovering remote lands. It is studied by geographers and historians. Two major eras of exploration occurred in human history: one of convergence, and one of divergence. The first, covering most ...

of Africa * Peter Lanyon (1918–1964), abstract artist * Walter Langley (1852–1922), artist and a member of the Newlyn School * Cassandra Latham, contemporary

witch Witchcraft traditionally means the use of Magic (supernatural), magic or supernatural powers to harm others. A practitioner is a witch. In Middle Ages, medieval and early modern Europe, where the term originated, accused witches were usually ...

and "village wisewoman" of St. Buryan, Cornwall * John Lawn (1840–1905), gold miner in New Zealand *

John le Carré David John Moore Cornwell (19 October 193112 December 2020), better known by his pen name John le Carré ( ), was a British and Irish author, best known for his espionage novels, many of which were successfully adapted for film or television. ...

(1931–2020), novelist *

Bernard Leach Bernard Howell Leach (5 January 1887 – 6 May 1979), was a British studio potter and art teacher. He is regarded as the "Father of British studio pottery". Biography Early years (Japan) Leach was born in Hong Kong. His mother Eleanor (née ...

(1887–1979), potter who set up a studio pottery in St Ives in the 1920s * Janet Leach (1918–1997), potter, wife of Bernard Leach * Charles Lee (1870–1956), novelist *

Michael Loam Michael Loam (1 November 1797 – 14 July 1871) was an English engineer who introduced the first man engine (a device to carry men up and down the shaft of a mine) into the UK. In 1834, concerned for the health of miners and for the loss in pr ...

(1797–1871), inventor of the

man engine A man engine is a mechanism of reciprocating ladders and stationary platforms installed in mines to assist the miners' journeys to and from the working levels. It was invented in Germany in the 19th century and was a prominent feature of tin an ...

John Lobb John Lobb (27 December 1829 – 17 January 1895) was an English shoemaker and the founder of the company John Lobb Bootmaker. He founded his first successful company making boots for gold diggers in Australia. Early life John Lobb was born in Tywar ...

(1829–1895), founder of John Lobb Bootmaker. * Richard Lower (–1691),

blood transfusion Blood transfusion is the process of transferring blood products into a person's circulation intravenously. Transfusions are used for various medical conditions to replace lost components of the blood. Early transfusions used whole blood, but mo ...

pioneer *

Benjamin Luxon Benjamin Matthew Luxon (born 24 March 1937, Redruth, Cornwall) is a retired British baritone. Biography He studied with Walther Gruner at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (while working part-time as a PE teacher in the East End) and est ...

(born 1937), baritone singer

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Jessica Mann Jessica Mann (13 September 1937 – 10 July 2018) was a British writer and novelist. She also wrote several non-fiction books, including ''Out of Harm's Way'', an account of the overseas evacuation of children from Britain in World War II. Biog ...

(1937–2018), crime writer * Al Marconi (born 1969), guitarist *

Mark of Cornwall Mark of Cornwall ( la, Marcus, kw, Margh, cy, March, br, Marc'h) was a sixth-century King of Kernow (Cornwall), possibly identical with King Conomor. He is best known for his appearance in Arthurian legend as the uncle of Tristan and the husb ...

, ruler of Cornwall in the legend of

Tristan and Iseult Tristan and Iseult, also known as Tristan and Isolde and other names, is a medieval chivalric romance told in numerous variations since the 12th century. Based on a Celtic legend and possibly other sources, the tale is a tragedy about the illic ...

(see also

Tristan Tristan ( Latin/Brythonic: ''Drustanus''; cy, Trystan), also known as Tristram or Tristain and similar names, is the hero of the legend of Tristan and Iseult. In the legend, he is tasked with escorting the Irish princess Iseult to wed ...

) *

Archibald Pellow Marshall Sir Archie Pellow Marshall (20 November 1899 – 20 June 1966) was a British Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician and High Court judge (England and Wales), High Court Judge. Background He was the younger son of Alfred Ernest Stanley Mar ...

(1899–1966), politician and judge * William Marshall (1923–2007), potter for Bernard Leach *

Nigel Martyn Antony Nigel Martyn (born 11 August 1966) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He notably played in the Premier League for Crystal Palace, Leeds United and Everton, having initially playe ...

(born 1966), former England footballer *

Steve Massey Steve Massey (born 28 March 1958 in Denton, Lancashire) is an English football manager and former player who played as a striker, mainly for Stockport County and AFC Bournemouth. He was manager of Southern League club Truro City until March ...

