List of notable residents of Cornwall
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Note: This list includes persons born in the County of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and also persons of long-term residence or strong connections with the county.
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Entertainment
Theatre, Films and TV
- Jenny Agutter, actress. (Born in Taunton, Somerset)
- Keith Barron, actor. (Born in Mexborough, Yorkshire)
- Rodney Bewes, actor. (Born in Bingley, West Yorkshire)
- Rowena Cade, theatre pioneer (see Minack Theatre)
- Jason Dawe TV presenter on various car shows.
- Samuel Foote, dramatist and actor
- Dawn French, actress
- Stephen Frost, comedian
- Jan Harvey, actress
- Lenny Henry, comedian
- Andy Mackay, musician and founder member of Roxy Music
- Steve McFadden, TV actor best known for playing Phil Mitchell in EastEnders
- John Nettles, actor, best known in the UK for his leading roles in the series Bergerac and Midsomer Murders
- Thandie Newton, actress
- Susan Penhaligon, actress
- Tim Rice, composer
- Hugh Scully, TV presenter
- Dudley Sutton, actor
- Philip Schofield, TV presenter and actor
- Peter Tilbury TV writer and actor
- Miles Tredinnick, TV and theatre comedy writer
Comedy
- Jethro, stand-up comedian
- Rory McGrath, comedian and scriptwriter
Music
- Al Hodge (1951? - died July 2006) Rock musician and songwriter.
- Richard D. James ( "Aphex Twin"), electronic music artist (born 1971)
- Richard Jose, singer
- George Lloyd, composer
- Benjamin Luxon, baritone (born 1937)
- Alan Opie, baritone (born 1945)
- Alex Parks, singer-songwriter (born 1984)
- Roger Taylor, drummer in Queen
- Luke Vibert, electronic music artist (born 1973)
- Brenda Wootton, bard and singer (born 1928- died 1994)
- Mick Fleetwood, drummer - Fleetwood Mac, born Redruth, Cornwall, son of Sqn Ldr Fleetwood of RAF Portreath.
Fictional
- Ana Coppola, from the anime series Ichigo Mashimaro
Models
Historical figures of Cornish myth and legend
- King Arthur (see also Tintagel, Camelford)
- Corineus, the legendary founder of Cornwall in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae
- Mark of Cornwall, Cornish ruler during the Dark Ages (see also Tristan)
- Gorlois, a mythical Duke of Cornwall
- Tristan, nephew of Mark of Cornwall, lover of Iseult (Isolde)
- Giant Tregeagle
- St Corentin, missionary to Brittany
- St Petroc, a patron saint of Cornwall
- St Piran, a patron saint of Cornwall and tin miners
Important people in Cornish history
- John Carter, pirate and self-styled "King of Prussia"
- John William Colenso, bishop of Natal, Zulu advocate
- William Colenso, missionary, botanist, politician, cousin of John William Colenso
- Judith Cook, journalist and political campaigner
- Selina Cooper, suffragette and first woman to represent the Independent Labour Party
- John Passmore Edwards, Chartist and philanthropist
- Bob Fitzsimmons, boxer and first three-division boxing world champion
- Thomas Flamank, leader of the Cornish Rebellion of 1497
- William Hamley, founder of the London toyshop
- Emily Hobhouse, welfare campaigner in South Africa
- Robert Jeffery, castaway
- Henry Jenner, pioneer of the Cornish language revival
- John of Cornwall (Iohannes Cornubiensis), twelfth century Roman Catholic scholar
- Michael An Gof (Michael Joseph), leader of the Cornish Rebellion of 1497
- Richard Lander, explorer of Africa
- William Lovett, Chartist and founder of the National Union Of The Working Classes
- Robert Morton Nance, Cornish language revivalist
- Evan Nepean, politician and colonial administrator
- Andrew Pears, of Pears Soap (see also Pears Cyclopaedia)
- Dolly Pentreath, claimed to be the last native speaker of the Cornish language.
