#1Writing & Arts
Don Potter
1902–2004British sculptor, woodcarver and teacher (1902-2004)
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Newington, Kent
3 famous people call Newington their birthplace
Don Potter is the best known, with articles in 6 languages. Behind the leader come Richard Webster and Albert Elms. Per head, the list is long: 11.1 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Kent has 3.1. From Don Potter to Richard Webster, the births on the list run from 1902 to 1950.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Don Potter
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1902
Don Potter
Youngest
1950
Richard Webster
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Newington
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
#1RW#2
Writing & Arts
Richard Webster
1950–2011British historian and scholar of child abuse scandals (1950–2011)
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Film, TV & Stage
Albert Elms
1920–2009English television and film composer (1920–2009)
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Newington is known for
The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 2 people.
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
8 towns around it have someone on record.
Chatham · 6 miLee Ryan & 132 more
Gillingham · 4 miDavid Harvey & 75 more
Sittingbourne · 3 miLewis Theobald & 23 more
Sheerness · 7 miEdward James Reed & 15 morePABearsted · 7 miPaul Ashbee & 2 more
Hoo St Werburgh · 7 miDeclan Galbraith & 1 moreDHLower Halstow · 2 miDerek HalesRHQueenborough · 6 miRichard HatherillQuestions about famous people from Newington
Who is the most famous person from Newington?
Don Potter (British sculptor, woodcarver and teacher (1902-2004)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 6 languages. Next come Richard Webster and Albert Elms.
How many famous people were born in Newington?
3 people born in Newington have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Newington known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Newington?
Don Potter, born in 1902. The youngest on the list was born in 1950.
Who counts as from Newington?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Newington’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 (7)
- Don Potter: Jpbowen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Elms: G. Weir1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Ryan: Lee_Ryan_2011.jpg: Christoph Henrichs from Germany derivative work: RanZag, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Harvey: readingcapital, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Theobald: William Hogarth, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward James Reed: Carlo Pellegrini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Declan Galbraith: Stefan-Xp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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