People from the English city of Plymouth are known as Plymothians, or less formally as Janners.[1] The definition of Janner is described as a person from Devon, deriving from Cousin Jan (the Devon form of John), but more particularly in naval circles anyone from the Plymouth area.[2] The Elizabethan navigator and slave trader, Sir Francis Drake was born in nearby town of Tavistock and was the mayor of Plymouth.[3] He was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world and was known by the Spanish as El Draco meaning "The Dragon" after he raided many of their ships.[4] He died of dysentery in 1596 off the coast of Panama.[5] In 2002 a mission to recover his body and bring it to Plymouth was allowed by the Ministry of Defence.[6] Antarctic explorers Robert Falcon Scott and Frank Bickerton both lived in the city.[7][8]
Many artists have originated in Plymouth. Joshua Reynolds, the famous 18th-century portrait painter and the first president of the Royal Academy was born in Plympton, and more recently artists have included Beryl Cook whose paintings depict the culture of Plymouth[9] and Robert Lenkiewicz, whose paintings looked at themes such as: vagrancy, sexual behaviour and suicide, lived in the city from the 1960s until his death in 2002.[10] In addition, George Passmore of Turner Prize winning duo Gilbert & George was born in the city.[11] Famous politicians Michael Foot and David Owen are from Plymouth and notable athletes include swimmer Sharron Davies,[12] diver Tom Daley,[13] dancer Wayne Sleep,[14]
and footballer Trevor Francis.[15] Other past residents include composer Ron Goodwin,[16] and journalist Angela Rippon.[17]
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^Tawney, Cyril (1987). Grey Funnel Lines: Traditional Song & Verse of the Royal Navy, 1900-1970. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. ISBN 978-0-7102-1270-2.
^"Sir Francis Drake". BBC. Retrieved 3 December 2008.
^Rasor, Eugene (2004). English/British Naval History to 1815: A Guide to the Literature. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 190. ISBN 0-313-30547-1. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
^"Sir Francis Drake (c.1540 - c.1596)". BBC. Retrieved 31 August 2008.
^"Mission to rescue Drake's body". BBC. 12 November 2001. Retrieved 31 August 2008.
^"Robert Falcon Scott". BBC. Archived from the original on 6 January 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2008.
^"Antarctic explorer Frank Bickerton". BBC. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
^"Painter Beryl Cook dies aged 81". BBC. 28 May 2007. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
^"Controversial artist". BBC. 30 January 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2008.
^"Gilbert & George". Britannica Online Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
^"New centre to honour Plymouth Olympian Sharron Davies". Plymouth City Council. 14 March 2007. Archived from the original on 30 March 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2008.
^"Thomas Daley Biography". The British Olympic Association. Retrieved 12 February 2007.
^"About Sleep". Wayne Sleep's website. Archived from the original on 19 September 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2008.
^"England Players - Trevor Francis". England Football Online. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
^"Plymouth's movie maestro". BBC. 30 January 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2008.
^"The talented Angela Rippon". This Is Hampshire. 19 August 2000. Archived from the original on 25 July 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2008.
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