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Maidstone (gbr)

United Kingdom

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Maidstone ranks 944th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lowell, Massachusetts, Simferopol, and San Miguel de Tucumán. Memorable people born in Maidstone include Mike Ratledge, Robert Fisk, and Jojo Moyes. Memorable people who died in Maidstone include Daphne Oram, Malcolm MacDonald, and Graham Chapman. Maidstone has been the birth place of many writers, and actors and the death place of many musicians, and politicians. Maidstone is located in United Kingdom.

Maidstone is the largest town in Kent, England, of which it is the county town. Maidstone is historically important and lies 32 miles (51 km) east-south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town, linking it with Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river carried much of the town's trade as the centre of the agricultural county of Kent, which is known as the Garden of England. There is evidence of settlement in the area dating back before the Stone Age. The town, part of the borough of Maidstone, had an approximate population of 100,000 in 2019. Since World War II, the town's economy has shifted from heavy industry towards light industry and services. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1405 and 1999, Maidstone was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including Mike Ratledge, Robert Fisk, and Jojo Moyes. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Maidstone including Daphne Oram, Malcolm MacDonald, and Graham Chapman.

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Maidstone were writers (4), actors (4), musicians (2), soccer players (2), and racing drivers (1),  while most who died were musicians (1), politicians (1), and actors (1).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Maidstone, including Mackenzie Crook, Tom Riley, and Tamsin Greig. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Maidstone, including Robert Fisk, Jojo Moyes, and William Hazlitt.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Maidstone since 1700.