(born 1958), professional footballer who has played for and managed Cornish teams * John Mayow (1641–1679), physiologist *

Rory McGrath Patrick Rory McGrath (born 17 March 1956) is a British comedian, television personality, and writer. He came to prominence in the comedy show ''Who Dares Wins'' and was a regular panellist on the game show ''They Think It's All Over'' for many ...

(born 1956), comedian * John Drew Mackenzie (1861–1918), painter and illustrator, started the Newlyn Copper industry * Kevin Miller (born 1969), footballer who played for

Crystal Palace Crystal Palace may refer to: Places Canada * Crystal Palace Complex (Dieppe), a former amusement park now a shopping complex in Dieppe, New Brunswick * Crystal Palace Barracks, London, Ontario * Crystal Palace (Montreal), an exhibition building ...

Birmingham City Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. Since 2011, the first te ...

and

Watford Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne. Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, and ...

* Chris Morris (born 1963), footballer who played for

Glasgow Celtic The Celtic Football Club, commonly known as Celtic (), is a Scottish professional football club based in Glasgow, which plays in the Scottish Premiership. The club was founded in 1887 with the purpose of alleviating poverty in the immigran ...

and

Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot ...

Matthew Paul Moyle Matthew Paul Moyle (4 October 1788 – 7 August 1880) was an English meteorologist and writer on mining, second son of John Moyle, by Julia, daughter of Jonathan Hornblower, was born at Chacewater, Cornwall, 4 October 1788, and educated at Guy ...

(1788–1880), meteorologist and mining writer *

David Mudd William David Mudd (2 June 1933 – 28 April 2020) was a British politician. Mudd was born in Falmouth, Cornwall, in June 1933. He was educated at Truro Cathedral School and was a member of the Tavistock Urban District Council from 1959 to 19 ...

(1933–2020),

Conservative Party The Conservative Party is a name used by many political parties around the world. These political parties are generally right-wing though their exact ideologies can range from center-right to far-right. Political parties called The Conservative P ...

MP, local historian and broadcaster *

William Murdoch William Murdoch (sometimes spelled Murdock) (21 August 1754 – 15 November 1839) was a Scottish engineer and inventor. Murdoch was employed by the firm of Boulton & Watt and worked for them in Cornwall, as a steam engine erector for ten yea ...

(1754–1839),

engineer Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who Invention, invent, design, analyze, build and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while considerin ...

, inventor and sometime Cornish resident * Sheryll Murray (born 1956), MP for South East Cornwall

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Robert Morton Nance Robert Morton Nance (1873–1959) was a British writer and leading authority on the Cornish language, a nautical archaeologist, and joint founder of the Old Cornwall Society. Nance wrote many books and pamphlets on the Cornish language, inclu ...

(1873–1959), scholar and archaeologist * John Nettles (born 1943), actor *

Sarah Newton Sarah Louise Newton, ( Hick; 19 July 1961) is a British Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Truro and Falmouth from 2010 to 2019. Early life Born in Gloucestershire, Newton moved to Cornwall at an ear ...

(born 1961),

for Falmouth and Truro *

Thandie Newton Melanie Thandiwe Newton ( ; born 6 November 1972), formerly credited as Thandie Newton, is a British actress. Newton has received various awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award and a British Academy Film Award, in addition to nominations for ...

(born 1972), actress * Obed Nicholls (1885–1962), art nouveau coppersmith * William Nichols (

fl. ''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...

1758–1780), mariner * William Noye (1814–1872), Victorian

entomologist Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as ara ...

Jack Nowell Jack Thomas Nowell (born 11 April 1993) is an English professional rugby union player for Premiership side Exeter Chiefs. He also represents England. His position of choice is wing but he can also play as a Full-Back or Outside Centre. Exeter ...

(born 1993), England rugby union player

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* William Oliver (1695–1764), FRS, inventor of the Bath Oliver and a founder of the

Royal Mineral Water Hospital The Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases is a small, specialist NHS hospital on the Royal United Hospital (RUH) site in the northwestern outskirts of Bath, England. The hospital was founded in 1738 as a general hospital for the poor i ...

at Bath *

Alan Opie Alan Opie (born 22 March 1945 in Redruth, Cornwall, England) is an English baritone, primarily known as an opera singer. Education He attended Truro School and went to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University as a choral student in 196 ...

