#1Writing & Arts
Elizabeth Carter
1717–1806English poet and polymath (1717 – 1806)
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Famous people · Deal, Kent
Soldiers and sailors stand out among the 33 famous people born in Deal
Most widely known is Elizabeth Carter, the English poet and polymath, with articles in 20 languages. The largest group, 11, was born in the 20th century. Per head, the list is long: 11.4 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Kent has 3.1. Elizabeth Carter (1717) and Stephen Chidwick (1989) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
33
notable people
Best known
Elizabeth Carter
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1717
Elizabeth Carter
Youngest
1989
Stephen Chidwick
Most common field
Writing & Arts
8 people
What stands out about Deal’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Deal is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as soldiers and sailors, at 4.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Deal
Counted by languages, Elizabeth Carter is ahead of John Hulke and Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope: 20, 11 and 11.
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#2Science & Medicine
John Hulke
1830–1895British geologist and surgeon (1830–1895)
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#3Politics & Law
Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope
1805–1875British politician and historian (1805–1875)
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Through the years
When Deal’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1860s, with 4 people born in that decade.
Writing & ArtsSportsMilitaryPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineNotableMusicBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Deal
Of the other 30, 7 are writers and artists.
Frances Tophill
born 1901British horticulturalist and television presenter
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No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Dover’s, at 118 names.
Questions about famous people from Deal
Who is the most famous person from Deal?
Elizabeth Carter (English poet and polymath (1717 – 1806)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 20 languages. Next come John Hulke and Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope.
How many famous people were born in Deal?
33 people born in Deal have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 41 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Deal known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 8 of the 33. That is 24% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Deal?
Elizabeth Carter, born in 1717. The youngest on the list was born in 1989.
Who counts as from Deal?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Deal’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 (14)
- Elizabeth Carter: John Fayram, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hulke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope: Herbert Watkins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hassall: Lafayette photography studio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Arbuthnot: ©House of Lords / photography by Roger Harris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Millen: Alice Mills (1870-1929), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dornford Yates: George Charles Beresford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Chidwick: World Poker Tour, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Patterson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- F. F. Montrésor: J. Weston and Son (no individual credited), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sammy Moore: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Allen: Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joss Stone: Ice Boy Tell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. M. Reynolds: Reynolds's Miscellany, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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