#1Famous people · Hawkhurst, Kent
7 famous people were born in Hawkhurst from 1684 to 1950
Articles in 12 languages make the British politician Nick Brown the best known. The next two names are Philip Langridge and Nathaniel Lardner. In the 20th century, 5 were born, the most of any period. The list comes to 19 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.1 in the typical town in Kent.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Nick Brown
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1684
Nathaniel Lardner
Youngest
1950
Nick Brown
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Hawkhurst
The three are covered in 12, 9 and 5 languages: Nick Brown, Philip Langridge and Nathaniel Lardner.
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#3Through the years
When Hawkhurst’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1930s, with 2 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawMusicFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Hawkhurst is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Hawkhurst
Of the other 4, 2 are athletes.
John Rutherford
1935–2013English cricketer who played for Cambridge University Cricket Club between 1957 and 1958
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Tenterden’s, with 14.
Tenterden · 8 miDavid Frost & 13 more
Cranbrook · 4 miBoyd Alexander & 12 more
Wadhurst · 8 miCaroline Rhys Davids & 4 more
Benenden · 3 miAidan Crawley & 3 more
Burwash · 6 miAlbert Relf & 2 more
Horsmonden · 7 miWilliam Moon & 2 more
Biddenden · 7 miJohn R. Winder & 2 more
Hurst Green · 3 miTich CornfordQuestions about famous people from Hawkhurst
Who is the most famous person from Hawkhurst?
Nick Brown (British politician (born 1950)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 12 languages. Next come Philip Langridge and Nathaniel Lardner.
How many famous people were born in Hawkhurst?
7 people born in Hawkhurst 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 Hawkhurst known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 7. That is 29% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Hawkhurst?
Nathaniel Lardner, born in 1684. The youngest on the list was born in 1950.
Who counts as from Hawkhurst?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Hawkhurst’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 (11)
- Nick Brown: Richard Townshend, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Langridge: Johnny Langridge, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Lardner: Engraving by Thomas Kitchin, 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
- Caroline Rhys Davids: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aidan Crawley: Elliott & Fry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Relf: George Beldam, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Moon: Engraved by D. & H. Taylor, after a photograph by W. & A. Fry, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Winder: Charles Roscoe Savage, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tich Cornford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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