- Earl Of Suffolk
The title of Earl of Suffolk has been created several times in the Peerage of England, most recently in 1603 for Thomas Howard, 1st Baron Howard de Walden. Several times, it has also been a Dukedom. The third creation of the dukedom of Suffolk was for Henry Grey, 3rd Marquess of Dorset, in 1551. The Duke also held the title "Baron Ferrers of Groby" (1300). These titles became forfeit when the duke was attainted in 1554. - Owen Suffolk
Owen Suffolk an Australian bushranger, poet, confidence-man and author of "Days of Crime and Years of Suffering" (1867). Born in comfortable circumstances in Finchley, London, Suffolk was sent to sea as a youth when his father was ruined, and on return found himself homeless and fell into a life of crime. Charged with stealing in 1844 and sentenced to a year’s detention he was then convicted of forgery in 1846 serving time in Newgate, … - John Brown
John Brown was a 19th-century architect in Norwich, in the county of Norfolk, England. He is best known for his churches, especially cathedrals. He was also, along with his two sons, the surveyor for Norwich Cathedral. Some of his architectural works: *St. Peter: Lowestoft, Suffolk; built 1833; white brick with no tower, Carpenter's Gothic style; demolished circa 1974 *St. - Benjamin Britten
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten of Aldeburgh, OM CH (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976) was a British composer, conductor, and pianist. - John Constable
John Constable was an English Romantic painter. Born in Suffolk, he is known principally for his landscape paintings of Dedham Vale, the area surrounding his home—now known as "Constable Country"—which he invested with an intensity of affection. "I should paint my own places best", he wrote to his friend John Fisher in 1821, "painting is but another word for feeling". His most famous paintings include "Dedham Vale" of 1802 and "The Hay Wain" of 1821. - David Taylor
David Kenneth Taylor (born 17 November, 1974) is an English cricketer. He was born in Oxford. Taylor played for Hampshire's Second XI in 1993 at the age of 18, and the following year captained a National Association of Young Cricketers side against Minor Counties. He had a further outing for Gloucestershire seconds in 1995, but then dropped out of view for a while. In 1998 he played for Oxfordshire in the MCC Trophy, … - Merrick Road
Merrick Road, named Merrick Boulevard inside New York City, is a road running from Jamaica, Queens, New York east through Merrick, New York to the line between Nassau and Suffolk Counties, where it becomes Montauk Highway. A bit of it at the east end is signed and maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation as New York State Route 27A. It is an old road, forming part of one of the original paths across southern Long Island, … - Stewart Gull
Stewart Gull is a British Police Officer. Gull is the Suffolk Police officer in charge of the 2006 Suffolk serial killer investigation. Gull was appointed to the position of Head of Crime Management on July 4 2006, following Chief Officer changes resulting from Gillian Parker’s appointment as Chief Constable of Bedfordshire. Gull's service dates back to 1982, and he has worked in all three areas of the force, both in uniform and CID, and in every rank to DCS. - John Hill
John Edward Bernard Hill (born 13 November 1912) is a British Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for South Norfolk from 1955 to 1974, and from 1973-74 as one of the UK's first MEPs. Hill was educated at Charterhouse School and Merton College, Oxford, where he gained a football Blue. He was a barrister, called to the Bar at Inner Temple in 1938, and a farmer. In World War II, he served with the 64th Field Brigade, Royal Artillery, … - Thomas Gainsborough
Thomas Gainsborough (christened 14 May 1727 - 2 August 1788) was one of the most famous portrait and landscape painters of 18th century Britain. - Richard Wright
Richard Ian Wright (born November 5, 1977 in Ipswich, England) is an English goalkeeper, playing for West Ham United. He signed after being released by Everton, after enjoying stints with Ipswich Town and Arsenal. He has been a member of the England squad, and has two caps. - Bob Blizzard
Robert John 'Bob' Blizzard (born May 31, 1951) British politician and is the Labour Party Member of Parliament for Waveney. Bob Blizzard was born in 1951 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk and was educated at Culford School and the University of Birmingham, from where he was awarded a degree in 1971. After his own education, he became a teacher. In 1973 he became an English teacher at the Gravesend Secondary School. - William Jones
William Jones (July 30, 1726 - January 6, 1800), was a British clergyman and author. He was born at Lowick, Northamptonshire, but was descended from an old Welsh family. One of his ancestors was Colonel John Jones, brother-in-law of Oliver Cromwell. He was educated at Charterhouse School and University College, Oxford. There a kindred taste for music, as well as a similarity in regard to other points of character, led to his close intimacy with George Horne, … - Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (pronounced /ref fanz/; born 22 December 1962) is an English actor. He has appeared in films such as Schindler's List, Quiz Show, The English Patient, Oscar and Lucinda, Red Dragon, The Constant Gardener, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, and the Harry Potter films. Most recently he appeared in The Reader. - Peter Hall
