Kent
Kent ranks 1,193rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Oldenburg (city), Abu Dhabi, and Smyrna. Memorable people born in Kent include William Pitt the Younger, Thomas Tallis, and William Caxton. Memorable people who died in Kent include John Vane, Jo Siffert, and Lorna Wing. Kent has been the birth place of many writers, and politicians and the death place of many chemists, and racing drivers. Kent is located in United Kingdom.
Kent is a county in the South East England region, the closest county to continental Europe. It borders Essex across the entire estuary of the River Thames to the north; the French department of Pas-de-Calais across the Strait of Dover to the south-east; East Sussex to the south-west; Surrey to the west and Greater London to the north-west. The county town is Maidstone. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1330 and 1999, Kent was the birth place of 13 globally memorable people, including William Pitt the Younger, Thomas Tallis, and William Caxton. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Kent including John Vane, Jo Siffert, and Lorna Wing.
People Born in Kent
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William Pitt the Younger
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1806
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 1
Thomas Tallis
COMPOSER
1502 - 1585
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 2
William Caxton
WRITER
1422 - 1491
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 3
Wat Tyler
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1341 - 1381
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 4
Allan Octavian Hume
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1829 - 1912
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 5
Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1772 - 1828
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 6
Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough
POLITICIAN
1681 - 1733
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 7
John Lyly
WRITER
1554 - 1606
HPI: 48.10
Rank: 8
John Gower
WRITER
1330 - 1408
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 9
Rob Knox
ACTOR
1989 - 2008
HPI: 41.24
Rank: 10
Carol V. Robinson
CHEMIST
1956 - Present
HPI: 31.56
Rank: 11
Liv Boeree
POKER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 30.21
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Kent
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John Vane
CHEMIST
1927 - 2004
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 1
Jo Siffert
RACING DRIVER
1936 - 1971
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 2
Lorna Wing
PHYSICIAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 3
Graham Sutherland
PAINTER
1903 - 1980
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 4
Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1908
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 5
Herbert Baker
ARCHITECT
1862 - 1946
HPI: 41.22
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kent were writers (3), politicians (2), social activists (2), composers (1), and military personnels (1), while most who died were chemists (1), racing drivers (1), physicians (1), painters (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kent, including Rob Knox. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kent, including William Caxton, John Lyly, and John Gower.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Kent since 1700.
