#1Politics & Law
James Martin
1821–1899South Australian politician (1821–1899)
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Famous people · Stithians, Cornwall
Stithians is the birthplace of 3 famous people
The best known is the South Australian politician James Martin, with articles in 3 languages. Henry Charles Seppings Wright and Richard Randall Knuckey follow. Nearby, Redruth, 4 mi away, lists 36, led by Kristin Scott Thomas. Over 29 years of births, the list goes from James Martin (1821) to Henry Charles Seppings Wright (1850).
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
James Martin
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1821
James Martin
Youngest
1850
Henry Charles Seppings Wright
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Stithians
Languages with an article: 3 for James Martin, 2 for Henry Charles Seppings Wright, 1 for Richard Randall Knuckey.
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#2Writing & Arts
Henry Charles Seppings Wright
1850–1937English painter and writer (1849–1937)
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RK#3
Science & Medicine
Richard Randall Knuckey
1842–1914Surveyor on the Overland Telegraph Line
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Known for
What Stithians is known for
Politics & Law leads the fields, with 1 people.
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
Close by, the fullest list is Redruth’s, at 36 names.
Questions about famous people from Stithians
Who is the most famous person from Stithians?
James Martin (south Australian politician (1821–1899)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages. Next come Henry Charles Seppings Wright and Richard Randall Knuckey.
How many famous people were born in Stithians?
3 people born in Stithians have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Stithians known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Stithians?
James Martin, born in 1821. The youngest on the list was born in 1850.
Who counts as from Stithians?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Stithians’ 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 (6)
- James Martin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Charles Seppings Wright: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristin Scott Thomas: Maximilian Bühn, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Pellow: Tabyrd6, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Trevithick: John Linnell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Finn: Nieszczarda2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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