Cornwall
Cornwall ranks 3,036th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Yatsushiro, Nakhchivan (city), and Landstuhl. Memorable people born in Cornwall include Saint Ursula, Tristan, and Samuel Wallis. Memorable people who died in Cornwall include Henry Clinton, and Dolly Pentreath. Cornwall has been the birth place of many religious figures, and politicians and the death place of many military personnels, and religious figures. Cornwall is located in United Kingdom.
Cornwall is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is also one of the Celtic nations and the homeland of the Cornish people. The county is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, Devon to the east, and the English Channel to the south. The largest urban area is the Redruth and Camborne conurbation. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1977, Cornwall was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Saint Ursula, Tristan, and Samuel Wallis. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Cornwall including Henry Clinton, and Dolly Pentreath.
People Born in Cornwall
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Saint Ursula
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
400 - 383
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 3
Tristan
POLITICIAN
535 - 585
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 2
Samuel Wallis
EXPLORER
1728 - 1795
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 4
Mark of Cornwall
POLITICIAN
480 - 555
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 1
John Mayow
CHEMIST
1640 - 1679
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 5
Saint Piran
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 6
Zoie Palmer
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 7
People Deceased in Cornwall
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Henry Clinton
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1730 - 1795
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Dolly Pentreath
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1692 - 1777
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Newly Added People Deceased in Cornwall
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MILITARY PERSONNEL
1730 - 1795
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Dolly Pentreath
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1692 - 1777
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Cornwall were religious figures (2), politicians (2), explorers (1), chemists (1), and actors (1), while most who died were military personnels (1), and religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Cornwall, including Zoie Palmer. Whereas, throughout history, religious figures have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Cornwall, including Saint Ursula, and Saint Piran.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Cornwall since 1700.
