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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- William de Wiveleslie Abney (1843–1920) astronomer, chemist, and photographer
 - Les Ames (1905–1990) cricketer
 - Richard Ashworth (born 1947) Member of European Parliament
 
B
- Julian Baggini (born 1968) philosopher and writer
 - Mark Barham (born 1962) association footballer
 - Peter Barkworth (1929–2006) actor
 - Graham Barlow (born 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
 
C
- John Henry Challis (1809–1880) philanthropist
 - Fred Cheesmur (1908–1987) association footballer
 - Jack Coggins (1911–2006) artist
 - Wilkie Collins (1824–1889)[1]
 - A. E. Coppard (1878–1957) short story writer
 - Bithia Mary Croker (c. 1848–1920) Irish-born novelist
 
D
- John Dartnell (1838–1913), Commandant of the Natal Mounted Police
 - Michael Dillon (1915–1962) physician; first trans man to undergo phalloplasty
 - John Doogan (1853–1940) Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
 - Roy Douglas (1907–2015) composer and arranger
 
E
- John Eric Erichsen (1818–1896) surgeon
 - Eamon Everall (born 1948) artist, educator, founding member of Stuckism Art Movement
 
F
- Thomas Field (1855–1936) Church of England priest
 
G
- George Gardiner (1935–2002) politician
 - Carl Gilbert (born 1948) association footballer
 - Jonathan Gledhill (born 1949) Bishop of Lichfield
 - Kitty Gordon (1878–1974) actress
 - George Grossmith (1847–1912) comedian, writer, etc. collaborating with Gilbert and Sullivan on several 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 (born 1981) portrait artist
 - William Harvey (1578–1657) physician (discoverer of blood circulation)
 - Norman Heatley (1911–2004) scientist
 - Michael Hogben (born 1952) auctioneer, antiques dealer
 - Billy Hughes (born 1960) footballer
 - Charles Bousfield Huleatt (1863–1908) missionary; discoverer of important papyrus documents
 - Jessica Hynes (Born 1972) Bafta winning actress
 
I
- Peter Imbert (born 1933) senior police officer
 
J
- Michael Jack (born 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 (born 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 Victoria Cross
 - Yehudi Menuhin (1916–1999) violinist; founder of Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists held in Folkestone
 - Helena Millais (1886-1970) comedienne and actress
 
N
- Paul Nicholas (born 1945) actor and singer
 
P
- Sam Pepper (born 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) association footballer
 
R
- Noel Redding (1945–2003) musician; bass player with The Jimi Hendrix Experience
 - Ricky Reina (born 1971) association footballer
 - Baker Russell (1837–1911) senior army officer
 
S
- Marcus Sarjeant (born 1964) attempted murderer of Queen Elizabeth II
 - Blaine Sexton (1892–1966) ice hockey player
 - Brendan Sheerin (born 1959) travel guide and coach-trip host
 - Sheila Sherlock (1918–2001) physician and hepatologist
 - Gerald Sinstadt (born 1930) sports commentator
 - Susan Spain-Dunk (1880-1962) composer, conductor and violinist
 - Anne Stallybrass (1938–2021) actress
 - Sydney Sturgess (1915–1999) Canadian actress
 
T
- Phil Tate (1922–2005) dance bandleader
 - Cliff Temple (1948–1994) sports journalist
 - Thunderstick (living) 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
 
U
- Ernest Ewart Unwin (1881–1944) educationist
 
V
- Phil Vickery (born 1961) celebrity chef
 
W
- Weller brothers (born 1802, 1805, 1814) were the founders of a whaling station on Otago Harbour, New Zealand. Their name lives on in the sea shanty Soon May the Wellerman Come.
 - Chris Wills (born 1978), game show contestant
 - Dave Wiltshire (born 1954), association footballer
 
References
- ↑ Collins stayed with Charles Dickens in Folkestone
 - ↑ real name Barry Graham, based in Folkestone area since the mid-1990s; 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
 
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