#1Famous people · Horsmonden, Kent
From 1605 to 1967, Horsmonden was the birthplace of 3 famous people
Most widely known is William Moon, the British inventor, with articles in 6 languages. Ruth Thomas and Simon Willard follow. Just 7 mi away, Royal Tunbridge Wells’ list holds 119 names, Emma Corrin the best known. The list’s best known name, William Moon, dates from 1818.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
William Moon
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1605
Simon Willard
Youngest
1967
Ruth Thomas
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Horsmonden
The three are covered in 6, 3 and 2 languages: William Moon, Ruth Thomas and Simon Willard.
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Known for
What Horsmonden is known for
1 of them work in Science & Medicine, the biggest field.
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 Royal Tunbridge Wells, with 119.
Questions about famous people from Horsmonden
Who is the most famous person from Horsmonden?
William Moon (British inventor (1818-1894)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 6 languages. Next come Ruth Thomas and Simon Willard.
How many famous people were born in Horsmonden?
3 people born in Horsmonden have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Horsmonden known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Horsmonden?
Simon Willard, born in 1605. The youngest on the list was born in 1967.
Who counts as from Horsmonden?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Horsmonden’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 (6)
- William Moon: Engraved by D. & H. Taylor, after a photograph by W. & A. Fry, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Corrin: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boyd Alexander: Photographer unknown - obituary by W R Ogilvie-Grant, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caroline Rhys Davids: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Battersby Bailey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick E. Morgan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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