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Tonbridge Tonbridge ( ) is a market town in Kent, England, on the River Medway, north of Royal Tunbridge Wells, south west of Maidstone and south east of London. In the administrative borough of Tonbridge and Malling, it had an estimated population ...
, Kent, England.


Born in Tonbridge

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Elias Allen Elias Allen (c.1588 in Tonbridge – March 1653 in London)H. K. Higton, 'Allen, Elias (c.1588–1653)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 200accessed 6 Feb 2011/ref> was an English maker of su ...
(1588–1653), maker of
sundial A sundial is a horological device that tells the time of day (referred to as civil time in modern usage) when direct sunlight shines by the apparent position of the Sun in the sky. In the narrowest sense of the word, it consists of a flat ...
s and scientific instruments *
Timothy Allen Timothy Allen (born 1971) is an English photographer and filmmaker best known for his work with indigenous people and isolated communities around the world. Early life Timothy Allen was born in Tonbridge, Kent, England, the second son of two ...
(born 1971),
photojournalist Photojournalism is journalism that uses images to tell a news story. It usually only refers to still images, but can also refer to video used in broadcast journalism. Photojournalism is distinguished from other close branches of photography (such ...
* Harry Andrews (1911–89), actor * Anna Atkins (1799–1871),
botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...
and photographer *
Edwin Bramall Field Marshal Edwin Noel Westby Bramall, Baron Bramall, (18 December 1923 – 12 November 2019) was a British Army officer. He served as Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, between 1979 and 1982, and as Chie ...
(1923–2019),
soldier A soldier is a person who is a member of an army. A soldier can be a conscripted or volunteer enlisted person, a non-commissioned officer, or an officer. Etymology The word ''soldier'' derives from the Middle English word , from Old French ...
*
Ron Challis Ronald Challis (1932 – January 2001) was an English football referee in the Football League. During his time on the National List he was based in Tonbridge, Kent. Career Challis became a Football League referee in 1968 at age 35. In 1975, he ...
(1932–2001), football referee *
John George Children John George Children FRS FRSE FLS PRES (18 May 1777 – 1 January 1852 in Halstead, Kent) was a British chemist, mineralogist and zoologist. He invented a method to extract silver from ore without the need for mercury. He was a friend of Sir H ...
(1777–1852),
chemist A chemist (from Greek ''chēm(ía)'' alchemy; replacing ''chymist'' from Medieval Latin ''alchemist'') is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties. Chemists carefully describe th ...
, mineralogist and
zoologist Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the Animal, animal kingdom, including the anatomy, structure, embryology, evolution, Biological clas ...
* William Cobbold (1862–1922), England international
football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
player *Sir James Darling (1899–1955) Chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Commission * Marcus Dillistone (born 1961) Royal Premiered British film director, and music producer for the Athens 2004 Olympic Opening & Closing Ceremonies *
Richard de Clare Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stron ...
(1130–76), Earl * Neville Duke (1922–2007),
World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
pilot and world air speed holder in 1953 *
Desmond Dupré Desmond John Dupré (19 December 1916, London – 16 August 1974, Tonbridge, Kent) was an English lutenist, guitarist, gambist and a prominent figure in the 20th century revival of early music. He was known particularly for his recordings on lut ...
, (1916–1974),
lute A lute ( or ) is any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back enclosing a hollow cavity, usually with a sound hole or opening in the body. It may be either fretted or unfretted. More specifically, the term "lute" can ref ...
