#1Politics & Law
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin
1645–1712British politician (1645-1712)
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Famous people · Breage, Cornwall
The 2 famous people born in Breage, led by Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin
Articles in 18 languages make the British politician Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin the best known. Sidney Godolphin is the only other name on the list. Of its neighbours, Camborne, 8 mi away, lists the most: 21, Arthur Woolf first. Births span 1610 to 1645, from Sidney Godolphin to Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1610
Sidney Godolphin
Youngest
1645
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Breage
#1#2Writing & Arts
Sidney Godolphin
1610–1643English poet, courtier and politician (1610-1643)
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Breage is known for
Politics & Law leads the fields, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Camborne’s, with 21.
Questions about famous people from Breage
Who is the most famous person from Breage?
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin (British politician (1645-1712)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 18 languages. Next come Sidney Godolphin.
How many famous people were born in Breage?
2 people born in Breage have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Breage known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Breage?
Sidney Godolphin, born in 1610. The youngest on the list was born in 1645.
Who counts as from Breage?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Breage’s built-up area (the ONS 2022 boundary), a hospital or district within it included, whose English Wikipedia article agrees. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
Why is someone missing?
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a bigger area (“London”), another town, or missing, or their article may give no birthplace. We only list people both sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations) and English Wikipedia (each person’s article confirms the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are placed in the town by the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary (Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0). Ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across UK towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin: Godfrey Kneller, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidney Godolphin: R. Clamp, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Fitzsimmons: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Rescorla: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Davies Gilbert: Painting by Henry Howard RA (31 January 1769 – 5 October 1847); Engraved by John Thompson (25 May 1785–20 February 1866), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew George: ©House of Commons / photography by Roger Harris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Cole: Margaret Sarah Carpenter (1793-1872), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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