This is a list of notable residents of the county of

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who have a Wikipedia page. Persons are grouped by occupation and listed in order of birth. Kent is defined by its current boundaries.

Academics, engineers and scientists

* Charles Culmer (c. 1300s) – supposedly built the fishermen's stairs which Broadstairs is named after *

William Caxton William Caxton ( – ) was an English merchant, diplomat and writer. He is thought to be the first person to introduce a printing press into England, in 1476, and as a printer to be the first English retailer of printed books. His parentage a ...

(c. 1420 – c. 1492) – first person to introduce a printing press into England * Richard Knolles (c. 1545–1610) – Ottoman Empire historian * Richard Baker (1568–1645) – historian *

Robert Fludd Robert Fludd, also known as Robertus de Fluctibus (17 January 1574 – 8 September 1637), was a prominent English Paracelsian physician with both scientific and occult interests. He is remembered as an astrologer, mathematician, cosmologis ...

(1574–1637) – physicist and astrologer *

John Tradescant the elder John Tradescant the Elder (; c. 1570s – 15–16 April 1638), father of John Tradescant the Younger, was an English naturalist, gardener, collector and traveller. On 18 June 1607 he married Elizabeth Day of Meopham in Kent, England. She had been ...

(c. 1575–1638) – gardener and botanist *

John Tradescant the Younger John Tradescant the Younger (; 4 August 1608 – 22 April 1662), son of John Tradescant the Elder, was a botanist and gardener. The standard author abbreviation Trad. is applied to species he described. Biography Son of John Tradescant th ...

(1608–1662) – gardener and botanist *

William Harvey William Harvey (1 April 1578 – 3 June 1657) was an English physician who made influential contributions in anatomy and physiology. He was the first known physician to describe completely, and in detail, the systemic circulation and propert ...

(1578–1657) – anatomist * John Wallis (1616–1703) – mathematician given partial credit for the development of modern calculus *

Robert Plot Robert Plot (13 December 1640 – 30 April 1696) was an English naturalist, first Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford, and the first keeper of the Ashmolean Museum. Early life and education Born in Borden, Kent to parents Robe ...

(1640–1696) – naturalist and Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford * Stephen Gray (1666–1736) – physicist and astronomer * Thomas Steers (1672–1750) – civil engineer and canal builder *

Stephen Hales Stephen Hales (17 September 16774 January 1761) was an English clergyman who made major contributions to a range of scientific fields including botany, pneumatic chemistry and physiology. He was the first person to measure blood pressure. He al ...

(1677–1761) – physiologist and chemist * George Sale (1697–1736) – Islamic studies scholar *

Thomas Bayes Thomas Bayes ( ; 1701 7 April 1761) was an English statistician, philosopher and Presbyterian minister who is known for formulating a specific case of the theorem that bears his name: Bayes' theorem. Bayes never published what would become his ...

(c. 1702–1761) – mathematician and formulator of Bayes' theorem * Edward Jacob – antiquary and naturalist *

Edward Nairne Edward Nairne (1726 – 1 September 1806) was English optician and scientific instrument maker. Biography Nairne was born in Sandwich, England. He was apprenticed to the optician Matthew Loft in 1741 and established his own business at 20 Cor ...

(1726–1806) – scientific instrument maker * James Six (1731–1793) – meteorologist and inventor of the maximum minimum thermometer * Catharine Macaulay (1731–1791) – historian *

Edward Hasted Edward Hasted (20 December 1732 OS (31 December 1732 NS) – 14 January 1812) was an English antiquarian and pioneering historian of his ancestral home county of Kent. As such, he was the author of a major county history, ''The History and T ...

(1732–1812) – Kent historian *

Lionel Lukin Lionel Lukin (18 May 1742 – 16 February 1834) was a British inventor and lifeboat designer. Bibliography * Frederick Robus: ''Lionel Lukin of Dunmow: The Inventor of the Lifeboat''. Robus Broth. 1925 Web ''Life Boat''(Made up in Brit ...

(1742–1834) – possible inventor of the lifeboat *

William Congreve William Congreve (24 January 1670 – 19 January 1729) was an English playwright and poet of the Restoration period. He is known for his clever, satirical dialogue and influence on the comedy of manners style of that period. He was also a mi ...

(1772–1828) – inventor and rocket pioneer * Thomas Frederick Colby (1784–1852) – director of the Ordnance Survey * Richard Jones (1790–1855) – economist *

Joshua Trimmer Joshua Trimmer (11 July 1795 – 16 September 1857) was an English geologist born at North Cray in Kent. He was the son of Joshua Kirby Trimmer of Brentford, and grandson of Sarah Trimmer (1741–1810), author of the ''Story of the Robins'' (1786) ...

(1795–1857) – geologist *

John Stevens Henslow John Stevens Henslow (6 February 1796 – 16 May 1861) was a British priest, botanist and geologist. He is best remembered as friend and mentor to his pupil Charles Darwin. Early life Henslow was born at Rochester, Kent, the son of a solicit ...

(1796–1861) – botanist and geologist *

Anna Atkins Anna Atkins (née Children; 16 March 1799 – 9 June 1871) was an English botanist and photographer. She is often considered the first person to publish a book illustrated with photographic images. Some sources say that she was the first woma ...

(1799–1871) – botanical photographer *

George Finlay George Finlay (21 December 1799 – 26 January 1875) was a Scottish historian. Biography Finlay was born in Faversham, Kent, where his Scottish father, Captain John Finlay FRS, an officer in the Royal Engineers, was inspector of government powd ...

(1799–1875) – Greek historian * George Newport (1803–1854) – entomologist * Robert Main (1808–1878) – astronomer * Edmund Law Lushington (1811–1893) – Greek scholar and Rector of Glasgow University *

Joseph Prestwich Sir Joseph Prestwich, FRS (12 March 1812 – 23 June 1896) was a British geologist and businessman, known as an expert on the Tertiary Period and for having confirmed the findings of Boucher de Perthes of ancient flint tools in the Somme vall ...

(1812–1896) – geologist *

Edward Betts Edward Ladd Betts (5 June 1815 – 21 January 1872) was an English civil engineering contractor who was mainly involved in the building of railways. Early life Edward Betts was born at Buckland, near Dover, son of William Betts (1790–1867) ...

(1815–1872) – railway civil engineering contractor *

Thomas Russell Crampton Thomas Russell Crampton, MICE, MIMechE (6 August 1816 – 19 April 1888) was an English engineer born at Broadstairs, Kent, and trained on Brunel's Great Western Railway. He is best known for designing the Crampton locomotive but had many eng ...

(1816–1888) – engineer and designer of the Crampton locomotive * Charles Kettle (1821–1862) – New Zealand town planner *

Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, (5 April 182710 February 1912) was a British surgeon, medical scientist, experimental pathologist and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery and preventative medicine. Joseph Lister revolutionised the craft of su ...

(1827–1912) – surgeon and President of the Royal Society *

Nathaniel Barnaby Sir Nathaniel Barnaby, (25 February 1829 – 16 June 1915) was Chief Constructor of the Royal Navy from 1872 to 1885. Biography Born on 25 February 1829 in Chatham, Barnaby began his career as a naval apprentice at Sheerness in 1843. He won ...

(1829–1915) – Chief Constructor of the Royal Navy *

Edward James Reed Sir Edward James Reed, KCB, FRS (20 September 1830 – 30 November 1906) was a British naval architect, author, politician, and railroad magnate. He was the Chief Constructor of the Royal Navy from 1863 until 1870. He was a Liberal politicia ...

(1830–1906) – Chief Constructor of the Royal Navy * John Hulke (1830–1895) – surgeon and geologist * Alexander Henry Green (1832–1896) – geologist *

Fleeming Jenkin Henry Charles Fleeming Jenkin FRS FRSE LLD (; 25 March 1833 – 12 June 1885) was Regius Professor of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh, remarkable for his versatility. Known to the world as the inventor of the cable car or telphera ...

(1833–1885) – Professor of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh *

Robinson Ellis Robinson Ellis, FBA (5 September 1834 – 9 October 1913) was an English classical scholar. Ellis was born at Barming, near Maidstone, and was educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey, Rugby School, and Balliol College, Oxford. He took a Firs ...

(1834–1913) – Professor of Latin at Trinity College, Oxford * James Holden (1837–1925) – locomotive engineer * Frank Rutley (1842–1904) – geologist and petrographer * William Robert Brooks (1844–1922) – American astronomer * Henry George Smith (1852–1924) – chemist * James Fletcher (1852–1908) – Canadian entomologist, botanist and writer * Aubyn Trevor-Battye (1855–1922) – zoologist and writer *

Henry Watson Fowler Henry Watson Fowler (10 March 1858 – 26 December 1933) was an English schoolmaster, lexicographer and commentator on the usage of the English language. He is notable for both ''A Dictionary of Modern English Usage'' and his work on the ''Con ...

