Famous British Fencers

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Bob Anderson

(Fight Choreographer)

Birthdate: September 15, 1922

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Gosport, Hampshire, England

Died: January 1, 2012

Miles Chamley-Watson

(Fencer)

Birthdate: December 3, 1989

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: London, England

Richard Bonehill

(Actor)

Birthdate: 1948 AD

Birthplace: Hampstead, London, United Kingdom

Died: February 4, 2015

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George Silver

(Fencer)

Birthdate: 1580 AD

Birthplace: Unknown

Died: 1622 AD

William Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough

(British Public Servant, Politician and Fencer)

Birthdate: October 30, 1855

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom

Died: January 9, 1945

Apart from winning medals for fencing and heading the Oxford University Boat Club, William Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough was also an adventurer who had rowed across the English Channel. A public servant, too, he had been part of the House of Commons for both the Liberals and the Conservatives.

Richard Kruse

(Fencer)

Birthdate: July 30, 1983

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: London, England

Gillian Sheen

(Olympic athlete)

Birthdate: August 21, 1928

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Willesden, London, England

Brian Cleeve

(Writer)

Birthdate: November 22, 1921

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Southend, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Died: March 11, 2003

Apart from being an award-winning broadcaster for RTÉ, Brian Cleeve was also a renowned author, with books ranging from Regency romances to crime novels in his kitty. He is best remembered for the Irish bestseller The House on the Rock and his non-fiction works such as the Dictionary of Irish Writers.

Allan Jay

(Fencer)