List of people from Guernsey

This is a selected list of notable people with links to the Bailiwick of Guernsey, in the Channel Islands.

16th century

Catherine Cauchés, Guillemine Gilbert and Perotine Massey (?–1556), burned at the stake for heresy; Perotine Massey gave birth while tied to the stake^[1]
Sir Henry de Vic (1599–1671), a founding member of the Royal Society, Chancellor of the Order of the Garter^[2]

17th century

Edmund Andros (1637–1714), colonial administrator, governor of the Dominion of New England in America^[3]

18th century

Peter Perchard (1729–1806), privateer, goldsmith and merchant, served as Lord Mayor of London in 1806^[4]
Paul Le Mesurier (1755–1805), merchant, Lord Mayor of London 1793-4^[5]
James Saumarez (1757–1836), Vice Admiral of the Blue and first Baron de Saumarez^[6]
Major-General Sir Thomas Saumarez (1760–1845), commandant at Halifax, commander-in-chief of New Brunswick during the War of 1812^[7]
Daniel de Lisle Brock (1762–1842), chief civic magistrate of Guernsey and brother of Sir Isaac Brock
Richard Saumarez (1764–1835), British surgeon and medical author
Major-General John Gaspard Le Marchant (1766–1812), founder of the first British military college
Sir Isaac Brock (1769–1812), Major General and Lieutant-Governor of Upper Canada, hero of Upper Canada
John MacCulloch (1773–1835), geologist in the Channel Islands, England and Scotland
John Le Mesurier (1781–1843), Major General and governor of Alderney
Peter Paul Dobree (1782–1825), English classical scholar and critic
Frederick Corbin Lukis (1788–1871), antiquary and natural historian including botany, geology, conchology, and science
George Métivier (1790–1881), the island's national poet
Margaret Ann Neve (1792–1903), first validated female supercentenarian and oldest ever Guernsey-born person, 110 years 321 days
Thomas de la Rue (1793–1866), printer and stationer
John Jeremie (1795–1841), British judge, diplomat and abolitionist
Ferdinand Brock Tupper (1795–1874), historian
Peter Broun (1797–1846), first Colonial Secretary of Western Australia, and a member of Western Australia's first Legislative Council
Samuel Elliott Hoskins (1799–1888), physician

19th century

Sampson Avard (1800–1869), leader of a band of Mormon vigilantes called the Danites^[8]
William Le Lacheur (1802–1863), sea captain and developed the coffee business in Costa Rica.
James Jeremie (1802–1872), Dean of Lincoln
Bonamy Price (1807–1888), political economist
Warren De la Rue (1815–1889), astronomer and chemist
Francis Colborne (1817–1895), Commander of British Troops in China, Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements
Paul Jacob Naftel (1817–1891), artist
Edmund Kennedy (1818–1848), explorer
Jasper Hume Nicolls (1818–1877), Canadian Anglican priest and first Principal of Bishop's College
Maria Rosetti (1819–1893) née Grant, political activist and journalist
Effingham Grant (1820–1892), diplomat and businessman, brother of Maria Rosetti
Robert Carey (1821–1883), Major-General in the British Army
John Elias Collings (1821–1886), General in the British Army^[9]
George Jackson Carey (1822–1872), Major-General in the British Army^[10]
Peter le Page Renouf (1822–1897), Egyptologist
Denys Corbet (1826–1909), Guernésiais poet
Duncan Charles Home (1828–1857), Victoria Cross recipient
Terence O'Brien (1830–1903), surveyor, engineer and colonial governor of Newfoundland
Walter Wren (1833–1898), member of Parliament
John Richard Magrath (1839–1930), British academic
Frederick Moynihan (1843–1910), sculptor
Mrs. Bartle Teeling (1851–1906), writer
Mabel Collins (1851–1927), theosophist and author
John Frederick McCrea (1854–1894), Victoria Cross recipient
Theodore Fink (1855–1942), elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly, Australia
Uchter Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly (1856–1933), Uchter Knox, Governor of New Zealand
Samuel Mauger (1857–1936), Australian social reformer and politician
Victor Herbert (1859–1924), musician
James Arnold (1859–1929), New Zealand Member of Parliament
Fanny Davies (1861–1934), pianist
Havilland de Sausmarez (1861–1941), judge of various British courts in Africa and Asia, the Ottoman Empire and China
Martha Sarah Bidmead (1862-1940), Australian nurse of the Boer War
Sir Henry Beauvoir De Lisle (1864–1955), British Army general^[11]
Ernest Roberts (1868–1913), Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives
Lewis Stratford Tollemache Halliday (1870–1966), Victoria Cross recipient
George Edward Nurse (1873–1945), Victoria Cross recipient
Herbert John Fleure (1877–1969), zoologist and geographer
Ernest Martin Jehan (1878–1929), commander of a Q-Ship that sank German submarine UB-4 in 1915
Arthur Maurice Hocart (1883–1939), anthropologist
Percy Hodge (1890–1967), Olympic gold medalist, 3,000 metre steeplechase^[12]
Ambrose Sherwill (1890–1968), President of the Controlling Committee during the German occupation of the Channel Islands, until he was deported
Major-General Sir Thomas MacDonald "Donald" Banks KCB DSO MC TD (1891–1975), Director-General of the Petroleum Warfare Department 1940–45
Barry Jones (1893–1981), actor
Herbert Jolly (1895–1983), professional golfer
James Parkes (1896–1981), clergyman, historian, and social activist
Marjorie Ozanne (1897–1973), Guernsey author
Michael Davidson (1897–1976), journalist
Gerald Basil Edwards (1899–1976), author of The Book of Ebenezer Le Page
Beatrice Collenette (1899–2001), dancer

