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Photo: Chris Whippet · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Chartway Street, Kent
One famous person was born in Chartway Street
The British statistician George Paine was born in 1918. Their birth falls in the 20th century. Readers can find them written up in one language. For more famous names, Maidstone is 5 mi away: its list has 136, led by Robert Fisk.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
George Paine
in 1 Wikipedia languages
First
1918
George Paine
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Chartway Street
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Maidstone lists the most people: 136.
Maidstone · 5 miRobert Fisk & 135 moreHLLenham and Harrietsham · 4 miH. Christopher Longuet-Higgins & 4 morePABearsted · 4 miPaul Ashbee & 2 more
Marden · 6 miEdward Battersby Bailey & 2 more
Biddenden · 7 miJohn R. Winder & 2 moreJLCoxheath · 5 miJohn Larking & 1 moreJPSutton Valence · 1 miJohn Hastings, 2nd Earl of PembrokeJWHeadcorn · 3 miJohn WillesQuestions about famous people from Chartway Street
Who is the most famous person from Chartway Street?
George Paine (British statistician) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 1 languages.
How many famous people were born in Chartway Street?
1 people born in Chartway Street have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Chartway Street known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Chartway Street?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Chartway Street’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 (3)
- Robert Fisk: Alan Liefting, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Battersby Bailey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Winder: Charles Roscoe Savage, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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