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Politics & Law
John Tufton
1773–1799British politician and cricketer (1773-1799)
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Famous people · Hothfield, Kent
From 1773 to 1873, Hothfield was the birthplace of 2 famous people
At the top of the list is the British politician and cricketer John Tufton, covered in 4 languages. The other is John Tufton, 2nd Baron Hothfield, the British Army officer and cricketer. The nearest list is in Ashford, 3 mi away: 80 names, starting with Frederick Forsyth. The list’s best known name, John Tufton, dates from 1773.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
John Tufton
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1773
John Tufton
Youngest
1873
John Tufton, 2nd Baron Hothfield
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Hothfield
#2Military
John Tufton, 2nd Baron Hothfield
1873–1952British Army officer and cricketer
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Hothfield is known for
Share of Hothfield’s famous people in each 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 longest list nearby is Ashford’s, with 80.
Questions about famous people from Hothfield
Who is the most famous person from Hothfield?
John Tufton (British politician and cricketer (1773-1799)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages. Next come John Tufton, 2nd Baron Hothfield.
How many famous people were born in Hothfield?
2 people born in Hothfield have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Hothfield known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Hothfield?
John Tufton, born in 1773. The youngest on the list was born in 1873.
Who counts as from Hothfield?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Hothfield’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 (4)
- John Tufton, 2nd Baron Hothfield: Bassano Ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Forsyth: Hannu Lindroos / Helsingin Sanomat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Catharine Macaulay: Robert Edge Pine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Barton: most probably Thomas Holloway (1748–1827)[2] based on a painting by Henry Tresham, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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