GG#1
Writing & Arts
Geoffrey Grigson
1905–1985British poet, writer, critic and naturalist (1905-1985)
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Photo: David Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Pelynt, Cornwall
3 famous people call Pelynt their birthplace
Geoffrey Grigson is the best known, with articles in 3 languages. The British naval pilot John Grigson ranks second, ahead of Wilfrid Grigson. Go 11 mi to Bodmin and the list grows to 22, with E. A. Wallis Budge at the top. From John Grigson to Geoffrey Grigson, the births on the list run from 1893 to 1905.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Geoffrey Grigson
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1893
John Grigson
Youngest
1905
Geoffrey Grigson
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Pelynt
Geoffrey Grigson, John Grigson and Wilfrid Grigson are written about in 3, 2 and 1 languages.
JG#2
WG#3
Science & Medicine
Wilfrid Grigson
1896–1948British anthropologist, soldier and civil servant (1896–1948)
1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Pelynt is known for
1 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.
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
Bodmin has the longest list next door: 22.
Questions about famous people from Pelynt
Who is the most famous person from Pelynt?
Geoffrey Grigson (British poet, writer, critic and naturalist (1905-1985)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages. Next come John Grigson and Wilfrid Grigson.
How many famous people were born in Pelynt?
3 people born in Pelynt have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Pelynt known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Pelynt?
John Grigson, born in 1893. The youngest on the list was born in 1905.
Who counts as from Pelynt?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Pelynt’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)
- E. A. Wallis Budge: Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Mackay: Jean-Luc, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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