#1Science & Medicine
Jonathan Couch
1789–1870British naturalist, ichthyologist and scientific illustrator (1789-1870)
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Famous people · Polperro, Cornwall
Polperro is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Best known of all is Jonathan Couch, written about in 3 languages. The other is Richard Quiller Couch, the British naturalist. Nearby, St Austell, 11 mi away, lists 24, led by John Nettles. Jonathan Couch (1789) and Richard Quiller Couch (1816) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Jonathan Couch
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1789
Jonathan Couch
Youngest
1816
Richard Quiller Couch
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
The best known
Born in Polperro
#1RC#2
Science & Medicine
Richard Quiller Couch
1816–1863British naturalist (1816-1863)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
St Austell has the longest list next door: 24.
Questions about famous people from Polperro
Who is the most famous person from Polperro?
Jonathan Couch (British naturalist, ichthyologist and scientific illustrator (1789-1870)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages. Next come Richard Quiller Couch.
How many famous people were born in Polperro?
2 people born in Polperro 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 Polperro known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Polperro?
Jonathan Couch, born in 1789. The youngest on the list was born in 1816.
Who counts as from Polperro?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Polperro’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)
- Jonathan Couch: Heritage Press, Polperro, Cornwall, UK, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Nettles: Jersey Tourism, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Mackay: Jean-Luc, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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