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Caroline Maria Noel
1817–1877English hymnwriter, born 1817 April 10; died 1877 December 07
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Photo: Poliphilo · CC0Famous people · Teston, Kent
Teston has one famous person on record
Caroline Maria Noel came into the world in 1817. Their birth falls in the Georgian era. One language has an article about them so far. The nearest list is in Maidstone, 4 mi away: 136 names, starting with Robert Fisk.
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Caroline Maria Noel
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Caroline Maria Noel
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Maidstone has the most on record: 136.
Maidstone · 4 miRobert Fisk & 135 more
Larkfield · 3 miBarry Hawkins & 5 more
Wateringbury · 1 miStewart Symes & 4 moreGFKings Hill · 2 miGeorge Willoughby Fraser & 2 moreCFHadlow · 5 miColin Fairservice & 2 moreJLCoxheath · 3 miJohn Larking & 1 moreTWYalding · 2 miTony WestonSCSnodland · 5 miStephen CaponQuestions about famous people from Teston
Who is the most famous person from Teston?
Caroline Maria Noel (English hymnwriter, born 1817 April 10; died 1877 December 07) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 1 languages.
How many famous people were born in Teston?
1 people born in Teston have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Teston known for?
Among its famous people, ministers and preachers: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 2% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Teston?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Teston’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)
- Robert Fisk: Alan Liefting, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Hawkins: DerHexer, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stewart Symes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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