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of note and some notable individuals born in England.

Actors and actresses

Archaeologists and anthropologists

George Adamson George Alexander Graham Adamson MBE (3 February 1906 – 20 August 1989), also known as the ''Baba ya Simba'' ("Father of Lions" in Swahili), was a Kenyan wildlife conservationist and author. He and his wife, Joy, were depicted in the film '' ...

(1906–1989) *

Leslie Alcock Leslie Alcock (24 April 1925 – 6 June 2006) was Professor of Archaeology at the University of Glasgow, and one of the leading archaeologists of Early Medieval Britain. His major excavations included Dinas Powys hill fort in Wales, Cadbury C ...

(1925–2006) * Mick Aston (1946–2013) * Richard Atkinson (1920–1994) * Edward Russell Ayrton (1882–1914) *

Churchill Babington Churchill Babington (; 11 March 182112 January 1889) was an English classical scholar, archaeologist and naturalist. He served as Rector of Cockfield, Suffolk. He was a cousin of Cardale Babington. Life He was born at Rothley Temple, in Le ...

(1821–1889) *

Philip Arthur Barker Philip Arthur Barker (22 August 1920 – 2001) was a British archaeologist who was most famous for his work on excavation methodology. Education He left school with no qualifications and served in the RAF during the Second World War befo ...

(1920–2001) * Thomas Bateman (1821–1861) *

James Theodore Bent James Theodore Bent (30 March 1852 – 5 May 1897) was an English explorer, archaeologist, and author. Biography James Theodore Bent was born in Liverpool on 30 March 1852, the son of James (1807-1876) and Eleanor (née Lambert, c.1811-1873) ...

(1852–1897) * Geoffrey Bibby (1917–2001) *

Howard Carter Howard Carter (9 May 18742 March 1939) was a British archaeologist and Egyptologist who discovered the intact tomb of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Tutankhamun in November 1922, the best-preserved pharaonic tomb ever found in the Valley of the ...

(1874–1939) * Grahame Clark (1907–1995) * David Clarke (1937–1976) *

Barry Cunliffe Sir Barrington Windsor Cunliffe, (born 10 December 1939), known as Barry Cunliffe, is a British archaeologist and academic. He was Professor of European Archaeology at the University of Oxford from 1972 to 2007. Since 2007, he has been an Emeri ...

(born 1939) *

Glyn Daniel Glyn Edmund Daniel FBA, FRAI (23 April 1914 – 13 December 1986) was a Welsh scientist and archaeologist who taught at Cambridge University, where he specialised in the European Neolithic period. He was appointed Disney Professor of Archae ...

(1914–1986) *

John Disney John Disney may refer to: * John Disney (antiquarian) (1779–1857), English barrister * John Disney (ornithologist) (1919–2014), Australian ornithologist * John Disney (priest) (1677–1730), English clergyman * John Disney (Unitarian) John ...

(1779–1857), barrister and archaeologist * E. E. Evans-Pritchard (1902–1973), social anthropologist * Cyril Fox (1882–1967) *

Dorothy Garrod Dorothy Annie Elizabeth Garrod, CBE, FBA (5 May 1892 – 18 December 1968) was an English archaeologist who specialised in the Palaeolithic period. She held the position of Disney Professor of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge from ...

(1892–1968) * William Greenwell (1820–1918) * Phil Harding (born 1950) *

Kathleen Kenyon Dame Kathleen Mary Kenyon, (5 January 1906 – 24 August 1978) was a British archaeologist of Neolithic culture in the Fertile Crescent. She led excavations of Tell es-Sultan, the site of ancient Jericho, from 1952 to 1958, and has been call ...

(1906–1978) * John Leland (1502–1552), antiquary * John Lubbock (1834–1913), banker, politician, naturalist and archaeologist * John Robert Mortimer (1825–1911) *

Francis Pryor Francis Manning Marlborough Pryor (born 13 January 1945) is an English archaeologist specialising in the study of the Bronze and Iron Ages in Britain. He is best known for his discovery and excavation of Flag Fen, a Bronze Age archaeological si ...

(born 1945) *

Colin Renfrew Andrew Colin Renfrew, Baron Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, (born 25 July 1937) is a British archaeologist, paleolinguist and Conservative peer noted for his work on radiocarbon dating, the prehistory of languages, archaeogenetics, neuroarchaeology ...

(born 1937), archaeologist *

Alice Roberts Alice May Roberts (born 19 May 1973) is an English biological anthropologist, biologist, television presenter and author. Since 2012 she has been Professor of the Public Engagement in Science at the University of Birmingham. She was Presiden ...

(born 1973), anatomist, osteoarchaeologist and anthropologist * Andrew Sherratt (1946–2006) * E.B. Tylor (1832–1917), anthropologist * Mortimer Wheeler (1890–1976)

Architects

* Hubert Austin (1845–1915) *

Charles Barry Sir Charles Barry (23 May 1795 – 12 May 1860) was a British architect, best known for his role in the rebuilding of the Palace of Westminster (also known as the Houses of Parliament) in London during the mid-19th century, but also responsi ...

(1795–1860) (

Houses of Parliament The Palace of Westminster serves as the meeting place for both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Informally known as the Houses of Parliament, the Palace lies on the north bank ...

