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Famous people · Faversham, Kent
Soldiers and sailors stand out among the 27 famous people born in Faversham
Most widely known is George Finlay, the Scottish historian, with articles in 19 languages. In the Victorian era, 11 were born, the most of any period. Over 715 years of births, the list goes from Haymo of Faversham (1250) to Adam Holloway (1965). Per head, the list is long: 12.9 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Kent has 3.1.
Born here
27
notable people
Best known
George Finlay
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1250
Haymo of Faversham
Youngest
1965
Adam Holloway
Most common field
Sports
8 people
What stands out about Faversham’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Faversham is known for
Faversham has 5.1× the usual share of soldiers and sailors.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Faversham’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1880s come out on top, with 3 births.
SportsMilitaryFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsFaithPolitics & LawMusicNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Faversham
Two of the three are soldiers and sailors.
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Everyone else born in Faversham
24 more, best known first.
Albert E. Smith
1874–1958American stage magician, film director and producer (1875-1958)
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Adam Holloway
born 1965British soldier, journalist and Conservative Party politician (born 1965)
MilitaryWikipedia ↗
Haymo of Faversham
1250–1244English Franciscan and scholar of Scholasticism
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
4 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Faversham
Who is the most famous person from Faversham?
George Finlay (Scottish historian (1799-1875)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 19 languages. Next come Jack Ward and Philip Neame.
How many famous people were born in Faversham?
27 people born in Faversham have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 33 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Faversham known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 8 of the 27. That is 30% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Faversham?
Haymo of Faversham, born in 1250. The youngest on the list was born in 1965.
Who counts as from Faversham?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Faversham’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 (9)
- Philip Neame: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert E. Smith: Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Smith: Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Bonham: The original uploader was Clithering at Chinese Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Alfred Wise: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Shove: Lady Ottoline Morrell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William O'Brien: Eric Koch for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Marsh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Theobald: William Hogarth, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
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