1943), actor Sarah Newton (born 1961), Member of Parliament for Falmouth and Truro Thandie Newton (born 1972), actress Obed Nicholls (1885–1962), art nouveau coppersmith William Nichols (fl. 1758–1780), mariner William Noye (1814–1872), Victorian entomologist Jack Nowell (born 1993), England rugby union player O William Oliver (1695–1764), FRS, inventor of the Bath Oliver and a founder of the Royal Mineral Water Hospital at Bath Alan Opie (born 1945), baritone John Opie (1761–1807), portrait painter, the only Cornishman to be buried in St Paul's Cathedral P Zoie Palmer (born 1977), actress born in Camborne Richard Parkyn (1772 - 1855) was a champion Cornish wrestler, known as The Great Parkyn. He was champion of Cornwall in 1806. Crawford Pasco (1818–1898) Royal Navy officer and Australian police magistrate during the 19th century, son of John Pasco John Pasco (1774–1853), British Admiral of Royal Navy Merlin Owen Pasco (1892–1918), New Zealand entomologist Samuel Pasco (1834–1917), United States Senator from Florida Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe (1813–1893), Cornish entomologist James Polkinghorne (1788 – 1851) was a champion Cornish wrestler who had a number of famous contests against Devon fighters, including Flower, Jackman (1816) and Abraham Cann (1826), which drew very large crowds of spectators (c17,000). Alex Parks (born 1984), singer/songwriter who won Fame Academy in 2003 Philip Payton (born 1953), historian and Professor of Cornish and Australian Studies John Pearce was the Cornish wrestling champion of Cornwall in 1887 and held the title for 6 years. He won over 24 tournaments in England and the USA. John also claimed to be world Cornish wrestling champion in 1884 and in 1894. Andrew Pears (1770–1845), soap manufacturer who invented Pears soap William Pengelly (1812–1894), geologist and archeologist David Penhaligon (1944–1986), Liberal Member of Parliament Susan Penhaligon (born 1949), actress and writer Dolly Pentreath (1692–1777), fish pedlar who has been described as the last native speaker of the Cornish language Saint Petroc (), a patron saint of Cornwall John Arthur Phillips (1822–1887), FRS, geologist, metallurgist, mining engineer Rosamunde Pilcher (1924–2019), novelist Saint Piran (or Perran), patron saint of Cornwall and of tin miners William Praed (1747–1833), businessman and banker Q Arthur Quiller-Couch (aka 'Q') (1863–1944), author, academic and literary critic R John Ralfs (1807–1890), botanist Rashleigh family merchants and landowners Andy Reed (born 1969), rugby union player who played for Bath RFC and won 18 caps for Scotland Rick Rescorla (1939–2001), hero of the Twin Towers terrorist attack of September 11th