- Jonathan Trelawny, Anglican bishop and antagonist of James VII
- Samuel Wallis, explorer of the Pacific
- John Knill Mayor of St Ives.
Inventors and scientists
- John Couch Adams, co-discoverer of the planet Neptune
- John Arnold, watchmaker and pioneer of chronometry
- William Bickford, inventor of the safety fuse
- William Cookworthy, discoverer of china clay (kaolinite) in Cornwall
- Jonathan Couch, naturalist and physician [link]
- Sir Humphrey Davy, scientist, inventor and President of the Royal Society
- Sir Goldsworthy Gurney, inventor of limelight
- Richard Lower, blood transfusion pioneer
- William Murdoch, engineer, inventor and one-time Cornish resident
- Richard Pearse, claimed by some to have designed, built and flown the world's first heavier-than-air aeroplane
- Henry Trengrouse, inventor of a rocket-powered maritime rescue system
- Richard Trevithick, inventor, engineer and builder of the first steam locomotive
- William Pengelly, geologist and archeologist
Literary figures
- John Angarrack, historian and activist
- Richard Carew, Antiquarian
- Kenneth Hamilton Jenkin, historian and author
- John Kitto, biblical scholar
- A. L. Rowse, historian, poet and Shakespearean scholar
- Charles Thomas, archaeologist and Cornish historian
- John Boson and Nicholas Boson, eighteenth-century writers in the Cornish language
- Richard Carew, translator and antiquary
- Richard Gendall
- Ken George
- Henry Jenner
- Robert Morton Nance
- William Scawen
Literary-related
- Maria Branwell, mother of the Brontë sisters
- Emma Gifford, wife of Thomas Hardy
- Silas Hocking, author and preacher
- Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch (aka 'Q'), author and literary critic
- William Golding
- Winston Graham
- Tim Heald
- Daphne du Maurier
- John le Carre
- Charles Lee
- Jessica Mann
- Rosamunde Pilcher
- Howard Spring
- D. M. Thomas
- Mary Wesley
- Colin Wilson
- John Betjeman, former Poet Laureate
- Charles Causley
- Jack Clemo
- William Sydney Graham
- John Harris (not John Harris, the Shropshire writer)
- A. L. Rowse
- Tim Saunders, contemporary poet writing in Cornish
Military figures
- Sir John Arundell, Royalist commander
- William Bligh, captain of The Bounty, botanist, governor of New South Wales, Royal Navy admiral
- Edward Boscawen, Royal Navy admiral
- Major-General Sir Walter Raleigh Gilbert
Sportsmen/Sportswomen
- Bob Fitzsimmons, boxer and first Heavyweight, Light-Heavyweight and Middleweight World Champion
- Roger Hosen International rugby player
- John Kendall-Carpenter International rugby player
- Nigel Martyn footballer, Premiership and England goalkeeper
- Jack Richards England cricketer
- Vic Roberts International rugby player
- Andy Reed International rugby player
- Richard Sharp International rugby player
- Brian 'Stack' Stevens International rugby and British Lions player
- Joanna Thomas Professional Bodybuilder
- Phil Vickery International rugby player and World Cup winner
- Trevor Woodman International rugby player and World Cup winner
- Olly Barkley International and Premiership rugby player with Bath Rugby
- Tom Voyce International and Premiership rugby player with London Wasps
- Matthew Etherington Under 21 International and Premiership footballer with West Ham United
- Tony Penberthy former First Class crickter with Northamptonshire CCC
- Carl Gazzard First Class cricketer with Somerset CCC
- Charlie Shreck First Class cricketer with Nottinghamshire CCC
- Neil Edwards First Class cricketer with Somerset CCC
- Michael Munday First Class cricketer with Somerset CCC
- Hugh Vyvyan International and Premiership rugby player
- Jack Crapp England cricketer
