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

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* 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

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

## 18th century

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Vice-Admiral James Saumarez was the commander of the Royal Navy in the Baltic campaign of 1808–1814 that secured British trade to the region

* 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
* Major-General Sir Thomas Saumarez (1760–1845), commandant at Halifax, commander-in-chief of New Brunswick during the War of 1812[6]
* 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

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Constantin Daniel Rosenthal's portrait of Maria Rosetti Victor Herbert in 1906

* Sampson Avard (1800–1869), leader of a band of Mormon vigilantes called the Danites[7]
* 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[8]
* George Jackson Carey (1822–1872), Major-General in the British Army[9]
* 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[10]
* 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[11]
* 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

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* Ethel Wood (1901–2011), supercentenarian[12][13]
* John Louis "Bonnie" Newton (1903–1962) DSC, Croix De Guerre (étoile en argent), born in Alderney, Special Operations Executive operative 1940–45.[14]
* 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[15][16]
* 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[17]
* Peter Brock (1920–2006), historian
* Peter Le Cheminant (1920-2018), 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 (1932-2020), playwright and scriptwriter
* John Savident (1938-2024), actor, appeared in many TV series, including Coronation Street
* Peter Le Vasseur (born 1938), artist[18]
* 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[19]
* Noel Duquemin (born 1944), shooter, Commonwealth and Island Games[20]
* Chris Foss (born 1946), British artist and science fiction illustrator
* George Torode (1946–2010), writer and radio host[21]
* 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[22]
* 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[23][24]
* 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[25]
* Martin Brady (born 1969), world record holder of the slowest heart ever recorded in a healthy human[26]
* 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[27]
* Chris Simpson (born 1987), squash player
* Tobyn Horton (born 1989), the Channel Islands' first professional cyclist[28]
* 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[29]
* Harry Lewis (born 1996), better known as W2S, YouTube personality and member of the Sidemen[30]
* Alex Crossan (born 1996), better known as Mura Masa, electronic music producer and DJ[31][32]
* Cameron Chalmers (born 1997), British track and field sprinter

## 21st century

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* Claudia Valentina (born 2001), singer/songwriter
* 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

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* 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[33]
* 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[34]
* 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[35]
* 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[36]
* 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[37]
* Mary Perkins (born 1944), co-founder and a senior executive of Specsavers
* Raymond Evison, (born 1944), nurseryman, lecturer, author and photographer
* Norman Wood (1947-2023), 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

## See also

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* Category:Guernsey people by parish
* List of governors of Guernsey
* Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
* List of bailiffs of Guernsey
* Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
* List of bailiffs of Jersey
* List of people from Jersey
* List of politicians in Jersey

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