WG#1
Writing & Arts
William Golding
1911–1993British novelist, poet, playwright and Nobel Prize for Literature laureate (1911–1993)
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Famous people · Newquay, Cornwall
Of the 11 famous people born in Newquay, none is better known than William Golding
Articles about William Golding exist in 119 languages. Births since 1970 account for 5 of the names. More than half were born in the 20th century, 6 in all. Brad Pauls, born in 1993, is the youngest, and Melford Stevenson, born in 1902, the first on record.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
William Golding
in 119 Wikipedia languages
First
1902
Melford Stevenson
Youngest
1993
Brad Pauls
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Newquay’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Newquay
Counted by languages, William Golding is ahead of Chris Morris and David Willcocks: 119, 20 and 12.
CM#2
DW#3
Music
David Willcocks
1919–2015British choral conductor, organist and composer (1919-2015)
12 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Newquay’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1910s than in any other decade: 3.
SportsWriting & ArtsMusicPolitics & LawNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Newquay is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 7 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Newquay
Here are 8 more, born from 1902 to 1993.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, St Columb Major has the most people on record, 6 of them.
Questions about famous people from Newquay
Who is the most famous person from Newquay?
William Golding (British novelist, poet, playwright and Nobel Prize for Literature laureate (1911–1993)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 119 languages. Next come Chris Morris and David Willcocks.
How many famous people were born in Newquay?
11 people born in Newquay have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 12 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Newquay known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 7 of the 11. That is 64% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Newquay?
Melford Stevenson, born in 1902. The youngest on the list was born in 1993.
Who counts as from Newquay?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Newquay’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 (3)
- Scot Bennett: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Vassell: Struway2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Bearman: Caroline Léna Becker, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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