(born 1945), baritone *

John Opie John Opie (16 May 1761 – 9 April 1807) was an English historical and portrait painter. He painted many great men and women of his day, including members of the British Royal Family, and others who were notable in the artistic and literary ...

(1761–1807), portrait painter, the only Cornishman to be buried in

St Paul's Cathedral St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglicanism, Anglican cathedral in London and is the seat of the Bishop of London. The cathedral serves as the mother church of the Diocese of London. It is on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the City of London ...

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Zoie Palmer Zoie Palmer is a Canadian actress best known for her roles as Dr. Lauren Lewis in the Showcase supernatural drama ''Lost Girl'' and as the Android in the SyFy science fiction series ''Dark Matter''. Early life Palmer was born in Camborne in Co ...

(born 1977), actress born in Camborne *

Richard Parkyn Richard Parkyn ( c. 1772 - May 28, 1855) was a champion Cornish wrestler. He was born at Parkyn's Shop which lies at three parish boundaries, St Columb Major, St Columb Minor and St Mawgan. There was a saying at the time that Parkyn was ''"So gre ...

(1772 - 1855) was a champion Cornish wrestler, known as The Great Parkyn. He was champion of Cornwall in 1806.''Mawgan wrestling - champions present and past'', Cornish Guardian, 28 July 1927, p13. * Crawford Pasco (1818–1898) Royal Navy officer and Australian police magistrate during the 19th century, son of John Pasco *

John Pasco Rear-Admiral John Pasco (1774–1853) served in the Royal Navy between 1784 and 1853, eventually rising to the rank of rear admiral. He acted as signal officer on board at the Battle of Trafalgar and notably advised on the wording of Nelson's fa ...

(1774–1853), British Admiral of Royal Navy * Merlin Owen Pasco (1892–1918), New Zealand entomologist * Samuel Pasco (1834–1917), United States Senator from Florida *

Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe (1 September 1813 – 20 June 1893) was an English entomologist mainly interested in beetles. Biography He was born in Penzance, Cornwall and trained at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London. Appointed surgeon in the Nav ...

(1813–1893), Cornish entomologist *

James Polkinghorne James Polkinghorne (1788 – 15 September 1851) was a champion Cornish wrestler of the 19th century. He was born in 1788 at St Keverne, Cornwall, United Kingdom but spent much of his life at St. Columb Major, where he ran a pub called the Red ...

(1788 – 1851) was a champion Cornish wrestler who had a number of famous contests against Devon fighters, including Flower, Jackman (1816) and

Abraham Cann Abraham Cann (1794''Miscellaneous'', Leighton Buzzard Observer and Linslade Gazette, 26 April 1864, p3. – 7 April 1864) was an English wrestler of the 19th century. Life Cann was the son of Robert Cann, a farmer and a wrestler in Devonshire, ...

(1826), which drew very large crowds of spectators (c17,000).Tripp, Michael: ''PERSISTENCE OF DIFFERENCE: A HISTORY OF CORNISH WRESTLING'', University of Exeter as a thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy 2009, Vol I p2-217. *

Alex Parks Alexandra Rebecca Parks (born 26 July 1984) is an English singer-songwriter. Parks was entered into the BBC Television programme, ''Fame Academy'' by her father. It was a show that she went on to win. Soon after winning ''Fame Academy'', she re ...

(born 1984), singer/songwriter who won ''

Fame Academy ''Fame Academy'' was a British television talent competition to search for and educate new musical talents. The winner received a chance to become a successful music artist and part of the international franchise ''Star Academy'' known under va ...

'' in 2003 * Philip Payton (born 1953), historian and Professor of Cornish and Australian Studies * John Pearce was the

Cornish wrestling Cornish wrestling ( kw, Omdowl Kernewek) is a form of wrestling that has been established in Cornwall for many centuries and possibly longer. It is similar to the Breton Gouren wrestling style. It is colloquially known as "wrasslin’"Philli ...

champion of Cornwall in 1887 and held the title for 6 years. He won over 24 tournaments in England and the USA.Corvion, Tom: ''Pioneers of Professional Wrestling: 1860–1899'', Archway Publishing (Bloomington) 2014, p37-38.''Wrestling for the championship'', Cornishman, 27 October 1892, p7. John also claimed to be world Cornish wrestling champion in 1884''Grandson of wrestling champ met wife at Helston flora day'', West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser, 5 February 1998, p7. and in 1894.''Yesterday's Cornwall'', West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser, 20 October 1994, p14. * Andrew Pears (1770–1845), soap manufacturer who invented

Pears soap Pears transparent soap is a British brand of soap first produced and sold in 1807 by Andrew Pears, at a factory just off Oxford Street in London. It was the world's first mass-market translucent soap. Under the stewardship of advertising pionee ...

