Famous People Born In Kent

Right IconThis ranking is based on an algorithm that combines various factors, including the votes of our users and search trends on the internet.

Vote for Your Favourite People Born In Kent
 1 
Henry VIII of England
(King of England (1509 - 1547))
Henry VIII of England
56
Birthdate: June 28, 1491
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: January 28, 1547
 2 
Anne Boleyn
(Queen Consort of England from 1533 to 1536)
Anne Boleyn
29
Birthdate: 1507 AD
Died: May 19, 1536
 3 
H. G. Wells
(British Author Who Has Been Called the 'Father of Science Fiction')
H. G. Wells
24
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 21, 1866
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: August 13, 1946
 4 
Brenda Blethyn
(Best Known for Her Roles in the Films: ‘Secrets & Lies’, ‘Little Voice’ and ‘Pride & Prejudice’)
Brenda Blethyn
7
Birthdate: February 20, 1946
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 5 
John Paul Jones
(Musician)
John Paul Jones
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 3, 1946
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 6 
Alan Watts
(English Writer Who Interpreted and Popularised Japanese, Chinese and Hindu Philosophy for Western Audience)
Alan Watts
20
Birthdate: January 6, 1915
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: November 16, 1973
 7 
Shane MacGowan
(Lead Singer and Songwriter of Celtic Punk Band 'The Pogues')
Shane MacGowan
10
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: December 25, 1957
Sun Sign: Capricorn
 8 
Harvey Cantwell
(English Singer and Television Personality Known for His Show ‘Friday Download’)
Harvey Cantwell
11
Birthdate: January 28, 1999
Sun Sign: Aquarius
 9 
Tamsin Greig
(Actress)
Tamsin Greig
7
Birthdate: July 12, 1966
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 10 
David Frost
(Television Host Best Remembered for the show 'Through the Keyhole' and 'That Was the Week That Was')
David Frost
6
Birthdate: April 7, 1939
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: August 31, 2013
 11 
Kelly Holmes
(Middle-Distance Runner Who Won Two Golds in the 2004 Olympics in Athens)
Kelly Holmes
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 19, 1970
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 12 
Georgina Campbell
(Actress)
Georgina Campbell
2
Birthdate: June 12, 1992
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 13 
Thomas Tallis
(Composer, Organist)
Thomas Tallis
4
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 30, 1505
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: November 23, 1585
 14 
Pip Torrens
(Best Known for His Role as ‘Tommy Lascelles’ in the TV Series ‘The Crown’)
Pip Torrens
3
Birthdate: June 2, 1960
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 15 
Rob Knox
(Actor)
Rob Knox
4
Birthdate: August 21, 1989
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: May 24, 2008
 16 
Trevor Howard
(English Stage, Film, and Television Actor)
Trevor Howard
3
Birthdate: September 29, 1913
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: January 7, 1988
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 17 
Jacqueline Jossa
(Actress)
Jacqueline Jossa
3
Birthdate: October 29, 1992
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 18 
Marie of Romania
(Wife of Ferdinand I of Romania and Former Queen Consort of Romania (1914 - 1927))
Marie of Romania
4
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 29, 1875
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: July 10, 1938
 19 
Dina Asher-Smith
(British Sprinter and Fastest British Woman on Record)
Dina Asher-Smith
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 4, 1995
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 20 
Mackenzie Crook
(Actor)
Mackenzie Crook
3
Birthdate: September 29, 1971
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 21 
Milo Yiannopoulos
(Political Commentator)
Milo Yiannopoulos
22
Birthdate: October 18, 1984
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 22 
Philip Sidney
(Poet of the Elizabethan Era Known for a Pastoral Romance Entitled 'The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia')
Philip Sidney
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 30, 1554
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: October 17, 1586
 23 
Sydney Greenstreet
(Actor)
Sydney Greenstreet
6
Birthdate: December 27, 1879
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: January 18, 1954
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 24 
David Sylvian
(Singer)
David Sylvian
4
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: February 23, 1958
Sun Sign: Pisces
 25 
Alistair Appleton
(Television Presenter)
Alistair Appleton
1
Birthdate: January 31, 1970
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 26 
Paul Ritter
9
Birthdate: December 20, 1966
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: April 5, 2021
 27 
Bill Bruford
(Drummer)
Bill Bruford
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 17, 1949
Sun Sign: Taurus
 28 
Francis Walsingham
(Principal Secretary to Queen Elizabeth I of England and Popularly Remembered as Her 'Spymaster')
Francis Walsingham
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1532 AD
Died: April 6, 1590
 29 
Hattie Jacques
(Actress)
Hattie Jacques
6
Birthdate: February 7, 1922
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: October 6, 1980
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 30 
Anna Lee
(Actress)
Anna Lee
2
Birthdate: January 2, 1913
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: May 14, 2004
 31 
Jack Scanlon
6
Birthdate: August 6, 1998
Sun Sign: Leo
 32 
Pete Tong
(DJs)
Pete Tong
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: July 30, 1960
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 33 
Linda Bassett
(Actress)
Linda Bassett
0
Birthdate: February 4, 1950
Sun Sign: Aquarius
 34 
Hannah Arterton
(Actress)
Hannah Arterton
3
Birthdate: January 26, 1989
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 35 
Sam Palladio
(Actor)
Sam Palladio
3
Birthdate: November 21, 1986
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 36 
Vita Sackville-West
(Writer)
Vita Sackville-West
5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 9, 1892
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: June 2, 1962
 37 
Walter de La Mare
(Poet)
Walter de La Mare
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 25, 1873
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: June 22, 1956
 38 
William Caxton
(First person to introduce a printing press into England)
William Caxton
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: 1415 AD
Died: 1492 AD
 39 
Robert Bridges
(Poet)
Robert Bridges
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 23, 1844
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: April 21, 1930
 40 
Ian Stewart
(mathematician, novelist, writer, university teacher, science fiction writer)
Ian Stewart
2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 24, 1945
Sun Sign: Libra
 41 
Wat Tyler
(Activists)
Wat Tyler
2
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: January 4, 1341
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: June 15, 1381
 42 
Linda Smith
(Comedian)
Linda Smith
0
Birthdate: January 29, 1958
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: February 27, 2006
 43 
Terry Hollands
(Strongman Athlete)
Terry Hollands
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 6, 1979
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
 44 
John Redwood
(Politician)
John Redwood
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 15, 1951
Sun Sign: Gemini
 45 
Kevin Ayers
(Singer-songwriter)
Kevin Ayers
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 16, 1944
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: February 18, 2013
 46 
Malcolm Campbell
(British Racer Who Achieved the World Speed Record on Both Water and Land on Multiple Occasions)
Malcolm Campbell
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 11, 1885
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: December 31, 1948
 47 
Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
(Aristocrat)
Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
2
Birthdate: April 20, 1884
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: July 13, 1966
 48 
Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
(Nobleman)
Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1130 AD
Died: April 20, 1176
 49 
Peter Phillips
(Member of the British Royal Family)
Peter Phillips
9
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 15, 1977
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 50 
Quentin Blake
(Cartoonist)
Quentin Blake
4
Birthdate: December 16, 1932
Sun Sign: Sagittarius