GF#1
Science & Medicine
George Willoughby Fraser
1866–1923English civil engineer
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Famous people · Kings Hill, Kent
From 1602 to 1930, Kings Hill was the birthplace of 3 famous people
The best known is the English civil engineer George Willoughby Fraser, with articles in 5 languages. Close behind are Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland and Colin Page. The nearest list is in Larkfield, 3 mi away: 6 names, starting with Barry Hawkins. George Willoughby Fraser, the best known, was born in 1866.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
George Willoughby Fraser
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1602
Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland
Youngest
1930
Colin Page
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Kings Hill
Ranked by languages covered: George Willoughby Fraser with 5, then Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland with 5 and Colin Page with 4.
#2Politics & Law
Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland
1602–1666English politician and poet (1602-1666)
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CP#3
Known for
What Kings Hill is known for
The field with the most names is Science & Medicine: 1.
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 Larkfield, with 6.
Larkfield · 3 miBarry Hawkins & 5 more
Wateringbury · 1 miStewart Symes & 4 moreCFHadlow · 4 miColin Fairservice & 2 moreCCBorough Green · 4 miCatherine Crowe & 2 more
Plaxtol · 4 miWalter Monckton, 1st Viscount Monckton of Brenchley & 2 moreJLCoxheath · 5 miJohn Larking & 1 moreTWYalding · 3 miTony WestonSCSnodland · 4 miStephen CaponQuestions about famous people from Kings Hill
Who is the most famous person from Kings Hill?
George Willoughby Fraser (English civil engineer) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 5 languages. Next come Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland and Colin Page.
How many famous people were born in Kings Hill?
3 people born in Kings Hill have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Kings Hill 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 Kings Hill?
Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland, born in 1602. The youngest on the list was born in 1930.
Who counts as from Kings Hill?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Kings Hill’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)
- Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Hawkins: DerHexer, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stewart Symes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Monckton, 1st Viscount Monckton of Brenchley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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