20th century

Ethel Wood (1901–2011), supercentenarian^[13]^[14]
John Louis "Bonnie" Newton (1903–1962) DSC, Croix De Guerre (étoile en argent), born in Alderney, Special Operations Executive operative 1940–45.^[15]
John Harold Henry Coombes (1906–1978), Principal of Cadet College Petaro, one of the earliest public schools built in Pakistan
Marie Ozanne (1906–1943), protester against the German treatment of slave labourers during World War II^[16]^[17]
Robert Morley (1908–1992), actor
John Le Patourel (1909–1981), historian
Philip Maitland Hubbard (1910–1980), crime fiction writer
William "Billy" Spurdle (1911–2011), footballer, played for Manchester City F.C.
Mary Eily de Putron (1914–1982), stained glass artist and archaeologist
Wallace Le Patourel (1916–1979), Brigadier, Victoria Cross recipient
John Marr (1918–2009), author
George Clarence Bassett Smith (1919–2001), footballer; played for Southampton F.C.
Hubert Nicolle (1919–1998), considered to be the first Commando of WW2, landed in occupied Guernsey in September 1940^[18]
Peter Brock (1920–2006), historian
Peter Le Cheminant (born 1920), Air Chief Marshal and Lieutenant-Governor of Guernsey
Frank Griffiths Caldwell (1921–2014), Major General OBE MC and bar
Roy Dotrice (1923–2017), actor, winner of Tony and BAFTA Awards
Sylvester Houédard (1924–1992), known as dsh, poet, literary editor and Benedictine monk
Len Duquemin (1924–2003), footballer, played for Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
William "Billy" Whare (1925–1995), footballer, played for Nottingham Forest F.C.
Frederick Charles Hurrell (1928–2008), Air Vice-Marshal and Director-General of RAF Medical Services from 1986 to 1988
Tony Fox (1928–2010), doctor and rower, represented Great Britain at the 1952 Summer Olympics and at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Charles Wood (born 1932), playwright and scriptwriter
John Savident (born 1938), actor, appears in many TV series, including Coronation Street
Peter Le Vasseur (born 1938), artist^[19]
Nicholas Edward Day (born 1939), statistician and cancer epidemiologist
Bruce Parker (born 1941), BBC television presenter, first presenter of Antiques Roadshow
Dick Le Flem (born 1942), footballer, played for Nottingham Forest F.C. and England U23^[20]
Noel Duquemin (born 1944), shooter, Commonwealth and Island Games^[21]
Chris Foss (born 1946), British artist and science fiction illustrator
George Torode (1946–2010), writer and radio host^[22]
Malcolm Wicks (1947–2012), Member of Westminster Parliament
Richard Doyle (1948-2017), British author of thriller novels
Michele Dotrice (born 1948), actress, daughter of Roy Dotrice
Simon Kay (born 1952?), plastic surgeon
Adrian Fulford (born 1953), judge; formerly a member of the International Criminal Court in The Hague
Karen Dotrice (born 1955), actress^[23]
Linda Martel (1956-1961) Healer
Aden Gillett (born 1959), actor
Andrew Lawrence-King (born 1959), baroque harpist, director of The Harp Consort
Craig Allen (born 1959), football player in North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League
Adrian Breton (1962–2007), 1990 Commonwealth Games gold medal, men's rapid fire pistol^[24]^[25]
Martine Le Moignan (born 1962), squash player
Lisa Opie (born 1963), squash player
Ashley Highfield (born 1965), media magnate
Sarah Montague (born 1966), BBC journalist and news presenter
Carl Hester (born 1967), dressage rider, Team GB Olympian and 2012 Summer Olympics gold medal winner
Jenny Kendall-Tobias (born 1967), radio presenter for BBC Radio Guernsey; known and loved locally as JKT
Matthew Le Tissier (born 1968), retired Southampton FC and England footballer^[26]
Martin Brady (born 1969), world record holder of the slowest heart ever recorded in a healthy human^[27]
Lee Luscombe (born 1971), footballer; played for Brentford FC
Alison Merrien (born 1971), indoor bowls player
Andrew Singleton (born 1972), human geneticist
Andy Priaulx (born 1973), four times touring car race champion
Lee Savident (born 1976), cricketer; played for Hampshire County Cricket Club
Chris Tardif (born 1979), footballer; played for Portsmouth F.C.
Dawn Porter (born 1979), BBC television presenter (born in Scotland but grew up in Guernsey)
Lee Merrien (born 1979), athlete and Team GB Olympian
Dale Garland (born 1980), athlete
Paul Le Tocq (born 1981), badminton player
Tom Druce (born 1986), athlete^[28]
Chris Simpson (born 1987), squash player
Tobyn Horton (born 1989), the Channel Islands' first professional cyclist^[29]
Tim Ravenscroft (born 1992), cricketer; played for Hampshire County Cricket Club
Heather Watson (born 1992), tennis player, 2009 US Open Girls' singles champion, Team GB Olympian and Wimbledon champion^[30]
Harry Lewis (born 1996), better known as W2S, YouTube personality and member of the Sidemen^[31]
Alex Crossan (born 1996), better known as Mura Masa, electronic music producer and DJ^[32]^[33]
Cameron Chalmers (born 1997), British track and field sprinter

