People educated at Dover College

English writer and poet (1892–1962)

Simon Phillip Cowell is an English television personality, record executive, and entrepreneur. He has judged on the British television talent competition shows Pop Idol (2001–2003), The X Factor, and Britain's Got Talent (2007–present), as well as the American television talent competition shows American Idol (2002–2010), The X Factor (2011–2013), and America's Got Talent (2016–present). Cowell founded the British entertainment company Syco Entertainment in 2005, as well as its defunct predecessor, Syco Music in 2002.

British dancer and choreographer (1904–1988)

British film director (1914-2002)

Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor

English-born American stage and screen actor (1869–1931)

English–Australian entomologist and geologist (1881–1937)

British military commander and Governor of Victoria, Australia (1896-1966)

British actor (1870-1955)

Japanese composer

author and publisher (1878-1936)