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Photo: DS Pugh · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Eynsford, Kent
2 famous people were born in Eynsford
Thomas Whitby, the English cricketer, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The only other name is the British artist Henry Stockley. The neighbour with the longest list is Swanley, 3 mi away: 5, led by Crispian St. Peters. Over 79 years of births, the list goes from Thomas Whitby (1813) to Henry Stockley (1892).
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Thomas Whitby
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1813
Thomas Whitby
Youngest
1892
Henry Stockley
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Eynsford
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Known for
What Eynsford 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 Swanley’s, at 5 names.
Swanley · 3 miCrispian St. Peters & 4 moreTWFarningham · 1 miTrevor Ward & 2 more
Otford and Kemsing · 4 miEdith of Wilton & 2 more
Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley · 4 miMatt Fry & 2 moreWRHorton Kirby · 2 miWilliam Boys Rashleigh & 1 moreJWSouth Darenth and Sutton at Hone · 3 miJimmy WoottonTEHawley · 4 miThomas Mylius Savage EnglishQuestions about famous people from Eynsford
Who is the most famous person from Eynsford?
Thomas Whitby (English cricketer (1813-1881)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages. Next come Henry Stockley.
How many famous people were born in Eynsford?
2 people born in Eynsford 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 Eynsford 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 Eynsford?
Thomas Whitby, born in 1813. The youngest on the list was born in 1892.
Who counts as from Eynsford?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Eynsford’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)
- Crispian St. Peters: Jamie Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edith of Wilton: Juan de las Roelas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Fry: Yabush, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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