Kent
Kent ranks 966th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Limón, Portsmouth, Virginia, and Zaporizhzhia. Memorable people born in Kent include William Pitt the Younger, Thomas Tallis, and Wat Tyler. 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
Between 1330 and 1999, Kent was the birth place of 13 globally memorable people, including William Pitt the Younger, Thomas Tallis, and Wat Tyler. 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
1759 - 1806
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 1
Thomas Tallis
1502 - 1585
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 2
Wat Tyler
1341 - 1381
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 3
William Caxton
1422 - 1491
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 4
Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet
1772 - 1828
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 5
Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough
1681 - 1733
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 6
John Gower
1330 - 1408
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 7
John Lyly
1554 - 1606
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 8
George Grote
1794 - 1871
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 9
Rob Knox
1989 - 2008
HPI: 35.39
Rank: 10
Liv Boeree
1984 - Present
HPI: 31.19
Rank: 11
Lisa Andreas
1987 - Present
HPI: 22.84
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Kent
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People Deceased in Kent
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John Vane
1927 - 2004
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 1
Jo Siffert
1936 - 1971
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 2
Lorna Wing
1928 - 2014
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 3
Graham Sutherland
1903 - 1980
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 4
Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby
1841 - 1908
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 5
Herbert Baker
1862 - 1946
HPI: 39.20
Rank: 6
Most individuals born in present day Kent were writers (3), politicians (2), singers (2), composers (1), and social activists (1), while most who died were chemists (1), racing drivers (1), physicians (1), painters (1), and politicians (1).
Over the past 100 years, singers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kent, including Lisa Andreas and Hrvy. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kent, including William Caxton, John Gower, and John Lyly.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Kent since 1700.
