#1Writing & Arts
Robert Holdstock
1948–2009British fantasy and science fiction author (1948-2009)
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Famous people · Hythe, Kent
Soldiers and sailors stand out among the 17 famous people born in Hythe
The best known is the British fantasy and science fiction author Robert Holdstock, with articles in 19 languages. In the 20th century, 7 were born, the most of any period. For every 10,000 residents there are 11.6 on the list, well above the typical Kent town’s 3.1. Only 19 of the 122 towns in Kent with anyone on record list more.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Robert Holdstock
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1275
Hamo Hethe
Youngest
1994
Rose Ayling-Ellis
Most common field
Military
4 people
What stands out about Hythe’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Hythe is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as soldiers and sailors, at 6.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Hythe’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1900s come out on top, with 3 births.
MilitaryWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageFaithPolitics & LawSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Hythe
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
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#3Science & Medicine
Margaretta Louisa Lemon
1860–1953British humanitarian, ornithologist and conservationist
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Hythe
14 more, best known first.
Henry H. Travers
1844–1928New Zealand naturalist and botanist (1844–1928)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Charles Latham
1882–1968Wheat farmer and politician in Western Australia (1882–1968)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Folkestone’s, with 71.
Questions about famous people from Hythe
Who is the most famous person from Hythe?
Robert Holdstock (British fantasy and science fiction author (1948-2009)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 19 languages. Next come Hugh N. Kennedy and Margaretta Louisa Lemon.
How many famous people were born in Hythe?
17 people born in Hythe have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 18 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Hythe known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 4 of the 17. That is 24% of the town’s list, against 4% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Hythe?
Hamo Hethe, born in 1275. The youngest on the list was born in 1994.
Who counts as from Hythe?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Hythe’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 (12)
- Robert Holdstock: Philippe Gindre, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaretta Louisa Lemon: Photographer unknown but likely Ralph Winwood Robinson (1862-1942), image owned by Surrey History Centre, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rose Ayling-Ellis: Meena, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Pettit Smith: William Boxall, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Head Raddall: Chris Lund, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Latham: National Library of Australia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Shockley: Nikki Noyce, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Fryer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Orfeur Cavenagh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Harvey: After Daniël Mijtens, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Stanley Parker: 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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