#1Science & Medicine
Davies Gilbert
1767–1839Scientist and mathematician, President of the Royal Society, M.P.
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Famous people · St Erth, Cornwall
St Erth’s famous people span 122 years: 3 births from 1767 to 1889
With articles in 15 languages, Davies Gilbert is the most widely known. The next two names are Bernard Rawlings and David Morley Charleston. Nearby, Penzance, 6 mi away, lists 69, led by Humphry Davy. Davies Gilbert was born in 1767.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Davies Gilbert
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1767
Davies Gilbert
Youngest
1889
Bernard Rawlings
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in St Erth
The three are covered in 15, 6 and 4 languages: Davies Gilbert, Bernard Rawlings and David Morley Charleston.
#1#2#3Politics & Law
David Morley Charleston
1848–1934Australian politician (1848-1934)
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Known for
What St Erth is known for
Scientists and doctors are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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
Of the towns around it, Penzance has the most on record: 69.
Questions about famous people from St Erth
Who is the most famous person from St Erth?
Davies Gilbert (scientist and mathematician, President of the Royal Society, M.P.) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 15 languages. Next come Bernard Rawlings and David Morley Charleston.
How many famous people were born in St Erth?
3 people born in St Erth have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is St Erth known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from St Erth?
Davies Gilbert, born in 1767. The youngest on the list was born in 1889.
Who counts as from St Erth?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside St Erth’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 (8)
- Davies Gilbert: Painting by Henry Howard RA (31 January 1769 – 5 October 1847); Engraved by John Thompson (25 May 1785–20 February 1866), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard Rawlings: Royal Navy official photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Morley Charleston: The Swiss Studios, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Humphry Davy: Thomas Phillips, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Lloyd: William Lloyd, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Rescorla: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Hichens: Board of Trade, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Cole: Margaret Sarah Carpenter (1793-1872), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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