(1858–1933) – lexicographer * Alfred North Whitehead (1861–1947) – mathematician and philosopher *

Herbert Baker Sir Herbert Baker (9 June 1862 – 4 February 1946) was an English architect remembered as the dominant force in South African architecture for two decades, and a major designer of some of New Delhi's most notable government structures. He wa ...

(1862–1946) – South Africa architect * Baillie Scott (1865–1945) – architect * Patrick Young Alexander (1867–1943) – aeronautical pioneer *

Frank Finn Frank Finn FZS, MBOU (1868 – 1 October 1932) was an English ornithologist. Finn was born in Maidstone and educated at Maidstone Grammar School and Brasenose College, Oxford. He went on a collecting expedition to East Africa in 1892, a ...

(1868–1932) – ornithologist *

Reginald Punnett Reginald Crundall Punnett FRS (; 20 June 1875 – 3 January 1967) was a British geneticist who co-founded, with William Bateson, the ''Journal of Genetics'' in 1910. Punnett is probably best remembered today as the creator of the Punnett ...

(1875–1967) – geneticist and creator of the Punnett square *

William Sealy Gosset William Sealy Gosset (13 June 1876 – 16 October 1937) was an English statistician, chemist and brewer who served as Head Brewer of Guinness and Head Experimental Brewer of Guinness and was a pioneer of modern statistics. He pioneered small s ...

(1876–1937) – chemist and statistician *

Vita Sackville-West Victoria Mary, Lady Nicolson, CH (née Sackville-West; 9 March 1892 – 2 June 1962), usually known as Vita Sackville-West, was an English author and garden designer. Sackville-West was a successful novelist, poet and journalist, as wel ...

(1892–1962) – novelist, traveller and gardener *

Henry Tizard Sir Henry Thomas Tizard (23 August 1885 – 9 October 1959) was an English chemist, inventor and Rector of Imperial College, who developed the modern "octane rating" used to classify petrol, helped develop radar in World War II, and led the fir ...

(1885–1959) – chemist and inventor *

John Edensor Littlewood John Edensor Littlewood (9 June 1885 – 6 September 1977) was a British mathematician. He worked on topics relating to analysis, number theory, and differential equations, and had lengthy collaborations with G. H. Hardy, Srinivasa Ramanu ...

(1885–1977) – mathematician *

Verena Holmes Verena Winifred Holmes (23 June 1889 – 20 February 1964) was an English mechanical engineer and multi-field inventor, the first woman member elected to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (1924) and the Institution of Locomotive Engineers ...

(1889–1964) – mechanical engineer and multi-field inventor *

Arthur Waley Arthur David Waley (born Arthur David Schloss, 19 August 188927 June 1966) was an English orientalist and sinologist who achieved both popular and scholarly acclaim for his translations of Chinese and Japanese poetry. Among his honours were ...

(1889–1966) – orientalist and sinologist *

Reg Balch Reginald Ernest Balch (December 29, 1894 – 1994) was a Canadian photographer and scientist. Biography He was born in Sevenoaks, England, the son of the Rev. Alfred Ernest Balch and Sarah Hawkes. He was educated at Bedford School and Kingswoo ...

(1894–1994) – ecologist and photographer * A. J. Arkell (1898–1980) – North African scholar *

Stanley Hooker Sir Stanley George Hooker, CBE, FRS, DPhil, BSc, FRAeS, MIMechE, FAAAS, (30 September 1907 – 24 May 1984) was a mathematician and jet engine engineer. He was employed first at Rolls-Royce where he worked on the earliest designs such as ...

(1907–1984) – jet engine engineer *

Simone Weil Simone Adolphine Weil ( , ; 3 February 1909 – 24 August 1943) was a French philosopher, mystic, and political activist. Over 2,500 scholarly works have been published about her, including close analyses and readings of her work, since 1995. ...

(1909–1943) – French philosopher and mystic *

Richard Beeching, Baron Beeching Richard Beeching, Baron Beeching (21 April 1913 – 23 March 1985), commonly known as Dr Beeching, was a physicist and engineer who for a short but very notable time was chairman of British Railways. He became a household name in Britain in the e ...

(1913–1985) – engineer and chairman of British Railways * Maurice Lister (1914–2003) – chemist *

Sheila Sherlock Dame Sheila Patricia Violet Sherlock DBE, FRCP FRCPE FRS HFRSE FMGA FCRGA (31 March 1918 – 30 December 2001) was a British physician and medical educator who is considered the major 20th-century contributor to the field of hepatology (the ...

(1918–2001) – physician and hepatologist * George E. P. Box (1918–2001) – statistician * John Aspinall (1926–2000) – zoo owner *

Peter Hemingway Peter George Hemingway (1929 – May 15, 1995) was a British architect who practiced mainly in Canada and designed many public works including the Muttart Conservatory and the Central Pentecostal Tabernacle. Biography Hemingway was born in Min ...

(1929–1995) – architect *

David Harvey David W. Harvey (born 31 October 1935) is a British-born Marxist economic geographer, podcaster and Distinguished Professor of anthropology and geography at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY). He received his P ...

(born 1935) – Professor of Anthropology at the City University of New York * Michael Pearson (1936–2017) – expert on clocks and clock-making * David L. Clarke (1937–1976) – archaeologist noted for his work on processual archaeology * Diarmaid MacCulloch (born 1951) – Professor of 'the History of the Church' at the University of Oxford *

Daniel Tammet Daniel Tammet (born Daniel Paul Corney; 31 January 1979) is an English writer and savant. His memoir, ''Born on a Blue Day'' (2006), is about his early life with Asperger syndrome and savant syndrome, and was named a "Best Book for Young Adu ...

(born 1979) – autistic savant and record pi reciter

Actors

* Thomas Robson Brownhill (1821–1864) – theatre actor and comedian *

Ellen Ternan Ellen Lawless Ternan (3 March 1839 – 25 April 1914), also known as Nelly Ternan or Nelly Wharton-Robinson, was an English actress known for association with the author Charles Dickens. Birth and family life Ellen Ternan was born in Roche ...

(1839–1914) – actress and mistress of Charles Dickens * Francis Robert Benson (1858–1939) – actor and theatre manager *

Lilian Braithwaite Dame Florence Lilian Braithwaite, (9 March 1873 – 17 September 1948), known professionally as Lilian Braithwaite, was an English actress, primarily of the stage, although she appeared in both silent and talkie films. Early life She was born ...

(1873–1948) – actress and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire *

Sydney Greenstreet Sydney Hughes Greenstreet (December 27, 1879 – January 18, 1954) was a British-American actor. While he did not begin his career in films until the age of 61, he had a run of significant motion pictures in a Hollywood career lasting throu ...

(1875–1954) – actor in films such as ''Casablanca'' and ''The Maltese Falcon'' *

Philip Hewland Philip Hewland (12 December 1876, Gravesend, Kent, England – 1953, Ealing, London) was a British actor. He had one son Ivor and a granddaughter Domini. Selected filmography * '' The Christian'' (1915) * '' His Daughter's Dilemma'' (1916) * ''Ar ...

(1876–1953) – stage and film actor *

Victor McLaglen Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen (10 December 1886 – 7 November 1959) was a British boxer-turned-Hollywood actor.Obituary ''Variety'', 11 November 1959, page 79. He was known as a character actor, particularly in Westerns, and made sev ...

(1886–1956) – 1935 Academy Award winner for Best Actor * Ballard Berkeley (1904–1988) – actor noted for his role as Major Gowen in TV's ''Fawlty Towers'' *

Margot Grahame Margot Grahame (born Margaret Clark; 20 February 1911 – 1 January 1982) was an English actress most noted for starring in '' The Informer'' (1935) and ''The Three Musketeers'' (1935). She started acting in 1930 and made her last screen app ...

(1911–1982) – actress in films such as ''The Informer'' and ''The Crimson Pirate'' *

Harry Andrews Harry Stewart Fleetwood Andrews, CBE (10 November 1911 – 6 March 1989) was an English actor known for his film portrayals of tough military officers. His performance as Regimental Sergeant Major Wilson in ''The Hill'' (1965) alongside Sean ...

(1911–1989) – actor in films such as ''Superman'' and ''Watership Down'' *

Trevor Howard Trevor Wallace Howard-Smith (29 September 1913 – 7 January 1988) was an English stage, film, and television actor. After varied work in the theatre, he achieved star status with his role in the film ''Brief Encounter'' (1945), followed by ''T ...