Sir Peter Reginald Frederick Hall CBE (born 22 November, 1930) is an English theatre and film director. He was born in Bury St. Edmunds, in Suffolk, England and attended The Perse School, Cambridge. Hall learned Russian at the Joint Services School for Linguists during his National Service. He produced and acted in several productions while at the University of Cambridge, graduating in 1953 from St Catharine's College. - John Clarke
John Clarke (8 October, 1609- 20 April, 1676) was a medical doctor, Baptist minister, co-founder of the colony of Rhode Island and author of its charter, and a leading advocate of religious freedom in the Americas. Clarke was born at Westhorpe, Suffolk County, England on October 8, 1609, to Thomas and Rose (Kerrich) Clarke. He was one of eight children, six of whom came to America and settled in New England. - Chris Mole
Christopher David Mole, known as Chris Mole, (born March 16, 1958, Bromley) is the current member of Parliament for Ipswich in eastern England, and a member of the ruling Labour Party. He won the seat in the 2001 by-election held after the death of Jamie Cann and was re-elected in the General Election held in May 2005. - Chris Martin
Chris Martin (born November 4 1988) is an English footballer from Beccles in Suffolk who plays as a striker, currently for Championship side Norwich City. After impressing in the club's FA Youth Cup run, including two goals against Portsmouth, he was given a place on the bench for the game against Plymouth Argyle on January 13th 2007. He was set to make his first senior start away at Burnley although the match being postponed prevented him from doing this, … - John Jackson
John "Foghorn" Jackson (born 21 May 1833 at Bungay in Suffolk; died 4 November 1901 at Brownlow Hill in Liverpool) was a Nottinghamshire and All-England Eleven cricketer who was generally reckoned to be the outstanding fast bowler of the 1850s. Jackson was affectionately known as "Foghorn" for his habit of blowing his nose loudly. He was a right-handed batsman who could hit the ball with some power when he connected and an occasional wicketkeeper, … - George Burley
George Elder Burley (born June 3, 1956 in Cumnock, Kyle, East Ayrshire) is an ex-footballer. He is currently the manager of Southampton in the Football League Championship. Like many other ex-Ipswich players he owns a home Suffolk where his wife and daughter own shops. George is uncle to ex-Celtic midfielder Craig Burley. - Richard Curtis
Richard Curtis, CBE (born 8 November 1956), is a New Zealand-born British screenwriter, best known for movies such as "Four Weddings and a Funeral," "Notting Hill," and "Love Actually" and the hit TV programmes "Blackadder", "Mr. Bean", and "The Vicar of Dibley". Richard Curtis lives with script editor and broadcaster Emma Freud, with whom he has four children and lives in Suffolk. - Terence Blacker
Terence Blacker , the versatile and high profile author of both children and adult fiction, was born 5th February 1948, near Hadleigh, Suffolk. Terence started off working in horse-racing and as an amateur jockey before moving into the world of books by working as a bookseller for Parks and then working for a publisher. In 1983 Terence became a full time professional writer. His first adult novel, FIXX, won critical acclaim and was described by the Guardian as a 'tour de force'. - James Paice
James Edward Thornton Paice (born 24 April 1949, Suffolk) is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom. He is the Member of Parliament for South East Cambridgeshire, and was first elected in the 1987 general election. - Carl Marcellino
Carl L. Marcellino (born December 23, 1942) is a member of the New York State Senate. He represents the 5th Senate District which compromises parts of Nassau and Suffolk Counties in Long Island. Marcellino is a Republican who was first elected to the Senate in 1995. Marcellino was born in Brooklyn, New York. He worked as a teacher and administrator in the New York City school system before seeking political office. Marcellino and his wife, Patricia, have two children, … - Duke Of Grafton
The title of Duke of Grafton was created in 1675 by Charles II of England for his 2nd illegitimate son by the Duchess of Cleveland, Henry FitzRoy. The most famous duke was probably Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, who served as Prime Minister in the 1760s. The Duke of Grafton holds three subsidiary titles, all created in 1672 in the peerage of England: Earl of Euston, Viscount Ipswich, and Baron Sudbury. - John Holt
Sir John Holt (1642-1710) was Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales from 17 April 1689 to 11 March 1710. He was born in Abingdon in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), the son of Thomas Holt, MP for that town, and was educated at Abingdon School, Gray's Inn and Oriel College, Oxford. He purchased Redgrave Manor in Suffolk, which had been the seat of the Bacon family in 1702, when debts forced the fifth baronet, Sir Robert Bacon, to sell the estate. - James Morrison
James Morrison (1760 - 1807) was a British seaman and mutineer who took part in the Mutiny on the Bounty. James Morrison was a native of Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland where his father was a merchant and land entrepreneur. He joined the navy at 18, serving as Clerk on the "Suffolk", Midshipman on the "Termagant", and Acting Gunner on the "Hind". In 1783, he passed his Master Gunner's examination. - John Leman