William Pengelly William Pengelly, FRS FGS (12 January 1812 – 16 March 1894) was a British geologist and amateur archaeologist who was one of the first to contribute proof that the Biblical chronology of the earth calculated by Archbishop James Ussher was in ...

(1812–1894),

geologist A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid, liquid, and gaseous matter that constitutes Earth and other terrestrial planets, as well as the processes that shape them. Geologists usually study geology, earth science, or geophysics, althou ...

and

archeologist Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscapes ...

* David Penhaligon (1944–1986), Liberal Member of Parliament * Susan Penhaligon (born 1949), actress and writer *

Dolly Pentreath Dorothy Pentreath (16 May 1692 aptised– 26 December 1777) was a fishwife from Mousehole, Cornwall, England. She is the best-known of the last fluent speakers of the Cornish language. She is also often credited as the last known native spea ...

(1692–1777), fish pedlar who has been described as the last native speaker of the Cornish language * ''Saint'' Petroc (), a

patron saint A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Catholicism, Anglicanism, or Eastern Orthodoxy is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or perso ...

of Cornwall *

John Arthur Phillips John Arthur Phillips FRS, FCS (18 February 1822 – 5 January 1887) was a British geologist, metallurgist, and mining engineer. Life He was born at Polgooth, near St Austell in Cornwall the son of John Phillips, who at one time was occupied ...

(1822–1887), FRS, geologist, metallurgist, mining engineer *

Rosamunde Pilcher Rosamunde Pilcher, OBE (''née'' Scott; 22 September 1924 – 6 February 2019) was a British writer of romance novels, mainstream fiction, and short stories, from 1949 until her retirement in 2000. Her novels sold over 60 million copies worldwi ...

(1924–2019), novelist * ''Saint'' Piran (or Perran),

of Cornwall and of tin miners * William Praed (1747–1833), businessman and banker

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(aka 'Q') (1863–1944), author, academic and

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Smith, Michael Douglas (2004) ‘Couch, Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller- (1863–1944)’, ''

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* John Ralfs (1807–1890), botanist * Rashleigh family merchants and landowners * Andy Reed (born 1969), rugby union player who played for Bath RFC and won 18 caps for Scotland *

Rick Rescorla Cyril Richard Rescorla (May 27, 1939 – September 11, 2001) was a British-American soldier, police officer, educator and private security specialist. He served as a British Army paratrooper during the Cyprus Emergency and a commissioned officer ...

(1939–2001), hero of the Twin Towers terrorist attack of

September 11th 2001 The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That morning, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commerci ...

Henry Chidley Reynolds Henry Chidley Reynolds (26 May 1849 – 19 September 1925) was a New Zealand farm manager, butter manufacturer and exporter. He was born at Beeny, St Juliot, Cornwall, England, in 1849. He began manufacturing butter in 1886 and soon adopted ...

(1849–1925), dairy farmer who started the Anchor brand of

butter Butter is a dairy product made from the fat and protein components of churned cream. It is a semi-solid emulsion at room temperature, consisting of approximately 80% butterfat. It is used at room temperature as a spread, melted as a condim ...

* Caroline Righton (born 1958), Radio presenter and newspaper reporter *

Edward Hearle Rodd Edward Hearle Rodd (17 March 1810 – 25 January 1880) was an English ornithologist. He was the third son of Edward Rodd, D.D. (1768–1842), by his wife Harriet, (1779–1855) daughter of Charles Rashleigh, of Duporth, Cornwall. Life He was ed ...

(1810–1880), ornithologist * Geoffrey Rowe (1948–2021), Cornish comedian better known as Jethro *

Richard Rowett Richard Rowett (November 17, 1830 – July 13, 1887) was a leading political figure of nineteenth-century Illinois, a famous animal breeder and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was born in East Looe, Cornwall in 1 ...

Cornish American, served in the American Civil War and introduced the beagle to the USA. * ''Dr''

A. L. Rowse Alfred Leslie Rowse (4 December 1903 – 3 October 1997) was a British historian and writer, best known for his work on Elizabethan England and books relating to Cornwall. Born in Cornwall and raised in modest circumstances, he was encour ...

