Gillingham, Kent
Gillingham, Kent ranks 3,217th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ivančice, Batna (city), and Brody. Memorable people born in Gillingham, Kent include William Adams, David Harvey, and Lorna Wing. Gillingham, Kent has been the birth place of many explorers, and geographers. Gillingham, Kent is located in United Kingdom.
Gillingham is a town in Kent, England, which forms a conurbation with neighbouring Chatham, Rochester, Strood and Rainham. It is the largest town in the borough of Medway and in 2020 had a population of 108,785. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1564 and 1935, Gillingham, Kent was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including William Adams, David Harvey, and Lorna Wing.
People Born in Gillingham, Kent
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William Adams
EXPLORER
1564 - 1620
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 3
David Harvey
GEOGRAPHER
1935 - Present
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 5
Lorna Wing
PHYSICIAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 2
Ron Tauranac
ENGINEER
1925 - 2020
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 1
Ted Ditchburn
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2005
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Gillingham, Kent were explorers (1), geographers (1), physicians (1), engineers (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, geographers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Gillingham, Kent, including David Harvey. Whereas, throughout history, explorers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Gillingham, Kent, including William Adams.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Gillingham, Kent since 1700.
