#1Famous people · Frittenden, Kent
2 famous people call Frittenden their birthplace
Articles in 2 languages make the Royal Navy admiral Arthur Moore the best known. The other is John Gilchrist Inglis, the British Royal Navy officer. Tenterden, 6 mi off, can claim 14 famous people, the best known David Frost. From Arthur Moore to John Gilchrist Inglis, the births on the list run from 1847 to 1906.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Arthur Moore
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1847
Arthur Moore
Youngest
1906
John Gilchrist Inglis
Most common field
Military
2 people
The best known
Born in Frittenden
#1JI#2
Military
John Gilchrist Inglis
1906–1972British Royal Navy officer (1906-1972)
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Tenterden lists the most people: 14.
Tenterden · 6 miDavid Frost & 13 more
Cranbrook · 4 miBoyd Alexander & 12 more
Benenden · 5 miAidan Crawley & 3 more
Biddenden · 3 miJohn R. Winder & 2 more
Marden · 5 miEdward Battersby Bailey & 2 more
Horsmonden · 7 miWilliam Moon & 2 moreJWHeadcorn · 3 miJohn WillesJPSutton Valence · 5 miJohn Hastings, 2nd Earl of PembrokeQuestions about famous people from Frittenden
Who is the most famous person from Frittenden?
Arthur Moore (Royal Navy admiral (1847-1934)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages. Next come John Gilchrist Inglis.
How many famous people were born in Frittenden?
2 people born in Frittenden have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Frittenden known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Frittenden?
Arthur Moore, born in 1847. The youngest on the list was born in 1906.
Who counts as from Frittenden?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Frittenden’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 (7)
- Arthur Moore: The Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Frost: Robert D. Ward, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Boyd Alexander: Photographer unknown - obituary by W R Ogilvie-Grant, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aidan Crawley: Elliott & Fry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Winder: Charles Roscoe Savage, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Battersby Bailey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Moon: Engraved by D. & H. Taylor, after a photograph by W. & A. Fry, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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