#1Famous people · Otford and Kemsing, Kent
3 famous people were born in Otford and Kemsing from 961 to 1943
Most widely known is Edith of Wilton, the English nun, with articles in 13 languages. Close behind are Cecil Francis Kilner and A.M. Parkin. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 4.1, close to the 3.1 of the typical Kent town. Sevenoaks, 2 mi away, has 49 on its list, the best known Bill Bruford.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Edith of Wilton
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
961
Edith of Wilton
Youngest
1943
A.M. Parkin
Most common field
Faith
1 people
The best known
Born in Otford and Kemsing
Counted by languages, Edith of Wilton is ahead of Cecil Francis Kilner and A.M. Parkin: 13, 2 and 1.
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Known for
What Otford and Kemsing is known for
Faith leads the fields, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
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Famous people from the towns next door
7 towns around it have someone on record.
Sevenoaks · 2 miBill Bruford & 48 more
Wrotham · 5 miHenry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge & 3 moreTWFarningham · 5 miTrevor Ward & 2 moreCCBorough Green · 5 miCatherine Crowe & 2 more
Plaxtol · 6 miWalter Monckton, 1st Viscount Monckton of Brenchley & 2 moreBGSundridge · 4 miBert Goffey & 1 moreTWEynsford · 4 miThomas Whitby & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Otford and Kemsing
Who is the most famous person from Otford and Kemsing?
Edith of Wilton (English nun) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 13 languages. Next come Cecil Francis Kilner and A.M. Parkin.
How many famous people were born in Otford and Kemsing?
3 people born in Otford and Kemsing 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 Otford and Kemsing known for?
Among its famous people, ministers and preachers: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 2% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Otford and Kemsing?
Edith of Wilton, born in 961. The youngest on the list was born in 1943.
Who counts as from Otford and Kemsing?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Otford and Kemsing’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)
- Edith of Wilton: Juan de las Roelas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Bruford: No machine-readable author provided. Nomo assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge: After Francis Holl / Eden Upton Eddis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Monckton, 1st Viscount Monckton of Brenchley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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