List of Famous people with last name Fanu

William Joseph Henry Le Fanu

First Name William
Last Name Fanu
Born on January 1, 1790
Died on September 19, 1879 (aged 89)
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Henry Le Fanu

First Name Henry
Last Name Fanu
Born on April 1, 1870
Died on September 9, 1946 (aged 76)

Henry Frewen Le Fanu was an Anglican bishop in Australia.

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Sheridan Le Fanu

Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu
First Name Sheridan
Last Name Fanu
Born on August 28, 1814
Died on February 7, 1873 (aged 58)
Born in Ireland

Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer of Gothic tales, mystery novels, and horror fiction. He was a leading ghost story writer of his time, central to the development of the genre in the Victorian era. M. R. James described Le Fanu as "absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories". Three of his best-known works are the locked-room mystery Uncle Silas, the lesbian vampire novella Carmilla, and the historical novel The House by the Churchyard.

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Michael Le Fanu

First Name Michael
Last Name Fanu
Born on August 2, 1913
Died on November 28, 1970 (aged 57)

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Michael Le Fanu was a Royal Navy officer. He fought in the Second World War as gunnery officer in a cruiser operating in the Home Fleet during the Norwegian Campaign and the Battle of the Mediterranean and then as gunnery officer in a battleship operating in the Eastern Fleet before becoming liaison officer between the British Pacific Fleet and the United States Third Fleet. After the War he commanded a frigate, a training establishment and an aircraft carrier. He served as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff in the late 1960s. In that role, in the face of economic difficulties, he worked hard to reshape the Navy as an anti-submarine force operating primarily in the Atlantic Ocean.

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Mary Charlotte Elizabeth Le Fanu

First Name Mary
Last Name Fanu
Born on December 28, 1857
Died on May 17, 1902 (aged 44)
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Claire Victorine Le Fanu

First Name Claire
Last Name Fanu
Born on August 26, 1912 (age 112)
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Peter Le Fanu

First Name Peter
Last Name Fanu
Born on January 1, 1827
Died on June 11, 1903 (aged 76)
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Philip Sheridan Le Fanu

First Name Philip
Last Name Fanu
Born on February 24, 1926
Died on March 26, 2016 (aged 90)
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Hugh Barrington Le Fanu

First Name Hugh
Born on November 11, 1872
Died on April 30, 1929 (aged 56)
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Anthony Le Fanu

First Name Anthony
Last Name Fanu
Born on August 11, 1918
Died on March 3, 1944 (aged 25)
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