#1Famous people · Kensington
Austin Stowell tops a list of 2 famous people born in Kensington
Austin Stowell, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 23 languages. The only other name is the baseball umpire Bob Hart. Next door, New Britain lists 65, led by Anna Eshoo. The oldest name on the list belongs to Bob Hart, born in 1879, the newest to Austin Stowell, born in 1984.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Austin Stowell
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1879
Bob Hart
Youngest
1984
Austin Stowell
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in Kensington
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Nearby, New Britain has the most on record, with 65.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kensington and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (4)
- Austin Stowell: Jennifer Robertson, Alcon Entertainment, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Hart: Bob_Hart,_Billy_Evans,_Hank_O'Day,_Dick_Nallin.jpg: Bain News Service, publisher derivative work: Delaywaves talk, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Eshoo: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Willard: Emma Willard, ca. 1805-1815., CC0, Wikimedia Commons