(1913–1988) – Academy Award nominated film actor *

Peter Cushing Peter Wilton Cushing (26 May 1913 – 11 August 1994) was an English actor. His acting career spanned over six decades and included appearances in more than 100 films, as well as many television, stage, and radio roles. He achieved recognition ...

(1913–1994) – film actor of the Hammer Films, ''Star Wars'' and ''Dr Who and the Daleks'' *

Bob Todd Brian Todd (15 December 1921 – 21 October 1992), known professionally as Bob Todd, was an English comedy actor, mostly known for appearing as a straight man in the sketch shows of Benny Hill and Spike Milligan. For many years, he lived in ...

(1922–1992) – comedy actor and sidekick of Benny Hill and Spike Milligan *

Hattie Jacques Hattie Jacques (; born Josephine Edwina Jaques; 7 February 1922 – 6 October 1980) was an English comedy actress of stage, radio and screen. She is best known as a regular of the ''Carry On'' films, where she typically played strict, no-non ...

(1924–1980) – comedy actress of the ''Carry On'' films and TV's ''Sykes'' * Frederick Treves (born 1925) – prolific TV actor *

Alec McCowen Alexander Duncan McCowen, (26 May 1925 – 6 February 2017) was an English actor. He was known for his work in numerous film and stage productions. Early life McCowen was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, the son of Mary (née Walkden), a dance ...

(1925–2017) – Golden Globe nominated film, theatre and TV actor *

Peter Barkworth Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a s ...

(1929–2006) – BAFTA winning actor *

Dinsdale Landen Dinsdale James Landen (4 September 1932 – 29 December 2003) was an English actor. His television appearances included starring in the shows ''Devenish'' (1977) and ''Pig in the Middle'' (1980). ''The Independent'' named him an "outstanding ac ...

(1932–2003) – TV actor *

Lance Percival John Lancelot Blades Percival (26 July 1933 – 6 January 2015), known as Lance Percival, was an English actor, comedian and singer, best known for his appearances in satirical comedy television shows of the early 1960s and his ability to impr ...

(1933–2015) – comedy actor *

Patsy Byrne Patricia Anne Thirza Byrne (13 July 1933 – 17 June 2014) was an English actress, best known for her role as "Nursie" in '' Blackadder II'' as well as Malcolm's domineering Mother, Mrs Stoneway in all seven series of the ITV comedy '' Watchin ...

(1933–2014) – actress noted for her role as Nursie in TV's ''Blackadder II'' *

Tom Baker Thomas Stewart Baker (born 20 January 1934) is an English actor and writer. He is well known for his portrayal of the fourth incarnation of the Doctor in the science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' from 1974 to 1981.Scott, Danny. (1 ...

(born 1934) – actor in TV's ''Doctor Who'' and ''Little Britain'' * Joanna Van Gyseghem (born 1941) – actress in TV's ''Duty Free'' and ''Rumpole of the Bailey'' *

Michael Crawford Michael Patrick Smith, (born 19 January 1942), known professionally as Michael Crawford, is an English tenor, actor and comedian. Crawford is best known for playing both the hapless Frank Spencer in the sitcom '' Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em'' a ...

(born 1942) – Tony Award-winning comedy, film and musical actor * Brenda Blethyn (born 1946) – Academy Award nominated actress *

Rusty Goffe Rusty Goffe (born 30 October 1948) is an English actor, best known for his appearances in ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'', '' Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope'', and the ''Harry Potter'' franchise. Early life Goffe was born on 30 Oct ...

(born 1948) – dwarf actor in the films ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'' and ''Willow'' *

Fiona Reid Fiona Reid, CM (born 24 July 1951) is an English-born Canadian television, film, and stage actress. She is best known for her roles as Cathy on the TV series ''King of Kensington'' and Harriet Miller in the film ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding''. E ...

(born 1951) – Canadian TV and film actress *

Mark Rylance Sir David Mark Rylance Waters (born 18 January 1960) is a British actor, playwright and theatre director. He is known for his roles on stage and screen having received numerous awards including an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Laurence ...

(born 1960) – theatre actor *

Jack Dee James Andrew Innes Dee (born 24 September 1961), known professionally as Jack Dee, is an English stand-up comedian, actor, presenter and writer known for his sarcasm, irony and deadpan humour. He wrote and starred in the sitcom ''Lead Balloon'' ...

(born 1962) – TV actor and comedian *

Martin Ball Martin Ball (born October 10, 1964) is an English theatre and television actor. He was born and grew up in Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent. He trained at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, and graduated in 1992. Career His various theatre ...

(born 1964) – theatre and TV actor *

Shaun Williamson Shaun Williamson (born 29 November 1965) is an English actor best known as Barry Evans in '' EastEnders'' and as a satirical version of himself in the BBC/ HBO sitcom '' Extras'', 'Barry off EastEnders'. Early life Williamson was born in Park ...

(born 1964) – TV presenter and actor in TV's ''Eastenders'' * Paul Ritter (1966–2021) – actor in TV's Friday Night Dinner,

No Offence ''No Offence'' is a British television police procedural drama on Channel 4, created by Paul Abbott. It follows a team of detectives from Friday Street police station, a division of the Manchester Metropolitan Police (a fictional version of the ...

Tamsin Greig Tamsin Margaret Mary Greig (; born 12 July 1966) is an English actress, narrator and comedian. She played Fran Katzenjammer in the Channel 4 sitcom '' Black Books'', Dr Caroline Todd in the Channel 4 sitcom '' Green Wing'', Beverly Lincoln in ...

(born 1966) – actress in TV's Friday Night Dinner *

Naomi Watts Naomi Ellen Watts (born 28 September 1968) is a British actress. After her family moved to Australia, she made her film debut there in the drama '' For Love Alone'' (1986) and then appeared in three television series, '' Hey Dad..!'' (1990), '' ...

(born 1968) – Academy Award nominated actress * Matthew Holness (born c. 1968) – comedy writer and actor in TV's ''Garth Marenghi's Darkplace'' * Ben Moor (born 1969) – comedy writer, and actor in TV's ''Fist of Fun'' *

Mackenzie Crook Paul James "Mackenzie" Crook (born 29 September 1971) is an English actor, comedian, director and writer. He played Gareth Keenan in ''The Office'', Ragetti in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' films, Orell in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones ...

(born 1971) – actor in TV's ''The Office'' * Shane Taylor (born 1973) – actor in TV's ''Band of Brothers'' * Chris Simmons (born 1975) – actor in TV's ''The Bill'' * Orlando Bloom (born 1977) – actor in the film series ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' *

Oliver Chris Oliver Graham Chris (born 2 November 1978) is an English actor. He has appeared in television series, TV films and on the stage. His work has included theatrical productions in London's West End and Broadway in New York City. Early life Chris w ...

(born 1978) – actor in TV's ''Green Wing'', ''The Office'' and ''Rescue Me'' *

Kevin Bishop Kevin Brian Bishop (born 18 June 1980) is a British actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for his roles as Jim Hawkins in ''Muppet Treasure Island'', Stupid Brian in ''My Family'', and Nigel Norman Fletcher in the 2016 revival of ''Porr ...

(born 1980) – actor in the film ''Muppet Treasure Island'' and TV's ''Grange Hill'' * Tom Riley (born 1981) – actor in TV's ''Da Vinci's Demons'' and ''The Nevers'' *

Gemma Arterton Gemma Christina Arterton (born 2 February 1986) is an English actress and producer. After her stage debut in Shakespeare's ''Love's Labour's Lost'' at the Globe Theatre (2007), Arterton made her feature film debut in the comedy '' St Trinian's'' ...

(born 1986) – actress * Dominic Sherwood (born 1990) – actor in TV's ''

Shadowhunters ''Shadowhunters'', also known as ''Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments'', is an American supernatural drama television series developed by Ed Decter, based on the book series ''The Mortal Instruments'' written by Cassandra Clare. It premiered ...

'' * Joseph McManners (born 1992) – musical theatre actor and singer *

Tommy Knight Thomas Lawrence Knight (born 22 January 1993) is an English actor best known for playing Luke Smith in ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' and ''Doctor Who'', Kevin Chalk in '' Waterloo Road'', murder victim Caleb "Cal" Bray in ''Glue'' and Brodie i ...

(born 1993) – actor in TV's ''

The Sarah Jane Adventures ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' is a British science fiction television programme that was produced by BBC Cymru Wales for CBBC, created by Russell T Davies, and starring Elisabeth Sladen. The programme is a spin-off of the long-running BBC ...

