- Orlando Bloom
Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom (born 13 January 1977) is an English actor. He had his break-through role in the early 2000s as the elf-prince Legolas in "The Lord of the Rings" and blacksmith Will Turner in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" trilogy of films, and subsequently established himself as a lead in Hollywood films, including "Troy", "Elizabethtown," and "Kingdom of Heaven". - Hugh Hopper
Hugh Hopper (born 29th April 1945, Canterbury, Kent, England) is a progressive rock / (fusion) jazz bass guitarist and composer. He has been a prominent member of the Canterbury scene. - Richard Sinclair
Richard Sinclair (born June 6, 1948 in Canterbury, England) is a progressive rock bassist, guitarist and vocalist who has been a member of several bands of the Canterbury scene. He played guitar in the root Canterbury band Wilde Flowers before going on to be a founding member of Caravan. Sinclair left Caravan in the early 1970s and joined Hatfield and the North and later Camel for a couple of years. - Christopher Marlowe
Christopher "Kit" Marlowe was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. The foremost Elizabethan tragedian before William Shakespeare, he is known for his magnificent blank verse, his overreaching protagonists, and his own untimely death. - George Newport
George Newport was a prominent English entomologist. Newport is especially noted for his studies utilising the microscope and his skills in dissection.He was President of the Entomological Society of London 1843-1844 and also a member of the Ray Society. George Newport wrote: *On the structure, relations, and development of the nervous and circulatory systems, and on the existence of a complete circulation of the blood in vessels, in Myriapoda and macrourous Arachnida. - John Ward
John Ward (1571-1638) was an English composer who was a contemporary of John Dowland. Born in Canterbury, John Ward was a chorister at Canterbury Cathedral. He went to London where he served Sir Henry Fanshawe both as an Attorney in the Exchequer and as a musician. Ward married and had three children. He moved to Essex by 1636 and died there at Ilford Magna in 1638. John Ward composed madrigals, works for viol consort, services, and anthems. - Joe Denly
Joseph Liam Denly (born March 16, 1986 in Canterbury) is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and leg break bowler. An exciting stroke player who relishes short pitched bowling, Denly first came to attention during the England 2005 Under-19 tour of India where he made three half-centuries in three tests. He previously represented England at Under 17 level and went on the ECB Under 18 tour to Holland in 2003. - Mark Hammett
Mark Garry Hammett (born 13 July 1972 in Christchurch) is a rugby union coach and former New Zealand rugby union player. Hammett played provincial rugby for Canterbury, as a hooker, between 1992 and 2002. When the Crusaders franchise was formed for the Super 12 in 1996, Hammett was contracted, becoming a founding player. He continued to play for the Crusaders until 2003; winning four championships in the process. He first played for the All Blacks in 1999, … - Joseph McManners
Joseph McManners (born December 3, 1992, in Canterbury, Kent) is an English musical theatre actor and singer. He lives on a non-working farm in a small village near Canterbury and attends Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys (also in Canterbury). Joseph will not be attending Tonbridge School. He will continue his education at Simon Langton where he will sit his GCSEs in the core subjects (Maths, English and Science) and has chosen to take Art, Music, History and Economics. - Mary Tourtel
Mary Tourtel (January 28 1874, Canterbury - March 15 1948, Canterbury) was an English artist and creator of Rupert Bear. She was born as Mary Caldwell and raised in an artistic family. She grew up studying art, in particular animal drawings. She became a children's illustrator, through which she met and eventually married the editor of "The Daily Express" newspaper, Herbert Tourtel. - Georgina Harland
Georgina Harland is a modern pentathlete from Great Britain, who won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Her score of 5344 is broken down as follows: * Shooting—808 * Fencing—832 * Swimming—1308 * Riding—1144 * Running—1252 - Fuller Pilch
Fuller Pilch (March 17, 1804, Horningtoft, Norfolk - May 1, 1870, Canterbury, Kent) was an English cricketer and is generally considered as the finest batsman of his time. Pilch played his first major match at Lord's in 1820, appearing for Norfolk. In the early days he made his living as a tailor. Writing in 1862 in his "Scores and biographies", Arthur Haygarth called Pilch "the best batsman that has ever yet appeared". - Freddie Laker
