- Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens FRSA (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870), pen-name "Boz", was the foremost English novelist of the Victorian era, as well as a vigorous social campaigner. Considered one of the English language's greatest writers, he was acclaimed for his rich storytelling and memorable characters, and achieved massive worldwide popularity in his lifetime. Later critics, beginning with George Gissing and G. K. Chesterton, championed his mastery of prose, … - Ben Mills
Benjamin Collett Mills (born 1 March 1980 in Chatham, Kent, England) is a British singer who shot to fame on the third series of "The X Factor", where he finished in third place. He is currently recording his debut album and has signed a five-album record deal with Sony BMG. His album, "Picture of You", was released on 12 March 2007, the same date as the debut album from "The X Factor" runner up Raymond Quinn. - David Wright
David Wright (born December 24 1953) in Kent, UK, is the keyboard player and composer who founded the New Age music label AD Music in 1989. He is also co-founder of the New Age electronic rock band Code Indigo and of the New Age music duo Callisto. David Wright has released many instrumental albums as a solo performer, establishing a strong reputation in Europe and the USA. - Richard Clarke
Doctor Richard Clarke sometimes spelled "Clerke" (died 1634) was a Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge and an eminent scholar and preacher in the Anglican Church. He was Vicar of Minster on October 18, 1597 and Monkton in Thanet and one of six preachers of Canterbury Cathedral. He was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge. On May 8, 1602 he was appointed sixth prebendary of Canterbury Cathedral. - Steve Bennett
Stephen Graham Bennett (born 17 January 1961 in Farnborough, Kent) is an English football referee. - Bill Wyman
Bill Wyman (born William George Perks on 24 October 1936) was the bassist for the English rock and roll band The Rolling Stones from its founding in 1962 until 1993. - Edward Hasted
Edward Hasted (31 December1732-1812) was the author of "The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent" (1788-99) - Edward King
Edward King (1829 - 8 March, 1910) was an English bishop. King was the second son of the Reverend Walker King, Archdeacon of Rochester and rector of Stone, Kent. King graduated from Oriel College, Oxford, he was ordained in 1854, and four years later became chaplain and lecturer at Cuddesdon Theological College (now Ripon College (Cuddesdon). He was principal at Cuddesdon from 1863 to 1873, … - William Caxton
William Caxton was an English merchant, diplomat, writer and printer. He was the first English person to work as a printer and the first person to introduce a printing press into England. He was also the first English retailer of books (his London contemporaries were all Dutch, German or French). - John Freeman
John Freeman (1832- 1 July 1913) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. - Judge Dread
Alexander Minto Hughes (2 May 1945 - 13 March 1998), better known as Judge Dread, was an English reggae and ska artist. Born in Kent, Judge Dread was the first white British recording artist to get a reggae hit in Jamaica. He got his stage name from a Prince Buster song, and his first hits were inspired by Prince Buster's single, "Big Five". The Guinness Book of World Records credits Judge Dread for having the most banned songs of all time. - Kid Harpoon
Kid Harpoon (born Tom Hull) is a British singer-songwriter and musician. Originally hailing from Chatham, Kid Harpoon began to play live locally at venues such as The Tap & Tin and Command House. He became more and more well known locally and would feature on the Urban Fox Press compilation CDs on which early recordings of Fathers and Sons and Tunnels were aired. - Roger Day
Broadcaster Roger Day (born in Kent on March 29 1945) currently presents shows on Birmingham's 105.7 Smooth Radio & BBC Radio Kent. - Daniel Tammet
Daniel Paul Tammet (b. January 31, 1979; London, England) is a British autistic savant, gifted with a facility for mathematics problems, sequence memory, and natural language learning. He was born with congenital childhood epilepsy. - Darren Smith
Darren Smith (born 29th December 1972) in Kent, England is a New York based author and script-wright, working in the realm of contemporary and subversive fiction. Raised in the stock broker belt south of London and in the rich farming communities of Devon, Smith moved a dozen times before finishing grammar school and starting his first job, as an engineer for German mechanical handling firm APV. - Michael Pearson