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Jack Scanlon Jack Charles Scanlon (born 6 August 1998) is an English former child actor who is best known for his role in the 2008 Holocaust film ''The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas''. Early and personal life Jack Charles Scanlon was born in Canterbury, Kent, ...

(born 1998) – TV and film actor * Isaac Hempstead-Wright (born 1999) – actor in TV's '' Game of Thrones'' * Hrvy (born 1999) – presenter from Friday Download ''

Friday Download ''Friday Download'' was a British children's entertainment television programme, produced by Saltbeef Productions on CBBC. It premiered on 6 May 2011. The final presenting team consisted of Molly Rainford, Anaïs Gallagher, Harvey Cantwell, ...

Artists

* William Woollett (1735–1785) – engraver * William Alexander (1767–1816) – painter and illustrator * J. M. W. Turner (c. 1775–1851) – landscape painter * Thomas Sidney Cooper (1803–1902) – painter * Elizabeth Gould (1804–1902) – illustrator *

Samuel Palmer Samuel Palmer Hon.RE (Hon. Fellow of the Society of Painter-Etchers) (27 January 180524 May 1881) was a British landscape painter, etcher and printmaker. He was also a prolific writer. Palmer was a key figure in Romanticism in Britain and pr ...

(1805–1881) – landscape painter *

Richard Dadd Richard Dadd (1 August 1817 – 7 January 1886) was an English painter of the Victorian era, noted for his depictions of fairies and other supernatural subjects, Orientalism, Orientalist scenes, and enigmatic genre works, genre scenes, rendered w ...

(1817–1886) – painter * John Hassall (1868–1948) – illustrator *

Mary Tourtel Mary Tourtel (born Mary Caldwell on 28 January 187415 March 1948) was a British artist and creator of the comic strip Rupert Bear. Her works have sold 50 million copies internationally. Early life Mary Tourtel was born Mary Caldwell, 28 January ...

(1874–1948) – artist and creator of Rupert Bear * Margaret Beale (1886–1969) – marine artist * Colin Gill (1892–1940) – painter *

Hugh Cecil Hugh Cecil Saunders (14 December 1889 – March 1974 Brighton) was an English photographer of the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s, who practised under the professional name of Hugh Cecil. Born in Kingston upon Thames to Frederick Atkinson Saunders and ...

(1889–c. 1939) – photographer * Compton Bennett (1900–1974) – film director and producer *

Tyrone Guthrie Sir William Tyrone Guthrie (2 July 1900 – 15 May 1971) was an English theatrical director instrumental in the founding of the Stratford Festival of Canada, the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the Tyrone Guthrie Centre at h ...

(1900–1971) – Tony Award-winning theatre director *

Don Potter Donald Steele Potter (21 April 1902 – 7 June 2004) was an English sculptor, wood carver, potter and teacher. Don Potter was born in Newington, near Sittingbourne, Kent, the son of a school teacher, and attended a private school. He joined ...

(1902–2004) – sculptor *

Michael Powell Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was an English filmmaker, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger. Through their production company The Archers, they together wrote, produced and directed a seri ...

(1905–1990) – film director *

Peter Rogers Peter Rogers (20 February 1914 – 14 April 2009) was an English film producer. He is best known for his involvement in the making of the ''Carry On'' series of films. Life and career Rogers began his career as a journalist for his loc ...

(1914–2009) – film producer of the ''Carry On'' series *

Oliver Postgate Richard Oliver Postgate (12 April 1925 – 8 December 2008), generally known as Oliver Postgate, was an English animator, puppeteer, and writer. He was the creator and writer of some of Britain's most popular children's television progra ...

(1925–2008) – animator and co-creator of ''Bagpuss'', ''The Clangers'' and ''Ivor the Engine'' *

Peter Firmin Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a su ...

(1928–2018) – animator and co-creator of ''Basil Brush'', ''Bagpuss'' and ''The Clangers'' *

Frank Auerbach Frank Helmut Auerbach (born 29 April 1931) is a German-British painter. Born in Germany, he has been a naturalised British subject since 1947. He is considered one of the leading names in the School of London, with fellow artists Francis Bacon ...

(born 1931) – painter * Peter Blake (born 1932) – pop artist, designer of the ''Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'' album sleeve *

Mary Quant Dame Barbara Mary Quant, Mrs Plunket Greene, (born 11 February 1930)The Mary Quant exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2019-20 stated her year of birth as 1930, and that she became a student at Goldsmiths College around 1950. is a ...

(born 1930) – fashion designer; inventor of the miniskirt and hot pants *

Antoinette Sibley Dame Antoinette Sibley (born 27 February 1939) is a British prima ballerina. She joined the Royal Ballet from the Royal Ballet School in 1956 and became a soloist in 1960. She was celebrated for her partnership with Anthony Dowell. After her ...

(born 1939) – ballerina *

Zandra Rhodes Dame Zandra Lindsey Rhodes, (born 19 September 1940), is an English fashion and textile designer. Her early education in fashion set the foundation for a career in the industry creating textile prints. Rhodes has designed garments for Diana, ...

(born 1940) – fashion designer * Tim Page (born 1944) – Vietnam War photojournalist * Roger Dean (born 1944) – album cover artist * Dick Pope (born 1947) – cinematographer *

Bill Lewis William Lewis (born 1 August 1953) is an English artist, story-teller, poet and mythographer.Milner, Frank, ed. ''The Stuckists Punk Victorian'', p. 86, National Museums Liverpool 2004, . Pages 6–30, Charles Thomson's essay, "A Stuckist on ...

(born 1953) – founder member of the Stuckists art group * Mike Bernard (born 1957) – painter *

Gary Hume Gary Stewart Hume (born 9 May 1962) is an English artist. Hume's work is strongly identified with the YBA who came to prominence in the early 1990s. Hume lives and works in London and Accord, New York.

(born 1962) – painter *

Tracey Emin Tracey Karima Emin, CBE, RA (; born 3 July 1963) is a British artist known for her autobiographical and confessional artwork. Emin produces work in a variety of media including drawing, painting, sculpture, film, photography, neon text and ...

(born 1963) – Royal Academy artist *

Tacita Dean Tacita Charlotte Dean CBE, RA (born 1965) is a British / German visual artist who works primarily in film. She was a nominee for the Turner Prize in 1998, won the Hugo Boss Prize in 2006, and was elected to the Royal Academy of Arts in 2008. ...

(born 1965) – visual artist * Angus Fairhurst (born 1966) – photographic and visual artist *

Joe Machine Joe Machine (born Joseph Stokes,Buckman, David (2006), ''Dictionary of Artists in Britain since 1945'', p. 1018, Art Dictionaries, Bristol, 2006, 6 April 1973) is an English artist, poet and writer. He is a founding member of the Stuckists art ...

(born 1973) – founder member of the Stuckists art group * Remy Noe (born 1974) – founder member of the Stuckists art group * George Henry Horton (born 1993) – filmmaker

Clergy

* Laurence of Canterbury (?–619) – saint and the second Archbishop of Canterbury *

Paulinus of York Paulinus (died 10 October 644) was a Roman missionary and the first Bishop of York. A member of the Gregorian mission sent in 601 by Pope Gregory I to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, Paulinus arrived in ...

(?–644) – first Bishop of York * Edith of Wilton (961–984) – saint and illegitimate daughter of King Edgar the Peaceful * William Addison (1883–1962) – recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Thomas Becket Thomas Becket (), also known as Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Thomas of London and later Thomas à Becket (21 December 1119 or 1120 – 29 December 1170), was an English nobleman who served as Lord Chancellor from 1155 to 1162, and then ...

(c. 1118–1170) – saint and Archbishop of Canterbury *

John Kemp John Kemp ( – 22 March 1454, surname also spelled Kempe) was a medieval English cardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury, and Lord Chancellor of England. Biography Kemp was the son of Thomas Kempe, a gentleman of Ollantigh, in the parish ...

(c. 1380–1454) – Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor * John Morton (c. 1420–1500) – Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor * John Frith (1503–1533) – Protestant priest and writer, executed for heresy *

Roger Filcock Roger Filcock (alias Arthur Naylor) (died 27 February 1601, London) was an English Jesuit priest. He was beatified as a Catholic martyr by Pope John Paul II on 22 November 1987. Life Born at Sandwich, Kent, England, the son of Simon and Margar ...

(c. 1553–1601) – executed for preaching Catholicism * Dudley Fenner (c. 1558–1587) – puritan theologian * Edmund Duke (1563–1590) – martyr, executed for preaching Catholicism * Richard Clarke (?–1634) – Anglican scholar and preacher *

John Lothropp Rev. John Lothropp (1584–1653) — sometimes spelled Lothrop or Lathrop — was an English Anglican clergyman, who became a Congregationalist minister and emigrant to New England. He was among the first settlers of Barnstable, Massachusett ...

