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Photo: John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Kingston, Kent
A single famous person was born in Kingston: Sheila May Edmonds
In 1916, the English academic Sheila May Edmonds was born. That places their birth in the 20th century. Their name appears in articles in 4 languages. Christopher Marlowe tops the 160 names on record in Canterbury, 5 mi away.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Sheila May Edmonds
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1916
Sheila May Edmonds
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Kingston
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
Canterbury · 5 miChristopher Marlowe & 159 moreECChartham · 6 miEdwin Cheel & 3 moreAWBridge · 2 miArthur Webb & 1 moreGCAylesham · 2 miGeorge Curtis & 1 moreDMLittlebourne · 4 miDicky Mayes & 1 more
Wingham · 5 miWilliam Miller & 1 moreGMSturry · 6 miGeoffrey Basil Maiden & 1 more
Lyminge · 7 miStephen Stanley ParkerQuestions about famous people from Kingston
Who is the most famous person from Kingston?
Sheila May Edmonds (English academic) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages.
How many famous people were born in Kingston?
1 people born in Kingston have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Kingston known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Kingston?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Kingston’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 (3)
- Christopher Marlowe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Stanley Parker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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