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Photo: Malc McDonald · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Snodland, Kent
Stephen Capon is the only name on the Snodland list
The cricketer Stephen Capon was born in 1927. Their birth falls in the 20th century. 3 languages have an article about them. Within 4 mi, Chatham lists the most: 133, with Lee Ryan first.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Stephen Capon
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1927
Stephen Capon
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Snodland
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Chatham’s, at 133 names.
Questions about famous people from Snodland
Who is the most famous person from Snodland?
Stephen Capon (cricketer (1927-2017)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages.
How many famous people were born in Snodland?
1 people born in Snodland have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Snodland 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 Snodland?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Snodland’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)
- Lee Ryan: Lee_Ryan_2011.jpg: Christoph Henrichs from Germany derivative work: RanZag, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Brook: RedCarpetReport, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Hawkins: DerHexer, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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