Famous People with Name Beaufort

Sir Francis Beaufort            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Sir Francis Beaufort: was a hydrographer and officer in Britain's Royal Navy. Beaufort was the creator of the Beaufort scale for indicating wind force.Sir Francis Beaufort's father, Daniel Augustus Beaufort, was a Protestant clergyman in Navan, County Meath, Ireland, and a member of the learned Royal Irish Academy. Since Francis was to become eminent in nautical maps, it is noteworthy that Francis's father created and published a new map of Ireland in 1792. [1] Francis grew up in Wales and Ireland until age fourteen.[2] He then left school and went to sea, but later in life had become sufficiently self-educated to associate with some of the greatest scientists and applied mathematicians of his time, including Herschel, Airy, and Babbage.

Jan De Beaufort            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Jan De Beaufort: was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed at three Olympic Games.[1]

Carel Pieter Antoni Jan Hubertus Godin De Beaufort            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Carel Pieter Antoni Jan Hubertus Godin De Beaufort: was a Dutch nobleman and motor racing driver from the Netherlands. He competed in Formula One between 1957 and 1964.He participated in 31 World Championship Grands Prix, becoming the first Dutchman ever to score points in the Formula One World Championship, and numerous non-Championship Formula One races. He was one of the last truly amateur drivers in F1, and ran his own cars — painted the vibrant Dutch racing colour: orange — under the Ecurie Maarsbergen banner

Karel Anthonie Godin De Beaufort            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Karel Anthonie Godin De Beaufort: was a Dutch politician.

Carol Ficatier De Beaufort            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Carol Ficatier De Beaufort: is a French model and actress. She was chosen as Playboy's Playmate of the Month for December, 1985. In 1993, Ficatier moved to Rome, Italy to study art history. She currently lives in Rome.[2][3]