#1Science & Medicine
Edward Battersby Bailey
1881–1965English geologist (1881-1965)
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Famous people · Marden, Kent
From 1791 to 1896, Marden was the birthplace of 3 famous people
Edward Battersby Bailey, the English geologist, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. The English cricketer Stephen Lefeaver ranks second, ahead of Sidney Highwood. Nearby, Cranbrook, 6 mi away, lists 13, led by Boyd Alexander. The list’s best known name, Edward Battersby Bailey, dates from 1881.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Edward Battersby Bailey
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1791
Stephen Lefeaver
Youngest
1896
Sidney Highwood
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Marden
Ranked by languages covered: Edward Battersby Bailey with 8, then Stephen Lefeaver with 3 and Sidney Highwood with 2.
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Known for
What Marden is known for
Scientists and doctors are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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 neighbour with the most names is Cranbrook, at 13.
Cranbrook · 6 miBoyd Alexander & 12 more
Wateringbury · 6 miStewart Symes & 4 more
Horsmonden · 3 miWilliam Moon & 2 moreJLCoxheath · 4 miJohn Larking & 1 more
Paddock Wood · 4 miFrederick E. Morgan & 1 moreTWYalding · 4 miTony WestonJPSutton Valence · 5 miJohn Hastings, 2nd Earl of PembrokeJWHeadcorn · 6 miJohn WillesQuestions about famous people from Marden
Who is the most famous person from Marden?
Edward Battersby Bailey (English geologist (1881-1965)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 8 languages. Next come Stephen Lefeaver and Sidney Highwood.
How many famous people were born in Marden?
3 people born in Marden have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 4 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Marden 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 Marden?
Stephen Lefeaver, born in 1791. The youngest on the list was born in 1896.
Who counts as from Marden?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Marden’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 (5)
- Edward Battersby Bailey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Boyd Alexander: Photographer unknown - obituary by W R Ogilvie-Grant, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stewart Symes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Moon: Engraved by D. & H. Taylor, after a photograph by W. & A. Fry, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick E. Morgan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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