#1Famous people · Wingham, Kent
Wingham’s famous people span 136 years: 2 births from 1795 to 1931
William Miller leads the list, covered in 8 languages. The only other name is the English actor Edwin Apps. Of its neighbours, Canterbury, 6 mi away, lists the most: 160, Christopher Marlowe first. The list’s best known name, William Miller, dates from 1795.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
William Miller
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1795
William Miller
Youngest
1931
Edwin Apps
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known
Born in Wingham
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Known for
What Wingham is known for
Share of Wingham’s famous people in each field.
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
Close by, the fullest list is Canterbury’s, at 160 names.
Questions about famous people from Wingham
Who is the most famous person from Wingham?
William Miller (English-born soldier, born 1795) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 8 languages. Next come Edwin Apps.
How many famous people were born in Wingham?
2 people born in Wingham 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 Wingham known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Wingham?
William Miller, born in 1795. The youngest on the list was born in 1931.
Who counts as from Wingham?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Wingham’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)
- William Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Marlowe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. M. Reynolds: Reynolds's Miscellany, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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