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John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
1347–137514th century English noble and soldier
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Photo: Marathon · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Sutton Valence, Kent
John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, born in 1347, is Sutton Valence’s famous person on record
John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke came into the world in 1347. That places their birth before the Georgians. Their story is told in 10 languages. Nearby, Maidstone, 5 mi away, lists 136, led by Robert Fisk.
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John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Maidstone counts 136 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Maidstone · 5 miRobert Fisk & 135 more
Cranbrook · 8 miBoyd Alexander & 12 moreHLLenham and Harrietsham · 4 miH. Christopher Longuet-Higgins & 4 more
Wateringbury · 8 miStewart Symes & 4 morePABearsted · 4 miPaul Ashbee & 2 more
Marden · 5 miEdward Battersby Bailey & 2 more
Biddenden · 7 miJohn R. Winder & 2 moreJLCoxheath · 4 miJohn Larking & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Sutton Valence
Who is the most famous person from Sutton Valence?
John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (14th century English noble and soldier) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 10 languages.
How many famous people were born in Sutton Valence?
1 people born in Sutton Valence have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Sutton Valence known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Sutton Valence?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Sutton Valence’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 (5)
- Robert Fisk: Alan Liefting, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Boyd Alexander: Photographer unknown - obituary by W R Ogilvie-Grant, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stewart Symes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Battersby Bailey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Winder: Charles Roscoe Savage, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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