(1584–1653) – Anglican minister and founder of Barnstable, Massachusetts * Robert Abbot (c. 1588–c. 1662) – Puritan theologian *

Peter Gunning Peter Gunning (1614 – 6 July 1684) was an English Royalist church leader, Bishop of Chichester and Bishop of Ely. Life He was born at Hoo St Werburgh, in Kent, and educated at The King's School, Canterbury and Clare College, Cambridge, wher ...

(1614–1684) – Royalist and Bishop of Chichester * William Wall (1647–1728) – Anglican theologian *

White Kennett White Kennett (10 August 166019 December 1728) was an English bishop and antiquarian. He was educated at Westminster School and at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, where, while an undergraduate, he published several translations of Latin works, including ...

(1660–1728) – Bishop of Peterborough * Nathanial Lardner (1684–1768) – theologian *

Edward Perronet Edward Perronet (1721 – 2 January 1792) was the son of an Anglican priest, who worked closely with Anglican priest John Wesley and his brother Charles Wesley for many years in England's eighteenth century Christian revival. He is perhaps most ...

(1726–1792) – Anglican preacher * George Horne (1730–1792) – Bishop of Norwich * Charles Thomas Longley (1794–1868) – Archbishop of Canterbury *

Henry Edward Manning Henry Edward Manning (15 July 1808 – 14 January 1892) was an English prelate of the Catholic church, and the second Archbishop of Westminster from 1865 until his death in 1892. He was ordained in the Church of England as a young man, but conv ...

(1808–1892) – cardinal * Alfred Saker (1814–1880) – Baptist missionary * George Hills (1816–1895) – Bishop of British Columbia * Christopher Newman Hall (1816–1902) – Anglican abolitionist *

John R. Winder John Rex Winder (; December 11, 1821 – March 27, 1910) was a leader and general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric from 1887 to 1901, and First Coun ...

(1821–1910) – leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints * Edward King (1829–1910) – Anglican bishop * E. W. Bullinger (1837–1913) – Anglican clergyman, Biblical scholar, and dispensationalist theologian * Arthur Tooth (1839–1931) – Anglican clergyman, prosecuted under the Public Worship Regulation Act 1874 * John Neale Dalton (1839–1931) – chaplain to

Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days was longer than that of any previo ...

and tutor to

George V of the United Kingdom George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936. Born during the reign of his grandmother Qu ...

* Charles Bousfield Huleatt (1863–1908) – Anglican priest and discoverer of the Magdalen papyrus *

Nelson Wellesley Fogarty Nelson Wellesley Fogarty (1871–1933) was the first Anglican Bishop of Damaraland (Namibia) from 1924 to 1933. Biography Nelson Wellesley Fogarty was born on 13 September 1871 in Canterbury, Kent, England, the son of John Evans Fogarty and his w ...

(1871–1933) – Bishop of Damaraland, Namibia * Frank W. Boreham (1871–1959) – Baptist theologian *

Edward Knapp-Fisher Edward George Knapp-Fisher (8 January 19157 February 2003) was an Anglican bishop and scholar. Life Knapp-Fisher was born in Chatham, Kent, United Kingdom. His father was also an Anglican priest. He was educated at The King's School, Worc ...

(1915–2003) – Sub-Dean of Westminster Abbey * John A. T. Robinson (1919–1983) – Bishop of Woolwich

Entrepreneurs

* William Adams (1564–1620) – trader and first British navigator to reach Japan *

William Claiborne William Claiborne also, spelled Cleyburne (c. 1600 – c. 1677) was an English pioneer, surveyor, and an early settler in the colonies/provinces of Virginia and Maryland and around the Chesapeake Bay. Claiborne became a wealthy merchant ...

(c. 1600-c. 1677) – early settler of Virginia and Maryland * Christopher Branch (c. 1600–1682) – early settler of Virginia *

Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron (22 October 16939 December 1781), was a Scottish peer. He was the son of Thomas Fairfax, 5th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, and Catherine Colepeper, daughter of Thomas Colepeper, 2nd Baron Colepeper. The ...

(1692–1781) – landowner in Virginia * William Colgate (1783–1857) – founder of the Colgate toothpaste company *

Gregory Blaxland Gregory Blaxland (17 June 1778 – 1 January 1853) was an English pioneer farmer and explorer in Australia, noted especially for initiating and co-leading the first successful crossing of the Blue Mountains by European settlers. Early life ...

(1788–1852) – settler of Australia and wine-maker * Thomas Fletcher Waghorn (1800–1850) – postal pioneer who developed a new route from Great Britain to India * Darrell Duppa (1832–1892) – co-founder of Phoenix, Arizona * Edward William Cole (1832–1918) – successful bookshop owner in Melbourne, Australia * Charles Elkin Mathews (1851–1921) – publisher and bookseller *

George Marchant George Marchant (17 November 1857 – 5 September 1941) was a soft-drink manufacturer and philanthropist in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Early life Marchant was born in Brasted, Kent, England, the son of a builder and hotel keeper. As a b ...

(1857–1941) – soft-drink manufacturer in Australia *

Bronson Albery Sir Bronson James Albery (6 March 1881 – 21 July 1971) was an English theatre director and impresario. Second son of James Albery and Mary Moore, and brother to Irving Albery and Wyndham Albery, he was knighted in 1949 for his services to th ...

(1881–1971) – theatre director and impresario *

Freddie Laker Sir Frederick Alfred Laker (6 August 1922 – 9 February 2006) was an English airline entrepreneur, best known for founding Laker Airways in 1966, which went bankrupt in 1982. Known as Freddie Laker, he was one of the first airline owners to ...

(1922–2006) – founder of Laker Airways * Ian Davis (born 1952) – Managing Director of McKinsey & Company * John Charman (born 1953) – CEO/President/Director of Bermuda-based Axis Capital Holdings Ltd

Musicians

* John Ward (1571–1638) – composer * John Jenkins (1592–1678) – composer *

John Gostling John Gostling (1644–1733) was a 17th-century Church of England clergyman and bass singer famed for his range and power. He was a favourite singer of Charles II and is particularly associated with the music of Henry Purcell. Background John Gos ...

(1644–1733) – bass singer and a favourite of Charles II of England *

Isaac Nathan Isaac Nathan (15 January 1864) was an English composer, musicologist, journalist and self-publicist, who has been called the "father of Australian music". Early success Isaac Nathan was born around 1791 in the English city of Canterbury to a '' ...

(c. 1792–1864) – English-Australian musician *

George Job Elvey Sir George Job Elvey (1816–1893) was an English organist and composer. Life He was born at Canterbury on 29 March 1816, a son of John Elvey. For several generations, his family had been connected with the musical life of the cathedral city. A ...

(1816–1993) – organist and composer *

Sydney Nicholson Sir Sydney Hugo Nicholson (9 February 1875 – 30 May 1947) was an English choir director, organist and composer, now chiefly remembered as the founder of the Royal School of Church Music (RSCM) and the compiler of ''The Parish Psalter''. Li ...

(1875–1947) – founder of the Royal School of Church Music * Edward Norman Hay (1889–1943) – composer and musicologist *

Malcolm Sargent Sir Harold Malcolm Watts Sargent (29 April 1895 – 3 October 1967) was an English conductor, organist and composer widely regarded as Britain's leading conductor of choral works. The musical ensembles with which he was associated include ...

(1895–1967) – leading conductor of choral works * Percy Whitlock (1903–1946) – organist and composer *

Roy Douglas Richard Roy Douglas (12 December 1907 – 23 March 2015) was an English composer, pianist and arranger. He worked as musical assistant to Ralph Vaughan Williams, William Walton, and Richard Addinsell, made well-known orchestrations of works su ...

(born 1907) – composer *

Alfred Deller Alfred George Deller, CBE (31 May 1912 – 16 July 1979), was an English singer and one of the main figures in popularising the return of the countertenor voice in Renaissance and Baroque music during the 20th century. He is sometimes referr ...

(1912–1979) – opera singer *

Daphne Oram Daphne Blake Oram (31 December 1925 – 5 January 2003) was a British composer and electronic musician. She was one of the first British composers to produce electronic sound, and was an early practitioner of musique concrète in the UK. As a co ...

(1925–2003) – composer and electronic musician *

Tony Coe Anthony George Coe (born 29 November 1934) is an English jazz musician who plays clarinet, bass clarinet, flute as well as soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones. Career Born in Canterbury, Kent, England, Coe started out on clarinet and was self- ...

