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Famous people · Liskeard, Cornwall
Most of the 11 famous people born in Liskeard came into the world in the Victorian era
At the top of the list is the English footballer Ollie Chenoweth, covered in 5 languages. Close behind are Thomas Davey and William Henry Sowden. The list runs from Frances Notley, born in 1820, to Ollie Chenoweth, born in 1992. For every 10,000 residents the town has 10.1, while at least half the towns in Cornwall list nobody born there.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Ollie Chenoweth
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1820
Frances Notley
Youngest
1992
Ollie Chenoweth
Most common field
Sports
4 people
The best known
Born in Liskeard
Ollie Chenoweth leads with articles in 5 languages, ahead of Thomas Davey (3) and William Henry Sowden (3).
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#3Military
William Henry Sowden
1840–1907Union Army soldier, lawyer, politician (1840–1907)
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Through the years
When Liskeard’s famous people were born
The 1890s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
SportsMilitaryPolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Liskeard is known for
Compared with the usual town, soldiers and sailors are the most over-represented field, at 7.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Liskeard
Here are 8 more, born from 1820 to 1944.
John Bellows
1831–1902English printer, lexicographer and archaeologist (1831-1902)
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No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Bodmin lists the most people: 22.
Questions about famous people from Liskeard
Who is the most famous person from Liskeard?
Ollie Chenoweth (English footballer (born 1992)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 5 languages. Next come Thomas Davey and William Henry Sowden.
How many famous people were born in Liskeard?
11 people born in Liskeard have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 13 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Liskeard known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 4 of the 11. That is 36% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Liskeard?
Frances Notley, born in 1820. The youngest on the list was born in 1992.
Who counts as from Liskeard?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Liskeard’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 (6)
- Thomas Davey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Sowden: Charles Rhoads Roberts (author). Lehigh Valley Publishing Company (Allentown, PA), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frances Notley: Frances Eliza Millett Notley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. A. Wallis Budge: Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Mackay: Jean-Luc, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Beale: Charles John Robertson (born 1779?), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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