- Didier Lockwood
Didier Lockwood is a French jazz violinist. He was born in Calais and studied classical violin and composition at the Calais Conservatory. However, his brother Francis made him receptive to forms of music other than the classical and he quit his studies in 1972. Didier was entranced by the improvisation of Jean-Luc Ponty on Frank Zappa's "King Kong" album and took up the amplified violin. - Michel de Castelnau
Michel de Castelnau, Sieur de la Mauvissière, French soldier and diplomat, ambassador to Queen Elizabeth, was born in Touraine about 1520. He was one of a large family of children, and his grandfather, Pierre de Castelnau, was Equerry (Master of the Horse) to Louis XII. Endowed with a clear and penetrating intellect and remarkable strength of memory, he received a careful education, capped off with travels in Italy and a long stay at Rome. - Matthew Webb
Captain Matthew Webb (19 January 1848 - 24 July 1883) was the first person to swim the English Channel without the use of artificial aids. On 25 August 1875 he swam from Dover to Calais in less than 22 hours. He was born at Dawley in Shropshire, one of 12 children of a Coalbrookdale doctor. He joined the merchant navy and served a three- year apprenticeship with Rathbone Brothers of Liverpool. Whilst serving as second mate on the Cunard ship 'Russia', … - Romain Barras
Romain Barras (born August 1 1980 in Calais) is a French decathlete. He finished thirteenth at the 2004 Olympics, seventh at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, eighth at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and sixth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships. At the Universiade he finished fifth in 2001 and first in 2003, the latter in a personal best score of 8196 points. - Jean de Vienne
Jean de Vienne was a French knight, general and admiral during the Hundred Years' War. As a young nobleman, he started his military career at the young age of 9, and was made a knight at 21. Aged 24, he was made Captain-General for the Franche-Comté. He was the governor of Calais when the city was taken by the English king Edward III, and was taken prisoner. In 1373, Charles V made him "Amiral de France". - John Jackson
Sir John Jackson (4 February 1851 - 14 December 1919) was a Unionist Member of Parliament for Devonport, from 1910-8. Trained as a civil engineer, Jackson was contracted for many major projects including canals and harbours in England, and the foundations for Tower Bridge. Overseas he worked in South Africa, Singapore, Bolivia and the Hindiya Barrage across the Euphrates River 1914. - Christopher Cockerell
Sir Christopher Sydney Cockerell (June 4, 1910 - June 1, 1999) was an English engineer, inventor of the hovercraft. Cockerell was born in Cambridge, England, where his father, Sir Sydney Cockerell, was curator of the Fitzwilliam Museum, having previously been the secretary of William Morris. Christopher Cockerell was educated at Gresham's School, Holt. He then entered Cambridge University, England, as an undergraduate member of Peterhouse, … - Jean Bureau
Jean Bureau (died July 5, 1463) was Charles VII 's master of artillery during the final years of the Hundred Year's War. Bureau was born in Champagne and moved to Paris where he worked for the English government during the occupation. In 1439 Charles VII made Bureau master of artillery in his army. He then served in the sieges of Pontoise and Harfleur in Normandy and the capture of Bayeux. - Blanche Of Castile
Blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France. She was born at Palencia, the third daughter of Alfonso VIII, king of Castile, and of Eleanor of England. Eleanor was a daughter of Henry II of England and his Queen consort Eleanor of Aquitaine. In consequence of a treaty between Philip Augustus and John of England, Blanche's sister Urraca was betrothed to the former's son, Louis. Their grandmother Eleanor, upon getting acquainted with the two sisters, … - Robert Knolles
Sir Robert Knolles (died 1407) was an important English soldier of the Hundred Years' War, who, operating with the tacit support of the Crown, succeeded in taking the only two major French cities, other than Calais and Poitiers, to fall to Edward III. His methods, however, earned him infamy as a freebooter and a ravager: the ruined gables of burned buildings came to be known as "Knolly's Miters". - Gérard Debreu
Gerard Debreu (July 4, 1921 - December 31, 2004) was a French-born economist and mathematician (In July 1975, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States). Best known as a professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley, where he began work in 1962, he won the 1983 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics. He was born in Calais. His father was the business partner of his maternal grandfather in lace manufacturing, a traditional industry in Calais. - Richard Parkes Bonington
Richard Parkes Bonington (October 25, 1802 - September 23, 1828) was an English Romantic landscape painter. One of the most influential British artists of his time, the facility of his style was inspired by the old masters, yet was entirely modern in its application. - James Audley
Sir James Audley, or Audeley (c. 1316 - 1386), one of the original knights, or founders, of the order of the Garter, was the eldest son of Sir James Audley of Stratton Audley in Oxfordshire. When the order of the Garter was founded, he was instituted as one of the first founders, and his stall in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, was the eleventh on the side of Edward, the Black Prince. He appears to have served in France in 1346, … - 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. - William de St-Calais
William de St Carilef (also Calais or Carileph) (d. 1096), Bishop of Durham and chief counsellor of William Rufus, was a Norman monk and prior of the abbey of Saint-Calais in Maine, who received the see of Durham from the Conqueror in 1081. In Durham annals he is honourably remembered as the prelate who designed the existing cathedral, and also for his reform of ecclesiastical discipline. His political career is less creditable. - Robert Esnault-Pelterie
Robert Albert Charles Esnault-Pelterie was a pioneering French aircraft designer and spaceflight theorist. He was born in Paris, the son of a textile industrialist. He was educated at the "Faculté des Sciences", studying engineering at the Sorbonne. His early experiments in aviation were based on the Wright brothers machine, and used a biplane glider. His glider designs were tested on a beach near Calais, using wing-warping techniques for controlling the flight. - Lord Henry Seymour
Lord Henry Seymour was the son of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset and Anne Stanhope. Aboard HMS Rainbow he commanded the 'Narrow Seas' Squadron of ships that took part in the Battle of Gravelines against the Spanish Armada in 1588. Controlling the seas off Dunkirk they joined the main British fleet (the 'Western' Squadron) near Calais on August 6 adding about a third to the total size. - Laurent Pichon
Laurent Pichon (born March 8, 1981) is a French footballer. Born in Calais, the goalkeeper was named as one of the back-up players for Lille's UEFA Champions League campaign of 2005/06. Pichon is 6'1" tall and weighs 12 stone. - May Craig
Elisabeth May Adams Craig was a pioneering U.S. woman journalist, best known for her reports on the Second World War, Korean War and U.S. politics. She was a member of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, and was also a campaigner for equality in children's education. Although May Craig was a Southerner, she got her break in journalism working for a Maine-based Gannett chain of newspapers (including the "Portland Press Herald"). - Sir Andrew Trollope
Andrew Trollope (d. 1461) was an English soldier during the later stages of the Hundred Years War and at the time of the Wars of the Roses. Born into a family of Durham dyers, Trollope began his long military career in France in the 1420s as a man at arms, serving under Sir John Fastolf and later John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset. After surrendering the fortress of Fresnay in 1450, Trollope was made Master Porter of Calais, … - Richard Wingfield
Sir Richard Wingfield (c. 1456-July 22, 1525) was an influential courtier and diplomat in the early years of the Tudor dynasty of England. He was born at Letheringham, Suffolk to Sir John Wingfield (c. 1428-May 10, 1481) and his wife Elizabeth FitzLewis (c. 1431-1497). He was one of twelve or thirteen sons. His paternal grandparents were Sir Robert Wingfield and Elizabeth Gousell. He was one of the major landowners in Huntingdonshire and lived at Kimbolton Castle. - Nathalie Fauquette
Nathalie Fauquette is a French Rhythmic Gymnast. She started the sport at the age of 7. She currently trains at the Rhythmic Club in Calais under Katia Guillère. - John Wallop
Sir John Wallop (c. 1490 - 13 July 1551) was an English soldier and diplomatist who belonged to an old Hampshire family. Adopting the profession of arms, he commanded ships which took part in the war between England and France in 1513 and 1514; later he served the king of Portugal against the Moors, and then he fought for his own sovereign in Ireland and in France. In 1526 Wallop began his diplomatic career, being sent on an errand to Germany by Henry VIII, … - Bertrand Bossu
Bertrand Bossu (born October 14, 1980) is a French footballer, currently playing for Walsall. He plays in goal and is considered to be Walsall's second choice goalkeeper behind Clayton Ince. Bossu was born in Calais and played for RC Lens before joining Barnet in March 2000. He made his debut, and subsequently only first team appearance for Barnet on May 17, 2000 in the second leg of the Play-off semi-final. - Roger Walden
Roger Walden (d. 1406), English treasurer and church figure. Little is now known of his birth nor of his early years. He had some connection with the Channel Islands, and resided for some time in Jersey where he was Rector of the Parish Church of St Helier from 1371 to 1378. He then held livings in Yorkshire and in Leicestershire before he became archdeacon of Winchester in 1387. His days, however, were by no means fully occupied with his ecclesiastical duties, … - Pierre Galle
Pierre Galle, born January 13th, 1945, in Calais (France), was a basketball player and is a basketball coach. Called “the Brain” by the daily newspaper L'Équipe, he was a particularly skilful left-handed leader and a long distance shooter. Very lucid guard and of a great clearness, his reading of the game and situations enabled him to make shine other players. He became the leader of the mythical AS Berck, … - James Tyrrell
James Tyrrell (c. 1450 - May 6, 1502) was an English knight, a trusted servant of King Richard III of England. His main claim to fame is that he is supposed to have confessed to murdering the Princes in the Tower on Richard's orders. Tyrrell was the eldest son of Sir William Tyrrell (c. 1415 - February 22, 1461) and Margaret Darcy (c. 1425), married in 1444. Like his father before him, a loyal Yorkist, James was knighted in 1471. He married Anne Arundell on March 9, 1483. - Arnoul D'Audrehem
Arnoul d'Audrehem was a French soldier. He was born at Audrehem, in the present arrondissement of Saint-Omer, in the "département" of Pas de Calais. Nothing is known of his career before 1332, when he is heard of at the court of Philip VI of France. Between 1332 and 1342 he went three times to Scotland to aid King David Bruce in his wars. - John Of Gloucester
John of Gloucester (c. 1470 - 1491) was an illegitimate son of Richard III of England who was Duke of Gloucester at the time of his birth. The identity of his mother is not known. Katherine Haute, a woman mentioned in household records of the Duke of Gloucester, has been suggested as his mistress and mother of John. Katharine, an illegitimate daughter of Richard III who married William Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, was probably his sister. - John Of Thoresby
John Thoresby (died 6 November 1373, Cawood Palace, West Riding of Yorkshire) was (in order), Bishop of St. Davids, Bishop of Worcester and Archbishop of York. He was the son of Hugh of Thoresby, Lord of the Manor of the hamlet of Thoresby, in Wensleydale. He was, for a while, the King's proctor in the Court of Rome. In 1341, he became Master of the Rolls, an office he held till 1346. In both 1343 and 1345, he was given temporary charge of the Great Seal. - James Blount
Sir James Blount (d. 1493) was commander of the English fortress of Hammes, near Calais. When in 1484 the Earl of Oxford was imprisoned there, Blount was apparently persuaded to switch the Lancastrian side. Blount and Oxford fled to join Henry Tudor (the future Henry VII of England), leaving his wife in charge. She and the garrison held out for months against Richard III's forces, until in early 1485 they surrendered in turn for safe passage into France. - Bunny Currant
Wing Commander Christopher Frederick Currant (although universally known as "Bunny" Currant). DSO DFC & Bar - Born 14 December 1911 - Died 12 March 2006. British Fighter Ace. Currant was married to Cynthia in 1942 and they had three sons and a daughter. Currant was born in Luton, Bedfordshire. - Thomas Tresham I
Sir Thomas Tresham (d. March 8, 1559) was a leading Catholic politician who flourished during the middle of the Tudor dynasty in England. He was chosen sheriff of the county of Northamptonshire in 1524, 1539, 1545, and 1555 and returned as a member of parliament for the same county in 1541 and twice in 1554. In 1530 he served on a Royal Commission inquiring into Cardinal Wolsey's possessions; in 1537 he served on another to inquire into the Lincolnshire rebellion. - Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of Buckingham
Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham (August 15, 1402 - July 10, 1460) was best-known as a military commander in the Hundred Years' War and in the Wars of the Roses. He was born at Stafford, Staffordshire, England, the son of Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford and Anne of Gloucester, daughter of Thomas of Woodstock and a grand-daughter of Edward III of England. When Humphrey was a small child his father died and he became 6th Earl of Stafford, … - Djézon Boutoille
Djezon Boutoille (born November 9, 1975, in Calais, France) is a French football (soccer) player. Currently, he plays for Calais, - John Bourchier 2nd Baron Berners
John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners (1467-1533) was a translator, born at Sherfield, Herts and educated at Oxford. He held various offices of state, including that of Chancellor of the Exchequer to Henry VIII., and Lieutenant of Calais, where he died. He translated, at the King's desire, "Froissart's Chronicles" (1523-25), in such a manner as to make distinct advance in English historical writing, … - Alain Provost
Allain Provost is a French Landscape Architect. His works include designs for Parc André Citroën in Paris, Courneuve Park (1972-2000), the Eurotunnel in Calais (1987), the Technocentre Renault, Guyancourt (1992-2000), the reconstruction of the castle gardens of Villarceaux (1994-1999), and the Thames Barrier Park, London (1995-2000).He was also a jury member on the Father Collins Park design competition in Dublin in 2003. - François Louis Thomas Francia
François Louis Thomas Francia was a French painter born in Calais and famous for his shore landscapes. He was the master of the young British painter Richard Parkes Bonington. - Charles James Apperley
Charles James Apperley (1777-May 19, 1843), English sportsman and sporting writer, better known as Nimrod, the pseudonym under which he published his works on the chase and on the turf, was born at Plasgronow, near Wrexham, in Denbighshire, North Wales in 1777. Between the years 1805 and 1820 Apperley devoted himself to fox-hunting. About 1821 he began to contribute to "The Sporting Magazine", under the pseudonym of "Nimrod", … - Jean-Baptiste du Tertre
Jean-Baptiste Du Tertre (born as "Jacques Du Tertre", 1610 in Calais, died 1687 in Paris) was a French blackfriar and botanist. In 1633 he joined the Dutch army where he worked in the headquarters in Maastricht. Subsequently he joined the Dominican Order where he adapted his first name Jean-Baptiste. In 1640 he was sent as missionary to the Antilles from where he returned to France in 1658.
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