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Photo: Michael Garlick · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Headcorn, Kent
One famous person was born in Headcorn
The English cricketer John Willes was born in 1778. That places their birth in the Georgian era. Their name appears in articles in 2 languages. Of its neighbours, Tenterden, 7 mi away, lists the most: 14, David Frost first.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
John Willes
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1778
John Willes
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Headcorn
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Tenterden, at 14.
Tenterden · 7 miDavid Frost & 13 more
Cranbrook · 6 miBoyd Alexander & 12 moreHLLenham and Harrietsham · 6 miH. Christopher Longuet-Higgins & 4 more
Benenden · 7 miAidan Crawley & 3 more
Biddenden · 4 miJohn R. Winder & 2 more
Marden · 6 miEdward Battersby Bailey & 2 morePABearsted · 7 miPaul Ashbee & 2 moreJLCoxheath · 7 miJohn Larking & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Headcorn
Who is the most famous person from Headcorn?
John Willes (English cricketer (1778-1852)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages.
How many famous people were born in Headcorn?
1 people born in Headcorn have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Headcorn known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Headcorn?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Headcorn’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 (5)
- 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
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