List of people from Folkestone
Folkestone is a town and seaside resort in Kent, England. The following is a list of those people who were either born or live in Folkestone, or had some important contribution to make to the town.
Notable people from Folkestone
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A
- William de Wiveleslie Abney (1843–1920) astronomer, chemist, and photographer
- Les Ames (1905–1990) cricketer
- Richard Ashworth (1947– ) Member of European Parliament
B
- Mark Barham (1962– ) football player
- Peter Barkworth (1929–2006) actor
- Graham Barlow (1950– ) cricketer
- Michael Bentine (1922–1996) comedian: The Goon Show
- Lesley Brook (1917–2009) actress
- Arthur Brough (1922–1980) actor (Are You Being Served?); established Folkestone Repertory Theatre
- June Brown (1927– ) actress (Dot Cotton in EastEnders)
C
- John Henry Challis (1809–1880) philanthropist
- Fred Cheesmur (1908–1987) football player
- Jack Coggins (1911–2006) artist
- Wilkie Collins (1824–1889)[1]
- A.E. Coppard (1878–1957) short storywriter
- Bithia Mary Croker (c. 1848–1920) Irish-born novelist
D
- Michael Dillon (1915–1962) physician; female-to-male transsexual
- John Doogan (1953–1940) Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Roy Douglas (1907–2015) composer and arranger
E
- John Eric Erichsen (1818–1896) surgeon
- Eamon Everall (1948– ) artist, educator; one of the founding members of the Stuckism Art Movement
F
- Thomas Field (1855–1936) Church of England priest
G
- George Gardiner (1935–2002) politician
- Carl Gilbert (1948– ) football (soccer) player
- Jonathan Gledhill (1949– ) Bishop of Lichfield
- Kitty Gordon (1878–1974) actress
- George Grossmith (1847–1912) comedian, writer, composer, actor, and singer; collaborated with Gilbert and Sullivan on many of their operas
H
- William Halcrow (1883–1958) civil engineer
- Radclyffe Hall (1880–1943) author
- William Hall-Jones (1851–1936) Prime Minister of New Zealand
- Augustus Harris (1852–1896) actor, impresario and dramatist
- Charlotte Harris (1981– ) portrait artist
- William Harvey (1578–1657) physician (discoverer of blood circulation)
- Norman Heatley (1911–2004) scientist
- Michael Hogben (1952– ) auctioneer, antiques dealer
- Billy Hughes (1960– ) football player
- Charles Bousfield Huleatt (1863–1908) missionary; discoverer of important papyrus
- John K Hosking (1952– ) Fine Artist painter printmaker Folkestone Stuckist
I
- Peter Imbert (1933– ) senior police officer
J
- Michael Jack (1946– ) politician
- Hattie Jacques (1924–1980) comedy actress; Carry On films
K
- Alice Keppel (1868–1947) mistress of King Edward VII; great-grandmother of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
- Pete Kircher (1945– ) rock/pop drummer
- William Knox (1850–1913) Australian politician and businessman
L
- Roderick Alastair Brook Learoyd (1913–1995) Victoria Cross recipient
- Mabel Love (1874–1953) dancer, actress
M
- Francis MacKinnon (1848–1947) Test cricketer
- Mary Martin (1907–1969) sculptor
- Charles McCausland (1898–1965) cricketer
- Patrick McHale (1826–1866) Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Yehudi Menuhin (1916–1999) violinist; founder of Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists held in Folkestone
N
- Paul Nicholas (1945– ) actor and singer
P
- Sam Pepper (1989– ) Big Brother 2010 contestant.
- Edith Pechey (1845–1908) one of the first United Kingdom Women doctors.
- John Philipot (1588–1645) College of Arms.
- Samuel Plimsoll (1824–1898) politician and social reformer; the "Plimsoll line”.
- Mavis Pugh (1914-2006) comedy actress.
Q
- Len Quested (1925–2012) football (soccer) player
R
- Noel Redding (1945–2003) musician; bass player with The Jimi Hendrix Experience
- Ricky Reina (1971– ) football (soccer) player
- Baker Russell (1837–1911) senior Army officer
S
- Marcus Sarjeant (1964– ) attempt on Queen Elizabeth II's life
- Blaine Sexton (1892–1966) ice hockey player
- Sheila Sherlock (1918–2001) physician and hepatologist
- Gerald Sinstadt (1930– ) sports commentator
- Anne Stallybrass (1938– ) actress
- Sydney Sturgess (1915–1999) Canadian actress
- Brendan Sheerin (1959– ) travel guide and coach-trip host
T
- Phil Tate (1922–2005) dance bandleader
- Cliff Temple ((1948–1994) sports journalist
- Thunderstick (?) heavy rock musician; drummer[2]
- David Tomlinson (1917–2000) actor[3]
- Arthur Tooth (1839–1931) Ritualist priest; curate of St Mary's Folkestone
- Walter Tull (1888–1918) first black infantry officer in British Army; football (soccer) player
V
- Phil Vickery (1961– ) celebrity chef
W
- Chris Wills (1978– ) game show contestant
- Dave Wiltshire (1954– ) Football (soccer) player
References
- ^ Collins stayed with Charles Dickens in Folkestone
- ^ real name Barry Graham, based in Folkestone area since the mid-nineties; played for Iron Maiden and Samson; noted for wearing a mask and playing in a cage
- ^ appeared in several Disney films including Bedknobs and Broomsticks, and Mary Poppins
