Notable Plymothians
| Image | Name | Born | Died | Notability | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Francis Drake | 1540 | 1596 | First English person to circumnavigate the world | He was born in Tavistock and was the mayor of Plymouth. He died of dysentery off the coast of Panama and was slipped overboard inside a lead casket. | |
| William Cookworthy | 1705 | 1780 | Pharmacist/Industrialist | Born in Kingsbridge, Devon. Pioneered porcelain manufacture in Plymouth. | |
| Sir George Arthur, 1st Baronet | 1784 | 1854 | Colonial governor | Spent most of his time in British colonies. | |
| Jonathan Nash Hearder | 1809 | 1876 | Electrical engineer | Born and died in Plymouth. Notable for the development of the induction coil. | |
| Robert Julian Scott | 1861 | 1930 | Emeritus Professor of Engineering, Canterbury University, New Zealand | Notable for the creation of New Zealand's first indigenous steam buggy in 1881 and the development of Canterbury University's school of engineering. Cousin of Robert Falcon Scott. | |
| Robert Falcon Scott | 1868 | 1912 | Antarctic explorer | Died in central Antarctica. His body was found eight months later. | |
| Isaac Foot | 1880 | 1960 | President of the Liberal Party | He was president in 1947. | |
| Frank Bickerton | 1889 | 1954 | Antarctic explorer | He moved to Plymouth at the age of six and lived there until 1920. | |
| Robert Victor Walling | 1890 | 1976 | Soldier, journalist, and poet | Born and educated in Plymouth. In peacetime he worked as a journalist with Plymouth based newspaper The Western Daily Mercury. He was also a member of Gorseth Kernow. | |
| Michael Foot | 1913 | 2010 | Leader of the Labour Party | Son of Isaac Foot. | |
| Duncan Scott-Ford | 1921 | 1942 | Merchant seaman | Hung during World War II for treachery to the Germans. | |
| Beryl Cook | 1926 | 2008 | Comical artist | Born in Epsom, Surrey. | |
| Kate Nesbitt | c. 1988 (age 24–25) | Alive | Medical Assistant in the Royal Navy | Raised in Whitleigh, the first female recipient of the Military Cross in the Royal Navy, for bravery during the War in Afghanistan in March 2009. | |
| Tom Daley | (1994-05-21) 21 May 1994 (age 18) | Alive | Olympic diver | BBC Sports Personality of the Year Young Personality in 2007. |
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