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Photo: Wherring at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Cornwall
Cornwall’s famous people span 158 years: 3 births from 1781 to 1939
At the top of the list is the American baseball player Bill Patton, covered in 3 languages. The American football coach Gene Carpenter ranks second, ahead of Jehu Grubb. For every 10,000 residents the town has 6.5, while at least half the towns in Pennsylvania list nobody born there. Bill Patton was born in 1912.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Bill Patton
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1781
Jehu Grubb
Youngest
1939
Gene Carpenter
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Cornwall
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Known for
What Cornwall is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 2.
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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.