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Famous people · Shorne, Kent
2 famous people call Shorne their birthplace
George Bennett, the English cricketer, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. One more name completes the list: Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 10th Baronet. A short trip away, Gravesend (3 mi) counts 103 famous people, Derek Barton among them. The oldest name on the list belongs to George Bennett, born in 1829, the newest to Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 10th Baronet, born in 1835.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
George Bennett
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1829
George Bennett
Youngest
1835
Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 10th Baronet
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Shorne
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Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 10th Baronet
1835–193626th Chief of Clan Maclean (1835-1936)
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Known for
What Shorne is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 1.
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
Nearby, Gravesend has the most on record, with 103.
Questions about famous people from Shorne
Who is the most famous person from Shorne?
George Bennett (English cricketer (1829-1886)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages. Next come Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 10th Baronet.
How many famous people were born in Shorne?
2 people born in Shorne have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Shorne known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Shorne?
George Bennett, born in 1829. The youngest on the list was born in 1835.
Who counts as from Shorne?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Shorne’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 (3)
- Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 10th Baronet: Godbola, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Barton: National Portrait Gallery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Brook: RedCarpetReport, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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