Jersey - Notable People

Notable People

This is a list of notable people who were born in Jersey, or have been resident there, including current Jersey residents.

  • Wace, mediaeval author (1100–1174)
  • Renaud De Carteret III, land-owner (1129–1169)
  • Walter Raleigh, Governor from 1600 to 1603
  • George Carteret, vice-admiral, royalist statesman (1610–1680)
  • King Charles II, exiled in Jersey, 1649–50
  • Victor Hugo, exiled in Jersey, 1852–55
  • Lillie Langtry, actress (1853–1929)
  • Harry Vardon, golfer (1870–1937)
  • Ted Ray, golfer (1877–1943)
  • Frank Harvey, screenwriter (1885–1965)
  • Claude Cahun artist, activist (1894–1954)
  • Gerald Durrell, conservationist, author (1925–1995)
  • Jack Walker British industrialist and businessman (1929–2000)
  • Graeme Le Saux, football player (b. 1968)
  • Henry Cavill, Actor (b. 1983)





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