#1Film, TV & Stage
David Frost
1939–2013British television host, journalist, comedian and writer (1939–2013)
38 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Tenterden, Kent
From 1588 to 1990, Tenterden was the birthplace of 14 famous people
Best known of all is David Frost, written about in 38 languages. The largest group, 5, was born in the 20th century. The list’s best known name, David Frost, dates from 1939. Only 23 of the 122 towns in Kent with anyone on record list more.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
David Frost
in 38 Wikipedia languages
First
1588
Ralph Whitfield
Youngest
1990
Maurice Holmes
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
3 people
What stands out about Tenterden’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Tenterden’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1960s than in any other decade: 3.
Film, TV & StageSportsPolitics & LawBusinessWriting & ArtsFaithMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Tenterden
Ranked by languages covered: David Frost with 38, then Gary Hume with 9 and Peter Rodger with 8.
#1GH#2
#3Film, TV & Stage
Peter Rodger
born 1965British filmmaker and photographer
8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Tenterden is known for
Tenterden has 2.5× the usual share of performers.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Tenterden
Another 11, 3 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Rye counts 14 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Tenterden
Who is the most famous person from Tenterden?
David Frost (British television host, journalist, comedian and writer (1939–2013)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 38 languages. Next come Gary Hume and Peter Rodger.
How many famous people were born in Tenterden?
14 people born in Tenterden have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 16 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Tenterden known for?
Among its famous people, performers: 3 of the 14. That is 21% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Tenterden?
Ralph Whitfield, born in 1588. The youngest on the list was born in 1990.
Who counts as from Tenterden?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Tenterden’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 (10)
- David Frost: Robert D. Ward, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Rodger: Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Lansdell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James H. Osmer: Charles A. Babcock, compiler and editor. J. H. Beers & Company (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Finn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Fletcher (playwright): Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Boyd Alexander: Photographer unknown - obituary by W R Ogilvie-Grant, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Brown: Richard Townshend, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aidan Crawley: Elliott & Fry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Winder: Charles Roscoe Savage, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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