#1Military
Robert Hichens
1882–1940British sailor (1882–1940) who survived the sinking of the Titanic
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Famous people · Newlyn, Cornwall
5 famous people come from Newlyn, Robert Hichens the best known
With articles in 20 languages, Robert Hichens is the most widely known. The British activist William Lovett ranks second, ahead of Mark Jenkin. 3 of them were born in the Victorian era, more than in any other period. The biggest group are leaders: 2.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Robert Hichens
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1800
William Lovett
Youngest
1970
Mark Jenkin
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Newlyn
Robert Hichens, William Lovett and Mark Jenkin are written about in 20, 16 and 4 languages.
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#3Film, TV & Stage
Mark Jenkin
born 1970British film director, screenwriter, cinematographer and film editor
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Through the years
When Newlyn’s famous people were born
The 1880s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawMilitaryFilm, TV & StageWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Newlyn is known for
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Newlyn
Here are 2 more, born from 1886 to 1900.
Robert Davies
1900–1975British Royal Engineer awarded the George Cross (1900-1975)
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No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Penzance’s, with 69.
Questions about famous people from Newlyn
Who is the most famous person from Newlyn?
Robert Hichens (British sailor (1882–1940) who survived the sinking of the Titanic) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 20 languages. Next come William Lovett and Mark Jenkin.
How many famous people were born in Newlyn?
5 people born in Newlyn have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 6 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Newlyn known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Newlyn?
William Lovett, born in 1800. The youngest on the list was born in 1970.
Who counts as from Newlyn?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Newlyn’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 (9)
- Robert Hichens: Board of Trade, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Lovett: Contemporary portrait, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Jenkin: LucaFazPhoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Charles Luke: Unknown photographer, 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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