#1Famous people · Kettering, Northamptonshire
The 118 famous people born in Kettering, led by Sienna Guillory
Most widely known is Sienna Guillory, the British actress, with articles in 44 languages. The next two names are Sean Dyche and Sarah Gilbert. Among the 59 towns in Northamptonshire with famous people on record, the town ranks 2nd. The largest group, 56, was born since 1970.
Born here
118
notable people
Best known
Sienna Guillory
in 44 Wikipedia languages
First
1697
John Gill
Youngest
2007
Nelly Las
Most common field
Sports
76 people
What stands out about Kettering’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Kettering’s famous people were born
The 1980s saw the most births of any decade: 23.
SportsWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageMusicPolitics & LawNotableMilitaryFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Kettering
Ranked by languages covered: Sienna Guillory with 44, then Sean Dyche with 38 and Sarah Gilbert with 32.
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What Kettering is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Kettering
115 more names, born between 1697 and 2007.
Thomas Cooper Gotch
1854–1931English Pre-Raphaelite painter and book illustrator (1854-1931)
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John Gill
1697–1771English Baptist pastor, biblical scholar and theologian (1697-1771)
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Henry Nettleship
1839–189319th century British schoolteacher and classical scholar (1839–1893)
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Thomas Northcote Toller
1844–1930British professor and editor (1844-1930)
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G. F. Laundon
1938–1984New Zealand-based mycologist, plant pathologist and trans rights activist (1938–1984)
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Samuel Perkins Pick
1858–1919Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Wellingborough has the most on record: 36.
Wellingborough · 7 miThom Yorke & 35 more
Corby · 6 miBrendan Coyle & 16 more
Rothwell · 4 miJim Dale & 6 moreHWDesborough · 5 miHarold Walker & 3 moreBKIrthlingborough · 7 miBill Keech & 3 moreLCGeddington · 3 miLen Chalmers & 1 more
Woodford · 6 miGeorge Edmund Street & 1 more
Burton Latimer · 3 miHumphrey HenchmanQuestions about famous people from Kettering
Who is the most famous person from Kettering?
Sienna Guillory (British actress) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 44 languages. Next come Sean Dyche and Sarah Gilbert.
How many famous people were born in Kettering?
118 people born in Kettering have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 132 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Kettering known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 76 of the 118. That is 64% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Kettering?
John Gill, born in 1697. The youngest on the list was born in 2007.
Who counts as from Kettering?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Kettering’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 (39)
- Sienna Guillory: Helen Taylor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Dyche: Toffee TV : Everton Fan Channel, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Gilbert: Escv2021, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyren Wilson: Benutzer:Bill da Flute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Chambers: Ncadc2004, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred East: Philip de László, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Cooper Gotch: Thomas Cooper Gotch, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Panter: Nick from Chelmsford, Essex, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charley Hull: Wojciech Migda (Wmigda), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Acaster: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Gill: George Vertue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Dennis: The National Churches Trust, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Kendall: Grasso Luigi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Catherine Hall: Society of Antiquaries of London, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- A. Wallis Myers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Keatings: AndrewIC, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Faryl Smith: Simon and Nik from Darlington, United Kingdom, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trevor Benjamin: Stew jones, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Carruthers: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Woods: Franziska, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Pursglove: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aribim Pepple: A Disappearing Act, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Dempster: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bluewheelofficial/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Graham: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Waller: Charlie, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Nettleship: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Knibb: Benjamin Haydon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Reed: Councillor Max Hunt., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus Kelly: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Aldis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nelly Las: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Cannon: Charlie from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Ames: Robert Ames, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Smith: Roger Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thom Yorke: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brendan Coyle: Moonfilmsvideo, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Dale: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Edmund Street: Frederick Waddy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Humphrey Henchman: After Peter Lely, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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