TH#1
Military
Thomas James Harris
1892–1918Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1892–1918)
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Bishop's palace at Halling · Photo: Marathon · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Halling, Kent
2 famous people were born in Halling
Articles in 2 languages make the recipient of the Victoria cross Thomas James Harris the best known. The other is George Edward Brett, the American publisher. Of its neighbours, Chatham, 4 mi away, lists the most: 133, Lee Ryan first. Born in 1829, George Edward Brett is the first name on record, and Thomas James Harris, born in 1892, the most recent.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Thomas James Harris
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1829
George Edward Brett
Youngest
1892
Thomas James Harris
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known
Born in Halling
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Known for
What Halling is known for
The largest field is Military, with 1 people.
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
The fullest list close by belongs to Chatham, with 133.
Questions about famous people from Halling
Who is the most famous person from Halling?
Thomas James Harris (recipient of the Victoria Cross (1892–1918)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages. Next come George Edward Brett.
How many famous people were born in Halling?
2 people born in Halling have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Halling known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Halling?
George Edward Brett, born in 1829. The youngest on the list was born in 1892.
Who counts as from Halling?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Halling’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)
- Lee Ryan: Lee_Ryan_2011.jpg: Christoph Henrichs from Germany derivative work: RanZag, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Brook: RedCarpetReport, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Hawkins: DerHexer, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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