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Writing & Arts
Geoffrey Basil Maiden
1907–1977British writer (1907–1977)
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Photo: Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Sturry, Kent
2 famous people were born in Sturry
The best known is the British writer Geoffrey Basil Maiden, with articles in 2 languages. The list has one more: the English athlete Matthew Stonier. Canterbury, 2 mi away, has 160 on its list, the best known Christopher Marlowe. Births span 1907 to 2001, from Geoffrey Basil Maiden to Matthew Stonier.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Geoffrey Basil Maiden
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1907
Geoffrey Basil Maiden
Youngest
2001
Matthew Stonier
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Sturry
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Known for
What Sturry is known for
The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 1 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
The best known from each town within 12 miles of Sturry, with how many people each has.
Canterbury · 2 miChristopher Marlowe & 159 moreSKWhitstable · 5 miSean Kerly & 25 more
Herne Bay · 5 miKevin Ayers & 12 moreECChartham · 6 miEdwin Cheel & 3 moreDMLittlebourne · 3 miDicky Mayes & 1 moreAWBridge · 4 miArthur Webb & 1 more
Wingham · 4 miWilliam Miller & 1 moreGCAylesham · 6 miGeorge Curtis & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Sturry
Who is the most famous person from Sturry?
Geoffrey Basil Maiden (British writer (1907–1977)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages. Next come Matthew Stonier.
How many famous people were born in Sturry?
2 people born in Sturry 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 Sturry known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Sturry?
Geoffrey Basil Maiden, born in 1907. The youngest on the list was born in 2001.
Who counts as from Sturry?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Sturry’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)
- Christopher Marlowe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Ayers: TimDuncan, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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