#1Politics & Law
Edward Heath
1916–2005Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 (1916–2005)
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Famous people · Broadstairs, Kent
Edward Heath leads the 16 famous people born in Broadstairs
Articles about Edward Heath exist in 81 languages. Richard Rodney Bennett, the British composer and pianist, comes second, with John Cockett third. 12 of them were born in the 20th century, more than in any other period. Athletes make up the largest group, 6 of them.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Edward Heath
in 81 Wikipedia languages
First
1816
Thomas Russell Crampton
Youngest
1983
Michael Crees
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Broadstairs’ famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Broadstairs
Languages with an article: 81 for Edward Heath, 23 for Richard Rodney Bennett, 15 for John Cockett.
#1RB#2
Music
Richard Rodney Bennett
1936–2012British composer and pianist (1936-2012)
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JC#3
Sports
John Cockett
1927–2020Field hockey player and cricketer (1927-2020)
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Through the years
When Broadstairs’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1910s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Broadstairs is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 6 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Broadstairs
Here are 13 more, born from 1816 to 1983.
Henry Frederick Stephenson
1842–1919Royal Navy officer, courtier, and Arctic explorer (1842-1919)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 6 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Broadstairs
Who is the most famous person from Broadstairs?
Edward Heath (prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 (1916–2005)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 81 languages. Next come Richard Rodney Bennett and John Cockett.
How many famous people were born in Broadstairs?
16 people born in Broadstairs have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 19 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Broadstairs known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 6 of the 16. That is 38% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Broadstairs?
Thomas Russell Crampton, born in 1816. The youngest on the list was born in 1983.
Who counts as from Broadstairs?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Broadstairs’ 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 (9)
- Edward Heath: Moshe Milner, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Russell Crampton: unknown 19th century, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Frederick Stephenson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Pendry, Baron Pendry: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trevor Howard: Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred North Whitehead: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Carter: John Fayram, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. M. Reynolds: Reynolds's Miscellany, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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