#1Science & Medicine
John Stackhouse
1742–1819British botanist (1742-1819)
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Famous people · Probus, Cornwall
From 1742 to 1880, Probus was the birthplace of 4 famous people
John Stackhouse, the British botanist, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. Behind the leader come John Hawkins and Joseph Charles Brennan. The list’s best known name, John Stackhouse, dates from 1742. For every 10,000 residents the town has 15.6, while at least half the towns in Cornwall list nobody born there.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
John Stackhouse
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1742
John Stackhouse
Youngest
1880
William Tresawna
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
The best known
Born in Probus
John Stackhouse, John Hawkins and Joseph Charles Brennan are written about in 9, 3 and 3 languages.
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#2Science & Medicine
John Hawkins
1761–1841English geologist, traveller and writer ; (1761-1841)
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Military
Joseph Charles Brennan
1818–1872Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1818-1872)
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Probus’s famous people were born
The 1740s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
Science & MedicineMilitarySports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Probus is known for
The largest field is Science & Medicine, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Probus
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Truro, with 116.
Questions about famous people from Probus
Who is the most famous person from Probus?
John Stackhouse (British botanist (1742-1819)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 9 languages. Next come John Hawkins and Joseph Charles Brennan.
How many famous people were born in Probus?
4 people born in Probus have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 5 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Probus known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Probus?
John Stackhouse, born in 1742. The youngest on the list was born in 1880.
Who counts as from Probus?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Probus’ 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 (4)
- John Stackhouse: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hawkins: Mellangoose, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Charles Brennan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Adams: Paul Meyer-Dunker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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