- Joan Beaufort Queen of Scotland
Joan Beaufort (c. 1404 - 15 July 1445), was Queen Consort of the Kingdom of Scotland from 1424 to 1437, being married to James I of Scotland. She was a daughter of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset and Margaret Holland. Her paternal grandparents were John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and his mistress and later third wife Katherine Swynford. Her maternal grandparents were Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent and Alice Fitzalan. - Henry Beaufort 3rd Duke of Somerset
Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset was an important Lancastrian military commander during the English Wars of the Roses. (Some number him 2nd Duke, since the title was re-created for his father after his uncle died.) Somerset was the son of Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset and Eleanor Beauchamp, daughter of Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick. Thus he was first cousin to Margaret Beaufort and to Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, and uncle to Henry Stafford, … - Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmorland
Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland, (c.1379 - 13 November 1440), was the fourth child (and only daughter) of John of Gaunt and his mistress Katherine Swynford. She was born at the Chateau de Beaufort in Anjou, France (from where the Beaufort children derive their surname). When she was very young, Joan married Robert Ferrers, 3rd Baron Ferrers of Wemme, and they had two daughters before he died in about 1395. - John Beaufort 1st Earl of Somerset
John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (c. 1371 - March 16, 1410) was the first of the four illegitimate children of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, and his mistress Katherine Swynford, later his wife. Beaufort was born in about 1371 and his surname probably reflects his birthplace, his father's Beaufort Castle in Champagne, France. The family emblem was the portcullis which is shown on the reverse of a modern British 1p coin. - Margaret Beaufort Countess of Devon
Margaret Beaufort was a daughter of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset and Margaret Holland. She was a younger sister of Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset, John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, Thomas Beaufort, Earl of Perche, Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scotland and Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset. She was born in Westminster and raised alongside her siblings. She was married to Thomas de Courtenay, 13th Earl of Devon. - Edmund Beaufort 4th Duke of Somerset
Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset (1438? - May 6, 1471) was an English nobleman and military commander during the Wars of the Roses. He was the son of Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, and became duke at the death of his brother Henry in 1464. (The dukedom was somewhat theoretical, depending on how one views the legitimacy of the forfeiture of the title by the 3rd duke during the reign of Edward IV, … - Thomas Beaufort Duke of Exeter
Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter (c. 1377 - c. 31 December 1426) was an English military commander during the Hundred Years' War, and briefly Chancellor of England. He was the third of the four children of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, and his mistress Katherine Swynford. He was legitimated when the others were, in 1390 and again in 1397. After the accession of his half-brother Henry IV, Beaufort was made a Knight of the Garter. - John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset
John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset (baptised March 25,1404 - May 27, 1444), was an English noble and military commander. He was the second son of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, and succeeded his elder brother Henry to become the 3rd Earl of Somerset in 1418. The young earl fought in Henry V's 1419 campaigns in France. In 1421 he accompanied the king's younger brother Thomas of Lancaster to the fighting in Anjou. - Henry Beaufort 2nd Earl of Somerset
Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset (November 26 ("probable"), 1401 - November 25, 1418) was the eldest son of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, and the grandson of John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford. Henry succeeded his father as Earl of Somerset on March 16, 1410. He never married, and was himself succeeded by his younger brother, John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset. - Edmund Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset
Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset (1406 - May 22, 1455), sometimes styled 2nd Duke of Somerset, was an English nobleman and an important figure in the Wars of the Roses and in the Hundred Years' War. - Lady Margaret Beaufort
Margaret Beaufort (May 31, 1443 - June 29, 1509) was the mother of King Henry VII of England and grandmother of Henry VIII. She was a key figure in the Wars of the Roses. - Henry Cardinal Beaufort