nist and early music pioneer *
Henry Fowler Henry Fowler may refer to: * Henry the Fowler (861–936), Duke of Saxony and King of the Germans * Henry Fowler (hymn writer) (1779–1838), English hymn writer * Henry Fowler (Maryland and Wisconsin) (1799–?), American farmer and politician * ...
(1858–1933), educationist * Robin Hanley (1968–96), cricketer * Harold Langhorne (1866–1932), soldier *
Shane MacGowan Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan (born 25 December 1957) is an Irish singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known as the lead singer and songwriter of Celtic punk band the Pogues. He was also a member of the Nipple Erectors and Shane MacGo ...
(born 1957), singer-songwriter *
Cecil Powell Cecil Frank Powell, FRS (5 December 1903 – 9 August 1969) was a British physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate for heading the team that developed the photographic method of studying nuclear processes and for the resulting discovery of ...
(1903–1969), Nobel Prize Winner for Physics * Reginald Punnett (1875–1967) geneticist *
James Reynolds James or Jim Reynolds may refer to: Arts and entertainment * James Reynolds (artist) (1891-1957), American writer, painter, illustrator, set designer and costume designer *James Reynolds (actor) (born 1946), American actor *James Reynolds (composer ...
(1866–1950), cricketer *
Malcolm Simmons Malcolm Simmons (20 March 1946 – 25 May 2014) was a British speedway rider. Career Simmons was born in Tonbridge, Kent. After starting in second-half races at New Cross, he made his Provincial League debut at Hackney Hawks in 1963 aged seven ...
(1946-2014) British
Speedway Speedway may refer to: Racing Race tracks *Edmonton International Speedway, also known as Speedway Park, a former motor raceway in Edmonton, Alberta *Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a motor raceway in Speedway, Indiana Types of races and race cours ...
Champion 1976–77 and former captain of England team * Ray Singer (born 19??), record producer *
Johnnie Stewart Lorn Alastair "Johnnie" Stewart (7 November 1917 – 29 April 2005) was a British television producer who worked for the BBC, noted mostly for his role in creating the long-running music programme ''Top of the Pops''. Early life and career Born ...
(1917–2005), television producer *
Walter Tirel Walter Tyrrell III, the “Red Knight of Normandie” (1065 – some time after 1100), was an Anglo-Norman nobleman. He is infamous for his involvement in the death of King William II of England, also known as William Rufus. Life Walter Tire ...
(1065–1100+), nobleman *Sir
Skinner Turner Sir Skinner Turner (2 June 1868 – 5 July 1935) was a British judge who served in Kenya, Uganda, Siam and China. His last position was as the Chief Judge of the British Supreme Court for China from 1921 to 1927. Early life Turner was bo ...
(1868–1935), chief judge of the
British Supreme Court for China The British Supreme Court for China (originally the British Supreme Court for China and Japan) was a court established in the Shanghai International Settlement to try cases against British subjects in China, Japan and Korea under the principles o ...
*
James Welldon James Edward Cowell Welldon (25 April 1854 – 17 June 1937) was an English clergyman and scholar. He was Bishop of Calcutta from 1898 to 1902, Dean of Manchester from 1906 to 1918, and Dean of Durham from 1918 to 1933. Early life Welldon was ...
(1854–1937), Bishop of Calcutta *Sir Dick White (1906–1983), intelligence officer * Claud Woolley (1886–1962), cricketer * Frank Woolley (1887–1978), cricketer *
Ian Wynne Ian Wynne (born 30 November 1973) is a British sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid-2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-1 500 m event at Athens in 2004. In the same year he won the silver medal i ...
(born 1973), Olympic
canoeist Canoeing is an activity which involves paddling a canoe with a single-bladed paddle. Common meanings of the term are limited to when the canoeing is the central purpose of the activity. Broader meanings include when it is combined with other acti ...
*( obert Smith (born 1981), Racing driver