) * George Basevi (1794–1845) *

William Burges William Burges (; 2 December 1827 – 20 April 1881) was an English architect and designer. Among the greatest of the Victorian art-architects, he sought in his work to escape from both nineteenth-century industrialisation and the Neocla ...

(1827–1881), architect and designer *

William Butterfield William Butterfield (7 September 1814 – 23 February 1900) was a Gothic Revival architect and associated with the Oxford Movement (or Tractarian Movement). He is noted for his use of polychromy. Biography William Butterfield was born in Lon ...

(1814–1900), leader in Gothic revival movement * Rowland Carter (1875–1916) * William Chambers (1723–1796) (

Kew Gardens Pagoda Kew () is a district in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Its population at the 2011 census was 11,436. Kew is the location of the Royal Botanic Gardens ("Kew Gardens"), now a World Heritage Site, which includes Kew Palace. Kew is a ...

and

Somerset House Somerset House is a large Neoclassical complex situated on the south side of the Strand in central London, overlooking the River Thames, just east of Waterloo Bridge. The Georgian era quadrangle was built on the site of a Tudor palace ( ...

) * Thomas Edward Collcutt (1840–1924) * James Cubitt (1836–1914) * John Douglas (1830–1911) * Sir Philip Dowson (1924–2014) * Henry Flitcroft (1697–1769) *

Sir Norman Foster ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

(born 1935) * Philip Hardwick (1792–1870) * Thomas Hardwick (1752–1829) * James Harrison (1814–1866) * Thomas Harrison (1744–1829) *

Nicholas Hawksmoor Nicholas Hawksmoor (probably 1661 – 25 March 1736) was an English architect. He was a leading figure of the English Baroque style of architecture in the late-seventeenth and early-eighteenth centuries. Hawksmoor worked alongside the princip ...

(1661–1736) * Horace Jones (1819–1886) (

Tower Bridge Tower Bridge is a Grade I listed combined bascule and suspension bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones and engineered by John Wolfe Barry with the help of Henry Marc Brunel. It crosses the River Thames close ...

) *

Inigo Jones Inigo Jones (; 15 July 1573 – 21 June 1652) was the first significant Architecture of England, architect in England and Wales in the Early modern Europe, early modern period, and the first to employ Vitruvius, Vitruvian rules of proportion an ...

(1573–1652) * Henry Keene (1726–1776) *

William Kent William Kent (c. 1685 – 12 April 1748) was an English architect, landscape architect, painter and furniture designer of the early 18th century. He began his career as a painter, and became Principal Painter in Ordinary or court painter, bu ...

(c. 1685 – 1748), architect,

landscape architect A landscape architect is a person who is educated in the field of landscape architecture. The practice of landscape architecture includes: site analysis, site inventory, site planning, land planning, planting design, grading, storm water manageme ...

and furniture designer * Edmund Kirby (1838–1920) *

Denys Lasdun Sir Denys Louis Lasdun, CH, CBE, RA (8 September 1914, Kensington, London – 11 January 2001, Fulham, London) was an eminent English architect, the son of Nathan Lasdun (1879–1920) and Julie (''née'' Abrahams; 1884–1963). Probably his ...

(1914–2001) * Thomas Lockwood (1830–1900) * Edwin Lutyens (1869–1944) * Hugh May (1621–1684) *

William Morris William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was a British textile designer, poet, artist, novelist, architectural conservationist, printer, translator and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts Movement. He ...

(1834–1896), architect and author * John Nash (1752–1835) (

Regent's Park Regent's Park (officially The Regent's Park) is one of the Royal Parks of London. It occupies of high ground in north-west Inner London, administratively split between the City of Westminster and the Borough of Camden (and historically betwee ...

, St. James's Park,

Trafalgar Square Trafalgar Square ( ) is a public square in the City of Westminster, Central London, laid out in the early 19th century around the area formerly known as Charing Cross. At its centre is a high column bearing a statue of Admiral Nelson commem ...

) *

Henry Paley Henry Anderson Paley (1859–1946) (usually known as Harry Paley) was an English architect. Training and career He was the fifth and last child of the Lancaster architect Edward Paley. He was educated at Castle Howard School in Lancaster, then ...

(1859–1946) * Sir

Joseph Paxton Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

(1801–1865) (

The Crystal Palace The Crystal Palace was a cast iron and plate glass structure, originally built in Hyde Park, London, to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. The exhibition took place from 1 May to 15 October 1851, and more than 14,000 exhibitors from around ...

for

The Great Exhibition The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, also known as the Great Exhibition or the Crystal Palace Exhibition (in reference to the temporary structure in which it was held), was an international exhibition which took pl ...

, London) * Thomas Mainwaring Penson (1818–1864) *

August Pugin Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin ( ; 1 March 181214 September 1852) was an English architect, designer, artist and critic with French and, ultimately, Swiss origins. He is principally remembered for his pioneering role in the Gothic Revival st ...

(1812–1852) (

Palace of Westminster The Palace of Westminster serves as the meeting place for both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Informally known as the Houses of Parliament, the Palace lies on the north bank ...

