Photo: Cockney Laurie · CC BY-SA 2.0One famous person was born in Lympne
In 1835, the cricketer Henry Biron was born. Their birth falls in the Georgian era. Readers can find them written up in 3 languages. Nearby, Folkestone, 6 mi away, lists 71, led by William Harvey.
Born in Lympne
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Folkestone has the most people on record, 71 of them.
Questions about famous people from Lympne
Who is the most famous person from Lympne?
Henry Biron (cricketer (1835-1915)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages.
How many famous people were born in Lympne?
1 people born in Lympne have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Lympne known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Lympne?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Lympne’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)
- William Harvey: After Daniël Mijtens, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Holdstock: Philippe Gindre, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Barton: most probably Thomas Holloway (1748–1827)[2] based on a painting by Henry Tresham, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Stanley Parker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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