- Henry Of Huntingdon
Henry of Huntingdon (c. 1080-1160) was an English historian of the 12th century and archdeacon of Huntingdon. Most well known for his "Historia Anglorum" ("History of the English") covering the period from the Roman invasion in 43 BC to the accession of Henry II in 1154. It has been estimated that about seventy-five percent derives directly from others' work through direct quotation, translation or summarization, … - Margaret Of Huntingdon
Margaret of Huntingdon (c. 1180 - 1212) was the eldest daughter of David of Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon by his wife, Maud of Chester, daughter of Hugh de Kevelioc, 3rd Earl of Chester and Bertrada de Montfort-l'Amauri. She was born in Galloway, Wigtownshire, Scotland. She married, as his second wife, Alan, Lord of Galloway at Dundee in 1209. They were reprimanded for marrying within the forbidden limits of kinship and had to obtain a dispensation by Pope Innocent III. - Isobel Of Huntingdon
Isobel of Huntingdon (1199-1251) was the daughter of David of Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon. She married Robert Bruce, 4th Lord of Annandale and through her came the claims firstly of her son in 1290 and later in the beginning of 14th century of her great-grandson Robert Bruce, 7th Lord of Annandale, to the Scottish throne. Her abovementioned son Robert Bruce, 5th Lord of Annandale was regent and recognized heir presumptive of Scotland in the years just before her death. - Terry Huntingdon
Terry Lynn Huntingdon (born on May 8, 1940) is Miss USA 1959. After winning the Miss California USA crown, Huntingdon, from Mount Shasta, California went on to become California's first representative to achieve the title of Miss USA. - Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader best known for his involvement in making England into a republican Commonwealth and for the brutal war exercised in his conquest of Ireland. He was born in Huntingdon, seventy miles north of London, into the ranks of the middle gentry, and remained relatively obscure for his first forty years, … - Jonathan Djanogly
Jonathan Simon Djanogly (born June 3, 1965) is a British politician and solicitor, Conservative Member of Parliament for Huntingdon. Jonathan Djanogly was born in London and comes from a family of enormously wealthy textile manufacturers; he was educated at the University College School, Hampstead, before attending the Oxford Polytechnic where he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in law and politics in 1987. He took his law finals at The College of Law, Guildford in 1988. - Stéphane Gendron
Stéphane Gendron is the current mayor of Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada and a political analyst for several media outlets. He hosted the current affairs TV show "L'avocat et le diable" on the TQS network from which he was fired in December 2006 and hosted a radio show on Montreal-based station 98,5 FM from March 2005 until March 2007. Gendron gained media attention by enacting a municipal curfew forcing minors to stay off the street after 10 p.m. in Huntingdon, … - Brian Cass
Brian Cass is the managing director of Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS), an animal-testing research company based in Huntingdon, England, and New Jersey in the U.S.. Before moving to HLS, Cass was a director of Covance. In 2002 he was awarded a CBE - John Scott
John Scott (July 24 1824 - November 29 1896) was an American lawyer and Republican party politician. He served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate. Born in Alexandria, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, John Scott attended Marshall College in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He practiced law in Huntingdon from 1846 to 1869. He was a prosecuting attorney from 1846 to 1849. - Michael Foster
Sir Michael Foster (March 8, 1836 - January 29, 1907) was an English physiologist. He was born at Huntingdon. He was educated at University College School. After graduating in medicine at the University of London in 1859, he began to practise in his native town, but in 1867 he returned to London as teacher of practical physiology at University College London, where two years afterwards he became professor. In 1870 he was appointed by Trinity College, Cambridge, … - Greg Avery
Greg Avery (born 1963), also known as Greg Jennings and Greg Harrison, is a British animal rights activist and co-founder of Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC), an international campaign to force the closure of Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS), a controversial animal-testing company with bases in Huntingdon, England, and New Jersey in the United States. __TOC_ - Henrietta Knight
Henrietta Catherine Knight (b. 15 December 1946) is an English racehorse trainer. Henrietta began training under rules in 1989 having previously trained over 100 winners in point-to-points between 1984 to 1989 and trains the horses on a farm in Lockinge, near Wantage in Oxfordshire. She is best known for training triple Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Best Mate and Queen Mother Champion Chase winner Edredon Bleu. - Albert de Martin
Albert De Martin, born on February 20, 1951, is a politician from Quebec, Canada, and the Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Huntingdon. From 1987 to 2000, De Martin served as Councillor in Godmanchester. De Martin was first elected to the National Assembly in the 2007 election with 43% of the vote. Liberal incumbent André Chenail, finished second with 31% of the vote. De Martin took office on April 12, 2007. - Jamie Lidell
Jamie Lidell (born September 18 1973 in Huntingdon, Cambridge, England) is a musician and soul singer. He is signed to Warp Records. He has a group with Cristian Vogel called SuperCollider. Lidell is known for layering tracks made with his voice into a microphone, performing the percussion and melody as a sequenced beatboxing one-man band. Then over his augmented voices, he sings soul-inspired songs. This exercise makes for energetic live performance. - Henry Cromwell
Henry Cromwell (1628-1674) was the fourth son of Oliver Cromwell. He was born at Huntingdon on 20 January 1628, and served under his father during the latter part of the Civil War. His active life, however, was mainly spent in Ireland, whither he took some troops to assist Oliver early in 1650, and he was one of the Irish representative; in the Little, or Nominated, Parliament of 1653. In 1653 Henry married Elizabeth (d. 1687), daughter of Sir Francis Russell, … - Henry Of Scotland
Henry of Scotland was a Prince of Scotland, heir to the Kingdom of Alba. He was also Earl of Northumberland and Earl of the Honour of Huntingdon and Northamption. He was the son of King David I of Scotland and Maud. His maternal grandparents were Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria and Huntingdon, (beheaded 1075) and his spouse Judith of Lens. Henry was named after his uncle, King Henry I of England. He had three sons, two of whom became King of Scotland, … - Tony Scott
Anthony Scott (born 1 April 1941 in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right winger. Scott played for Huntingdon Boys and St Neots Town before joining the groundstaff at West Ham United in 1957. After three years, and having made 12 appearances for England Youth, Scott made his senior debut on 6 February 1960 against Chelsea. Partnering Phil Woosnam on the right wing, Scott played 97 games for West Ham, scoring 19 goals, … - Terry Reid
Terry Reid (born 13 November 1949, Huntingdon, England) is a rock singer and guitarist noted for his soulful voice in the same vein as contemporaries Paul Rodgers and Rod Stewart. After leaving school at the age of 15, Reid joined Peter Jay's Jaywalkers after being spotted by the band's drummer, Peter Jay. At the time Reid was playing for a local band, The Redbeats. - John Butcher
John Patrick Butcher (born 13 February 1946 - died Lake District 25 December 2006), was a British Conservative politician. Butcher was born in Doncaster but grew up in Huntingdonshire where he was educated at Huntingdon Grammar School and the University of Birmingham. He fought the seat of Birmingham Northfield in February 1974 and was a Birmingham councillor from 1972 until 1978. He was Member of Parliament for Coventry South West from 1979 until 1997, … - David Of Scotland Earl of Huntingdon
David of Scotland (c. 1144 - 17 June 1219) was a Scottish prince and Earl of Huntingdon. He was the youngest surviving son of Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon and Ada de Warenne, a daughter of William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey, and Elizabeth de Vermandois. His paternal grandfather was David I of Scotland. Huntingdon was granted to him after his elder brother William I of Scotland ascended the throne. David's son John succeeded him to the earldom. - Darren Bent
Darren Ashley Bent (born February 6, 1984 in Tooting, London) is an English footballer, currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur. There is some confusion over Bent's birthplace with nearly all biographies available - typically of a brief nature - saying he was born in Cambridge; however, The FA's profile says he was born in Tooting. This confusion may stem from the fact he moved to Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, as a child, where he attended Hinchingbrooke School. - Charlotte Edwards
Charlotte Marie Edwards (born 17 December 1979 at Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire) is an English cricketer and current captain of the England women's team. At the time when she made her debut in 1995, she became the youngest player ever to play for England (later bettered by team-mate Holly Colvin). As of 2006, she captains the Kent cricket club. - Richard de Morville
Richard de Morville (d.1189), succeeded his father Hugh de Morville (d.1162) as Lord of Cunningham, Lord of Lauderdale and Constable of Scotland. In addition to his Scottish estates, Richard de Morville also held his father's lands at Bozeat in Northamptonshire, and Rutlandshire, as well as a number of feus of the Honour of Huntingdon. About 1180 or later Richard de Morville, with the consent of his son William, … - Christina Of Markyate
Christina of Markyate was born in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire c. 1095-1100, and died perhaps after 1155. As a young girl or adolescent she took a vow of chastity, so her subsequent parents' attempts to force her unwillingly into marriage led her to run away from home go into hiding under the care of a hermit called Roger, a monk and deacon of St Albans Abbey, who lived at Markyate, Hertfordshire. - Oliver Gavin
Oliver Benjamin Gavin (born 29 September, 1972 in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire) to Michael and Deborah, is a British racing driver. He was raised in the village of Felmersham, Bedfordshire. Attending the local Primary school, Pinchmill. Aged 9 he attended Lincroft middle school and then did his GCSEs and A-levels at Sharnbrook Upper School. The school has produced other notable sporting achievers, Matt Jackson, footballer for Luton, … - John Desborough
John Desborough (or Disbrowe)(1608 - 1680), English soldier and politician, son of James Desborough of Eltisley, Cambridgeshire, and of Elizabeth Hatley of Over in the same county, was baptized on 13 November 1608. He was educated for the law. On 23 June 1636 he married Eltisley Jane, daughter of Robert Cromwell of Huntingdon, and sister of Oliver Cromwell, the future Lord Protector. He took an active part in the English Civil War, and showed considerable military ability. - Edward Wortley Montagu
Edward Wortley Montagu (1713 - April 29, 1776), was an English author and traveller. He was the son of Edward Wortley Montagu, MP and of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, whose talent and eccentricity he seems to have inherited. He twice ran away from Winchester College, and the second time made his way as far as Porto. He was then sent to travel with a tutor in the West Indies, and afterwards with a keeper to the Netherlands. - Julius Scriver
Julius Scriver (February 5, 1826 - September 5, 1907) was a politician in Quebec, Canada. Born in Hemmingford, Lower Canada (now Quebec), the son of John Scriver and Lucretia Manning, he studied at the Workman's School in Montreal and the University of Vermont. He became a miller and tanner in Hemmingford. In 1867, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec representing the riding of Huntingdon. - Austin Cuvillier
Austin Cuvillier (August 20 1779-July 11 1849) was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East. He was born Augustin Cuvillier in Quebec City in 1779 and was hired by a Montreal auctioneer, eventually taking over the business when his employer retired. After he formed a partnership with two other men, the business went bankrupt. By this time, Cuvillier had adopted the anglicized first name Austin. - White Kennett
White Kennett (August, 1660-1728) was an English bishop and antiquary, born at Dover. He was educated at Westminster School and at St. Edmund's Hall, Oxford, where, while an undergraduate, he published several translations of Latin works, including Erasmus' "In Praise of Folly". In 1685 he became vicar of Ambrosden, Oxfordshire. A few years afterwards he returned to Oxford as tutor and vice-principal of St. Edmund's Hall, … - Robert Bruce Cotton
Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, 1st Baronet (January 22 1570/1-May 6 1631) was an English politician, founder of the famous Cotton library. He was of Huntingdonshire parentage and educated at Westminster School and Jesus College, Cambridge. He had become interested in antiquarian studies under William Camden, and began to amass a library. He entered the Parliament of England as a member for Huntingdon in 1601. - John Nevison
John Nevison (also known as William Nevison) was one of Britain's most notorious highwaymen, a gentleman-rogue supposedly nicknamed "Swift Nick" by King Charles II after a renowned dash from Kent to York (often wrongly attributed to Dick Turpin, though there are suggestions that the feat was actually undertaken by one Samuel Nicks. - Valentine Walton
Valentine Walton (or Wauton), c.1594-1661 was one of the regicides of King Charles I of England. Son of a gentry family of Huntingdonshire. At the age of twelve, Walton inherited the manor at Great Staughton on the death of his father. In 1617, he became Oliver Cromwell's brother-in-law on his marriage to Cromwell's sister Margaret. - Sir John Peyton
Sir John Peyton, Administrator and Soldier The son of John Peyton of Knowlton, Kent (d. 1558), and, Dorothy, daughter of Sir John Tyndale. Knighted in 1586 & served under the earl of Leicester, lieutenant-governor of Bergen op Zoom 1586–7, colonel "in the forces for the defence of the queen's person against the threatened attack of the Spanish Armada" 1588, receiver Norfolk, Huntingdon & Norwich 1593, a deputy lieutenant Cambridgeshire serving Lord North 1596, … - Josh Gifford
Josh Gifford (born August 3 1941 in Huntingdon) is a former jockey and trainer in National Hunt racing. He was a four-time Champion Jockey, riding 642 winners in his career. At the age of 28, Gifford turned to training racehorses, and trained Aldaniti, the winner of the 1981 Grand National. His training stables was located in Findon, West Sussex. - Stephen Sewell
Stephen Sewell (May 25 1770 - June 21 1832) was a lawyer and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born Stephen Sewall in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1770, the son of Jonathan Sewall who was the attorney general of Massachusetts, and returned to England with his family at the start of the American Revolution. - Joseph Saxton
Joseph Saxton (1799-1873) was an American inventor, born at Huntingdon, Pa. He went to Philadelphia in 1817 and while there invented a machine for cutting the teeth of marine chronometer wheels, and an escapement and compensating pendulum for clocks, and constructed a clock for the steeple of Independence Hall. He went to London in 1828 and resided there nine years, enjoying the acquaintance of Faraday. - Charles Boyle 4th Earl of Orrery
Major-General Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery PC (July 28, 1674 - August 28, 1731), the second son of Roger, 2nd earl, was born at Chelsea. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, and soon distinguished himself by his learning and abilities. Like the first earl, he was an author, soldier and statesman. He translated Plutarch's life of Lysander, and published an edition of the epistles of Phalaris, which engaged him in the famous controversy with Bentley. - Hugh Graham 1st Baron Atholstan
Hugh Graham, 1st Baron Atholstan of Huntingdon (July 18 1848-January 28 1938), was a Canadian publisher of Scots-Quebec ancestry. Born in the village of Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada into a Scottish immigrant family of modest circumstances, he was educated at the local school and as a young boy went to the city of Montreal where he found work as a newspaper office boy with the "Montreal Daily Telegraph". - Andy Tillson
Andy Tillson (born Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire June 30, 1966) is a football coach and former player who is currently head coach at Team Bath. He was signed for Queens Park Rangers by Don Howe in 1990 from Grimsby Town along with Darren Peacock to cover a major injury crisis at Loftus Road and made his debut in the 1-1 draw with Derby County. He was a central defender and his chances were limited once Alan McDonald, Danny Maddix and Paul Parker returned from injury.
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