) *

Anthony Salvin Anthony Salvin (17 October 1799 – 17 December 1881) was an English architect. He gained a reputation as an expert on medieval buildings and applied this expertise to his new buildings and his restorations. He restored castles and country ho ...

(1799–1881) *

George Gilbert Scott Sir George Gilbert Scott (13 July 1811 – 27 March 1878), known as Sir Gilbert Scott, was a prolific English Gothic Revival architect, chiefly associated with the design, building and renovation of churches and cathedrals, although he starte ...

(1811–1878) (

Albert Memorial The Albert Memorial, directly north of the Royal Albert Hall in Kensington Gardens, London, was commissioned by Queen Victoria in memory of her beloved husband Prince Albert, who died in 1861. Designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the Gothic ...

St Pancras Station St Pancras railway station (), also known as London St Pancras or St Pancras International and officially since 2007 as London St Pancras International, is a central London railway terminus on Euston Road in the London Borough of Camden. It ...

) *

Giles Gilbert Scott Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (9 November 1880 – 8 February 1960) was a British architect known for his work on the New Bodleian Library, Cambridge University Library, Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, Battersea Power Station, Liverpool Cathedral, and d ...

(1880–1960) (

Waterloo Bridge Waterloo Bridge () is a road and foot traffic bridge crossing the River Thames in London, between Blackfriars Bridge and Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges. Its name commemorates the victory of the British, Dutch and Prussians at t ...

, also supervised rebuilding of

House of Commons The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of parliament. ...

, London) *

Edmund Sharpe Edmund Sharpe (31 October 1809 – 8 May 1877) was an English architect, architectural historian, railway engineer, and sanitary reformer. Born in Knutsford, Cheshire, he was educated first by his parents and then at schools locally and ...

(1809–1877) * John William Simpson (1858–1933) *

George Edmund Street George Edmund Street (20 June 1824 – 18 December 1881), also known as G. E. Street, was an English architect, born at Woodford in Essex. Stylistically, Street was a leading practitioner of the Victorian Gothic Revival. Though mainly an eccl ...

(1824–1881) *

John Vanbrugh Sir John Vanbrugh (; 24 January 1664 (baptised) – 26 March 1726) was an English architect, dramatist and herald, perhaps best known as the designer of Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard. He wrote two argumentative and outspoken Restor ...

(1664–1726), Baroque architect ( Blenheim Palace) * Derek Walker (1929–2015) *

Alfred Waterhouse Alfred Waterhouse (19 July 1830 – 22 August 1905) was an English architect, particularly associated with the Victorian Gothic Revival architecture, although he designed using other architectural styles as well. He is perhaps best known fo ...

(1830–1905) (

Natural History Museum, London The Natural History Museum in London is a museum that exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history. It is one of three major museums on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, the others being the Science Museum ...

) * Aston Webb (1849–1930) ( Buckingham Palace and

Victoria and Albert Museum The Victoria and Albert Museum (often abbreviated as the V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.27 million objects. It was founded in 1852 and ...

) * Ernest Berry Webber (1896–1963) * William Wilkins (1778–1839) (

National Gallery, London The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London, England. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. The current Director o ...

) * Sir

Christopher Wren Sir Christopher Wren PRS FRS (; – ) was one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history, as well as an anatomist, astronomer, geometer, and mathematician-physicist. He was accorded responsibility for rebuilding 52 churc ...

(1632–1723) *

James Wyatt James Wyatt (3 August 1746 – 4 September 1813) was an English architect, a rival of Robert Adam in the neoclassical and neo-Gothic styles. He was elected to the Royal Academy in 1785 and was its president from 1805 to 1806. Early life W ...

(1746–1813)

Artists

Sophie Gengembre Anderson Sophie Gengembre Anderson (1823 – 10 March 1903) was a French-born British artist who specialised in genre painting of children and women, typically in rural settings. She began her career as a lithographer and painter of portraits, collaborat ...

(1823–1903), painter * James Andrews (1801–1876), botanical artist * Richard Ansdell (1815–1885), painter *

Banksy Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based street artist, political activist and film director whose real name and identity remain unconfirmed and the subject of speculation. Active since the 1990s, his satirical street art and subversive epigram ...

(born c. 1974),

graffiti Graffiti (plural; singular ''graffiti'' or ''graffito'', the latter rarely used except in archeology) is art that is written, painted or drawn on a wall or other surface, usually without permission and within public view. Graffiti ranges from s ...

artist *

Walter Daniel Batley Walter Daniel Batley (1850 – 29 September 1936) was a Suffolk artist based in Ipswich. After receiving his art education, he painted some portraits but landscapes soon became his preferred subject. He exhibited at several venues in England ...

(1850–1936), painter *

Aubrey Beardsley Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (21 August 187216 March 1898) was an English illustrator and author. His black ink drawings were influenced by Japanese woodcuts, and depicted the grotesque, the decadent, and the erotic. He was a leading figure in the ...

(1872–1898), illustrator *

Suzzan Blac Suzzan Blac (born Birmingham, UK, 1960) is an English surreal painter whose work depicts physical, mental and sexual abuse based on personal experience. Profile Artwork In 2009, Blac exhibited at Resistance Gallery in London, a show entitled "A ...

(born 1960), painter * Sir Peter Blake (born 1932), pop artist *

William Blake William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. ...

