Sir Ernest Woodford Birch, was a British colonial administrator who served as the eighth British resident of Perak (1904–1911).

Richard Hale School is an 11–18 boys' secondary Grammar school located in Hertford in the south east of England. In the 2014–2015 academic year, the school had over 1,000 pupils including students attending the optional sixth form, which is also open to girls.