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FAMOUS EAST'S

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portrait by  Laszlo in  1907

See the page about Sir Alfred East
Sir Alfred East
Sculptor & Painter

born : Dec 15 1844  Kettering, England. 

died : Sep 28 1913 London, England.

Achieved Honours Worldwide and given a Knighthood in 1910.
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 A self Portrait painted in 1912

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Sir Edward Hyde East
Baronet of Calcutta

born : Sep 9 1764   Jamaica

died : Jan 8 1847

Battersea, Surrey

                               
British Politician MP for Winchester 1813 -1823 and knighted in 1813. The family fortune was made from Jamaican plantations


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Sir James Buller East
2nd Baronet of
Calcutta

born : Feb 1 1789
Bloomsbury, London

died : Nov 19 1878
Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire

Son of Sir Edward Hyde East

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Edward H East

American Politician

born : Oct 1 1830

died : Nov 12 1904


In the18th century his grandfather Benjamin East 
migrated from England.

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Elizabeth East 
 
British Nurse

born c1720

died c1818


Age 98 when the image was produced in 1817 Nurse East was a native of High Wycombe but a resident of Reigate (Surrey) for 40 years.
Image thanks to the National Portrait Gallery

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Gilbert East

English Cricketer

born : 1763

died : unknown

A leading amateur player of his time who made 13 known first-class appearances between 1785 and 1794, mainly for Berkshire.

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Michael East
Easte / Est / Este

British
Organist / Composer 

c 1580–1648

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  Michael East

  British Athlete

  born : Jan 20 1978 
  Reading, England

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Robert Charles East

British Actor

born : 20 Mar 1932

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James East

Canadian Politician

born : Oct 7 1871
Ontario, Canada 

died :  Jun 23, 1940
Ontario, Canada

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Robert Gwyn  East

British Actor

born : July  7 1943
Porthcawl, Wales





An accomplished theatre and TV actor who portrayed Prince Harry in The Black Adder Comedy Series.

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Trevor East

British TV Executive
& former Presenter

born : 1953
Derby, England

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Fleur East

British Recording Artist


born : 29 Oct 1987
London, England 



Runner Up in the X Factor 2014 & the show's first contestant to reach number one on the UK I Tunes Store.

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Jamie East

British Journalist
TV Presenter & Singer / Songwriter

born : 1974
Derby, England
(son of Trevor )

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Jeff East

American Actor

born : Oct  27 1957
Kansas City, Missouri, USA

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Ray East

British Cricketer

born : Jun 20 1947
Manningtree, Essex




An immensely popular cricketer took over 1000 wickets in 19 seasons. In his first-class career he scored 7148 runs and took 254 catches.

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Katherine East

Canadian Actor

born :
Ontario, Canada

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Sir William Norwood East

British Criminologist

born : 24 Dec 1872

died : 30 Oct 1953

See the page about Sir William Norwood East

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Nathan East

American Musician & Songwriter

born : 8 Dec 1955
Philadelphia USA



Bass player & vocalist who has performed,
recorded, & co-written artists such as Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, George Harrison, Phil Collins & Stevie Wonder.

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