(1757–1827), painter, poet *

Henry Charles Bryant Henry Charles Bryant (1835–1915) was an English portrait and landscapes painter known for his farmyard and market scenes which were noted for their great attention to detail. He worked mainly in London and Portsmouth and exhibited frequentl ...

(1835–1915), portrait and landscape artist *

Albin R. Burt Albin Roberts Burt (1 December 178316 March 1842) was an English engraver and portrait-painter. Life Burt began his career as an engraver, having been a pupil of Robert Thew and Benjamin Smith (engraver), Benjamin Smith but, finding himself unab ...

(1783–1842), portrait painter * Sir Anthony Caro (1924–2013), sculptor *

Anna Maria Charretie Anna Maria Charretie, ''née'' Kennell (5 May 1819, Vauxhall – 5 October 1875, Campden Hill) was an English miniature painter and oil painter. Life Charettie's father was an architect and surveyor. Leaving school at thirteen, she studied draw ...

(1819–1875), miniature painter *

John Constable John Constable (; 11 June 1776 – 31 March 1837) was an English landscape painter in the Romantic tradition. Born in Suffolk, he is known principally for revolutionising the genre of landscape painting with his pictures of Dedham Vale, the ...

(1776–1837), landscape painter *

John Henry Dell John Henry Dell (1830–1888) was an English landscape artist and illustrator. He was a regular exhibitor at the British Institution and the Royal academy The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on ...

(1830–1888), landscape artist and illustrator *

Tracey Emin Tracey Karima Emin, CBE, RA (; born 3 July 1963) is a British artist known for her autobiographical and confessional artwork. Emin produces work in a variety of media including drawing, painting, sculpture, film, photography, neon text and ...

(born 1963), conceptual artist *

Thomas Gainsborough Thomas Gainsborough (14 May 1727 (baptised) – 2 August 1788) was an English portrait and landscape painter, draughtsman, and printmaker. Along with his rival Sir Joshua Reynolds, he is considered one of the most important British artists of ...

(1727–1788), painter * Andy Goldsworthy (born 1956), sculptor (

land art Land art, variously known as Earth art, environmental art, and Earthworks, is an art movement that emerged in the 1960s and 1970s, largely associated with Great Britain and the United StatesArt in the modern era: A guide to styles, schools, & mov ...

) *

Antony Gormley Sir Antony Mark David Gormley (born 30 August 1950) is a British sculptor. His works include the '' Angel of the North'', a public sculpture in Gateshead in the north of England, commissioned in 1994 and erected in February 1998; ''Another ...

OBE RA (born 1950), sculptor * James Henry Govier (1910–1974), painter, etcher and engraver * Steven Harris (born 1975), cartoonist * Thomas Hazlehurst (c. 1740 – c. 1821), miniature painter * Dame

Barbara Hepworth Dame Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth (10 January 1903 – 20 May 1975) was an English artist and sculptor. Her work exemplifies Modernism and in particular modern sculpture. Along with artists such as Ben Nicholson and Naum Gabo, Hepworth was a lea ...

DBE (1903–1975), sculptor * Jamie Hewlett (born 1968), comic book artist and designer *

Nicholas Hilliard Nicholas Hilliard () was an English goldsmith and limner best known for his portrait miniatures of members of the courts of Elizabeth I and James I of England. He mostly painted small oval miniatures, but also some larger cabinet miniatures, ...

(1547–1619), miniature painter *

Damien Hirst Damien Steven Hirst (; né Brennan; born 7 June 1965) is an English artist, entrepreneur, and art collector. He is one of the Young British Artists (YBAs) who dominated the art scene in the UK during the 1990s. He is reportedly the United King ...

(born 1965), sculptor/ conceptual artist *

David Hockney David Hockney (born 9 July 1937) is an English painter, draftsman, printmaker, stage designer, and photographer. As an important contributor to the pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most influential British artists o ...

(born 1937), painter * Sir

Howard Hodgkin Sir Gordon Howard Eliott Hodgkin (6 August 1932 – 9 March 2017) was a British painter and printmaker. His work is most often associated with abstraction. Early life Gordon Howard Eliot Hodgkin was born on 6 August 1932 in Hammersmith, Lon ...

(1932–2017), painter *

William Hogarth William Hogarth (; 10 November 1697 – 26 October 1764) was an English painter, engraver, pictorial satirist, social critic, editorial cartoonist and occasional writer on art. His work ranges from realistic portraiture to comic strip-lik ...

(1697–1764), painter, engraver * Master Hugo (fl. c. 1130–c. 1150), illuminated manuscript artist active in Bury St Edmunds *

William Holman Hunt William Holman Hunt (2 April 1827 – 7 September 1910) was an English painter and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. His paintings were notable for their great attention to detail, vivid colour, and elaborate symbolism. ...

(1827–1910) * Sir

Edwin Landseer Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (7 March 1802 – 1 October 1873) was an English painter and sculptor, well known for his paintings of animals – particularly horses, dogs, and stags. However, his best-known works are the lion sculptures at the bas ...

(1802–1873), animal painter *

Celia Levetus Celia Levetus also known as C. A. Nicholson and Diana Forbes (1874-1936) was a Canadian-English author, poet and illustrator of the Birmingham School. Biography Celia Levetus was born in 1874 to English parents living in Montreal. Her father ...

