On 18 Jun 1541 Dean Walter Philips was appointed Dean of Rochester.

In 1611 Richard Milbourne was appointed Dean of Rochester and Chaplain to Henry Frederick Stewart Prince of Wales (age 16)

On 06 Feb 1639 Bishop Henry King (age 47) was appointed Dean of Rochester.

In 1673 Archbishop Thomas Lamplugh (age 58) was appointed Dean of Rochester.

In 1732 Archbishop Thomas Herring (age 39) was appointed Dean of Rochester.

The London Gazette 10776. Whitehall, October 31 [1765]

The King has been pleased to grant unto Benjamin Newcombe, Doctor of Divinity, the place and dignity of Dean of the Cathedral Church of Rochester, void by the resgination of Dr. William Markham.

In 1887 Dean Samuel Reynolds Hole (age 67) was appointed Dean of Rochester.