Henry Beaufort (c. 1375 - April 11 1447), was an English clergyman. The second son of John of Gaunt and his mistress Katherine Swynford, was born in Anjou (France) in about 1374 and educated for a career in the Church. In about 1390 their cousin Richard II of England declared him and his two brothers and one sister legitimate. (There is some confusion on this point; there seems to have been another such procedure in 1397, … - Francis Beaufort
Sir Francis Beaufort was an Irish hydrographer and officer in the British Royal Navy. Beaufort was the creator of the Beaufort scale for indicating wind force. From the circle representing a weather station, a stave (as in musical notation) extends, with one or more half or whole barbs. For example, a stave with 3 ½ barbs represents Beaufort seven on the scale, decoded as 32-38 mph, or a "Fresh Gale". - Margaret Beaufort Countess of Stafford
Margaret Beaufort was a daughter of Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset and Eleanor Beauchamp. Her maternal grandparents were Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick and his first wife Elizabeth Beauchamp, 4th Baroness Lisle. Elizabeth was daughter of Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley and Margaret de Berkeley, 3rd Baroness Lisle, becoming the main heiress of her mother. - Ron Leshem
Ron Leshem (born 1976), is an Israeli writer and media professional, and author of the novel "Im Yesh Gan Eden" ("Beaufort", 2005) for which he won the 2006 Sapir Prize for Literature and the Yitzhak Sadeh Prize for Military Literature. He served as journalist and editor for Israeli periodicals "Yedioth Ahronoth" during the years 1998-2002 and "Ma'ariv" during the years 2002-2006. - Oshri Cohen
Oshri Cohen (born January 11, 1984) is an Israeli actor. He has starred in three Israeli soap operas, including "Sweet Dreams", "Love Around the Corner", and most recently the smash hit "Our Song", with Israeli pop singer Ninette Tayeb. In addition to television roles, Cohen has performed in films such as "Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi" and "Campfire", a drama about an Orthodox family trying to cope with the loss of a father. - Joe Wilson
Addison Graves Wilson, Sr., usually known as Joe Wilson (born July 31, 1947) is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of South Carolina, currently representing the state's 2nd congressional district (map), in the U.S. House of Representatives. The district is based in the state capital, Columbia, and stretches to the resort towns of Beaufort and Hilton Head Island. - Pat Conroy
Pat Conroy (born October 26, 1945 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an Irish-American, New York Times bestselling author who has written several acclaimed novels and memoirs. He was one of seven children born to Marine Colonel Donald Conroy, of Chicago and the former Frances "Peggy" Peek of Georgia. Conroy's stories have been heavily influenced by his upbringing and by tragedies in his family over the years. His father, a military pilot who flew nuclear weapons, … - Marc Basnight
Marc Basnight (born May 13, 1947) is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's first Senate district, including constituents in Beaufort, Camden, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, Pasquotank, Tyrrell, and Washington counties. A small business owner, Basnight is currently (2007-2008 session) serving in his twelfth term in the state Senate, where he holds the position of President "pro tempore". - Louis Rosier
Louis Rosier (born in Chapdes-Beaufort, November 5, 1905 - died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, October 29, 1956) was a racing driver from France. - Henry E. Brown Jr.
Henry Edward Brown, Jr. (born December 20, 1935) is a politician from the U.S. state of South Carolina, currently representing the state's 1st Congressional district (map) in the United States House of Representatives. The district is based in Charleston and takes in almost all of the state's share of the Atlantic coastline (except for Beaufort and Hilton Head Island, which are in the 2nd District). - Levar Fisher
Levar Fisher (born July 2, 1979 in Beaufort, North Carolina) is a National Football League linebacker for the New Orleans Saints. He previously played for the Arizona Cardinals. He played college football at North Carolina State University. - Jazzy Jay
Jazzy Jay (b. John Byas in Beaufort, South Carolina, United States, November 18, 1961), also known as The Original Jazzy Jay or DJ Jazzy Jay, is a pioneering American hip hop DJ and producer. - Pierre Even
Pierre Even is a Luxembourgian composer. Descendant of the Even family from Beaufort (Luxembourg) and Metz (France). He studied 1959-65 piano and composition in Wiesbaden with Karl-Wilhelm Brühl, and 1969-73 religious music in Mainz with Diethard Hellmann. Since 1966 performances of orchestra music, chamber music and religious music, among others: Tango para los oídos (2005), Dithyrambus for Strings (1966), Trio for Flute, Clarinet and Bassoon (2001), … - Arthur J. Williams
Arthur James Williams is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's sixth House district, including constituents in Beaufort, Hyde and Washington counties. A retiree from Washington, North Carolina, Williams is currently (2003-2004 session) serving in his first term in the state House. - Timothy H. O'Sullivan
