Folkestone
Folkestone ranks 4,641st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Soli (Cilicia), El Jadida, and Espinho, Portugal. Memorable people born in Folkestone include William Harvey, Noel Redding, and Ian Stewart. Memorable people who died in Folkestone include William de Wiveleslie Abney, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, and Samuel Plimsoll. Folkestone has been the birth place of many physicians and musicians and the death place of many politicians and astronomers. Folkestone is located in United Kingdom.
Folkestone is a port town on the English Channel, in Kent, south-east England. The town lies on the southern edge of the North Downs at a valley between two cliffs. It was an important harbour, shipping port and fashionable coastal resort for most part of the 19th and mid 20th centuries. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1578 and 1945, Folkestone was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including William Harvey, Noel Redding, and Ian Stewart. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Folkestone including William de Wiveleslie Abney, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, and Samuel Plimsoll.
People Born in Folkestone
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William Harvey
1578 - 1657
HPI: 75.15
Rank: 1
Noel Redding
1945 - 2003
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 2
Ian Stewart
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 3
People Deceased in Folkestone
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William de Wiveleslie Abney
1843 - 1920
HPI: 44.76
Rank: 1
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
1801 - 1885
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 2
Samuel Plimsoll
1824 - 1898
HPI: 42.11
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Deceased in Folkestone
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Folkestone were physicians (1), musicians (1), and mathematicians (1), while most who died were politicians (2) and astronomers (1).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Folkestone since 1700.
