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Photo: Nick Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Lydden, Kent
A single famous person was born in Lydden: Christopher Man
Christopher Man, the British Army general, was born in 1914. Their birth falls in the 20th century. One language has an article about them so far. The nearest list is in Dover, 3 mi away: 118 names, starting with Joss Stone.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Christopher Man
in 1 Wikipedia languages
First
1914
Christopher Man
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known
Born in Lydden
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Dover has the longest list next door: 118.
Questions about famous people from Lydden
Who is the most famous person from Lydden?
Christopher Man (British Army general) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 1 languages.
How many famous people were born in Lydden?
1 people born in Lydden have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Lydden known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Lydden?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Lydden’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 (2)
- Joss Stone: Ice Boy Tell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Harvey: After Daniël Mijtens, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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