(1874–1936), illustrator * Richard Long (born 1945), land artist * Sir

John Everett Millais Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Baronet, ( , ; 8 June 1829 – 13 August 1896) was an English painter and illustrator who was one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. He was a child prodigy who, aged eleven, became the youngest s ...

(1829–1896), painter *

Henry Moore Henry Spencer Moore (30 July 1898 – 31 August 1986) was an English artist. He is best known for his semi-abstract art, abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are located around the world as public works of art. As well as sculpture, Mo ...

(1898–1986), sculptor *

(1834–1896) *

Lawrence Mynott Lawrence Mynott (born 1 March 1954) is an English book illustrator, designer and portrait painter. Biography Mynott was born in London, UK on 1 March 1954. He graduated from the Chelsea School of Art and the Royal College of Art. Mynott's pai ...

(born 1954), illustrator, designer and portrait painter *

Chris Ofili Christopher Ofili, (born 10 October 1968) is a British Turner Prize-winning painter who is best known for his paintings incorporating elephant dung. He was one of the Young British Artists. Since 2005, Ofili has been living and working in Tri ...

(born 1968), painter * George Passmore (born 1942), artist (

Gilbert & George Gilbert Prousch, sometimes referred to as Gilbert Proesch (born 17 September 1943 in San Martin de Tor, Italy), and George Passmore (born 8 January 1942 in Plymouth, United Kingdom), are two artists who work together as the collaborative art du ...

) * Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792), portrait painter *

Bridget Riley Bridget Louise Riley (born 24 April 1931) is an English painter known for her op art paintings. She lives and works in London, Cornwall and the Vaucluse in France. Early life and education Riley was born on 24 April 1931 in Norwood, London ...

(born 1931), painter *

Dante Gabriel Rossetti Gabriel Charles Dante Rossetti (12 May 1828 – 9 April 1882), generally known as Dante Gabriel Rossetti (), was an English poet, illustrator, painter, translator and member of the Rossetti family. He founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhoo ...

(1828–1882), painter * Sir

Stanley Spencer Sir Stanley Spencer, CBE RA (30 June 1891 – 14 December 1959) was an English painter. Shortly after leaving the Slade School of Art, Spencer became well known for his paintings depicting Biblical scenes occurring as if in Cookham, the sma ...

(1891–1959), painter *

George Stubbs George Stubbs (25 August 1724 – 10 July 1806) was an English painter, best known for his paintings of horses. Self-trained, Stubbs learnt his skills independently from other great artists of the 18th century such as Reynolds or Gainsborou ...

(1724–1806), painter * Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851), landscape and marine artist * Flora Twort (1893–1985), painter * Mark Wallinger (born 1959), conceptual artist * Rachel Whiteread (born 1963), sculptor *

Joseph Wright of Derby Joseph Wright (3 September 1734 – 29 August 1797), styled Joseph Wright of Derby, was an English landscape and portrait painter. He has been acclaimed as "the first professional painter to express the spirit of the Industrial Revolution". Wr ...

(1734–1797), Enlightenment painter

Broadcasters

Michael Aspel Michael Terence Aspel (born 12 January 1933) is an English retired television newsreader and host of programmes such as '' Crackerjack'', ''Aspel & Company'', '' Give Us a Clue'', ''This is Your Life'', '' Strange but True?'' and '' Antiques R ...

(born 1933) * Sir

David Attenborough Sir David Frederick Attenborough (; born 8 May 1926) is an English broadcaster, biologist, natural historian and author. He is best known for writing and presenting, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, the nine natural histor ...

(born 1926), naturalist and broadcaster * Richard Baker (1925–2018), broadcaster and newsreader *

Jeremy Clarkson Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson (born 11 April 1960) is an English broadcaster, journalist, game show host and writer who specialises in motoring. He is best known for the motoring programmes ''Top Gear'' and ''The Grand Tour'' alongside Rich ...

(born 1960), TV presenter, broadcaster and writer *

Simon Cowell Simon Phillip Cowell (; born 7 October 1959) is an English television personality, entrepreneur and record executive. He is the creator of '' The X Factor'' and '' Got Talent'' franchises which have been sold around the world. He has judged on ...

(born 1959), TV personality, record producer *

Johnny Kingdom Walter John Kingdon (23 February 1939 – 6 September 2018), known as Johnny Kingdom, was an English wildlife filmmaker and photographer specialising in his local area of Exmoor in north Devon and west Somerset. Early life Before finding fame, ...

(1939–2018), wildlife TV presenter * Ray Mears (born 1964), author, TV presenter and survival expert * Sir Patrick Moore (1923–2012), writer, TV presenter, astronomer *

Michael Parkinson Sir Michael Parkinson (born 28 March 1935) is an English broadcaster, journalist and author. He presented his television talk show '' Parkinson'' from 1971 to 1982 and from 1998 to 2007, as well as other talk shows and programmes both in the U ...

(born 1935), presenter of British television chat show '' Parkinson'' *

John Peel John Robert Parker Ravenscroft (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey (DJ) and radio presenter. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly fr ...