(born 1934) – jazz musician * Bill Wyman (born 1936) – bassist for the band The Rolling Stones *

Richard Rodney Bennett Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (29 March 193624 December 2012) was an English composer of film, TV and concert music, and also a jazz pianist and occasional vocalist. He was based in New York City from 1979 until his death there in 2012.Zachary Woo ...

(born 1936) – film score and jazz composer * Crispian St. Peters (1939–2010) – pop singer *

Mick Jagger Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English singer and songwriter who has achieved international fame as the lead vocalist and one of the founder members of the rock band the Rolling Stones. His ongoing songwriting partnershi ...

(born 1943) – singer and songwriter for the band The Rolling Stones *Keith Richards (born 1943) – guitarist and songwriter for the band The Rolling Stones *Dick Taylor (born 1943) – bassist for the band The Rolling Stones *Mike Ratledge (born 1943) – keyboardist for the band Soft Machine *Phil May (singer), Phil May (born 1944) – singer for the band The Pretty Things *Kevin Ayers (born 1944) – singer and bassist for the band Soft Machine *Judge Dread (1945–1998) – reggae and ska artist *Hugh Hopper (born 1945) – progressive rock and jazz bass guitarist and composer *Noel Redding (1945–2003) – bassist for the band The Jimi Hendrix Experience *John Paul Jones (musician), John Paul Jones (born 1946) – bassist, keyboardist and co-songwriter for English rock band Led Zeppelin *Trevor Pinnock (born 1946) – conductor and harpsichordist *Richard Coughlan (born 1947) – drummer for the band Caravan *Dave Sinclair (born 1947) – keyboardist for the band Caravan *Gordon Giltrap (born 1948) – guitarist and composer *Richard Sinclair (born 1948) – guitarist for the band Caravan *Bill Bruford (born 1949) – drummer for the bands Yes and King Crimson *Nigel Egg (born 1949) – singer/songwriter *Peter Frampton (born 1950) – musician, most famous for ''Frampton Comes Alive!'' *Alan Clayson (born 1951) – record producer and songwriter *Harry Christophers (born 1953) – conductor *David Wright (British musician), David Wright (born 1953) – New Age keyboard player and composer *Gary Barden (born 1955) – songwriter and guitarist for the band Michael Schenker Group *Anne Dudley (born 1956) – orchestral composer and pop musician *Sid Vicious (1957–1979) – bassist for the band The Sex Pistols *Shane MacGowan (born 1957) – singer and songwriter for the band The Pogues *Kate Bush (born 1958) – pop musician *Billy Childish (born 1959) – singer, guitarist, artist and poet *Pete Tong (born 1960) – record producer and DJ for BBC Radio 1 *Guy Fletcher (born 1960) – keyboardist for the band Dire Straits *Boy George (born 1961) – singer with the band Culture Club *Sexton Ming (born 1961) – musician, artist and poet *Andrew Giddings (born 1963) – keyboardist for the band Jethro Tull *Paul Oakenfold (born 1963) – record producer and DJ *Nitin Sawhney (born 1964) – songwriter and record producer *Jay Darlington (born 1968) – keyboardist for the band Kula Shaker *Omar Lye-Fook (born 1968) – soul singer, songwriter and musician *Justin Chancellor (born 1971) – bass player for the rock band Tool (band), Tool *Richard Hughes (musician), Richard Hughes (born 1975) – drummer for the band Keane *Tom Perchard (born 1976) – musicologist *David Ford (musician), David Ford (born 1978) – singer-songwriter *Vicky Beeching (born 1979) – worship leader and musician *Ben Mills (born 1980) – singer and contestant on TV's ''The X Factor'' *Rik Waller (born 1980) – singer and contestant on TV's ''Pop Idol'' *Lee Ryan (born 1983) – member of the boy band Blue *Oliver Sykes (born 1986) – metal singer *Joss Stone (born 1987) – BRIT and Grammy Award-winning R&B singer/songwriter *Declan Galbraith (born 1991) – singer

Politicians, statesmen and lawyers

*Charles Abbott, 1st Baron Tenterden (1762–1832) – Lord Chief Justice *Aretas Akers-Douglas, 1st Viscount Chilston (1851–1926) – Conservative Home Secretary *Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717–1797) – Governor General of British North America *Josceline Amherst (1846–1900) – member of Western Australia's first Legislative Council under responsible government *Richard Ash Kingsford (1821–1902) – alderman and mayor of Brisbane Municipal Council, a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, Australia, and a mayor of Cairns, Queensland *Bob Astles (1924–2012) – associate of Ugandan presidents Milton Obote and Idi Amin *Wallace Bickley (1810–1876) – early settler of Western Australia and Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council *Anne Boleyn (c. 1501–1536) – wife of King Henry VIII *Francis Bond Head (1793–1875) – Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada during the rebellion of 1837 *Jonathan Bowden (1962–2012) – writer and political theorist *Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork (1566–1643) – Lord High Treasurer of the Kingdom of Ireland *Audrey Callaghan (1915–2005) – Greater London Councillor and wife of Prime Minister James Callaghan *Thomas Cheney (c. 1485–1558) – Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports *Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington, Martin Conway (1856–1937) – Member of Parliament and art critic *Nicky Crane (1958–1993) – neo-Nazi activist *Sackville Crowe (c. 1611 – c. 1683) – Member of Parliament and Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire *Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham (1621–1682) – Lord Chancellor *Sir John Peyton (died 1558) – Governor of Jersey *John Scott of Scott's Hall (died 1485) – Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports *William Scott of Scott's Hall (died 1524) – Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports *Miles Sindercombe (died 1657) – leader of a group that tried to assassinate Oliver Cromwell *Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford (1501–1563) – peer *Roger Twysden (1597–1672) – politician and antiquarian *James Weaver (Wisconsin politician), James Weaver (1800–1886) – Wisconsin State Assemblyman *Sophie, Countess of Wessex, The Countess of Wessex (Sophie, born 1965) – wife of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, The Earl of Wessex *Nicholas Wotton (c. 1497–1567) – ambassador to France *Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690–1764) – Lord Chancellor *Henry Young (1808–1870) – fifth Governor of South Australia *Thomas Hinckley, (Tenterden, Kent, England; (1618–1706) – Governor Plymouth Colonies (1680–1692) *Francis Lovelace (1621–1675) – second governor of the New York colony *Daniel Horsmanden (c. 1691 – c. 1778) – judge who tried the supposed conspirators in the New York Slave Insurrection of 1741 *Thomas Paine (1737–1809) – revolutionary *Charles Larkin (1775–1833) – electoral reformer *Elizabeth Fry (1780–1845) – prison reformer *Sir Edward Knatchbull, 9th Baronet (1781–1849) – Conservative Member of Parliament for East Kent *George Gipps (1791–1847) – Governor of the colony of New South Wales, Australia *William Locke Brockman (1802–1872) – early settler of Western Australia and Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council *Edmund Walker Head (1805–1868) – Governor General of the Province of Canada *Charles Sladen (1816–1884) – sixth Premier of Victoria, Australia *Edith Pechey (1845–1908) – suffragette and one of the first UK female doctors *George Herbert Murray (1849–1936) – civil servant and Permanent Secretary of the Treasury *William Hall-Jones (1851–1936) – Prime Minister of New Zealand *Janet Stancomb-Wills (1851–1932) – mayor of Ramsgate and philanthropist *Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster (1866–1936) – seventh Governor-General of Australia *Grote Stirling (1875–1953) – Member of Parliament in Canada *Wendy Wood (artist), Wendy Wood (1892–1981) – campaigner for Scottish independence *Philip Lucock (1916–1996) – Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives in Australia *Edward Heath (1916–2005) – Prime Minister of the United Kingdom *Ron Ledger (1920–2004) – Labour Member of Parliament *John Vinelott (1923–2006) – High Court judge *Jeanne Hoban (1924–1997) – trade unionist in Sri Lanka *Geoff Braybrooke (1935–2013) – New Zealand Member of Parliament *Brian Haw (1949–2011) – anti-war protester *Anne, Princess Royal, The Princess Royal (Anne; born 1950) – only daughter of Elizabeth II, The Queen *Nick Brown (born 1950) – Labour Member of Parliament *John Redwood (born 1951) – Conservative Member of Parliament *James Arbuthnot (born 1952) – Conservative Member of Parliament *Paul Clark (politician), Paul Clark (born 1957) – Labour Member of Parliament *Sean Gabb (born 1960) – director of the free market and civil liberties think-tank, Libertarian Alliance *Nigel Farage (born 1964) – leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP)

