List of people from Tunbridge Wells

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Tunbridge Wells is a town in Kent, England. The following is a list of those people who were either born or live(d) in Tunbridge Wells, or had some important contribution to make to the town. As a spa town Tunbridge Wells was a popular resort for the upper classes, including members of the British Royal Family. It was a favoured place for retirement, so a number of famous people have died there: the symbol † signifies that fact.

[edit] Notable people from Tunbridge Wells

Table of contents:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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Alistair Appleton (1970- ), TV personality

[edit] B

Tom Baker (1934 ), actor
Gary Barden (1955- ), musician
The Reverend Thomas Bayes (1702-1761), mathematician †
Jeff Beck (1944- ), musician
Rachel Beer (1858-1927), newspaper editor
Compton Bennett (1900-1974), film director
Golding Bird (1814-1854), medical writer †
Frank W. Boreham (1871-1959), Baptist preacher
Jo Brand (1957- ), comedian
William Thomas Brande (1788-1866), chemist †
Nick Brown (1950 ), politician
Peter Burton (1924 - 2007) Physicist, Philosopher, Logician.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton (1803-1873), author
Cuger Brant[1] Author

[edit] C

John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll (1845-1914), Governor General of Canada
Hilton 'Tony' Cartwright (born 1956), Architect
Oliver Chris (1978- ), actor
George Cohen (1939- ), football player
Paul Condon, Baron Condon (1947- ), police commissioner
Martin Corry (1973- ), rugby player
The Reverend Arthur Shearly Cripps (1869-1952), missionary and writer
Richard Cumberland (1732-1811), dramatist
Sir Alan Gordon Cunningham (1887-1963), military officer †

[edit] D

Sir Howard Douglas, Bt. (1776-1861), military officer †
Keith Douglas (1920-1944), poet
Roy Douglas (1907- ), classical composer
Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding (1882-1970), Royal Air Force officer

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John Cox Dillman Engleheart (1784-1862), miniature painter †

[edit] F

Arthur Fagg (1915-1977), cricketer †
Neil Faraday (1975- ), radio presenter
Caroline Fry (1787-1846), writer

[edit] G

Sir David Lionel Salomons (1851-1925), scientist
Jilly Goolden (1956- ), television personality
Léon Goossens (1897-1988), oboist †
The Reverend Edward Meyrick Goulburn (1818-1897), clergyman and writer ↑
David Gower (1957- ), cricketer
Sir Tyrone Guthrie (1900-1971), theatrical director

[edit] H

Ker Baillie Hamilton (1804-1889), colonial governor †
Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge (1785-1856), Viceroy of India †
Philip Carteret Hill (1821–1894), Nova Scotia politician †

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[edit] J

Louise Jameson (1951- ), actress
Richard Jones (1790-1855), economist

[edit] K

[edit] L

Enid Lakeman (1903-1995), political reformer
Duncan Lamont (1918-1978), actor †
Sydney Turing Barlow Lawford (1865-1953), Lieutentant-General and father of actor Peter Lawford
Ron Ledger (1920-2004), politician
Henry Bilson Legge (1708-1764), politician †
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939), daughter of Queen Victoria