Notable People
Ebenezer Joseph Mather, the founder of Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen spent his retirement on the island. He died 23 December 1927 and was buried in the grounds of the local St Nicholas church. (Note here, Ebenezer was buried in the grounds of The Parish Church - at the time this was St Katherine's Church. The grounds for St Nicolas had not been acquired.)
Clara James one of the founding members in 1889 of The Women's Trade Union Association (WTUA) established a holiday home on the island and served from 1925 as a parish councillor. She died on Canvey in 1956.
Roland and Francis Prout; the pioneers of the modern catamaran, were born and lived on the island and developed and operated the Prout Catamaran business from the boat yards at Leigh Beck. The brothers also represented Britain at the flatwater canoeing event at the 1952 Olympics.
Ashley George Old the war artist lived on Canvey from the mid 1960s until his death in 2001.
Dean Macey the Olympic decathlete was born and raised on the island, as was;
Robert Denmark the Olympic and Commonwealth (Gold) 5,000 metres athlete.
Peter Taylor the temporary manager of the England football team in 2000 was born on Canvey. Other footballers from the island include
Frank Saul: FA Cup winner in 1967 with Tottenham Hotspur F.C.; Ty Gooden: who played between 1992-2005 for teams such as Arsenal and Swindon Town F.C.; and Dean Marney: an England U21 currently playing at Hull City.
Reece Durrance the U18s England Rugby Union and Saracens player was also born on the island.
Tam Khan Mixed martial arts fighter was born in London but was raised in Canvey Island.
Wilko Johnson a respected guitarist best known for work with influential 1970's rhythm and blues group Dr. Feelgood
Joshua Hayward physicist-guitarist of The Horrors grew up in the Thames area of Canvey Island before relocating to Southend-on-Sea for educational purposes.
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