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Christopher Cole
1770–1836British Royal Navy officer (1770–1836)
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Famous people · Marazion, Cornwall
2 famous people call Marazion their birthplace
The best known is the British Royal Navy officer Christopher Cole, with articles in 4 languages. The list has one more: the manager of the Codrington estate on barbuda John James. Nearby, Penzance, 3 mi away, lists 69, led by Humphry Davy. Births span 1770 to 1772, from Christopher Cole to John James.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Christopher Cole
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1770
Christopher Cole
Youngest
1772
John James
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known
Born in Marazion
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Notable
John James
1772–1826Manager of the Codrington estate on Barbuda (1772-1826)
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Known for
What Marazion is known for
Soldiers and sailors are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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 Penzance, at 69.
Questions about famous people from Marazion
Who is the most famous person from Marazion?
Christopher Cole (British Royal Navy officer (1770–1836)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages. Next come John James.
How many famous people were born in Marazion?
2 people born in Marazion have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 3 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Marazion known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Marazion?
Christopher Cole, born in 1770. The youngest on the list was born in 1772.
Who counts as from Marazion?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Marazion’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)
- Christopher Cole: Margaret Sarah Carpenter (1793-1872), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Humphry Davy: Thomas Phillips, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Lloyd: William Lloyd, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Rescorla: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Hichens: Board of Trade, 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
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