- Pasty Harris former First Class cricketer
Painters and craftspeople
- Henry Bone, potter and painter
- Bernard Leach, potter
- John Opie, portrait painter
- Sir Terry Frost, also his son Anthony Frost
The
- Stanhope Forbes, en plein air painter
- Obed Nicholls (born 1885-1962)
- John Pearson (artist)
- Herbert Dyer (born 1898-1974)
- William Tonkin (born 1898)
The St. Ives School
- Barbara Hepworth, sculptress (born 1933-1975)
- Ben Nicholson, painter (born 1894-1982)
- Alfred Wallis, painter (born 1855-1942)
- Peter Lanyon, painter (born 1918- 1964)
Other contemporary Cornish figures
- Cassandra Latham, contemporary witch and "village wisewoman" of St. Buryan, Cornwall
- David Penhaligon, Cornish politician and MP
- Rick Rescorla, 9/11 victim (born 1939-2001)
- Brenda Wootton, bard and singer (born 1928-1994)
See also
- John Boson and Nicholas Boson, eighteenth-century writers in the Cornish language
- Richard Carew, translator and antiquary
- Richard Gendall
- Ken George
- Henry Jenner
- Robert Morton Nance
- William Scawen
Literary-related
- Maria Branwell, mother of the Brontë sisters
- Emma Gifford, wife of Thomas Hardy
- Silas Hocking, author and preacher
- Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch (aka 'Q'), author and literary critic
- William Golding
- Winston Graham
- Tim Heald
- Daphne du Maurier
- John le Carre
- Charles Lee
- Jessica Mann
- Rosamunde Pilcher
- Howard Spring
- D. M. Thomas
- Mary Wesley
- Colin Wilson
- John Betjeman, former Poet Laureate
- Charles Causley
- Jack Clemo
- William Sydney Graham
- John Harris (not John Harris, the Shropshire writer)
- A. L. Rowse
- Tim Saunders, contemporary poet writing in Cornish
Military figures
- Sir John Arundell, Royalist commander
- William Bligh, captain of The Bounty, botanist, governor of New South Wales, Royal Navy admiral
- Edward Boscawen, Royal Navy admiral
- Major-General Sir Walter Raleigh Gilbert
Sportsmen/Sportswomen
- Bob Fitzsimmons, boxer and first Heavyweight, Light-Heavyweight and Middleweight World Champion
- Roger Hosen International rugby player
- John Kendall-Carpenter International rugby player
- Nigel Martyn footballer, Premiership and England goalkeeper
- Jack Richards England cricketer
- Vic Roberts International rugby player
- Andy Reed International rugby player
- Richard Sharp International rugby player
- Brian 'Stack' Stevens International rugby and British Lions player
- Joanna Thomas Professional Bodybuilder
- Phil Vickery International rugby player and World Cup winner
- Trevor Woodman International rugby player and World Cup winner
- Olly Barkley International and Premiership rugby player with Bath Rugby
- Tom Voyce International and Premiership rugby player with London Wasps
- Matthew Etherington Under 21 International and Premiership footballer with West Ham United
- Tony Penberthy former First Class crickter with Northamptonshire CCC
- Carl Gazzard First Class cricketer with Somerset CCC
- Charlie Shreck First Class cricketer with Nottinghamshire CCC
- Neil Edwards First Class cricketer with Somerset CCC
- Michael Munday First Class cricketer with Somerset CCC
- Hugh Vyvyan International and Premiership rugby player
- Jack Crapp England cricketer
- Pasty Harris former First Class cricketer
Painters and craftspeople
- Henry Bone, potter and painter
- Bernard Leach, potter
- John Opie, portrait painter
- Sir Terry Frost, also his son Anthony Frost
The
- Stanhope Forbes, en plein air painter
- Obed Nicholls (born 1885-1962)
- John Pearson (artist)
- Herbert Dyer (born 1898-1974)
- William Tonkin (born 1898)
The St. Ives School
- Barbara Hepworth, sculptress (born 1933-1975)
