Editing Gravesend (section)

==Notable people==
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[[File:General Charles George Gordon Statue.jpg|thumb|upright|Statue of General Gordon at Gravesend]]

* [[Edwin Arnold|Sir Edwin Arnold]] (1832–1904), English poet and journalist whose most prominent work as a poet was ''The Light of Asia'' (1879).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.information-britain.co.uk/famousbrits.php?id=1123 |title=Edwin Arnold, famous people from Gravesend |publisher=Information-britain.co.uk |date=12 February 2007 |access-date=27 February 2016 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230603/http://www.information-britain.co.uk/famousbrits.php?id=1123 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Gemma Arterton]] (born 1986), actress, was born at Northfleet and attended [[Mayfield Grammar School|Gravesend Grammar School for Girls]].
* [[Derek Barton|Sir Derek Barton]] (1918–1998), English chemist and [[Nobel Prize]] winner for "contributions to the development of the concept of conformation and its application in chemistry".
* [[Francis Beaufort|Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort]] (1774–1857), creator of the Beaufort Scale, was stationed at Gravesend.
* [[Peter Blake (artist)|Sir Peter Blake]] (born 1932), artist who trained at Gravesend School of Art. ''The Blake Gallery'' has recently been opened at the Woodville Halls in the town.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.woodville.co.uk/blakegallery.php|title=The Blake Gallery |access-date=17 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217193823/http://www.woodville.co.uk/blakegallery.php |archive-date=17 December 2014 }}</ref>
* [[George Box]] (1919–2013), renowned statistician, and a recipient of the [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]].
* [[Laura Coombs]] (born 1991), footballer for [[England women's national football team|England]].{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
* [[Charles Dickens]] is associated with Gravesend and villages around the borough. Many of the links between him and Gravesham are still in evidence – Gravesend he visited, at Chalk he spent his honeymoon, at Higham he lived and died, and at Cobham he found inspiration for ''[[The Pickwick Papers]]''.
* [[Jessica Dismorr]] (1885-1939), a member of the [[Vorticism]] art movement, was born in Gravesend.
* [[Carl Daniel Ekman]] (1845–1904) Swedish chemist and paper-maker who relocated to Gravesend.<ref>{{cite web|title=Carl Ekman|url=http://www.discovergravesham.co.uk/famous-people/carl-ekman.html|website=Discover Gravesham|publisher=Gravesham Borough Council|access-date=5 March 2016|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221051/http://www.discovergravesham.co.uk/famous-people/carl-ekman.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Major-General]] [[Charles George Gordon|Charles Gordon]] (1833–1885), lived in the town from 1865 to 1871. As commander of the Royal Engineers, he supervised the construction of the forts guarding the Thames downstream from Gravesend, at [[New Tavern Fort]] in the town, [[Shornemead Fort]] on the Thames's south bank, and [[Coalhouse Fort]] on the north in Essex. While in Gravesend, Gordon devoted himself to the welfare of the town's "poor boys", establishing a [[Sunday School]] and providing food and clothes for them from his Army wages. His links with Gravesend are commemorated locally on the embankment at the Riverside Leisure Area, which is known as the Gordon Promenade, and at Khartoum Place that lies just to the south.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.victorianweb.org/history/empire/gordon/bio1.html |title=Charles George Gordon (1833–1885): A Brief Biography |publisher=Victorianweb.org |date=2010-06-09 |access-date=2021-02-03}}</ref>
* [[Paul Greengrass]] (born 1955) film director was educated at [[Gravesend Grammar School|Gravesend Grammar School for Boys]].
* [[Thom Gunn]] (1929–2004), Anglo-American poet, was born in Gravesend. His most famous collection, ''The Man With Night Sweats'' (1992), is dominated by AIDS-related elegies.<ref name=donyt>{{Cite news |last=Orr |first=Daniel |date=12 July 2009 |orig-year=9 July 2009 (online) |title=Too Close to Touch |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/12/books/review/Orr-t.html |department=On Poetry (column) |work=[[The New York Times Book Review]] |access-date=12 July 2009 |archive-date=23 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130323112501/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/12/books/review/Orr-t.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He relocated to [[San Francisco]], [[California]] in 1954 to teach writing at [[Stanford University]] and remain close to Mike his partner whom he met whilst at university.
* [[Katharine Hamnett]] (born 1947), fashion designer.
* [[William Hanneford-Smith]] (1878–1954) publisher
* [[Adam Holloway]] (born 1965), local [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) 2005-2024, lives on Darnley Road in the town.
* [[Paul Ritter]] (1966-2021), actor best known for [[Friday Night Dinner]], [[Chernobyl]] and [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]
* [[Frederick Holbourn]] (1896-1967), war pensioner activist
* [[Shadrach Jones]] (c.1822–1895) New Zealand doctor, auctioneer, hotel-owner and impresario; born in Gravesend.
* [[John MacGregor (sportsman)|John MacGregor]] (1825–1892), English writer, who designed the "Rob Roy" canoe.<ref>{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle= MacGregor, John |volume = 17 |last= |first= |author-link= |page=232 |short=1}}</ref>
* [[Mitch Pinnock]] (born 1994), English professional footballer, was born in the town. He currently plays for [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]].
* [[Pocahontas]] (1595–1617), the first Native American girl or woman to visit England. She was taken ill on her return voyage to America, and died aged 21 after coming ashore at Gravesend. She was buried under the chancel of St George's parish church.
* [[Harry Reid (actor)|Harry Reid]] (born 1992), actor who appeared in [[EastEnders]] as Ben Mitchell, was born and lives in Gravesend. He attended [[Northfleet Technology College]] (formerly known as Northfleet School for Boys).<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.kentonline.co.uk/gravesend/news/id-like-to-play-ben-38479/| title='I'd like to play Ben in EastEnders forever'| date=12 June 2015| access-date=24 September 2017| archive-date=24 September 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924190540/http://www.kentonline.co.uk/gravesend/news/id-like-to-play-ben-38479/| url-status=live}}</ref> Trained in acting, physical theatre and musical theatre at Miskin Theatre in Dartford, Kent.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/1/M173487.html | title=Spotlight: HARRY REID | access-date=24 September 2017 | archive-date=24 September 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924184643/https://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/1/M173487.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
* The composer [[Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov]] (1844–1908) was an officer in the Russian Navy and was posted to Gravesend in 1862, where he wrote part of his first symphony, said to be the first such style of composition attempted by a [[Russia]]n composer.
* [[David Rutley]] (born 1961 at Gravesend), first [[Mormon]] UK [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP).
* [[Chris Simmons]] (born 1975 at Gravesend), television and stage actor best known for his roles as DC [[Mickey Webb]] in ''[[The Bill]]'', Mark Garland in ''[[EastEnders]]'' and Stuart Summer in ''[[Hollyoaks]]''.
* [[Charles Stewart, 3rd Duke of Richmond]], resided at [[Cobham Hall]], 5 miles (8&nbsp;km) south east of Gravesend, until 1672 (followed by his descendants, the [[Earl of Darnley|Earls of Darnley]]).
*[[Marc Guehi]] (born 2000), English professional footballer for [[Crystal Palace F.C.]], was educated at [[St George's Church of England School]], in Gravesend.
*[[Fikayo Tomori]] (born 1997) English professional footballer for [[AC Milan]], was educated at [[Gravesend Grammar School]]