#1Faith
John R. Winder
1821–1910First Counselor in the First Presidency under Joseph F. Smith (1821-1910)
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Famous people · Biddenden, Kent
3 famous people were born in Biddenden
John R. Winder is the best known, with articles in 4 languages. The next two names are Charles Hillyer and William Guy. The neighbour with the longest list is Tenterden, 4 mi away: 14, led by David Frost. From John R. Winder to William Guy, the births on the list run from 1821 to 1859.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
John R. Winder
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1821
John R. Winder
Youngest
1859
William Guy
Most common field
Faith
1 people
The best known
Born in Biddenden
Ranked by languages covered: John R. Winder with 4, then Charles Hillyer with 3 and William Guy with 1.
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Science & Medicine
William Guy
1859–1950British pioneer of modern dentistry
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Known for
What Biddenden is known for
Share of Biddenden’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Tenterden has the most on record: 14.
Tenterden · 4 miDavid Frost & 13 more
Cranbrook · 5 miBoyd Alexander & 12 more
Hawkhurst · 7 miNick Brown & 6 more
Benenden · 4 miAidan Crawley & 3 more
Marden · 8 miEdward Battersby Bailey & 2 moreJWHeadcorn · 4 miJohn WillesECWoodchurch · 7 miEdward William ColeJPSutton Valence · 7 miJohn Hastings, 2nd Earl of PembrokeQuestions about famous people from Biddenden
Who is the most famous person from Biddenden?
John R. Winder (first Counselor in the First Presidency under Joseph F. Smith (1821-1910)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages. Next come Charles Hillyer and William Guy.
How many famous people were born in Biddenden?
3 people born in Biddenden have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Biddenden known for?
Among its famous people, ministers and preachers: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 2% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Biddenden?
John R. Winder, born in 1821. The youngest on the list was born in 1859.
Who counts as from Biddenden?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Biddenden’s built-up area (the ONS 2022 boundary), a hospital or district within it included, whose English Wikipedia article agrees. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
Why is someone missing?
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a bigger area (“London”), another town, or missing, or their article may give no birthplace. We only list people both sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations) and English Wikipedia (each person’s article confirms the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are placed in the town by the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary (Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0). Ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across UK towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- John R. Winder: Charles Roscoe Savage, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Frost: Robert D. Ward, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Boyd Alexander: Photographer unknown - obituary by W R Ogilvie-Grant, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Brown: Richard Townshend, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aidan Crawley: Elliott & Fry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Battersby Bailey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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