, (1903–1997), historian, novelist and poet * Hilda Runciman (1869–1956), MP for St Ives

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* Sweet Saraya (born 1971), professional wrestler and promoter *

William Scawen William Scawen (1600–1689) was one of the pioneers in the revival of the Cornish language. He was a politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640 and fought for the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. Life Scawen was the son of Robe ...

(1600–1689), soldier and linguist *

Kristin Scott Thomas Dame Kristin Ann Scott Thomas (born 24 May 1960) is a British actress who also holds French citizenship. A five-time BAFTA Award and Olivier Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for '' Four Weddings ...

(born 1960), actress * Hugh Scully (1943–2015), television presenter who lives in Truro * Richard Sharp (born 1938), rugby union footballer who played in the 1960s who captained England and won 14 caps * Matthew Shepherd (born 1976), rugby player Plymouth Albion scrum-half/full-back * Tim Smit (born 1954), executive vice-chairman and co-founder of the

Eden Project The Eden Project ( kw, Edenva) is a visitor attraction in Cornwall, England, UK. The project is located in a reclaimed china clay pit, located from the town of St Blazey and from the larger town of St Austell.Ordnance Survey (2005). ''OS ...

* Barney Solomon (1883–1952), rugby union player who captained the silver medal winning Great Britain team in the 1908 Olympics * John Spargo (1876–1966), socialist and scholar * Matthew Spriggs, professor of archaeology specialising in Southeast Asia and the Pacific *

Howard Spring Howard Spring (10 February 1889 – 3 May 1965) was a Welsh author and journalist who wrote in English. He began his writing career as a journalist but from 1934 produced a series of best-selling novels for adults and children. The most su ...

(1889–1965), novelist * Emily Stackhouse (1811–1870), botanical artist and plant collector *

Tristan Stephenson Tristan Stephenson (born 14 November 1982) is a British bartender, author, and businessman. Life and career Stephenson spent two years with Jamie Oliver's Fifteen restaurant in Cornwall, having set up their bar in 2005. Whilst there he was one ...

(born 1982), mixologist and drinks industry expert * Brian "Stack" Stevens (1940–2017), born in Godolphin, rugby player who won 25 caps for England

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Derek Tangye Derek Alan Trevithick Tangye (29 February 1912 – 26 October 1996) was a British author who lived in Cornwall for nearly fifty years. He wrote nineteen books which became known as ''The Minack Chronicles'', about his simple life on a clifftop ...

(1912–1996), writer who wrote the ''Minack Chronicles'' * Nigel Tangye (1909–1988), airman, author and hotelier at Newquay * Richard Tangye (1833–1906), engineer * Roger Taylor (born 1949), rock drummer with the group

Queen Queen or QUEEN may refer to: Monarchy * Queen regnant, a female monarch of a Kingdom ** List of queens regnant * Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king * Queen dowager, the widow of a king * Queen mother, a queen dowager who is the mother ...

* Nigel Terry (1945–2015), actor (King Arthur in Excalibur, 1981) *

D. M. Thomas Donald Michael Thomas (born 27 January 1935), is a British poet, translator, novelist, editor, biographer and playwright. His work has been translated into 30 languages. Working primarily as a poet throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Thomas's 1981 ...

(born 1935), novelist, poet, playwright and translator * E. V. Thompson (1931–2012), historical novelist * Mary Ann Tocker (1778–1853), early radical who exposed corruption in the Stannary Courts 1818 * Anthony Tonkin (born 1980), footballer played for Yeovil Town, Cambridge United, Oxford United and Crewe *

Sam Toy Sam Toy (21 August 1923 – 24 March 2008) was a British industrialist who was chair of Ford Motor Company UK from 1980 until 1986. He presided over Ford at a time it faced competition from British Leyland, and saw Ford make their last Cortina ...

(1923–2008), former chairman of the

Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobi ...

, UK * Sheila Tracy (1934–2014), BBC Radio 2 presenter *

Mike Trebilcock Michael Trebilcock (born 29 November 1944) is an English retired professional footballer. He played primarily as a winger and is most famous for scoring twice in the 1966 FA Cup Final for Everton, becoming the first black player to score in a ...