Presenters and entertainers

*Kenneth Clark (1903–1983) – art historian and TV presenter *Frank Muir (1920–1998) – comedy writer and TV presenter *Michael Bentine (1922–1996) – comedian and member of the Goons *Tony Hart (1925–2009) – artist and children's TV presenter *Bob Holness (1928–2011) – presenter of TV's ''Blockbusters'' and ''Call My Bluff'' *Rod Hull (1935–1999) – TV entertainer, known for his puppet Emu *David Frost (1939–2013) – TV presenter, satirist and journalist *Jan Leeming (born 1942) – TV presenter and newsreader *Roger Day (born 1945) – radio presenter for BBC Radio Kent *David Starkey (born 1945) – historian and TV presenter *Reg Bolton (clown), Reg Bolton (1945–2006) – circus clown and writer *Michael Hogben (born 1952) – antiques dealer and presenter of TV's ''Auction Man'' *Jilly Goolden (born 1956) – wine critic and TV presenter *Lorraine Michaels (born 1958) – ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for April 1981 *Carol McGiffin (born 1960) – radio presenter and panellist on TV's ''Loose Women'' *Ian Hislop (born 1960) – TV presenter and editor of ''Private Eye'' magazine *Fiona Phillips (born 1961) – presenter of TV's ''GMTV'' *Mark Steel (born 1960) – socialist comedian and newspaper columnist *Anton Vamplew (born 1966) – astronomer and TV presenter *Nick Bateman (television personality), Nick Bateman (born 1967) – ''Big Brother'' contestant, TV presenter and writer *Nicki Chapman (born 1967) – TV presenter and judge on TV's ''Popstars'' and ''Pop Idol'' *Naomi Cleaver (born 1967) – interior designer and presenter of TV's ''Other People's Houses'' and ''Honey I Ruined the House'' *David Bull (politician), David Bull (born 1969) – doctor and guest on TV's ''Most Haunted Live'', ''The Wright Stuff'' and ''Watchdog'' *Alistair Appleton (born 1970) – presenter of TV's ''Cash in the Attic'' and ''House Doctor'' *Melanie and Martina Grant (born 1971) – presenters of TV's ''Fun House'' *Alex Lovell (born 1973) – presenter of TV's ''Playhouse Disney'' and ''BrainTeaser'' *James Tanner (born c. 1976) – chef on TV's ''Ready Steady Cook'' *Luke Burrage (born 1976) – juggler *Matt Morgan (comedian), Matt Morgan (born 1977) – co-host of Russell Brand's BBC Radio 2 show *Kelly Brook (born 1979) – model, actress and TV presenter

Soldiers

*Francis Thynne (c. 1544–1608) – officer of arms at the College of Arms, London *Samuel Argall (1580–1608) – Navy admiral and kidnapper of Pocahontas *Sir William Brockman (1595–1654) – politician and military leader during the English civil war *John Boys (Royalist), John Boys (1607–1664) – Royalist captain during the English Civil War *George Rooke (1650–1709) – naval commander during the Dutch Wars *George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington (1668–1733) – First Lord of the Admiralty *Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham (1726–1813) – First Lord of the Admiralty *James Wolfe (1727–1759) – military officer who defeated the French and established British rule in Canada *Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738–1805) – British general in the American War of Independence *Peter Rainier (Royal Navy officer, born 1741), Peter Rainier (1741–1808) – Royal Navy Admiral and Member of Parliament *John Nicholson Inglefield (1748–1828) – Royal Navy Captain of the Fleet *Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769–1852) – field marshal and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom *Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge (1785–1856) – field marshal and Governor-General of India *James Mouat (1815–1899) – recipient of the Victoria Cross *John Miller Adye (1819–1900) – general *William Sutton (VC), William Sutton (1830–1888) – recipient of the Victoria Cross *George Truman Morrell (1830–1912) – Royal Navy commander *John French, 1st Earl of Ypres (1852–1925) – World War I field marshal *Harold Stephen Langhorne (1866–1932) – brigadier-general *Alexander Godley (1867–1957) – World War I general *Henry Edward Manning Douglas (1875–1939) – recipient of the Victoria Cross *Arthur Borton (VC), Arthur Borton (1883–1933) – recipient of the Victoria Cross *Thomas Highgate (1895–1914) – first British soldier to be convicted of desertion and executed during World War I *James McCudden (1895–1918) – recipient of the Victoria Cross *Dick White (1906–1993) – Head of the Secret Intelligence Service *Charles Henry Pepys Harington (1910–2007) – general *Roderick Alastair Brook Learoyd (1913–1996) – recipient of the Victoria Cross *Peter Allen Norton (born 1962) – awarded the George Cross for his service in Iraq *Sarah-Jayne Mulvihill (1973–2006) – Flight lieutenant in the Royal Air Force killed in Iraq

Sportsmen

*Edwin Stead (1701–1735) – noted cricket patron and team captain in the 1720s and early 1730s *George Louch (1746–1811) – cricketer *Robert Clifford (cricketer), Robert Clifford (1752–1811) – cricketer for Kent *Fuller Pilch (1804–1870) – cricketer for Kent and Norfolk *Henry Tracey Coxwell (1819–1900) – balloonist *H T Waghorn (1842–1930) – cricket statistician and historian *Spencer Gore (sportsman), Spencer Gore (1850–1906) – first Wimbledon tennis champion *Cuthbert Ottaway (1850–1878) – England football captain *Frank Marchant (1864–1946) – cricketer for Kent *Fred Waghorne (1866–1956) – ice hockey referee in Canada *Douglas Carr (1872–1950) – cricketer for Kent and England *Syd King (1873–1932) – footballer and manager of West Ham United *Archie Cross (1881–unknown) – footballer for Woolwich Arsenal *Edward Walter Solly (1882–1966) – cricketer for Worcestershire *Walter Tull (1888–1918) – UK's second black professional footballer and first black infantry officer *John Stanton Fleming Morrison (1892–1961) – golf course architect *Louis Zborowski (1895–1924) – racing driver *Wally Hammond (1903–1965) – cricketer for Gloucestershire and England *Dick Edmed (1904–1983) – footballer for Liverpool *Les Ames (1905–1990) – cricketer for Kent and England *Alec Rose (1908–1991) – sailed single-handed around the world *Hopper Levett (1908–1995) – cricketer for England *Art Potter (1909–1998) – Canadian ice hockey administrator *Sam King (golfer), Sam King (1911–2003) – golfer *Arthur Fagg (1915–1977) – cricketer for Kent and England *William Murray-Wood (1917–1968) – cricketer for Kent *Jack Conley (English footballer), Jack Conley (1920–1991) – footballer for Torquay United *Ted Ditchburn (1921–2005) – footballer for Tottenham Hotspur and England *Malcolm Allison (1927–2010) – footballer for West Ham United and football manager *Brian Moore (commentator), Brian Moore (1932–2001) – TV sports commentator *George Wright (footballer born 1930), George Wright (1930–1992) – footballer for West Ham United *Brian Luckhurst (1939–2005) – cricketer for Kent and England *Barry Davies (born 1940) – TV sports commentator *Bill Ivy (1942–1969) – motorcycle racer *Brian Rose (cricketer), Brian Rose (born 1950) – cricketer for Somerset and England *Paul Gilchrist (born 1952) – footballer for Southampton, Portsmouth and Swindon Town *Kevin Jarvis (cricketer), Kevin Jarvis (born 1953) – cricketer for Kent and Gloucestershire *Tony Godden (born 1955) – footballer for West Bromwich Albion, Chelsea and Birmingham City *Dave Carr (footballer born 1957), Dave Carr (1957–2005) – footballer for Luton Town and Torquay United *David Gower (born 1957) – England cricket captain and TV presenter *Bob Bolder (born 1958) – footballer for Charlton Athletic, Sunderland and Sheffield Wednesday *Graham Dilley (born 1959) – cricketer for Kent and England *Richard Ellison (cricketer), Richard Ellison (born 1959) – cricketer for Kent and England *Barry Knight (referee), Barry Knight (born 1960) – football referee *Steve Bennett (referee), Steve Bennett (born 1961) – football referee *Gary Brazil (born 1962) – footballer for Fulham, Preston North End and Sheffield United *Jamie Spence (born 1963) – golfer *Andy Townsend (born 1963) – TV presenter; footballer for Aston Villa and Republic of Ireland *David Bowman (footballer born 1964), David Bowman (born 1964) – footballer for Heart of Midlothian, Dundee United and Scotland *Geoff Parsons (athlete), Geoff Parsons (born 1964) – Commonwealth Games silver medal winning high jumper *Tim Berrett (born 1965) – Canadian Olympic race walker *Andy Hessenthaler (born 1965) – footballer and manager of Gillingham *Mark Ealham (born 1969) – cricketer for Nottinghamshire and England *Nigel Llong (born 1969) – cricketer for Kent *Doug Loft (born 1986) – footballer *Kelly Holmes (born 1970) – 800 metres and 1500 metres Olympic gold medalist *Mark Hammett (born 1972) – rugby union footballer for New Zealand *Rob Short (born 1972) – field hockey player for Canada *Jamie Staff (born 1973) – Commonwealth Games medal winning cyclist *Gary Breen (born 1973) – footballer for Coventry City, Sunderland and Republic of Ireland *Neil Shipperley (born 1974) – footballer for Crystal Palace, Chelsea and Wimbledon *Takaloo (born 1975) – Iranian boxer *Matthew Rose (footballer), Matthew Rose (born 1975) – footballer for Arsenal, QPR and Yeovil Town *Kevin Hunt (footballer, born 1975), Kevin Hunt (born 1975) – footballer for Gillingham, Hong Kong Rangers and Bohemian FC *Ed Smith (cricketer), Ed Smith (born 1977) – writer, and cricketer for Kent and England *Georgina Harland (born 1978) – 2004 Olympic bronze medallist in the Modern pentathlon *Peter Hawkins (footballer), Peter Hawkins (born 1978) – footballer for Wimbledon, York City and Rushden & Diamonds *Jon Harley (born 1979) – footballer for Sheffield United, Fulham and Chelsea *David Flatman (born 1980) – rugby union footballer for Bath and England *Michael Yardy (born 1980) – cricketer for Sussex *Sarah Ayton (born 1980) – Olympic gold medal winning sailor *Gary Mills (footballer born 1981), Gary Mills (born 1981) – footballer for Rushden & Diamonds *Danny Spiller (born 1981) – footballer for Gillingham *Richard Rose (footballer), Richard Rose (born 1982) – footballer for Gillingham and Hereford United *James Tredwell (born 1982) – cricketer for Kent and England Under–19s *Matt Corker (born 1982) – rugby union footballer for the London Wasps *Rhys Lloyd (American football), Rhys Lloyd (born 1982) – American footballer for Frankfurt Galaxy *Lisa Dobriskey (born 1983) – Commonwealth Games 1500 metres gold medallist *Billy Jones (footballer born 1983), Billy Jones (born 1983) – footballer for Leyton Orient and Kidderminster *Barry Fuller (born 1984) – footballer for Barnet and Stevenage *Adam Birchall (born 1984) – footballer for Mansfield Town, Barnet and Wales Under–21s *Andrew Crofts (footballer), Andrew Crofts (born 1984) – footballer for Gillingham *Dave Martin (footballer born 1985), Dave Martin (born 1985) – footballer for Crystal Palace *Tom Varndell (born 1985) – rugby union footballer for Leicester Tigers and England *Joe Denly (born 1986) – cricketer for Kent and England Under–19s *Sammy Moore (born 1987) – footballer for Ipswich Town *Zack Sabre Jr (born 1987) – professional wrestler *Chris Smalling (born 1989) – footballer with Manchester United F.C. *Adrian Quaife-Hobbs (born 1991) – Formula BMW racing driver

