SettingsBritish people of Cornish descent
Aldous Huxley
Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer and one of the most prominent members of the famous Huxley family.
Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer and one of the most prominent members of the famous Huxley family.
Anne Brontë
Anne Brontë (; 17 January 1820 – 28 May 1849) was a British novelist and poet, the youngest member of the Brontë literary family.
Anne Brontë (; 17 January 1820 – 28 May 1849) was a British novelist and poet, the youngest member of the Brontë literary family.
Branwell Brontë
Patrick Branwell Brontë ( or ) (26 June 1817 – 24 September 1848) was a painter and poet, the only son of the Brontë family, and the brother of the writers Charlotte, Emily, and Anne.
Patrick Branwell Brontë ( or ) (26 June 1817 – 24 September 1848) was a painter and poet, the only son of the Brontë family, and the brother of the writers Charlotte, Emily, and Anne.
Bryan Carbis
Bryan Carbis (April 23, 1961 in Falkirk, Scotland – December 3, 2008 in Davos, Switzerland ) is a former ice speed skater from Great Britain, who represented the United Kingdom at the 1984...
Bryan Carbis (April 23, 1961 in Falkirk, Scotland – December 3, 2008 in Davos, Switzerland ) is a former ice speed skater from Great Britain, who represented the United Kingdom at the 1984...
Cecil Grenfell
Colonel Cecil Alfred Grenfell (13 February 1864-11 August 1924) was a British Liberal politician.
Colonel Cecil Alfred Grenfell (13 February 1864-11 August 1924) was a British Liberal politician.
Charles Grenfell (1790–1867)
Charles Pascoe Grenfell (4 April 1790 – 21 March 1867) was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician.
Charles Pascoe Grenfell (4 April 1790 – 21 March 1867) was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician.
Charles Grenfell (1823–1861)
Charles William Grenfell (17 March 1823 – 4 May 1861) was a British Liberal Party politician.
Charles William Grenfell (17 March 1823 – 4 May 1861) was a British Liberal Party politician.
Charlotte Brontë
Charlotte Brontë was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Brontë sisters who survived into adulthood, whose novels are English literature standards.
Charlotte Brontë was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Brontë sisters who survived into adulthood, whose novels are English literature standards.
Edward Grenfell, 1st Baron St Just
Edward Charles Grenfell, 1st Baron St Just, was a British banker and politician.
Edward Charles Grenfell, 1st Baron St Just, was a British banker and politician.
Elizabeth Irving
Dorothea Elizabeth Irving (Lady Brunner) OBE, JP (14 April 1904 – 9 January 2003) was a British actress, the daughter of actors H. B. Irving and Dorothea Baird, and the grand-daughter of V...
Dorothea Elizabeth Irving (Lady Brunner) OBE, JP (14 April 1904 – 9 January 2003) was a British actress, the daughter of actors H. B. Irving and Dorothea Baird, and the grand-daughter of V...
Emily Brontë
Emily Jane Brontë (; 30 July 1818 – 19 December 1848) was an English novelist and poet, best remembered for her solitary novel, Wuthering Heights, now considered a classic of English literature.
Emily Jane Brontë (; 30 July 1818 – 19 December 1848) was an English novelist and poet, best remembered for her solitary novel, Wuthering Heights, now considered a classic of English literature.
Francis Grenfell, 1st Baron Grenfell
Field Marshal Francis Wallace Grenfell, 1st Baron Grenfell, GCB, GCMG, PC was a British Army officer.
Field Marshal Francis Wallace Grenfell, 1st Baron Grenfell, GCB, GCMG, PC was a British Army officer.
Francis Octavius Grenfell
Francis Octavius Grenfell, VC (4 September 1880 – 24 May 1915) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy...
Francis Octavius Grenfell, VC (4 September 1880 – 24 May 1915) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy...
George St. Leger Grenfell
George St. Leger Grenfell was a British soldier of fortune, of the Cornish family, who claimed to have fought in Algeria, in Morocco against the Barbary pirates, under Garibaldi in South America...
George St. Leger Grenfell was a British soldier of fortune, of the Cornish family, who claimed to have fought in Algeria, in Morocco against the Barbary pirates, under Garibaldi in South America...
Gwenno Saunders
Gwenno Saunders (born Gwenno Mererid Saunders on 23 May 1981) is a British dancer and solo artist.
Gwenno Saunders (born Gwenno Mererid Saunders on 23 May 1981) is a British dancer and solo artist.
H. O. Arnold-Forster
Hugh Oakeley Arnold-Forster PC (19 August 1855 – 12 March 1909), known as H. O. Arnold-Forster, was a British politician and writer.
Hugh Oakeley Arnold-Forster PC (19 August 1855 – 12 March 1909), known as H. O. Arnold-Forster, was a British politician and writer.
Harry Brodribb Irving
Harry Brodribb Irving (5 August 1870 – 17 October 1919), was a British stage actor and actor-manager; the eldest son of Sir Henry Irving and his wife Florence (née 0'Callaghan), and fathe...
Harry Brodribb Irving (5 August 1870 – 17 October 1919), was a British stage actor and actor-manager; the eldest son of Sir Henry Irving and his wife Florence (née 0'Callaghan), and fathe...
Henry Grenfell
Henry Riversdale Grenfell (5 April 1824 – 11 September 1902) was a British banker and Liberal Party politician.
