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

Table of contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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
• Catherine Thomas (model) – Britain's Next Top Model Cycle 4 runner-up and America's Next Top Model: British Invasion contestant

V

• Phil Vickery (1961– ) celebrity chef

W

• Chris Wills (1978– ) game show contestant
• Dave Wiltshire (1954– ) Football (soccer) player

References

1. Collins stayed with Charles Dickens in Folkestone
2. 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
3. appeared in several Disney films including Bedknobs and Broomsticks, and Mary Poppins