21st century

Maya Le Tissier (born 2002), footballer; plays for Manchester United and England
Alex Scott (born 2003), footballer; plays for AFC Bournemouth

Moved to and lived in Bailiwick of Guernsey

General Sir John Doyle (1756–1834), Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey, drained Braye du Valle joining the north of Guernsey to the rest of the Island^[34]
John Wilson, architect from Cumberland, lived in Guernsey 1813–1830, and designed some of the island's most iconic buildings, including Elizabeth College, St James, Castle Carey and the market buildings.
Victor Hugo (1802–1885), author of The Hunchback of Notre Dame; lived in self-imposed exile on the island for 15 years, during which he wrote Les Misérables; Toilers of the Sea was dedicated to the island
John Tapner (1823–1854), last person executed by Guernsey
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919), artist; spent summer of 1883 in Guernsey
Henry Watson Fowler (1858–1933), lexicographer, moved to Guernsey in 1903
Lilian Lyle (1867–1953), botanist and phycologist, studied the marine life of Guernsey during the 1920s^[35]
Francis George Fowler (1871–1918), lexicographer, moved to Guernsey in 1903
Compton Mackenzie (1883–1972), author, tenant of Herm
Nicholas Monsarrat (1910–1979), author of The Cruel Sea and more than thirty other novels; lived in Guernsey from 1959 to 1963^[36]
John Le Mesurier (1912–1983), actor in Dad's Army; lived in Guernsey for the majority of his life
Cyril Fletcher (1913–2005), actor, comedian
Robert Farnon (1917–2005), conductor and composer; lived in Guernsey for 40 years
Derrick Bailey (1918–2009), founder of Aurigny Airlines
Desmond Bagley (1923–1983), best-selling writer of thriller novels; lived in Guernsey 1976–1983^[37]
Ronnie Ronalde (1923–2015), siffleur, lived in Guernsey from the 1960s to the 1980s
Eliza Beresford (1926–2010), writer, creator of children's characters The Wombles; lived in Alderney
G. N. Georgano (1932–2017), author of reference books about motorcars
Brian Walden (1932–2019), broadcaster and Labour politician
David and Frederick Barclay (both born 1934), businessmen in media, retail and property
Oliver Reed (1938–1999), actor in Gladiator, Oliver! and other films; lived in Guernsey for many years
Dawn Brooke (born 1938), world's oldest natural mother; gave birth in 1997 at the age of 59^[38]
Mary Perkins (born 1944), co-founder and a senior executive of Specsavers
Raymond Evison, (born 1944), nurseryman, lecturer, author and photographer
Norman Wood (born 1947), Scottish Ryder Cup player
Guy Hands (born 1959), financier and investor, former chairman of EMI
Wayne Bulpitt (born 1961), UK Chief Commissioner for The Scout Association
Liam Mooney (born 1972), Businessman ex professional rugby player
Zef Eisenberg (1973–2020), Maximuscle founder and motorbike land speed records holder

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List of people from Guernsey

Contents

16th century

17th century

18th century

19th century

20th century

21st century

Moved to and lived in Bailiwick of Guernsey

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