Sir Frederick Alfred Laker (6 August, 1922 - 9 February, 2006), was a British airline entrepreneur, best known for founding Laker Airways in 1966, which went spectacularly bust in 1982. Laker was one of the first airline owners to adopt the "no-frills" airline business model that has since proven to be very successful world-wide with companies such as easyJet, Jetblue, Ryanair, Southwest Airlines and Virgin Blue. - Chris Simmons
Chris Simmons (born 8 January, 1975 in Canterbury) is an English actor who plays DC Mickey Webb in "The Bill". He has also guest starred in "Casualty" and "Doctors". Lives in Southwest London with his girlfriend - Hugh Robertson
Hugh Robertson (born 9 October 1962, Canterbury) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is Conservative Party member of Parliament for Faversham and Mid Kent, and was first elected in 2001. - Stephen Gray
Stephen Gray (December, 1666 - 7 February 1736) was an English dyer and amateur astronomer, who was the first to systematically experiment with electrical conduction, rather than simple generation of static charges and investigations of the static phenomena. - Tony Coe
Anthony George Coe (born November 29, 1934 in Canterbury, England) is a jazz musician who is trained on clarinet, bass clarinet, and tenor saxophone. He cites Paul Gonsalves as an influence. Coe is noted for his versatility. His early experience in jazz was with Humphrey Lyttelton's band from 1957-1962. Later, he worked in the John Dankworth orchestra and the Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland big band. In the 1980s and 1990s, he began branching out beyond jazz, … - Thomas Sidney Cooper
Thomas Sidney Cooper (September 26, 1803 - February 7, 1902) was an English painter. He was born at Canterbury, Kent, and as a small child he began to show strong artistic inclinations, but the circumstances of his family did not allow him to received any systematic training. By the time he was twelve years old, he was working in the shop of a coach painter. Later he obtained a job as a scene painter; and he alternated between these two occupations for about eight years. - Earl Of Cork
Earl of the County of Cork, usually shortened to Earl of Cork, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1620 for the Anglo-Irish politician Richard Boyle, 1st Baron Boyle. He had already been created Lord Boyle, Baron of Youghal, in the County of Cork, in 1616, and was made Viscount of Dungarvan, in the County of Cork, at the same time he was given the earldom. These titles are also in the Peerage of Ireland. - Jodie Kidd
Jodie Kidd (born 25 September, 1978 in Canterbury, England) is an English fashion model, sports woman, television personality and sometime actress. - Fiona Phillips
Fiona Phillips (born 1 January 1961, Canterbury) is a journalist & broadcaster. After leaving the University of Birmingham with a B.A. (Hons) in English she started her career in independent radio working for local stations County Sound, Hereward Radio and Radio Mercury. Since 1997, she has been the main presenter on the ITV1 morning show, "GMTV". She has also presented such programmes as "OK!TV", "Loose Women", … - John A. T. Robinson
Dr John Arthur Thomas Robinson (1919 in Canterbury, England-December 5, 1983) was a New Testament scholar, author, and former Anglican bishop of Woolwich, England. He was a lecturer at Trinity College, Cambridge and later Dean of Trinity College until his death in 1983 from cancer. Dr Robinson was considered a major force in shaping liberal Christian theology. Along with Harvard theologian Harvey Cox he spearheaded the field of secular theology. - George Rooke
Sir George Rooke (1650 - January 24 1709), English naval commander, was born near Canterbury in 1650. Entering the navy as a volunteer, he served in the Dutch Wars and became post captain in 1673. He became Rear Admiral in 1690, and fought at the Battle of Beachy Head.<br> In May 1692 he served under Russell at the Battle of Barfleur, and he greatly distinguished himself in a night attack on the French fleet at La Hogue, when he succeeded in burning six of their ships. - Lewis Parker
Lewis Parker is commonly considered the best hip hop producer to come out of the United Kingdom. Recognized as an international "beat god" and frequently considered as the “original lyrical Jedi master”. He was born in London and currently resides in Queens New York. As a teenager Parker released an EP - "B Boy Antiks" and a 12" single, "Rise/Visions Of Splendour" through Bite It!a London based recording label. - E. W. Bullinger
Ethelbert William Bullinger (December 15, 1837 - June 6, 1913) was an ordained Anglican clergyman, Biblical scholar, and dispensationalist theologian. - William Sealy Gosset
William Sealy Gosset (June 13 1876 - October 16 1937) was an English chemist and statistician, best known by his pen name "Student" and for his work on Student's t-distribution. Born in Canterbury, England to Agnes Sealy Vidal and Colonel Frederic Gosset, Gosset attended Winchester College, the famous private school, before reading chemistry and mathematics at New College, Oxford. - Trevor Pinnock