- Ben Nicholson, painter (born 1894-1982)
- Alfred Wallis, painter (born 1855-1942)
- Peter Lanyon, painter (born 1918- 1964)
Other contemporary Cornish figures
- Cassandra Latham, contemporary witch and "village wisewoman" of St. Buryan, Cornwall
- David Penhaligon, Cornish politician and MP
- Rick Rescorla, 9/11 victim (born 1939-2001)
- Brenda Wootton, bard and singer (born 1928-1994)
See also
- John Betjeman, former Poet Laureate
- Charles Causley
- Jack Clemo
- William Sydney Graham
- John Harris (not John Harris, the Shropshire writer)
- A. L. Rowse
- Tim Saunders, contemporary poet writing in Cornish
Military figures
- Sir John Arundell, Royalist commander
- William Bligh, captain of The Bounty, botanist, governor of New South Wales, Royal Navy admiral
- Edward Boscawen, Royal Navy admiral
- Major-General Sir Walter Raleigh Gilbert
Sportsmen/Sportswomen
- Bob Fitzsimmons, boxer and first Heavyweight, Light-Heavyweight and Middleweight World Champion
- Roger Hosen International rugby player
- John Kendall-Carpenter International rugby player
- Nigel Martyn footballer, Premiership and England goalkeeper
- Jack Richards England cricketer
- Vic Roberts International rugby player
- Andy Reed International rugby player
- Richard Sharp International rugby player
- Brian 'Stack' Stevens International rugby and British Lions player
- Joanna Thomas Professional Bodybuilder
- Phil Vickery International rugby player and World Cup winner
- Trevor Woodman International rugby player and World Cup winner
- Olly Barkley International and Premiership rugby player with Bath Rugby
- Tom Voyce International and Premiership rugby player with London Wasps
- Matthew Etherington Under 21 International and Premiership footballer with West Ham United
- Tony Penberthy former First Class crickter with Northamptonshire CCC
- Carl Gazzard First Class cricketer with Somerset CCC
- Charlie Shreck First Class cricketer with Nottinghamshire CCC
- Neil Edwards First Class cricketer with Somerset CCC
- Michael Munday First Class cricketer with Somerset CCC
- Hugh Vyvyan International and Premiership rugby player
- Jack Crapp England cricketer
- Pasty Harris former First Class cricketer
Painters and craftspeople
- Henry Bone, potter and painter
- Bernard Leach, potter
- John Opie, portrait painter
- Sir Terry Frost, also his son Anthony Frost
The
- Stanhope Forbes, en plein air painter
- Obed Nicholls (born 1885-1962)
- John Pearson (artist)
- Herbert Dyer (born 1898-1974)
- William Tonkin (born 1898)
The St. Ives School
- Barbara Hepworth, sculptress (born 1933-1975)
- Ben Nicholson, painter (born 1894-1982)
- Alfred Wallis, painter (born 1855-1942)
- Peter Lanyon, painter (born 1918- 1964)
Other contemporary Cornish figures
- Cassandra Latham, contemporary witch and "village wisewoman" of St. Buryan, Cornwall
- David Penhaligon, Cornish politician and MP
- Rick Rescorla, 9/11 victim (born 1939-2001)
- Brenda Wootton, bard and singer (born 1928-1994)
See also
- Obed Nicholls (born 1885-1962)
- John Pearson (artist)
- Herbert Dyer (born 1898-1974)
- William Tonkin (born 1898)
The St. Ives School
- Barbara Hepworth, sculptress (born 1933-1975)
- Ben Nicholson, painter (born 1894-1982)
- Alfred Wallis, painter (born 1855-1942)
- Peter Lanyon, painter (born 1918- 1964)
Other contemporary Cornish figures
- Cassandra Latham, contemporary witch and "village wisewoman" of St. Buryan, Cornwall
- David Penhaligon, Cornish politician and MP
- Rick Rescorla, 9/11 victim (born 1939-2001)
- Brenda Wootton, bard and singer (born 1928-1994)
See also
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