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Famous people · Coxheath, Kent
2 famous people were born in Coxheath
John Larking, the cricketer, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The list has one more: the British politician Sir John Barker, 1st Baronet. Nearby, Maidstone, 3 mi away, lists 136, led by Robert Fisk. The earliest on the list is Sir John Barker, 1st Baronet, born in 1840, and the youngest John Larking, born in 1921.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
John Larking
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1840
Sir John Barker, 1st Baronet
Youngest
1921
John Larking
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Coxheath
#2Politics & Law
Sir John Barker, 1st Baronet
1840–1914British politician (1840–1914)
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Known for
What Coxheath is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 1.
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
Close by, the fullest list is Maidstone’s, at 136 names.
Maidstone · 3 miRobert Fisk & 135 more
Larkfield · 5 miBarry Hawkins & 5 more
Wateringbury · 4 miStewart Symes & 4 morePABearsted · 4 miPaul Ashbee & 2 more
Marden · 4 miEdward Battersby Bailey & 2 moreGFKings Hill · 5 miGeorge Willoughby Fraser & 2 moreTWYalding · 3 miTony WestonJPSutton Valence · 4 miJohn Hastings, 2nd Earl of PembrokeQuestions about famous people from Coxheath
Who is the most famous person from Coxheath?
John Larking (cricketer (1921-1998)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages. Next come Sir John Barker, 1st Baronet.
How many famous people were born in Coxheath?
2 people born in Coxheath have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 3 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Coxheath known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Coxheath?
Sir John Barker, 1st Baronet, born in 1840. The youngest on the list was born in 1921.
Who counts as from Coxheath?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Coxheath’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 (5)
- Sir John Barker, 1st Baronet: "HCO", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Fisk: Alan Liefting, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Hawkins: DerHexer, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stewart Symes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Battersby Bailey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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