Henry Riversdale Grenfell (5 April 1824 – 11 September 1902) was a British banker and Liberal Party politician.
Henry Irving
Sir Henry Irving (6 February 1838 – 13 October 1905), born John Henry Brodribb, was an English stage actor in the Victorian era, known as an actor-manager because he took complete re...
Sir Henry Irving (6 February 1838 – 13 October 1905), born John Henry Brodribb, was an English stage actor in the Victorian era, known as an actor-manager because he took complete re...
Hugo Brunner
Sir Hugo Laurence Joseph Brunner KCVO JP (b.
Sir Hugo Laurence Joseph Brunner KCVO JP (b.
Irving Family
The Irving Family are the descendants of Samuel Brodribb, (born c.1800 at Clutton - died in Bristol 20 June 1876), a salesman who collected orders for the tailoring department of a local store,...
The Irving Family are the descendants of Samuel Brodribb, (born c.1800 at Clutton - died in Bristol 20 June 1876), a salesman who collected orders for the tailoring department of a local store,...
J. C. Trewin
John Courtenay Trewin OBE was a British journalist, writer and drama critic.
John Courtenay Trewin OBE was a British journalist, writer and drama critic.
James Brokenshire
James Peter Brokenshire (born 7 January 1968, Southend-on-Sea, Essex) is a British Conservative Party politician.
James Peter Brokenshire (born 7 January 1968, Southend-on-Sea, Essex) is a British Conservative Party politician.
John Denison-Pender, 1st Baron Pender
John Cuthbert Denison-Pender, 1st Baron Pender GBE, KCMG (11 May 1882 – 4 December 1949), was a British Conservative politician.
John Cuthbert Denison-Pender, 1st Baron Pender GBE, KCMG (11 May 1882 – 4 December 1949), was a British Conservative politician.
John Kitto
John Kitto was an English biblical scholar of Cornish descent.
John Kitto was an English biblical scholar of Cornish descent.
John Pascoe Grenfell
Admiral John Pascoe Grenfell was an officer in the Brazilian Navy who spent most of his service in South America campaigns, most notably under the leadership of Lord Cochrane and Commodore Norton.
Admiral John Pascoe Grenfell was an officer in the Brazilian Navy who spent most of his service in South America campaigns, most notably under the leadership of Lord Cochrane and Commodore Norton.
Julian Grenfell
The Honourable Julian Henry Francis Grenfell DSO, was a British soldier and poet of World War I.
The Honourable Julian Henry Francis Grenfell DSO, was a British soldier and poet of World War I.
Julian Huxley
Sir Julian Sorell Huxley FRS (22 June 1887 – 14 February 1975) was an English evolutionary biologist, humanist and internationalist.
Sir Julian Sorell Huxley FRS (22 June 1887 – 14 February 1975) was an English evolutionary biologist, humanist and internationalist.
Laurence Irving (set designer)
Squadron Leader Laurence Irving OBE was an artist, book illustrator and Hollywood set designer and art director, the son of actors H. B. Irving and Dorothea Baird, and the biographer of his gran...
Squadron Leader Laurence Irving OBE was an artist, book illustrator and Hollywood set designer and art director, the son of actors H. B. Irving and Dorothea Baird, and the biographer of his gran...
Laurence Sydney Brodribb Irving
Laurence Sydney Brodribb Irving (1871-1914) was an English dramatist and novelist.
Laurence Sydney Brodribb Irving (1871-1914) was an English dramatist and novelist.
Lord Byron
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, later George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron Byron, FRS (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824), commonly known simply as Lord Byron, was a British poet and a ...
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, later George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron Byron, FRS (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824), commonly known simply as Lord Byron, was a British poet and a ...
Mark Arnold-Forster
Mark Arnold-Forster, DSO, DSC was an English journalist and author.
Mark Arnold-Forster, DSO, DSC was an English journalist and author.
Matthew Arnold
Matthew Arnold was a British poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools.
Matthew Arnold was a British poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools.
Richard Angwin
Richard Angwin has presented the weather on BBC Points West since 2000.This is the regional local news programme for Bristol, Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire is on BBC ONE weekdays at 13...
Richard Angwin has presented the weather on BBC Points West since 2000.This is the regional local news programme for Bristol, Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire is on BBC ONE weekdays at 13...
Tom Arnold (literary scholar)
Tom Arnold (30 November 1823 – 12 November 1900), also known as Thomas Arnold the Younger, was a British literary scholar.
Tom Arnold (30 November 1823 – 12 November 1900), also known as Thomas Arnold the Younger, was a British literary scholar.
Vicki Blight
Victoria "Vicki" Blight (born 1980 or 1981 in Plymouth) is a radio DJ based in the United Kingdom.
Victoria "Vicki" Blight (born 1980 or 1981 in Plymouth) is a radio DJ based in the United Kingdom.
William Delafield Arnold
William Delafield Arnold was a British author and colonial administrator.
William Delafield Arnold was a British author and colonial administrator.
William Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough
William Henry Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough, KG, GCVO, was an athlete, sportsman, public servant and politician.
William Henry Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough, KG, GCVO, was an athlete, sportsman, public servant and politician.
William Prowse
William Prowse CB (1752 – 23 March 1826) was an officer of the Royal Navy, who saw service during the American War of Independence, and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
William Prowse CB (1752 – 23 March 1826) was an officer of the Royal Navy, who saw service during the American War of Independence, and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.