#1Writing & Arts
Hannah Maynard
1834–1918Canadian photographer of the 19th and early 20th-century (1834–1918)
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Famous people · Bude, Cornwall
Bude is the birthplace of 5 famous people
Hannah Maynard leads the list, covered in 7 languages. The sailor who survived the sinking of the Titanic Archie Jewell ranks second, ahead of Christopher Garrett. The biggest group are writers and artists: 2. The first birth on record is Hannah Maynard’s, in 1834, and the last Phil Diamond’s, in 1958.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Hannah Maynard
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1834
Hannah Maynard
Youngest
1958
Phil Diamond
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Bude
Hannah Maynard has articles in 7 languages, Archie Jewell in 6 and Christopher Garrett in 2.
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#2Military
Archie Jewell
1888–1917Sailor who survived the sinking of the Titanic (1888–1917)
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Through the years
When Bude’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1830s, with 1 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Bude is known for
Writers and artists are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Bude
A further 2 follow, born between 1896 and 1958.
George Mills
1896–1972British schoolmaster and author of children's adventure stories
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No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
1 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Bude
Who is the most famous person from Bude?
Hannah Maynard (Canadian photographer of the 19th and early 20th-century (1834–1918)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 7 languages. Next come Archie Jewell and Christopher Garrett.
How many famous people were born in Bude?
5 people born in Bude have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 6 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Bude known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bude?
Hannah Maynard, born in 1834. The youngest on the list was born in 1958.
Who counts as from Bude?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Bude’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 (3)
- Hannah Maynard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Archie Jewell: Bude Castle Heritage Centre, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Maynard: Richard Maynard (1832-1907), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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