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Famous people · Eastry, Kent
Soldiers and sailors stand out among the 8 famous people born in Eastry
At the top of the list is the English footballer Eric Fright, covered in 5 languages. The largest group, 5, was born in the Georgian era. Only 28 of the 122 towns in Kent with anyone on record list more. John Harvey (1740) and Tony Hooper (1939) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Eric Fright
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1740
John Harvey
Youngest
1939
Tony Hooper
Most common field
Military
4 people
What stands out about Eastry’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Eastry is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is soldiers and sailors, at 13.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Eastry’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1930s than in any other decade: 2.
MilitarySportsMusicFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Eastry
First, Eric Fright (5 languages), then Tony Hooper (5) and John Harvey (3).
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Everyone else born in Eastry
The other 5 span the years 1772 to 1938.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Deal, at 33.
Questions about famous people from Eastry
Who is the most famous person from Eastry?
Eric Fright (English footballer (1917-1995)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 5 languages. Next come Tony Hooper and John Harvey.
How many famous people were born in Eastry?
8 people born in Eastry have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 9 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Eastry known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 4 of the 8. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Eastry?
John Harvey, born in 1740. The youngest on the list was born in 1939.
Who counts as from Eastry?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Eastry’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)
- John Harvey: Gilbert Stuart, 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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