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Photo: Ian Capper · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Godolphin Cross, Cornwall
Godolphin Cross, birthplace of the rugby union player Stack Stevens
In 1940, the rugby union player Stack Stevens was born. That places their birth in the 20th century. Their story is told in 2 languages. Just 6 mi away, Camborne’s list holds 21 names, Arthur Woolf the best known.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Stack Stevens
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1940
Stack Stevens
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Godolphin Cross
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Camborne counts 21 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Godolphin Cross
Who is the most famous person from Godolphin Cross?
Stack Stevens (rugby union player (1941–2017)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages.
How many famous people were born in Godolphin Cross?
1 people born in Godolphin Cross have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Godolphin Cross known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Godolphin Cross?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Godolphin Cross’ 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 (4)
- 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
- Christopher Cole: Margaret Sarah Carpenter (1793-1872), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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