#1Writing & Arts
Violet McNaughton
1879–1968Canadian journalist and women's rights activist (1879-1968)
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Famous people · Borden, Kent
A single famous person was born in Borden: Violet McNaughton
Violet McNaughton came into the world in 1879. That places their birth in the Victorian era. Readers can find them written up in one language. Nearby, Gillingham, 6 mi away, lists 76, led by David Harvey.
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Violet McNaughton
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First
1879
Violet McNaughton
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Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Borden
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Gillingham’s, with 76.
Gillingham · 6 miDavid Harvey & 75 more
Sittingbourne · 2 miLewis Theobald & 23 moreHLLenham and Harrietsham · 6 miH. Christopher Longuet-Higgins & 4 morePEMinster (Swale) · 7 miPhil Edwards & 3 more
Newington · 2 miDon Potter & 2 morePABearsted · 7 miPaul Ashbee & 2 moreDHLower Halstow · 3 miDerek HalesRHQueenborough · 6 miRichard HatherillQuestions about famous people from Borden
Who is the most famous person from Borden?
Violet McNaughton (Canadian journalist and women's rights activist (1879-1968)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 1 languages.
How many famous people were born in Borden?
1 people born in Borden have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Borden known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Borden?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Borden’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 (4)
- Violet McNaughton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Harvey: readingcapital, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Theobald: William Hogarth, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Potter: Jpbowen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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