Editing Folkestone (section)

==People==
{{main|List of people from Folkestone}}
There are a large number of people with connections to the town who have made themselves important in one sphere or another. Men such as [[William Harvey]] and his father Thomas Harvey Mayor in 1600 here, discoverer of the circulation of the blood; and [[Samuel Plimsoll]] who invented the line named after him for ship safety. [[Walter Tull]], the first black officer in the British army was born here.

There have been many actors and actresses, [[David Tomlinson]] was brought up in the town, while others started their careers at [[Arthur Brough]]'s Folkestone Repertory Company including Robert Arnold; comedians including [[Michael Bentine]] (who was in the local patrol of the [[Air Raid Precautions|ARP]]) and a large number of artists in various fields. [[Wilkie Collins]], [[Radclyffe Hall]], [[A. E. Coppard]] and [[Catherine Crowe]] were all writers; and there have also been musicians: [[Noel Redding]] among them.

[[King Edward VII]] and his mistress [[Alice Keppel]] (great-grandmother of [[Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall]]) regularly enjoyed the luxury (and discretion) of the Grand Hotel on the Leas.

[[Eamon Everall]], artist/educator and founder member of the [[Stuckism]] art movement, attended Harvey Grammar School and Folkestone School of Art and still maintains a base here.

Actress [[June Brown]] had two homes in the town. [[Jimmy Hill]], presenter of ''[[Match of the Day]]'', was stationed at Folkestone Garrison during the Second World War, during which time he entertained troops and played for the local football team.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

The novelist [[Jocelyn Brooke]], who died in 1966, wrote evocatively about Folkestone and Sandgate in his memoirs. Rosemary Stewart the Canadian insurance heiress resided here for an extended period, known for dedication to coastal swimming from the harbour. During her time she continued to increase her fortune by becoming a significant player in the rag trade.

Former Prime Minister of New Zealand [[William Hall-Jones]] was born and raised in Folkestone.<ref name="DNZB Hall-Jones">{{DNZB|Hall-Jones|John|2h7|Hall-Jones, William 1851–1936|10 December 2011}}</ref>

[[Dita Garbo]], an English drag performer who competed on the sixth series of [[RuPaul's Drag Race UK]], was born in February 1975 and raised in Folkestone.