#1Famous people · St Ives, Cornwall
16 famous people were born in St Ives, more of them leaders than in most towns
Most widely known is George Lloyd, the British composer, with articles in 11 languages. Second and third on the list are Warwick Ward and Peter Lanyon. More than half were born in the 20th century, 9 in all. Births span 1817 to 2001, from John Baragwanath to Molly Hocking.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
George Lloyd
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1817
John Baragwanath
Youngest
2001
Molly Hocking
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about St Ives’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What St Ives is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 3.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in St Ives
Ranked by languages covered: George Lloyd with 11, then Warwick Ward with 11 and Peter Lanyon with 8.
#1
#2Film, TV & Stage
Warwick Ward
1889–1967British actor and producer (1891-1967)
11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
PL#3
Through the years
When St Ives’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1940s come out on top, with 3 births.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsMusicFilm, TV & StageSportsBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in St Ives
13 more, 5 of them leaders.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Penzance, with 69.
Questions about famous people from St Ives
Who is the most famous person from St Ives?
George Lloyd (British composer (1913–1998)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 11 languages. Next come Warwick Ward and Peter Lanyon.
How many famous people were born in St Ives?
16 people born in St Ives have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 19 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is St Ives known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 5 of the 16. That is 31% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from St Ives?
John Baragwanath, born in 1817. The youngest on the list was born in 2001.
Who counts as from St Ives?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside St Ives’ 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)
- George Lloyd: William Lloyd, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warwick Ward: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Crase: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Humphry Davy: Thomas Phillips, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Rescorla: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Hichens: Board of Trade, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Christopher Cole: Margaret Sarah Carpenter (1793-1872), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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