Redfern is a surname with links to the English county of Lancashire. Variations of the surname include: Redferne, Redfearn, Reedfern, Readfern, Reddfern, Redfinn, Redfyn, Le Redefern and De Redeven The

Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...

suburb Redfern is named after

William Redfern William Redfern (1775 – 17 July 1833) was the Surgeon’s First Mate aboard HMS ''Standard'' during the May 1797 Nore mutiny, and at a court martial in August 1797 he was sentenced to death for his involvement. His sentence was later commuted ...

a doctor who was eventually granted land rights in the area after being pardoned for his participation in The 1797

Spithead and Nore mutinies The Spithead and Nore mutinies were two major mutinies by sailors of the Royal Navy in 1797. They were the first in an increasing series of outbreaks of maritime radicalism in the Atlantic World. Despite their temporal proximity, the mutinies ...

* Alastair Redfern (born 1948), English bishop * Anthea Redfern (born 1948), British television host * Arthur E. Redfern (1885–1917), American jockey * Charles E. Redfern (1839–1929), Canadian politician * Chris Redfern (born 1964), American politician from Ohio * David Redfern (1936–2014), British music photographer * Harry Redfern (1861–1950), British architect * Henry Jasper Redfern (1871–1928), British optician, photographer, film maker and x-ray pioneer *

Jamie Redfern Jamie Redfern (born 9 April 1957) is an English-born Australian television presenter and personality and pop singer. Redfern was an original cast member of children's variety show, ''Young Talent Time'' from April 1971 to early 1972, before leav ...

(born 1957), Australian pop singer *

Michael Redfern Michael Ian Redfern (30 March 1943 – 29 July 2022) was an English actor, known for his appearances on television and stage. Early years Redfern was born on 30 March 1943 in Isleworth, Middlesex, England. Career Redfern is perhaps best kno ...

(1943–2022), English actor *

Nick Redfern Nicholas Redfern (born 1964) is a British author of books on unidentified flying objects, cryptozoology, conspiracy theories and similar subjects. Several of his books have been best-sellers. Redfern is an active advocate of official governm ...

(born 1964), British ufologist * Paul Redfern (1902–unknown), American aviator *

Pete Redfern Peter Irvine Redfern (born August 25, 1954) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He had a seven-season career in Major League Baseball, from until , all with the Minnesota Twins. Redfern was the Twins' first-round pick, and the ...

(born 1954), Major League Baseball pitcher *

Rebecca Redfern Rebecca Katharine Redfern (born 19 December 1999) is a British visually impaired para-swimmer from Droitwich who competes in S13/SB13/SM13 disability categories. She has held British, European and World records in SB13 100m breaststroke. P ...

(born 1999), British para-swimmer * Sir Shuldham Redfern (1895–1985), British civil servant in the Sudan and Canada *

(1774–1833), Australian surgeon

Pen name

* Cameron S. Redfern (born 1968), pen name of Australian author

Sonya Hartnett Sonya Louise Hartnett (born 23 March 1968) is an Australian author of fiction for adults, young adults, and children. She has been called "the finest Australian writer of her generation". For her career contribution to "children's and young adu ...

In fiction

* Christine and Patrick Redfern, fictional characters from ''

Evil Under the Sun ''Evil Under the Sun'' is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in June 1941Chris Peers, Ralph Spurrier and Jamie Sturgeon. ''Collins Crime Club – A checklist of F ...

'' * Jeff and Rick Redfern, fictional characters from ''Doonesbury'' * Joan Redfern, a school matron in the ''Doctor Who'' episodes "

Human Nature Human nature comprises the fundamental dispositions and characteristics—including ways of Thought, thinking, feeling, and agency (philosophy), acting—that humans are said to have nature (philosophy), naturally. The term is often used to denote ...

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The Family of Blood "The Family of Blood" is the ninth episode of the third series of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast on BBC One on 2 June 2007. It is the second episode of a two-part story written by Paul Cor ...

" * Dr. James Redfern and his son Bernard Snaith Redfern (alias Barney Snaith) in L. M. Montgomery's ''The Blue Castle''.

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