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Photo: Dr Neil Clifton · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Hawley, Kent
A single famous person was born in Hawley: Thomas Mylius Savage English
In 1868, the naturalist Thomas Mylius Savage English was born. Their birth falls in the Victorian era. One language has an article about them so far. Dartford, 2 mi away, has 104 on its list, the best known Mick Jagger.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Thomas Mylius Savage English
in 1 Wikipedia languages
First
1868
Thomas Mylius Savage English
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Hawley
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Dartford has the most on record: 104.
Dartford · 2 miMick Jagger & 103 more
Swanley · 3 miCrispian St. Peters & 4 moreTWFarningham · 3 miTrevor Ward & 2 moreRWSwanscombe · 4 miRuth Westbrook & 2 moreWRHorton Kirby · 2 miWilliam Boys Rashleigh & 1 moreTWEynsford · 4 miThomas Whitby & 1 moreJWSouth Darenth and Sutton at Hone · 2 miJimmy WoottonQuestions about famous people from Hawley
Who is the most famous person from Hawley?
Thomas Mylius Savage English (naturalist) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 1 languages.
How many famous people were born in Hawley?
1 people born in Hawley have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Hawley known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Hawley?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Hawley’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 (2)
- Mick Jagger: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crispian St. Peters: Jamie Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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