Trevor David Pinnock CBE (born December 16, 1946) is an English conductor and harpsichordist. He is best known for directing period-performance orchestra The English Concert from the harpsichord for over 30 years in baroque and early classical music. - Mary Carleton
Mary Carleton (January 11, 1642 - January 22, 1673) was an Englishwoman who used false identities, such as a German princess, to marry and defraud a number of men. - Isaac Nathan
Isaac Nathan was an English-Australian musician and self-publicist (c. 1792 - January 15, 1864) who ended an eventful career of triumph and failure by becoming the 'father of Australian music'. - Vicky Beeching
Vicky Beeching (born 1979) is a worship leader and musician currently signed to Survivor and Sparrow Records. She has recently released her fourth album, entitled "Painting the Invisible". Vicky grew up in Canterbury, United Kingdom, writing songs from the age of 11, and leading worship since her early teens. After earning her Theology degree at Oxford University, she trained under Brian Doerksen and Brenton Brown while at Oxford Vineyard. - Tacita Dean
Tacita Dean (b. 1965) is an English visual artist. - Edward Jacob
Edward Jacob was a writer and mayor from Kent, the son of Edward Jacob, surgeon of Canterbury, mayor of that city in 1727, who died in 1756. He married twice. His first wife was Margaret Rigden, whom he married on 4th September 1739, she being the daughter of John Rigden of Canterbury. She was baptized on 23rd September 1709 and buried on 20th January 1749. Edward married for his second wife Mary Long, the daughter and heiress of Captain Stephen Long of Sandwich. - James Six
James Six (1731-1793) was a British scientist born in Canterbury. He is noted for his invention, in 1780, of Six's thermometer, commonly known as the Maximum minimum thermometer. This device is still in common use today and widely sold in garden centres. Six was from a family of refugees from the Continent who had settled in England in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, and who had worked as silk weavers for generations. James Six himself had trained in the family business, … - James Parton
James Parton American biographer, was born in Canterbury, England. He was taken to the United States when he was five years old, studied in New York City and White Plains, New York, and was a schoolmaster in Philadelphia and then in New York. He moved to Newburyport, Massachusetts, where he died on October 17, 1891. Parton was the most popular biographer of his day in America. His most important books are "Life of Horace Greeley" (1855), … - John Gostling
The Reverend John Gostling (1644 - 1733) was a 17th century 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. John Gostling was the son of John Gossling, a Canterbury cordwainer (shoemaker). Educated at St John's College, Cambridge where he sang in the choir, he was a Gentleman and later Priest of the Chapel Royal and was subsequently a Canon of Canterbury, … - Lisa Mitchell
Lisa Helen Mitchell (born March 22 1990 in Canterbury, England) is an Australian singer who is best known for placing sixth on the reality television show "Australian Idol 2006". Born to parents Angus and Ruth and with one sister (Nicola, a year younger), Lisa moved to Australia at age 3, growing up in Albury, New South Wales. Beginning guitar lessons at 12 and leaning towards the folk and rock genres, … - Alec Rose
Sir Alec Rose (13 July, 1908 - 11 January, 1991) was a nursery owner and fruit merchant in England who had a passion for amateur single-handed sailing, for which he was ultimately knighted. Alec Rose was born in Canterbury. During World War II he served in the British Navy as a diesel mechanic on a convoy escort, the HMS Leith. In 1964, Rose participated in the second single-handed transatlantic race, placing fourth across the line in his 36 foot cutter Lively Lady, … - Marcus Bentley
Marcus Bentley (born October 4, 1967) is a British actor and voiceover artist. Born in Gateshead, he was brought up in Stockton on Tees and attended East 15 Acting School in London. Though he has appeared on stage, winning an Edinburgh Fringe First Award for his show "Dead Fish", and in TV bit parts including "The Bill" and "London's Burning", his main fame has come through voiceover work. - Margot Grahame
Margot Grahame, born Margaret Clark on 20 February 1911, Canterbury, was an English actress most noted for starring in The Informer, The Crimson Pirate and "Night Waitress". She started acting in 1930 and made her last screen appearance in 1958. - Fred Shirley
Revd Frederick Joseph John Shirley, DD, PhD, LLB was the headmaster, The King's School, Canterbury, 1935-1962. Educated St Edmund Hall, Oxford and London. Married in 1926. his daughter became the first and, at the time, the only girl in the school. When Shirley took over the Headmastership of the King's School, Canterbury in 1935, bankruptcy was close: the school had debts of £40,000 - £60,000 and was making an annual loss of £6,000.
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