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Who Is Timothy Cornwell? 10 Facts On John le Carré Son

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Mia Horton

Published Feb 18, 2026

Timothy Cornwell is an arts journalist and writer. He is one of the children of the late author, John le Carre.

Well, John le Carre passed away on December 12, 2020, due to pneumonia at 89 years of age. His death news came out shocking and hyping the internet. He was a famous author, known as a spy author, in fact. Furthermore, his notable works include “The Spy Who Came in from the Cold”, “A Perfect Spy”, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”, “The Night Manager”, etc.

That’s about Timothy’s father. Scroll to know about Timothy Cornwell.

NameTimothy Cornwell
Age57
GenderMale
Height
NationalityBritish
ProfessionJournalist
ParentsJohn le Carre, Alison Sharp
SiblingsSimon Cornwell, Stephen Cornwell, Nick Harkaway
Married/SingleMarried
WifeAlice Greenway
Children2

Breaking News: John le Carré, whose exquisitely nuanced, intricately plotted Cold War thrillers elevated the spy novel to high art, has died at 89.

— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 13, 2020

10 Facts On Timothy Cornwell

  1. Timothy Cornwell is a professional arts journalist and writer. Currently, his name has been buzzing because his famous father, John le Carre died at 89. His father passed away on December 12, 2020, because of pneumonia.
  2. What’s more? Timothy Cornwell hasn’t disclosed his date of birth. We search for his age all over the web and found that he is 57 years old at present.
  3. Timothy Cornwell is the son of David John Moore Cornwell (John le Carre) and Alison Sharp. His parents got hitched in 1954 and separated in 1971.
  4. He doesn’t have a profile written about his career on Wikipedia.
  5. Cornwell is married and also has two kids, though their identity is a secret. His wife’s name is Alice Greenway according to sources.
  6. He hasn’t spoken about his net worth to date. Moreover, he has been keeping a low profile. Thus, much about his career earning isn’t on board.
  7. Timothy grew up with two siblings named Simon Cornwell and Stephen Cornwell, and a half-sibling named Nick Harkaway.
  8. Talking about his job, he works as an arts journalist at Middle East Eye. Also, his works have been featured in Art Newspaper, Canvas, The Sunday Times, etc.
  9. He isn’t active on Twitter and Instagram.
  10. Timothy has over 30 years of experience working as an arts journalist.