Former Students at Tonbridge Grammar School


Old Juddians

These people attended
The Judd School The Judd School (often known simply as Judd) is a voluntary aided grammar school in Tonbridge, Kent, England. It was established in 1888 at Stafford House on East Street in Tonbridge, where it remained for eight years before moving to its present ...
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Timothy Allen Timothy Allen (born 1971) is an English photographer and filmmaker best known for his work with indigenous people and isolated communities around the world. Early life Timothy Allen was born in Tonbridge, Kent, England, the second son of two ...
(born 1971),
photojournalist Photojournalism is journalism that uses images to tell a news story. It usually only refers to still images, but can also refer to video used in broadcast journalism. Photojournalism is distinguished from other close branches of photography (such ...
*
Fergus Anckorn Fergus Gordon Anckorn (10 December 1918 – 22 March 2018) was a British soldier who, as starting as the conjurer Wizardus at age 18, was the longest-serving member of the Magic Circle. Anckorn was born on 10 December 1918 in Dunton Green and e ...
(born 1918), magician and soldier *
Luke Baldwin Luke Baldwin (born 15 September 1990) is a retired rugby union player born in Royal Tunbridge Wells, England. He most recently played for Dragons in the Pro14 on loan from Aviva Premiership side, Worcester Warriors as a scrum-half. Early life ...
(born 1990), rugby player * Torsten Bell, former
Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom that has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The Labour Party sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum. In all gen ...
Special Adviser and Chief Executive of the Resolution Foundation * Humphrey Burton (born 1931), broadcaster, presenter and director * William Cockcroft (born c1950), Chief Scout Commissioner * Rob Crilly (born 1973), journalist and author * Richard Dixon, British chemist, fellow of the
Royal Society The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences. The society fulfils a number of roles: promoting science and its benefits, re ...
, and winner of the
Rumford Medal The Rumford Medal is an award bestowed by Britain's Royal Society every alternating year for "an outstandingly important recent discovery in the field of thermal or optical properties of matter made by a scientist working in Europe". First awar ...
* Neville Duke (1922–2007),
World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
pilot and world air speed holder in 1953 *
Angus Fairhurst Angus Fairhurst (4 October 1966 – 29 March 2008) was an English artist working in installation, photography and video. He was one of the Young British Artists (YBAs). Life and work Angus Fairhurst was born in Pembury, Kent. Having attended ...
(1966–2008), artist *
Taylor Fawcett ''Life of Riley'' is a British comedy television series, shown on BBC One and BBC HD. The show stars Caroline Quentin and Neil Dudgeon as a recently married couple, and is set around their dysfunctional family. The show also features the couple's ...
, actor from '' Life of Riley'' *
David Fulton David Fulton may refer to: *David Fulton (English cricketer) (born 1971), British cricketer * David Fulton (New Zealand cricketer) (born 1983), New Zealand cricketer *David C. Fulton (1838–1899), Wisconsin legislator *David L. Fulton David L. ...
(born 1971), cricketer * John Gathercole, (1937–2010), Archdeacon of Dudley *
Max Godden The Ven Max Leon Godden, MA (25 November 1923 – 1 March 2000) was Archdeacon of Lewes from 1972 until 1975; and of Lewes and Hastings from then until 1988. He was born on 25 November 1923 and educated at The Judd School and Worcester Col ...
, (died 2000), Archdeacon of Lewis *
Tom Greatrex Thomas James Greatrex (born 30 September 1974) is a British Labour and Co-operative, Labour Co-op politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rutherglen and Hamilton West (UK Parliament constituency), Rutherglen and Hamilton West betw ...
(born 1974), MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West * Harold Hailstone (1897–1982), cartoonist and illustrator; brother of Bernard *
Bernard Hailstone Bernard Hailstone (6 October 1910 – 27 December 1987) was an English painter, best known for his Second World War portraits of transport and civil defence workers painted in Britain, his portraits of members of the Armed Forces painted overse ...
(1910–1987), artist; brother of Harold * Guy Hands (born 1959), financier * Donald Hodge (1894–2001),
First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
veteran *