(1939–2004), disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist *

Jonathan Ross Jonathan Stephen Ross (born 17 November 1960) is an English broadcaster, film critic, comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He presented the BBC One chat show ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'' during the 2000s, hosted his own radio show on B ...

(born 1960) *

Jimmy Savile Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile (; 31 October 1926 – 29 October 2011) was an English DJ, television and radio personality who hosted BBC shows including ''Top of the Pops'' and '' Jim'll Fix It''. During his lifetime, he was well kno ...

(1926–2011), disc jockey, TV presenter, writer and media personality * Mike Smith (1955–2014), TV and radio presenter * Ed Stewart (1941–2016), radio and TV presenter

Businessmen and businesswomen

* Sir

Frederic Bolton Sir Frederic Bolton (1851–1920) was an English shipowner and underwriter, he was elected Chairman of Lloyd's of London in 1906. Early life and ship owner Frederic Bolton was born in Islington, London, on 7 March 1851. He founded and became chair ...

(1851–1920), shipping * Sir

Richard Branson Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is a British billionaire, entrepreneur, and business magnate. In the 1970s he founded the Virgin Group, which today controls more than 400 companies in various fields. Branson expresse ...

(born 1950) *

Sir John Brunner The Brunner Baronetcy, of Druids Cross in the parish of Little Woolton in the County Palatine of Lancaster; of Winnington Old Hall in the parish of Winnington in the County Palatine of Chester; and of Ennismore Gardens in the parish of St Marga ...

(1842–1919), chemicals * Frank Bustard (1886–1974), shipping *

Joseph Crosfield Joseph Crosfield (5 October 1792 – 16 February 1844) was a businessman who established a soap and chemical manufacturing business in Warrington, which was in the historic county of Lancashire and is now in the ceremonial county of Cheshire. T ...

(1792–1844), soap and chemicals *

Ron Dennis Ronald Dennis CBE (born 1 June 1947) is a British businessman and Official British Business Ambassador for the United Kingdom. He is best known for his former role as owner, CEO, chairman and founder of McLaren Group. Dennis was removed from h ...

(born 1947), McLaren automotive *

William Gossage William Gossage (12 May 1799 – 9 April 1877) was a chemical manufacturer who established a soap making business in Widnes, Lancashire, England. Early life William Gossage was born in the village of Burgh-le-Marsh, Lincolnshire to Thomas and E ...

(1799–1877), soap *

Philip Green Sir Philip Nigel Ross Green (born 15 March 1952) is a British businessman who was the chairman of the retail company the Arcadia Group. He owned the high street clothing retailers Topshop, Topman and Miss Selfridge from 2002 to 2020. As ...

(born 1952), retail * James Hanson, Baron Hanson (1922–2004), industrialist * Thomas Hazlehurst (1779–1842), soap and alkali * Robert Spear Hudson (1812–1884), soap powder * John Hutchinson (1825–1865), alkali * Peter Jones (born 1966) * Sir

Freddie Laker Sir Frederick Alfred Laker (6 August 1922 – 9 February 2006) was an English airline entrepreneur, best known for founding Laker Airways in 1966, which went bankrupt in 1982. Known as Freddie Laker, he was one of the first airline owners to ...

(1922–2006), pioneer of cheap air travel * William Losh (1770–1861), alkali *

Alfred Mond Alfred Moritz Mond, 1st Baron Melchett, PC, FRS, DL (23 October 1868 – 27 December 1930), known as Sir Alfred Mond, Bt between 1910 and 1928, was a British industrialist, financier and politician. In his later life he became an active Zio ...

(1868–1930), chemicals *

Henry Mond Henry Ludwig Mond, 2nd Baron Melchett (10 May 1898 – 22 January 1949) was a British politician, industrialist and financier. Early life and education Henry Mond was born in London, the only son of Alfred Mond, 1st Baron Melchett and his wife V ...

(1898–1949), chemicals * Julian Mond (1925–1973), industrialist *

Stephan Morais Stephan Morais (Stephan Godinho Lopes de Moraes, born October 27, 1973 in London, England) is a Portuguese British investor. Morais is an engineer by training, having graduated from Instituto Superior Técnico in 1996 with a Civil Engineering deg ...

(born 1973) *

William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield William Richard Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, (10 October 1877 – 22 August 1963) was an English motor manufacturer and philanthropist. He was the founder of Morris Motors Limited and is remembered as the founder of the Nuffield Foundation, ...

(1877–1963) * Edmund Knowles Muspratt (1833–1923), industrialist * Richard Muspratt (1822–1885), industrialist *

Charles Roe Charles Roe (7 May 1715 – 3 May 1781) was an English industrialist. He played an important part in establishing the silk industry in Macclesfield, Cheshire and later became involved in the mining and metal industries. Early life and career ...

(1715–1781), silk industry *

Titus Salt Sir Titus Salt, 1st Baronet (20 September 1803 in Morley – 29 December 1876 in Lightcliffe), was a manufacturer, politician and philanthropist in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, who is best known for having built Salt's Mill, a ...