Timothy H. O'Sullivan (c. 1840 - January 14 1882) was a photographer prominent for his work on subjects in the American Civil War and the Western United States. O'Sullivan was born in either Ireland or New York City. As a teenager, he was employed by Mathew Brady. When the Civil War began in early 1861, he was commissioned a first lieutenant in the Union Army and, over the next year, fought in Beaufort, Port Royal, Fort Walker, and Fort Pulaski. - Robert Rhett
Robert Barnwell Rhett, Sr. (October 21, 1800-September 14, 1876), was a United States secessionist politician from South Carolina. Rhett born in Beaufort. His name was originally Smith, but after entering public life he changed it for that of a prominent colonial ancestor Colonel William Rhett. He studied law and became a member of the South Carolina legislature in 1826. His great-uncle was Congressman Robert Barnwell the father of Congressman Robert Woodward Barnwell. - Edward Junius Black
Edward Junius Black (October 30, 1806 - September 1, 1846) was a United States Representative and lawyer from Georgia. His son was U.S. Representative George Robison Black Born in Beaufort, South Carolina, in 1806, the elder Black graduated from the Richmond Academy in Augusta, Georgia, studied law, gained admittance to the state bar in 1827 and began practicing law in Augusta. Black served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1829 to 1831. - Yoshua Daely
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Valma Ondine Howell b 15 June 1896, d 16 December 1979, was an Australian artist of pastoral watercolours of western Victoria and actor. She was born in Beaufort, where she was to spend most of her life. Her most famous subjects include the Fiery Creek catchment and the Yalla-Y-Poora property. Her one known film role is in the film Night Club(1952); one of only a handful of films made in Melbourne in that decade. - Beaufort Burdekin
Beaufort Burdekin (born December 27, 1891 - died May 15, 1963) was a British rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a crew member of the British boat, which won the silver medal in the eights. - Thomas E. Miller
Thomas Ezekiel Miller (1849 - 1938, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Ferrebeville, Beaufort County, South Carolina, June 17, 1849; moved with his parents to Charleston, South Carolina, in 1851; attended the public schools in Charleston, South Carolina, and in Hudson, New York; employed as a newsboy on a railroad; was graduated from Lincoln University, Chester County, Pennsylvania, in 1872; moved to Grahamville, South Carolina, … - Joan Little
Joan or Jo Ann Little was an African American woman whose trial for the 1974 murder of a white prison guard at Beaufort County Jail in Washington, North Carolina, became a cause célèbre of the civil rights, feminist, and anti-death penalty movements. - Robert Woodward Barnwell
Robert Woodward Barnwell (August 10, 1801 - November 5, 1882) was an American planter, lawyer, and educator from South Carolina who served as a Senator in both the United States Senate and that of the Confederate States of America. He was born in Beaufort, South Carolina on August 10, 1801 into a prosperous and influential family. His father Robert Barnwell had served in the Continental Congress and the U.S. Congress. - Richard Hutson
Richard Hutson (July 9, 1748 - April 12, 1795) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician from Charleston, South Carolina. He represented South Carolina as a delegate to the Continental Congress, where he signed the Articles of Confederation. When the British captured Charleston, he was a held as a prisoner at St. Augustine, Florida for a time. After he returned home, he served as Lt. Governor of South Carolina in 1782 and 1783. Born in Beaufort County to Rev. - Henry Somerset 1st Duke of Beaufort
Henry Somerset KG PC (1629 - January 21, 1699/1700) was the first Duke of Beaufort. He was previously the 3rd Marquess of Worcester, having inherited that title on the death of his father Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester on April 3, 1667. The new English dukedom was bestowed upon him by King Charles II on December 2, 1682, in recognition of his "having been eminently serviceable for the king since his most happy restoration, … - Henry Somerset 10th Duke of Beaufort
Henry Hugh Arthur FitzRoy Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort KG GCVO KStJ PC (April 4 1900 - February 5 1984) was a British peer, the son of Henry Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort. He was educated at Eton College and Royal Military College Sandhurst. He was Honorary Colonel of the 21st (Royal Gloucestershire Hussars) Armoured Car Company, Territorial Army between 1969 and 1971 and Honorary Colonel of the Warwickshire Yeomanry between 1971 and 1972. - Ben Ownby
William "Ben" Ownby (born in 1993 in Beaufort, Missouri, USA) is a former abductee. On Monday, January 8 2007, at approximately 3:30 p.m., Ben was dropped off by his school bus but never arrived home. When Ben didn't arrive home, his parents began calling friends and the authorities. The story was rapidly picked up by the media, and the FBI was later involved. His abduction shocked the quiet community where 13-year old Ownby was a boyscout and straight-A student. - Emily Beaufort
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