Writers

*Edwin Arnold (1832–1904) – poet and journalist *Edwin Lester Arnold (1857–1935) – author *Alfred Austin (1835–1913) – Poet Laureate *Enid Bagnold (1889–1981) – author and playwright *Rachel Beer (1858–1927) – editor of ''The Observer'' and ''The Sunday Times'' newspapers *Aphra Behn (1640–1689) – dramatist among earliest professional female writers *Robert Blatchford (1851–1943) – socialist author *Daniel Blythe (born 1969) – author *Robert Bridges (1844–1930) – Poet Laureate *Michael Busselle (1935–2006) – writer and photographer *Elizabeth Carter (1717–1806) – linguist *Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343–1400) – diplomat and author of ''The Canterbury Tales'' *Joseph Conrad (1857–1924) – novelist *Caroline Cornwallis (1786–1858) *Arthur Shearly Cripps (1869–1952) – poet, writer and Anglican priest *Rana Dasgupta (born 1971) – writer *Charles Dickens (1812–1870) – foremost Victorian novelist *Sarah Dixon (1671/2 – 1765) – poet *Keith Douglas (1920–1944) – poet *David Edwards (journalist), David Edwards (born 1962) – political journalist *Ernest Elmore (1901–1957) – writer of fantasy and (as John Bude) crime novels *U. A. Fanthorpe (1929–2009) – poet and recipient of the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry *Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea (1661–1720) – poet *Robert Fisk (1946–2020) – journalist *Phineas Fletcher (1582–1650) – poet *Frederick Forsyth (born 1938) – author of thriller novels such as ''The Day of the Jackal'' and ''The Odessa File'' *Caroline Fry (1787–1846) – Christian writer *John Fuller (poet), John Fuller (born 1937) – poet and author *John Gillespie Magee, Jr. (1922–1943) – Air Force pilot and poet *John Gower (c. 1330–1408) – poet *Thom Gunn (1929–2004) – Anglo-American poet *Christopher Harte (born 1947) - sports writer and bibliographer *William Hazlitt (1778–1830) – essayist and literary critic *Thomas Head Raddall (1903–1994) – historical fiction writer *David Hewson (author), David Hewson (born 1953) – crime and mystery novelist *Robert Holdstock (born 1948) – fantasy author *M. R. James (1862–1936) – mediaeval scholar and author *Lionel Johnson (1867–1902) – poet, essayist and critic *Sidney Keyes (1922–1943) – war poet *Winifred Mary Letts (1882–1972) – novelist and poet *Richard Lovelace (poet), Richard Lovelace (1618–1659) – poet and Royalist *John Lyly (c. 1553–1606) – writer and originator of the linguistic style Euphuism *John Lloyd (writer), John Lloyd (born 1951) – comedy writer, and TV producer for ''Blackadder'', ''Spitting Image'' and ''Not the Nine O'Clock News'' *Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593) – dramatist, poet and translator *Ronald James Marsh (1914–1987) – novelist *E. Nesbit (1858–1924) – children's author and poet *William Nicholson (writer), William Nicholson (born 1948) – Academy Award nominated screenwriter, playwright, and novelist *William Painter (author), William Painter (1540–1594) – author *James Parton (1822–1891) – American biographer *Stel Pavlou (born 1970) – author and screenwriter *Mervyn Peake (1911–1968) – author of the ''Gormenghast'' books *Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany (1878–1957) – writer and dramatist *Dudley Pope (1925–1997) – author of nautical fiction *Peter Quennell (1905–1993) – poet and literary historian *Bruce Robinson (born 1946) – BAFTA award-winning screenwriter *George W. M. Reynolds (1814–1879) – author *William Pett Ridge (1857–1930) – author *Sarah Sands (born 1961) – editor of ''The Sunday Telegraph'' newspaper *Siegfried Sassoon (1886–1967) – war poet *Philip Sidney (1554–1606) – poet and military general *Christopher Smart (1722–1771) – poet *Robert Smythe Hichens (1864–1950) – journalist and novelist *W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1965) – playwright and novelist *David Lee Stone (born 1978) – fantasy author *John Russell Taylor (born 1938) – film critic *Russell Thorndike (1885–1972) – novelist and actor *Thomas Turner (diarist and shopkeeper), Thomas Turner (1729–1793) – diarist *Gilbert Waterhouse (1883–1916) – war poet *H. G. Wells (1866–1946) – writer *John Wells (satirist), John Wells (1936–1998) – satirical writer and comedy performer *Norman Worker (1927–2005) – comic book writer *Thomas Wyatt (poet), Thomas Wyatt (1503–1400) – poet and diplomat *Dornford Yates (1885–1960) – novelist

Miscellaneous

*Mary Carleton (1642–1673) – fraudster *Mary and Eliza Chulkhurst (1100–1134) – one of the earliest known sets of conjoined twins *Kevin Foster (fraudster), Kevin Foster (born 1958/59) – investment fraudster *Frank John William Goldsmith (1902–1982) – survivor of the RMS Titanic, RMS ''Titanic'' disaster *Tony Hayward (born 1957) – CEO of BP Group (2007–2010) *Alice Liddell (1852–1934) – inspiration for ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' *Marcus Sarjeant (born 1964) – fired six blank shots at Elizabeth II *Sophia Stacey (1791–1874) – friend of poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and writer Mary Shelley *Walter Tirel (1065–1134) – killed William II of England, possibly accidentally *John Ward (pirate), John Ward (c. 1553–1622) – pirate

References

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