(1803–1876), industrialist * Harriet Samuel (1836–1908), jewellery * Sir Ivan Stedeford (1897–1975), industrialist * Sir Alan Sugar (born 1947), electronics *

Richard Tompkins Granville Richard Francis Tompkins (15 May 1918 – 6 December 1992) was a British print, advertising and retail entrepreneur, best known for founding the Green Shield Stamps company, as well as the Argos chain of catalogue stores which becam ...

(1918–1992), Green Shield trading stamps * Jamie Waller (born 1979), entrepreneur *

Josiah Wedgwood Josiah Wedgwood (12 July 1730 – 3 January 1795) was an English potter, entrepreneur and abolitionist. Founding the Wedgwood company in 1759, he developed improved pottery bodies by systematic experimentation, and was the leader in the indus ...

(1730–1795), industrialist

Chefs

Lisa Allen Lisa Goodwin-Allen (born Lisa Allen, 29 April 1981) is a British chef best known for being executive chef of the Michelin-starred Northcote restaurant. She was also one of four winning chefs on season five of the BBC cooking show '' Great Briti ...

(born 1981) *

Frances Atkins Frances Atkins is a British chef. When she won a Michelin star at the Yorke Arms in 2003, she was the first female British chef to win a star. Career Frances Venning was born in Maidstone, Kent, but grew up in Ilkley, West Yorkshire. Her father ...

April Bloomfield April Bloomfield (born 1974) is a British chef who has opened two New York restaurants: The Spotted Pig (closed January 26, 2020) and The Breslin Bar & Dining Room. Bloomfield had previously worked at several restaurants in the United Kingdom, ...

(born 1974) *

Heston Blumenthal Heston Marc Blumenthal (; born 27 May 1966) is a British celebrity chef, TV personality and food writer. Blumenthal is regarded as a pioneer of multi-sensory cooking, food pairing and flavour encapsulation. He came to public attention with un ...

(born 1966) * Avis Crocombe (c. 1839 – 1927) * Tamasin Day-Lewis (born 1953) * Fuchsia Dunlop * Keith Floyd (1943–2009) *

Rose Gray Clemency Anne Rosemary Gray (née Swann; 28 January 1939 – 28 February 2010) was a British chef and cookery writer. With Ruth Rogers, she set up The River Café in 1987, which won a Michelin star in 1998. It was here that the talents of Jamie ...

(1939–2010) * Sophie Grigson (born 1959) * Fiona Hamilton-Fairley (born 1963) * Angela Hartnett (born 1968) *

Rosemary Hume Rosemary Ethel Hume (1907 – 1984) was an English cook and writer. She taught at ''Le Cordon Bleu'' cookery school in London, and co-devised coronation chicken in 1953. Life Hume was born in Sevenoaks. She was one of the first British peop ...

(1907–1984) * Robert Irvine (born 1965) * Rachel Khoo (born 1980) *

Diana Kennedy Diana Kennedy MBE (; 3 March 1923 – 24 July 2022) was a British food writer. A primary English-language authority on Mexican cuisine, Kennedy was known for her nine books on the subject, including ''The Cuisines of Mexico'', which changed h ...

(born 1923) *

Nigella Lawson Nigella Lucy Lawson (born 6 January 1960) is an English food writer and television cook. She attended Godolphin and Latymer School, London. After graduating from the University of Oxford, where she was a member of Lady Margaret Hall, Lawson st ...

(born 1960) * Rosa Lewis (1867–1952) *

Elizabeth Marshall Elizabeth Marshall (born September 7, 1951) is a Canadian politician and member of the Senate. Background Elizabeth Marshall was born in Stephenville Crossing, Newfoundland and Labrador. She received her early education in St. Lawrence, Corne ...

* James Martin (born 1972) *

Allegra McEvedy Allegra Sarah Bazzett McEvedy MBE (born November, 23 1970) is an English chef, broadcaster and writer. Early life McEvedy was born and raised in Hammersmith. Interviewed by '' The New York Times'', she said, "Mine was all about what we’d ha ...

(born 1970) *

Mary-Ellen McTague Mary-Ellen McTague is a Manchester chef who has run two successful restaurants in the city; Aumbry and 4244. Career Mary-Ellen McTague attended St Gabriel's RC High School and Holy Cross College in Bury but gave up studying languages at universit ...

* Jamie Oliver (born 1975) * Merrilees Parker (born 1971) * Jennifer Paterson (1928–1999) * Marguerite Patten (1915–2015) *

Gordon Ramsay Gordon James Ramsay (; born ) is a British chef, restaurateur, television personality and writer. His restaurant group, Gordon Ramsay Restaurants, was founded in 1997 and has been awarded 17 Michelin stars overall; it currently holds a to ...

(born 1966) * Rosemary Shrager (born 1951) * Delia Smith (born 1941) *

Rick Stein Rick may refer to: People *Rick (given name), a list of people with the given name *Alan Rick (born 1976), Brazilian politician, journalist, pastor and television personality *Johannes Rick (1869–1946), Austrian-born Brazilian priest and mycol ...

(born 1947) *

Emily Watkins Emily Watkins is a British chef at The Kingham Plough gastropub restaurant in Gloucestershire, having previously worked in Florence and at The Fat Duck. She was one of the winners of 2014's season of the ''Great British Menu''. Career Emily Watk ...