Jack Holden (actor) Jack Holden (born 31 March 1990) is an English actor, writer and producer from Tonbridge in Kent. He is best known for his roles in the television series ''Marriage'' with Sean Bean and Nicola Walker and in '' Ten Percent''. Holden began his act ...
, actor * George Henry Horton (born 1993), filmmaker * Harry Kendall (born 1996), athlete *
Terence Lewin Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy), Admiral of the Fleet Terence Thornton Lewin, Baron Lewin, (19 November 1920 – 23 January 1999) was a Royal Navy officer. He served in the Second World War and then commanded a destroyer, the Royal yacht, two ...
(1920–99), First Sea Lord and Chief of Defence Staff *Sir Clive Loader,
Air Chief Marshal Air chief marshal (Air Chf Mshl or ACM) is a high-ranking air officer originating from the Royal Air Force. The rank is used by air forces of many countries that have historical British influence. An air chief marshal is equivalent to an Admir ...
* Rob Luft (born 1993), jazz guitarist and composer *
Anton Matusevich Anton Matusevich (born 30 May 2001) is a British tennis player. Matusevich has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 388 achieved on 2 August 2021. He won the 2018 US Open Junior doubles title with Adrian Andreev. Matusevich won the ...
(born 2001), British tennis player *
Nathaniel Mellors Nathaniel Mellors (born December 1974, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England)James Miller, (born 1976), British novelist and academic *
Richard Moth Charles Phillip Richard Moth (born 8 July 1958) is a British Roman Catholic prelate. Since May 2015, he has served as the Bishop of Arundel and Brighton. Previously, he was Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Southwark from 2001 to 2009, and th ...
, former Bishop of the Forces and current Bishop of Arundel and Brighton * David Moule-Evans (1905–1988), composer *
Mr Bingo Mr Bingo is an illustrator, artist and speaker, living and working in London, UK. Biography Mr Bingo grew up in Leigh, Kent and attended The Judd School in Tonbridge. In 1998 he studied a foundation course at the Kent Institute of Art & Design in ...
(born 1979), illustrator *
Geoffrey Paterson Geoffrey Paterson (born 14 July 1983) is a British conductor. Early career Born in Yorkshire, England, Geoffrey Paterson began conducting at the age of 15, while a pupil at The Judd School in Tonbridge. He soon began organising concerts, both ...
(born 1983), conductor *
Cecil Powell Cecil Frank Powell, FRS (5 December 1903 – 9 August 1969) was a British physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate for heading the team that developed the photographic method of studying nuclear processes and for the resulting discovery of ...
(1903-1969), Nobel prize winner in Physics * Tom Probert (born 1986), cricketer *
Martin Purdy Martin Purdy (born 29 October 1981) is an English former rugby union player who played for London Welsh, Bath Rugby, and Wasps. Purdy's position of choice was at lock. Career Purdy was born in Crawley, West Sussex and attended The Judd School ...
(born 1981),
Rugby Union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
player *
Stuart Skeates Lieutenant General Stuart Richard Skeates, (born 1966) is a British Army officer. He served as Deputy Commander of JFC Brunssum from December 2018 to December 2021. He also previously served as Standing Joint Force Commander from 2015 to 2018. ...
, (born 1966), Major General and former Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst *
Tim Stanley Timothy Randolph Stanley (born 1 January 1982) is a British journalist and historian. Early life Stanley was educated at The Judd School, a grammar school in Tonbridge, Kent. He then attended Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied moder ...
, journalist *
Rob Warner (academic) Robert Ernest Warner has been Vice-Chancellor of Plymouth Marjon University since 2017. Having previously held the position of Executive Dean of Humanities & Professor of Religion, Culture and Society at the University of Chester. He was educated ...
, (born 1956), British academic * James Whiteaker (born 1998), athlete *
Michael Willard Michael James Lewis Willard (born 24 March 1938) is an English former cricketer who played 41 first-class cricket matches for Cambridge University between 1959 and 1961.Ronald Williams (1906–79), Bishop of Leicester *
Stewart Wood, Baron Wood of Anfield Stewart Martin Wood, Baron Wood of Anfield (born 25 March 1968) is a Labour life peer in the House of Lords. Early life Wood grew up in Tonbridge, Kent, and attended the Judd School. In 1986 he went to University College, Oxford, where he obta ...
, Member of the House of Lords


