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Famous people · Falmouth, Cornwall
35 famous people were born in Falmouth, more of them soldiers and sailors than in most towns
David Bond, the British Olympic gold medallist in sailing, is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. 14 of them were born in the 20th century, more than in any other period. Born in 1750, John Laurance is the first name on record, and Jamie Day, born in 1986, the most recent. Half or more of the towns in Cornwall have no one on record, but this one has 14.5 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
35
notable people
Best known
David Bond
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1750
John Laurance
Youngest
1986
Jamie Day
Most common field
Sports
8 people
What stands out about Falmouth’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Falmouth is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is ministers and preachers, at 4.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Falmouth
Languages with an article: 11 for David Bond, 11 for John Laurance, 10 for Samuel Prideaux Tregelles.
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#3Faith
Samuel Prideaux Tregelles
1813–1875British theologian (1813–1875)
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Through the years
When Falmouth’s famous people were born
The 1920s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawMusicMilitaryFaithScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageNotableBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Falmouth
Still to come: 32 more, from 1761 to 1986.
John Barnicoat
1814–1905New Zealand politician, surveyor, engineer (1814–1905)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Margaret Medlyn
born 1955New Zealand operatic soprano and singing teacher (born 1955)
MusicWikipedia ↗
Robert Were Fox the Younger
1789–1877British businessman and scientist (1789–1877)
BusinessWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 miles of Falmouth, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Falmouth
Who is the most famous person from Falmouth?
David Bond (British Olympic gold medallist in sailing) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 11 languages. Next come John Laurance and Samuel Prideaux Tregelles.
How many famous people were born in Falmouth?
35 people born in Falmouth have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 43 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Falmouth known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 8 of the 35. That is 23% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Falmouth?
John Laurance, born in 1750. The youngest on the list was born in 1986.
Who counts as from Falmouth?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Falmouth’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 (18)
- John Laurance: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Prideaux Tregelles: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry B. Guppy: The London stereoscopic company. Fonction indéterminée, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Jackett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Miller (footballer): Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josiah Fox: United States Navy Washington D.C, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Philp: No illustrator named in original source., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Carne: British official photographer. Originally uploaded to the English language Wikipedia by PINTofCARLING in December 2007 (file log)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Medlyn: New Zealand Government, Office of the Governor-General, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Barnicoat: Tyree Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Medlyn: New Zealand Government, Office of the Governor-General, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Lloyd: comp Robert Seymour Benson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Were Fox the Younger: Louis Agricola Bauer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Long Fox: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Adams: Paul Meyer-Dunker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Pellow: Tabyrd6, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Martin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Finn: Nieszczarda2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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