The following were among the mayors of Faversham, Kent, England:
1550: Thomas Arden, who was murdered by his wife, Alice Arden, and her lover, the subject of the play Arden of Faversham
1580: Richard Tylman, mayor, became Faversham's leading corn, wheat and malt exporter to London.
1708 Richard Marsh, founder of Shepherd Neame Brewery
1899: Charles Cremer, brick manufacturer
1907–1909: Charles Cremer
1948-50: Harry Knowles, greengrocer, awarded honorary freedom of Faversham.