Famous People Connected to Guernsey

Image right - Thomas De La Rue (1793-1866) came to be recognised as the inventor of the modern English playing card. By Unukorno - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wiki Commons

Those people of note with connections (born, lived, died or buried) to the county are listed below. Some of these connections are a little tenuous - counties like to lay claim to people of renown!

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• Sir Donald Banks, founder of the Guernsey Society
• Major General Sir Isaac Brock, saviour of Upper Canada

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• Thomas De La Rue (24 March 1793 – 7 June 1866) was a printer from Guernsey who, from modest beginnings, founded De La Rue plc, a printing company which is now the world's largest commercial security printer and papermaker.
• Warren De La Rue (1815-1889) Scientist and inventor. The son of printer, Thomas De La Rue (above). In 1851, he invented an envelope-making machine.
• Roy Dotrice, actor

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• Dom Sylvester Houédard, Benedictine priest, theologian, concrete poet
• Victor Hugo, French poet, novelist, and dramatist

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• William Le Lacheur, pioneer of the Costa Rica Coffee Trade
• John Le Mesurier, English actor
• Matthew Le Tissier, international footballer
• Peter Le Vasseur, artist

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• Oliver Reed, English actor

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• Admiral de Saumarez, naval sea captain

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• Lt Col Archibald Tanner DSO MC

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• John Wilson, English architect

Related Projects on Geni

• Bailiwick of Guernsey- Main Page
• Historical Bailiwick of Guernsey
• Connected to Guernsey/18727 People Connected to Guernsey

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