Old Tonbridgians


People connected with Tonbridge

* Sir
Adrian Baillie Sir Adrian William Maxwell Baillie, 6th Baronet DL (5 May 1898 – 8 January 1947) was a British MP for two constituencies. Early life Baillie was born on 5 May 1898. He was the second son of Sir Robert Alexander Baillie, 4th Baronet (1859 ...
(1898–1947), MP for
Tonbridge Tonbridge ( ) is a market town in Kent, England, on the River Medway, north of Royal Tunbridge Wells, south west of Maidstone and south east of London. In the administrative borough of Tonbridge and Malling, it had an estimated population ...
1937–45 * Hugh de Audley (1289–1347), English ambassador to France, was buried at
Tonbridge Priory Tonbridge Priory was a priory in Tonbridge, Kent, England that was established in 1124. It was destroyed by fire in 1337 and then rebuilt. The priory was disestablished in 1523. The building stood in 1735, but was a ruin by 1780. The remains of t ...
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Margaret de Audley Margaret de Audley, ''suo jure'' 2nd Baroness Audley and Countess of Stafford (c. 1318 – 7 September 1349G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, ''The Complete ...
(1318–47), baroness and countess, was buried at Tonbridge Priory *
David Bartleet David Henry Bartleet (11 April 1929 – 1 November 2002) was a British Anglican bishop. From 1982 to 1993, he was the fourth Bishop of Tonbridge, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Rochester. He was educated at St Edward's School, Oxford and St ...
(1929–2002),
Bishop of Tonbridge The Bishop of Tonbridge is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Rochester in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after Tonbridge, a market town in Kent; the see was erected ...
1982–93 *
Brian Castle Brian Colin Castle (born 7 September 1949) is a retired bishop in the Church of England, the most recent Bishop suffragan of Tonbridge. He retired from that See on 31 October 2015.
(born 1949), current bishop of Tonbridge * Margaret de Clare (1293–1342), countess, was buried at Tonbridge Priory * Ralph de Stafford (1301–72), nobleman, was buried in Tonbridge Priory *
Richard fitz Gilbert Richard fitz Gilbert (before 1035–), 1st feudal baron of Clare in Suffolk, was a Norman lord who participated in the Norman conquest of England in 1066, and was styled "de Bienfaite", "de Clare", and of "Tonbridge" from his holdings.G. E. Cok ...
(1030–1091), nobleman, built
Tonbridge Castle Tonbridge Castle is a 13th century castle situated in Tonbridge, Kent, England. Early history Following the Norman Conquest, Richard Fitz Gilbert was granted land in Kent to guard the crossing of the River Medway. He erected a simple Motte-and- ...
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Richard Fitz Gilbert de Clare Richard fitz Gilbert de Clare (died 15 April 1136) 3rd feudal baron of Clare in Suffolk, was an Anglo-Norman nobleman. A marcher lord in Wales, he was also the founder of Tonbridge Priory in Kent. Life Richard was the eldest son of Gilbert Fitz ...
(died 1136), nobleman, founded Tonbridge Priory and held Tonbridge Castle *
Philip Goodrich Philip Harold Ernest Goodrich (2 November 1929 – 22 January 2001) was an Anglican bishop in the late 20th century. He was Bishop of Tonbridge from 1973 to 1982 and Bishop of Worcester from 1982 to 1996. Early life Born on 2 November 1929 he wa ...
(1929–2001), Bishop of Tonbridge from 1973 to 1982 *
Jilly Goolden Jill Priscilla Goolden (born 28 September 1949) is an English wine critic, journalist and television personality. Career For 18 years Goolden co-presented the popular BBC2 ''Food and Drink'' television series in Britain, with Chris Kelly, Mich ...
(born 1959), food critic, attended
West Kent College K College, was also known as South & West Kent College, was an English college of Further education, Further Education and Higher Education with facilities across Kent, formed in April 2010, by the merger of South Kent College with West Kent C ...
*
Arthur Griffith-Boscawen Sir Arthur Sackville Trevor Griffith-Boscawen PC (18 October 1865 – 1 June 1946) was a British politician in the Conservative Party whose career was cut short by losing a string of Parliamentary elections. Biography Griffith-Boscawen was born ...
(1865–1946), MP for
Tonbridge Tonbridge ( ) is a market town in Kent, England, on the River Medway, north of Royal Tunbridge Wells, south west of Maidstone and south east of London. In the administrative borough of Tonbridge and Malling, it had an estimated population ...
1892–1906 *
