#1Famous people · Gorran Haven, Cornwall
2 famous people were born in Gorran Haven from 1842 to 1945
At the top of the list is the British geologist Ben Peach, covered in 9 languages. The only other name is the British intelligence chief Richard Dearlove. For more famous names, St Austell is 7 mi away: its list has 24, led by John Nettles. Ben Peach, the best known, was born in 1842.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Ben Peach
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1842
Ben Peach
Youngest
1945
Richard Dearlove
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Gorran Haven
#1#2Known for
What Gorran Haven is known for
Share of Gorran Haven’s famous people in each field.
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 neighbour with the most names is St Austell, at 24.
Questions about famous people from Gorran Haven
Who is the most famous person from Gorran Haven?
Ben Peach (British geologist (1842–1926)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 9 languages. Next come Richard Dearlove.
How many famous people were born in Gorran Haven?
2 people born in Gorran Haven have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Gorran Haven known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Gorran Haven?
Ben Peach, born in 1842. The youngest on the list was born in 1945.
Who counts as from Gorran Haven?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Gorran Haven’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 (4)
- Ben Peach: S.H. Reynolds (1867–1949) (Sidney Hugh Reynolds), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Dearlove: Domusrulez, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Nettles: Jersey Tourism, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Stackhouse: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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