Michael Pearson (born 1936) is a renowned expert on clocks and clock-making. He was born in Kent, England and educated at Dartford Grammar School. He served National Service with the Intelligence Corps, following which he returned to the private sector, working in sales, marketing and advertising. During this period he became a keen collector of antiques (an established family business), in particular clocks and timepieces. - M. R. James
Montague Rhodes James, OM (August 1, 1862-June 12, 1936), who published under the byline M. R. James, was a noted British mediaeval scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905-1918) and of Eton College (1918-1936). He is best remembered today for his ghost stories in the classic Victorian Yuletide vein, which are widely regarded as among the finest in English literature. - Takaloo
Mehrdud Takalobigashi (born September 23, 1975 in Tehran, Iran), more commonly known as Mehrdud Takaloo or Takaloo, is an Iranian born British based boxer - William Sutton
William Sutton (1830-16 February1888) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. - Les Ames
Leslie ("Les") Ethelbert George Ames (born 3 December, 1905 in Elham, Kent; died 27 February, 1990 in Canterbury, Kent) was an outstanding wicket-keeper and batsman for the England cricket team and Kent County Cricket Club. In his obituary, the Wisden of 1991 described him as the greatest wicket-keeper-batsman of all time. He was a pupil at the Harvey Grammar School in Folkestone. In Test cricket, Ames played 47 matches, scoring 2,434 runs with a batting average of 40.56, … - John Aspinall
John Victor Aspinall was born in Delhi, India but was a United Kingdom citizen. He was a zoo owner and a gambler. He was also a self-declared misanthrope and reputed co-plotter of an extreme right-wing conspiracy against Britain’s Labour government. In 1956, with proceeds from his gambling, Aspinall purchased a country house and estate called Howletts near Canterbury, Kent. He lived in the house and set up a private zoo, Howletts Zoo, in the grounds. - William Congreve
Sir William Congreve (May 20, 1772-May 16, 1828), was an English inventor and rocket pioneer. - Sean Gabb
Dr Sean Gabb (b. 1960, Chatham) is an English libertarian and conservative. He is the director of the Libertarian Alliance, a British free market and civil liberties think-tank. He joined the Libertarian Alliance in 1979, and became its Director in 2006, shortly before the death of its founder Chris Tame. Gabb is a controversial figure within the British and indeed the general libertarian movement. He is an extreme cultural reactionary, an institutional conservative, … - Barry Davies
Barry Davies (born 24 October 1940 in Kent, England) was educated at Cranbrook School which also numbers commentators Brian Moore and Peter West amongst its alumni - and London University, where he read English literature. He is regarded by many as one of the finest ever British sports commentators. Although best-known for his football commentary, Davies has also put his talents to numerous sports including ice skating, tennis, rowing, gymnastics, hockey and athletics, … - Mary Quant
Mary Quant OBE FCSD (born February 11 1934 in Kent, England) is an English fashion designer, one of the many designers who took credit for inventing the miniskirt and hot pants. Born to Welsh parents, Quant studied illustration at Goldsmiths College before taking a job with a couture milliner. She is also famed for her work on pop art in fashion. - Ian Davis
Ian Davis (born in Kent, UK, 1952), is the Managing Director of McKinsey & Company since succeeding Rajat Gupta on July 1, 2003. He was previously Manager of McKinsey & Company's London office. He has an undergraduate degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Balliol College, Oxford University. - Francis Lovelace
Francis Lovelace (1621-1675) was the third son of Sir William Lovelace (1584-1627) and his wife Anne Barne of Lovelace Place, Bethersden and Woolrich, Kent. He was the younger brother of Richard Lovelace, the Cavalier poet. The Bethersden Lovelace lineage was founded in 1367 by John Lovelace, six generations before Francis, and has been confused over the years with the Hurley Lovelaces who were raised to the House of Lords. - Melanie Jane
Melanie Jane Boorman is a London-based model from Lancashire, England. She is one of the most popular new models in The Sun, where she regularly appears as a Page Three girl. As well as regular appearances in The Sun, Melanie Jane can frequently be seen in a variety of UK Lad's Mags such as "FHM", "ICE", "Loaded", "Esquire", "GQ", "Zoo" and "Nuts". - Roger Twysden
