This is a list of notable people who were born in the Channel Island of Jersey, or have been resident there, including current Jersey residents.

Some persons may not be listed here, but are listed in other related articles, shown under the See also section.

All those listed should have an article dedicated to them.

Actors

Architects

Edmund Blampied, artist (1886–1966)
Claude Cahun, artist (1894–1954)
Philip Jean, painter (1755–1802)
John St Helier Lander, portrait painter (1868–1944)
John Le Capelain, painter (1812–1848)
Jason Martin, painter (born 1970)
Caroline Osborne, Duchess of Leeds (1931–2005)
Walter William Ouless RA, painter (1848–1933)
Charles H. Poingdestre, painter (1825–1905)
Reginald Hector Whistler, artist (1905–1978)

Billy Butlin, holiday camp empire, moved to Jersey in 1972 (1899–1980)
David Kirch, property developer, collector and philanthropist (born 1936)
Jean Martell, Jersey-born founder of cognac manufacturer Martell and responsible for establishing brandy trade routes with Guernsey (1694–1753)^[1]
Simon Nixon, founder of Moneysupermarket.com, moved to Jersey in 2013 (born 1967)
Charles Robin, developed, with brother John, the fishery in the Canadian maritime region (1743–1824)^[2]
Jack Walker, British industrialist and businessman (1929–2000)

Fleur Anderson, British Labour politician
Francis George Atkinson, First District Officer in Jesselton, British North Borneo (1874–1902)
John George Bourinot, merchant and politician in Nova Scotia (1814–1884)
William Bruce, Lieutenant (1890–1914)
Cecil Burney, Admiral of the Fleet (1858–1929)
George Carteret, vice-admiral, royalist statesman (1610–1680)
Henry Seymour Conway, British general, statesman in England and Governor of Jersey, (1721–1795)
Philippe d'Auvergne, British Vice Admiral, spymaster and Duc de Bouillon (1754–1816)
Renaud De Carteret III, land-owner (1129–1169)
Bertram Falle, 1st Baron Portsea, politician, barrister (1859–1948)
Augustus Asplet Le Gros, politician, writer (1840–1887)
Cyril Le Marquand, politician (1902–1980)
John Le Marquand, politician (1912–2008)
Isaac LeVesconte, Nova Scotia businessman and politician (1822–1879)
Sarah Pallett, member of the New Zealand Parliament^[3]
Walter Raleigh, Governor from 1600 to 1603
William Villiers, 10th Earl of Jersey, peer, film producer (born 1976)
Roger Walden, English treasurer and church figure (died 1406)

Jean Dorey, Norman language writer (1831–1872)
Roger Drew, screenwriter (born 1971)
Gerald Durrell, conservationist, author (1925–1995)
Elinor Glyn, novelist, scriptwriter (1864–1943)
Sir William Haley, newspaper editor and broadcasting administrator (1901–1987)
Victor Hugo, exiled in Jersey (1802–1885)
John Conroy Hutcheson, author (1840–1896/1897)
Frederick Lonsdale, dramatist (1881–1954)
Robert Marett, British author and diplomat (1907–1981)
Robert Pipon Marett, lawyer, journalist, poet, politician (1820–1884)
Harry Patterson, author (1929-2022)
Amélia Perchard, Jèrriais-language writer (1921–2012)
Jeremy Reed, poet, novelist, biographer and literary critic (born 1951)
William Rose, American screenwriter (1918-1987)
Wace, mediaeval author (1100–1174)

Philip Carteret, British naval officer and explorer (1733–1796)^[5]
Eddie Chapman, double agent (1914–1997)
Daniel Dumaresq, Anglican priest and educational consultant to Russia and Poland (1712–1805)^[6]
Anthony Faramus, prisoner of war, actor (1920–1990)
Duncan Gibbons, (1952 - 1993) film and music video director
Louisa Gould, World War II resistance who assisted Russian prisoners in Jersey (1891 – 1945)
Wilfred Krichefski, Orthodox Jew, senator and television executive (1916–1974)
Norman Le Brocq, World War II resistance leader, and Deputy (1922–1996)
Tim Le Cocq, Bailiff
Alphonse Le Gastelois, hermit (1914–2012)
Bob Le Sueur, assisted Russian prisoners in Jersey (born 1922)^[7]
Caroline LeSueur, Mormon pioneer (1814–1898)
Robert MacRae, Deputy Bailiff
Marguerite Stocker (1901-1992) engineering apprentice in First World War, governor of HM Prison Askham Grange 1959–1967.