#1Famous people · Cornwall
9 famous people from Cornwall, many of them leaders
Most widely known is John Sedgwick, the American military officer, with articles in 24 languages. Ira Allen and Thomas R. Gold follow. The largest group, 6, was born in the early republic. The list reaches back to Ira Allen, born in 1751, one of 3 born before independence.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
John Sedgwick
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1751
Ira Allen
Youngest
1833
Ralph C. Harrison
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Cornwall’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Cornwall is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 3.7 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Cornwall’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1750s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Cornwall
Leaders take two of the three places.
#1
#2Politics & Law
Ira Allen
1751–1814American politician and first Treasurer of Vermont
10 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Cornwall
6 more names, born between 1753 and 1833.
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A chosen home
Also called Cornwall home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Francine du Plessix Gray the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
4 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cornwall and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (9)
- John Sedgwick: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ira Allen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas R. Gold: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victory Birdseye: Pompey Reunion Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph C. Harrison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roswell Rudd: Christian Sahm Aschaffenburg, Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Blass: Nellie_King_and_Steve_Blass.jpg: kingeroos derivative work: Delaywaves talk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Seth MacFarlane: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Watson Cole: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons