#1Writing & Arts
Thomas Pellow
1704–1747English author and enslaved person
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Famous people · Penryn, Cornwall
12 famous people were born in Penryn, most of them in the Georgian era
The best known is the English author and enslaved person Thomas Pellow, with articles in 4 languages. Close behind are William Gilbert Puckey and Emma Hosken. Only 9 of the 69 towns in Cornwall with anyone on record list more. From John Coode (Maryland politician) in 1648 to Peter Kendall in 1938, the births cover 290 years.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Thomas Pellow
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1648
John Coode (Maryland politician)
Youngest
1938
Peter Kendall
Most common field
Faith
3 people
What stands out about Penryn’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Penryn’s famous people were born
The 1800s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
FaithMilitaryWriting & ArtsSportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Penryn
Thomas Pellow, William Gilbert Puckey and Emma Hosken are written about in 4, 4 and 3 languages.
#1
#2Faith
William Gilbert Puckey
1805–1878New Zealand missionary (1805–1878)
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Known for
What Penryn is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as ministers and preachers, at 14.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Penryn
Of the other 9, 3 are soldiers and sailors.
William Harris Rule
1802–1890Ran Methodist church and mission in Gibraltar (1802-1890)
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Shuldham Peard
1761–1832Royal Navy officer during the American War of Independence, and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, rising to vice-admiral.
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No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 4 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Penryn
Who is the most famous person from Penryn?
Thomas Pellow (English author and enslaved person) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages. Next come William Gilbert Puckey and Emma Hosken.
How many famous people were born in Penryn?
12 people born in Penryn 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 Penryn known for?
Among its famous people, ministers and preachers: 3 of the 12. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 2% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Penryn?
John Coode (Maryland politician), born in 1648. The youngest on the list was born in 1938.
Who counts as from Penryn?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Penryn’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 (10)
- Thomas Pellow: Tabyrd6, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Gilbert Puckey: Soulrevolution at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Penrose: Charles Allingham (c.1778–1850), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Tucker Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vic Roberts: Unknown (Crown Studios of Wellington), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Harris Rule: unknown carte de visite, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shuldham Peard: Nickluft, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristin Scott Thomas: Maximilian Bühn, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Martin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Finn: Nieszczarda2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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