#1Famous people · Westerham, Kent
The 7 famous people born in Westerham, led by James Wolfe
The best known is the British Army officer James Wolfe, with articles in 41 languages. More are soldiers and sailors than anything else, 3 in all. The list comes to 20.6 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.1 in the typical town in Kent. From Benjamin Hoadly in 1676 to Richard Calvocoressi in 1951, the births cover 275 years.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
James Wolfe
in 41 Wikipedia languages
First
1676
Benjamin Hoadly
Youngest
1951
Richard Calvocoressi
Most common field
Military
3 people
What stands out about Westerham’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Westerham’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1720s, at 1.
MilitaryFilm, TV & StageFaithSportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Westerham
Languages with an article: 41 for James Wolfe, 11 for Anthony Bushell, 8 for Benjamin Hoadly.
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What Westerham is known for
Set against the usual town, soldiers and sailors come out 11.7 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Westerham
A further 4 follow, born between 1825 and 1951.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
7 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Westerham
Who is the most famous person from Westerham?
James Wolfe (British Army officer (1727–1759)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 41 languages. Next come Anthony Bushell and Benjamin Hoadly.
How many famous people were born in Westerham?
7 people born in Westerham have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 11 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Westerham known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 3 of the 7. That is 43% of the town’s list, against 4% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Westerham?
Benjamin Hoadly, born in 1676. The youngest on the list was born in 1951.
Who counts as from Westerham?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Westerham’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 (8)
- James Wolfe: Attributed to Joseph Highmore, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Bushell: RKO Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Hoadly: Sarah Hoadly (1676-1743), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Bruford: No machine-readable author provided. Nomo assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Manley: Alexander Migl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Trott: David Woolfall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Chandor: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Surtees: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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