Sir John Leman (died 1632) was a tradesman from Beccles, England who became Lord Mayor of London. Leman's business interests grew across the district of Waveney, which spans the Norfolk-Suffolk border. In the 1580s he moved to London and extended his business interests to trading in dairy products there before becoming a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers. He was elected alderman of the City of London and from 1616 he served a year as Lord Mayor. - Frank Smith
Frank Ernest Smith (born May 13, 1872, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, died December 3, 1943, Sedbergh, Yorkshire) was a first-class cricketer who played 68 games, and later umpired. His first-class playing career lasted from 1893 to the 1906/07 season during which time he represented Surrey, London County and Transvaal. He was noted as a slow orthodox left hand bowler. As an umpire, he stood in five Test matches between 1902 and 1910. - Jane Taylor
Jane Taylor (September 23, 1783 - April 13, 1824), was an English poet and novelist. She wrote the words for the song "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" in 1806 at age 23, while living in Shilling Street, Lavenham, Suffolk. The poem is now known worldwide, but its authorship is generally forgotten. It was first published under the title "The Star" in "Rhymes for the Nursery", a collection of poems by Taylor and her older sister Ann (later Mrs. Gilbert). - Nicholas Bacon
Sir Nicholas Bacon (1509-February 20, 1579) was an English politician during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England, notable as Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, and as the father of philosopher/statesman Sir Francis Bacon. He was born at Chislehurst, Kent, the second son of Robert Bacon (1479 - 1548) of Drinkstone, Suffolk. He graduated from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge in 1527 and, after a period in Paris, he entered Gray's Inn, being called to the bar in 1533. - Jarrett Barrios
Jarrett T. Barrios is a politician from Massachusetts. He currently serves in the Massachusetts State Senate. The son of a carpenter and a social worker, Barrios first came to Cambridge, Massachusetts at the age of 17 to study at Harvard University. After graduating with high honors, working for the Boston City Council and on local campaigns, he obtained his law degree with honors from Georgetown University. - David Frost
Sir David Paradine Frost, OBE (born 7 April 1939, Tenterden, Kent) moved to Beccles, Suffolk as a child and is an English television presenter. He currently presents a weekly programme, 'Frost Over The World', on the newly launched Al Jazeera English Channel. - William Cavendish
Sir William Cavendish (1505 - 25 October 1557) was an English courtier who became one of Thomas Cromwell's "visitors of the monasteries" when King Henry VIII annexed the property of the Catholic Church at the end of the 1530s, in the dissolution of the monasteries. This followed from his successful career as a financial expert holding public office in the Exchequer, which led to his wealth. He was accused of accumulating extra riches unfairly during the dissolution. - Bartholomew Gosnold
Bartholomew Gosnold (1572-August 22, 1607) was an English lawyer, explorer, and privateer, instrumental in founding the Virginia Company of London, and Jamestown, Virginia. He is considered by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA) to be the "prime mover of the colonization of Virginia." Gosnold also led the first European expedition to visit Cape Cod, on May 15, 1602. - David Bruce
David Bruce Jr. was a New York industrialist whose inventions revolutionised the printing industry. In 1838, he invented the Pivotal Typecaster, and subsequently patented it in 1845. This machine replaced men who worked as handcasters. Some of them saw the machine and felt so strongly about it that they plotted to tip the machine off the boat that was to ferry it back to the foundry, but Bruce was able to foil the plot. - George Crabbe
George Crabbe (December 24, 1754 - February 3, 1832) was an English poet and naturalist. He was born in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, the son of a tax collector, and developed his love of poetry as a child. While apprenticed to a local doctor, he met his future wife, Sarah Elmy. His first major work, a poem entitled "Inebriety", was self-published in 1775. By this time he had completed his medical training, and had decided to take up writing seriously. - June Brown
June Brown (born 16 February 1927) is an English actress and director, best known as Dot Branning in the BBC soap opera "EastEnders". Brown served in the Wrens (Royal Navy), and was classically trained at The Old Vic Drama School. - David Gauke
David Michael Gauke (born October 8, 1971) British politician. He is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Hertfordshire South West. David Gauke was educated at the comprehensive Northgate High School in Ipswich, Suffolk before attending St Edmund Hall, Oxford where he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in law in 1993, and the College of Law in Chester where he graduated in legal practice in 1995. - Trevor Smith
Trevor Smith (born January 18, 1977) was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire and Suffolk. An instant cricketing hit, he made a total of 8/38 with the ball in his second First-class appearance, and, having finished his first year, 1998, with a considerably promising average of just 23, he performed even better the following year, with an average of only 21. However, …
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