David Halsey Henry David Halsey (27 January 1919 – 16 May 2009) was an Anglican bishop. During his tenure, Bishop Halsey’s focus was as a pastoral bishop, and the care of the clergy and their wives was his first priority. By supporting the clergy, he was ...
(1919–2009), Bishop of Tonbridge 1968–72 * Victoria Hislop (born 1959), author, grew up in Tonbridge *
Dame ''Dame'' is an honorific title and the feminine form of address for the honour of damehood in many Christian chivalric orders, as well as the Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom, British honours system and those of several oth ...
Kelly Holmes Dame Kelly Holmes (born 19 April 1970) is a retired British middle distance athlete. Holmes specialised in the 800 metres and 1,500 metres events and won gold medals for both distances at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She set Briti ...
(born 1970), Olympic athlete, attended
Hugh Christie School Hugh Christie School is a secondary school and sixth form based in Tonbridge, Kent, England. In November 2006 the school moved into a new £14 million building. The school currently has a roll of approximately 1150 students. Hugh Christie is p ...
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Richard Hornby Richard Phipps Hornby (20 June 1922 – 22 September 2007) was a British Conservative politician and businessman. He was Member of Parliament for Tonbridge for over 17½ years, from June 1956 to February 1974, holding a junior ministerial posit ...
(1922–2007), MP for Tonbridge 1956–74 *
Andrea Leadsom Dame Andrea Jacqueline Leadsom (; ' Salmon; born 13 May 1963) is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for South Northamptonshire since 2010. A member of the Conservative Party, she served as Secretary of State for Environme ...
(born 1963), educated at Tonbridge Girls' Grammar School * Robert Norton (1838–1926), MP for Tonbridge 1885–92 * Adrian Quaife-Hobbs (born 1991), racing driver, lives in Tonbridge *Sophie Rhys-Jones (born 1965), now The Countess of Wessex, attended
West Kent College K College, was also known as South & West Kent College, was an English college of Further education, Further Education and Higher Education with facilities across Kent, formed in April 2010, by the merger of South Kent College with West Kent C ...
*
Angie Sage Angie Sage (born 20 June 1952) is an English author of children's literature, including the ''Septimus Heap'' series, the ''TodHunter Moon'' trilogy, and the ''Araminta Spook'' series (''Araminta Spookie'', in the United States). Life According ...
(born 1952), author, attended Tonbridge Grammar School for Girls * Margaret Sharp (born 1938) peer, attended Tonbridge Grammar School for Girls * Brian Smith (born 1943), Bishop of Tonbridge 1993–2001 * John Stanley (born 1942), MP for
Tonbridge and Malling Tonbridge and Malling is a local government district with borough status in Kent, England. Tonbridge is the largest settlement but the authority is based in the modern development of Kings Hill. Geography Tonbridge and Malling Borough covers ...
since 1974 * Holman F Stephens (1868–1931), ran a number of railway companies from offices in Tonbridge *
Paul Watson Paul Franklin Watson (born December 2, 1950) is a Canadian-American conservation and environmental movement, environmental activist, who founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, an anti-poaching and direct action group focused on marine c ...
(born 1942), artist and documentary film maker, lives in Tonbridge *
Paul Way Paul Graham Albert Way (born 12 March 1963) is an English professional golfer. Way was born in Kingsbury, Middlesex. He went to the Hugh Christie School in Tonbridge, Kent. He won the Brabazon Trophy in 1981. Way turned professional in 1982 an ...
(born 1962),
golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...
er, attended Hugh Christie School * Gerald Williams (1903–89), MP for Tonbridge 1945–56 * Russell White (1896–1979),
Bishop of Tonbridge The Bishop of Tonbridge is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Rochester in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after Tonbridge, a market town in Kent; the see was erected ...
from 1959 to 1968 * Jonathan Williams (born 1993), footballer for Crystal Palace FC, lives in Tonbridge * Bob Woolmer (1948–2007), cricketer, attended Yardley Court School


Notes

† also Old Juddian.


References

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Tonbridge Tonbridge ( ) is a market town in Kent, England, on the River Medway, north of Royal Tunbridge Wells, south west of Maidstone and south east of London. In the administrative borough of Tonbridge and Malling, it had an estimated population ...