Sir Roger Twysden (August 21, 1597 to June 27, 1672) was an English antiquary and royalist pamphleteer. He belonged to an ancient Kentish family. His mother, Anne, was the daughter of Sir Moule Finch, and his father, Sir William Twysden, was a courtier and scholar who shared in some of the voyages against Spain in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and was well known at the court of King James I. He was one of the first baronets. Roger Twysden was educated at St Paul's School, … - Barry Knight
Barry Knight is an English football referee, and comes from Orpington in Kent. He was born on 7 May 1960. - Edmund Duke
Blessed Edmund Duke (1563-1590), Catholic priest and martyr. He was born in Kent in 1563. Only the sparest details are known of his life. He arrived to study for the priesthood at the English College at Rheims on March 3 1583 and was ordained to minor orders there on September 23 1583. He was subsequently was sent to Rome and entered the English College there on August 22 1584. He was ordained to the priesthood in the Lateran Basilica on September 3 1589. - James Tanner
James Tanner (born in Kent 1976?) is a British chef. He currently appears on the BBC programme Ready Steady Cook. After studying hotel management he worked in the kitchens of several well-known restaurants, often with his older brother Chris. He worked his way up through the ranks until he was invited by the Roux brothers to move to the US and work in upstate New York, where he was Chef de Partie at the Lake Placid Lodge. - Gordon Giltrap
Gordon Giltrap (born 6 April 1948, in East Peckham, Tonbridge, Kent) is an English acoustic and electric guitarist and composer, whose musical styles cross multiple genres - folk, blues, folk rock, pop, classical and rock. Giltrap started to learn the guitar at the age of twelve. Never receiving any formal tuition on the instrument, he gradually developed his own style and technique. His musical career started to take off in the 1960s, … - John Charman
John R Charman (born 1953), is an English businessman, who has made his career in insurance. He is currently CEO/President/Director at Bermuda based Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. Nicknamed "King of the London Insurance market", Charman was described as "famously strong-willed and opinionated" by the Financial Times. - David Bull
Dr. David Bull (born 9 May 1969, Kent, England) is a British doctor and television presenter who has presented and appears on a variety of British television programmes including Living's Most Haunted Live, Five's "The Wright Stuff", the BBC's "Watchdog" and Channel 4's "Richard & Judy". He is also the Conservative candidate for Brighton Pavilion at the next general election. He studied medicine at St Mary's Hospital Medical School, … - Dick Pope
Dick Pope (cinematographer) (sometimes credited as Richard Pope) was born in 1947 in Bromley, Kent, England, UK. He is an award-winning British cinematographer who has worked numerous times with British film director Mike Leigh. He is most recently known for the cinematography in "The Illusionist" directed by Neil Burger, for which is he nominated for an Academy Award. - Jan Leeming
Jan Leeming (born 5 January, 1942) is a British TV presenter and newsreader. - George Gipps
Sir George Gipps was Governor of the colony of New South Wales, Australia, for eight years, between 1838 and 1846. His governorship was during a period of great change for New South Wales and Australia, as well as for New Zealand, which was administered as part of New South Wales for much of this period. Settlers at the time were not happy with his move towards responsible government, although contemporaries at the Colonial Office found him to be an able administrator. - Peter Quennell
Peter Courtney Quennell (b. March 9 1905, Bickley, Kent (now in Greater London), England - d. October 27 1993, London) was an English biographer, literary historian, editor, essayist, poet, and critic. Quennell was the son of social historians C.H.B. Quennell, and his wife, Marjorie. Educated at Berkhamsted Grammar School and at Balliol College, Oxford, he first practised journalism in London. At school he was selected to be included in Public School Verse, … - Richard Rodney Bennett
Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, CBE (born March 29, 1936, Broadstairs, Kent, England) is a British composer renowned for his film scores and his jazz performance as much as for his challenging concert works. He has lived in New York City since 1979.
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