(born 1944), footballer who won the FA Cup in 1966 with Everton *

David Treffry David Treffry, OBE, (7 October 1926 – 3 April 2000) was a British colonial servant, international financier and High Sheriff of Cornwall. Early life David Treffry, a member of the old Cornish family of Treffry, was born at Porthpean in 1926. ...

(1926–2000), colonial administrator and international financier * Giant Tregeagle, lawyer * Peter Tregloan (born 1957), powerlifter * Jonathan Trelawny (1650–1721),

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Petroc Trelawny James Edward Petroc Trelawny (born 27 May 1971) is a British classical music radio and television broadcaster. Since 1998 he has been a presenter on BBC Radio 3. Career James Edward Petroc Trelawny was born in Worcester and grew up in the Meneag ...

(born 1971), journalist and

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presenter *

Sir William Trelawny, 6th Baronet Sir William Trelawny, 6th Baronet (c. 1722 – 11 December 1772), of Trelawne, Cornwall was a British politician and colonial administrator. He was the son of Captain William Trelawny, R.N. and educated at Westminster School. He succeeded his ...

( 1722–1772), MP for

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* Henry Trengrouse (1772–1854), inventor of a rocket-powered maritime rescue system *

Silvanus Trevail Silvanus Trevail (11 November 1851 – 7 November 1903) was a British architect, and the most prominent Cornish architect of the 19th century. Early life Trevail was born at Carne Farm, Trethurgy in the parish of Luxulyan, Cornwall on 11 No ...

(1851–1903), architect, mayor of Truro and president of the Society of Architects *

Raleigh Trevelyan Walter Raleigh Trevelyan (6 July 1923 – 23 October 2014) was a British author, editor, and publisher and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He resided at both Shepherd Market in Mayfair, London, and in Cornwall. His Spanish partner ...

(1923–2014), author and publisher * Jonathan Trevethick (1864-1939), New Zealand businessman and politician *

John Trevisa 350px, John Trevisa (or John of Trevisa; la, Ioannes Trevisa; fl. 1342–1402 AD) was a Cornish writer and translator. Trevisa was born at Trevessa in the parish of St Enoder in mid-Cornwall, in Britain and was a native Cornish speaker. He w ...

(fl. 1342–1402 CE), translator and co-author of the first Bible in English and earliest attestation of 1/3rd of words in the English language. *

Richard Trevithick Richard Trevithick (13 April 1771 – 22 April 1833) was a British inventor and mining engineer. The son of a mining captain, and born in the mining heartland of Cornwall, Trevithick was immersed in mining and engineering from an early age. He w ...

(1771–1833), inventor, engineer and builder of the first

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(1835–1905), able seaman who won the

* Elizabeth Trewinnard (born before 1525 – died after 1587), Lady Killigrew, aristocrat who was convicted of piracy during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I *

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(1856–1932), Premier of

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and naturalist *

Alfred Wallis Alfred Wallis (18 August 1855 – 29 August 1942) was a British fisherman and artist known for his port landscapes and shipping scenes painted in a naïve style. Having no artistic training, he began painting at the age of 70, using househol ...

(1855–1942), Cornish fisherman and artist *

Samuel Wallis Samuel Wallis (23 April 1728 – 21 January 1795 in London) was a British naval officer and explorer of the Pacific Ocean. He made the first recorded visit by a European navigator to Tahiti. Biography Wallis was born at Fenteroon Farm, n ...

(1728–1795), explorer of the PacificGlyndwr Williams, ‘Wallis, Samuel (1728–1795)’,

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Patrick Woodroffe Patrick James Woodroffe (27 October 1940 – 10 May 2014) was an English artist, etcher and drawer, specialised in fantasy science-fiction artwork, with images that bordered on the surreal. His achievements include several collaborations wi ...

(1940–2014), fantasy artist *

Edward Woodward Edward Albert Arthur Woodward, OBE (1 June 1930 – 16 November 2009) was an English actor and singer. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he began his career on stage. Throughout his career, he appeared in productions ...

(1930–2009), actor who spent his last years at his home in Hawker's Cove, Cornwall and died in Truro *

Brenda Wootton Brenda Wootton (née Ellery) (10 February 1928 – 11 March 1994) was a British folk singer and poet and was seen as an ambassador for Cornish tradition and culture in all the Celtic nations and as far as Australia and Canada. Early l ...

(1928–1994), folk singer and poet * Lilian Wyles (1885–1975), first female detective in the British Police Force * Beatrice Frederika Wright (1910–2003), MP for Bodmin

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