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Photo: Jon Alexander · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Grampound, Cornwall
2 famous people were born in Grampound
The best known is the British sculptor Pilkington Jackson, with articles in 2 languages. John Crewes is the only other name on the list. Within 6 mi, St Austell lists the most: 24, with John Nettles first. Over 40 years of births, the list goes from John Crewes (1847) to Pilkington Jackson (1887).
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Pilkington Jackson
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1847
John Crewes
Youngest
1887
Pilkington Jackson
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Grampound
JC#2
Faith
John Crewes
1847–1925Bible Christian minister, social worker, journalist in New Zealand (1847-1925)
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Known for
What Grampound is known for
The largest field is Writing & Arts, 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
St Austell leads the towns around it, with 24 names.
Questions about famous people from Grampound
Who is the most famous person from Grampound?
Pilkington Jackson (British sculptor) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages. Next come John Crewes.
How many famous people were born in Grampound?
2 people born in Grampound have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Grampound known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Grampound?
John Crewes, born in 1847. The youngest on the list was born in 1887.
Who counts as from Grampound?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Grampound’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 (2)
- John Nettles: Jersey Tourism, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Stackhouse: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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