List of people from Guernsey

This is a selected list of notable people with links to Guernsey.

List

• James Saumarez (1757-1836), Vice Admiral of the Blue and first Baron de Saumarez
• Sir Isaac Brock (1769-1812), hero of Upper Canada
• Margaret Ann Neve (1792-1903), first validated female supercentenarian
• Thomas de la Rue (1793-1866), printer and stationer
• William Le Lacheur (1802-1863), sea captain and merchant
• Victor Hugo (1802-1885), author of 'Les Miserables', 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' and 'Toilers of the sea', Victor Hugo lived in self-imposed exile on the island for 15 years, during which Les Miserables was written. Toilers of the Sea was dedicated to the island
• Warren de la Rue (1815-1889), astronomer and chemist
• Gerald Basil Edwards (1899-1976), author of The Book of Ebenezer Le Page
• Arthur Maurice Hocart (1883-1939), anthropologist
• Wilfred Hansford Gallienne (1897-1956), British Ambassador to Cuba
• Barry Jones (1893–1981) Actor
• John Le Mesurier (1912-1983), actor in Dad's Army. Le Mesurier lived in Guernsey for the majority of his life, although he was not born there.
• Desmond Bagley (1923-1983), best selling writer of thriller novels. Lived in Guernsey from 1976-1983
• Roy Dotrice (born 1923), actor; and his daughters, actresses Michele Dotrice (born 1948) and Karen Dotrice (born 1955)
• John Savident (born 1938), actor in Coronation Street
• Oliver Reed (1938-1999), actor in Gladiator and Oliver!. Reed lived in Guernsey for many years although was not born there.
• Andrew Lawrence-King (born 1959), baroque harpist, director of The Harp Consort
• George Métivier, the island's national poet
• Martine Le Moignan (born 28 October 1962), squash player
• Lisa Opie (born 15 August 1963), squash player
• Sarah Montague (born 1966), BBC journalist and news presenter
• Matthew Le Tissier (born 1968), retired Southampton FC and England footballer^[1]
• George Torode (1946-2010), writer and radio host^[2]
• Dawn Porter (born 1979), BBC Television Presenter (born in Scotland but grew up in Guernsey)
• Len Duquemin, footballer, played for Tottenham Hotspur, early 1950s
• Dale Garland (born 13 October 1980) Channel Islands, athlete
• Heather Watson, tennis player, 2009 US Open Girls' singles champion.^[3]

References

1. ^ http://www.englandstats.com/playerreport.php?pid=584
2. ^ "Donkey author dies". Guernsey Press. 2010-04-22. http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2010/04/22/donkey-author-dies/. Retrieved 2010-05-19. 
3. ^ http://www.heatherwatson.co.uk/profile/