* Marco Pierre White (born 1961) * Anne Willan (born 1938) * Sophie Wright * Antony Worrall Thompson (born 1951)

Clergy

Pope Adrian IV Pope Adrian IV ( la, Adrianus IV; born Nicholas Breakspear (or Brekespear); 1 September 1159, also Hadrian IV), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 4 December 1154 to his death in 1159. He is the only Englishman t ...

(c. 1100 – 1159), only English Pope *

Thomas Arundel Thomas Arundel (1353 – 19 February 1414) was an English clergyman who served as Lord Chancellor and Archbishop of York during the reign of Richard II, as well as Archbishop of Canterbury in 1397 and from 1399 until his death, an outspoken o ...

(1353–1414), Archbishop of Canterbury * Richard Bancroft (1544–1610), Archbishop of Canterbury * Richard Barnes (1532–1587), bishop * Archbishop

Lawrence Booth Lawrence Booth ( – 1480) served as Prince-Bishop of Durham and Lord Chancellor of England, before being appointed Archbishop of York. Life The illegitimate son of John Booth, lord of the manor of Barton, near Eccles, Lancashire, he ...

, of York (1420–1480) * Thomas Cobham (died 1327), Archbishop-elect of Canterbury,

Bishop of Worcester A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or offic ...

William Charles Cotton Rev William Charles Cotton (30 January 1813 – 22 June 1879) was an Anglican priest, a missionary and an apiarist. After education at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford he was ordained and travelled to New Zealand as chaplain to George Augu ...

(1813–1879), missionary and beekeeper *

Thomas Cranmer Thomas Cranmer (2 July 1489 – 21 March 1556) was a leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and, for a short time, Mary I. He helped build the case for the annulment of Henry ...

(1489–1556), Archbishop of Canterbury * William Edington (died 1366),

Bishop of Winchester The Bishop of Winchester is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Winchester in the Church of England. The bishop's seat ('' cathedra'') is at Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire. The Bishop of Winchester has always held '' ex officio'' (except ...

* William Howley (1766–1848), Archbishop of Canterbury * Trevor Huddleston (1913–1998), anti-Apartheid activist *

Simon Islip Simon Islip (died 1366) was an English prelate. He served as Archbishop of Canterbury between 1349 and 1366. Early life Islip was the uncle of William Whittlesey. He was a cousin of Walter de Islip, Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer:Ball, F ...

(died 1366), Archbishop of Canterbury *

Simon Langham Simon de Langham (1310 – 22 July 1376) was an English clergyman who was Archbishop of Canterbury and a cardinal. Life Langham was born at Langham in Rutland. The manor of Langham was a property of Westminster Abbey, and he had become a mo ...

(1310–1376), Archbishop of Canterbury * John Leland (1691–1766), Presbyterian minister *

Henry Mackenzie Henry Mackenzie FRSE (August 1745 – 14 January 1831, born and died in Edinburgh) was a Scottish lawyer, novelist and writer sometimes seen as the Addison of the North. While remembered mostly as an author, his main income came from legal rol ...

(1808–1878), Anglican Bishop of Nottingham * Walter Maidstone (died 1317), Bishop of Worcester * Simon Mepeham (died 1333), Archbishop of Canterbury *

John Henry Newman John Henry Newman (21 February 1801 – 11 August 1890) was an English theologian, academic, intellectual, philosopher, polymath, historian, writer, scholar and poet, first as an Anglican priest and later as a Catholic priest and ...

(1801–1890), Catholic cardinal * Adam Orleton (died 1345), Bishop of Winchester * Plegmund (died 923), Archbishop of Canterbury * Walter Reynolds (died 1327), Bishop of Worcester, Archbishop of Canterbury *

William Smyth William Smyth (or Smith) ( – 2 January 1514) was Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield from 1493 to 1496 and then Bishop of Lincoln until his death. He held political offices, the most important being Lord President of the Council of Wales and t ...

(c. 1460 – 1514), bishop *

Charles Spurgeon Charles Haddon Spurgeon (19 June 1834 – 31 January 1892) was an English Particular Baptist preacher. Spurgeon remains highly influential among Christians of various denominations, among whom he is known as the "Prince of Preachers". He ...

(1834–1892), Particular Baptist minister * John de Stratford (c. 1275 – 1348), Archbishop of Canterbury, Bishop of Winchester * Simon Sudbury (died 1381), Archbishop of Canterbury *

Joshua Toulmin Joshua Toulmin ( – 23 July 1815) of Taunton, England was a noted Christian theology, theologian and a serial English Dissenters, Dissenting minister of Presbyterianism, Presbyterian (1761–1764), Baptist (1765–1803), and then Unitarian ...

(1740–1815), radical dissenting minister * John Wesley (1703–1791), Methodist minister and evangelist *

Wilfrid Wilfrid ( – 709 or 710) was an English bishop and saint. Born a Northumbrian noble, he entered religious life as a teenager and studied at Lindisfarne, at Canterbury, in Francia, and at Rome; he returned to Northumbria in about 660, and ...

(633-709/710),

Bishop of York The archbishop of York is a senior bishop in the Church of England, second only to the archbishop of Canterbury. The archbishop is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and the metropolitan bishop of the province of York, which covers t ...

* William Whittlesey (died 1374),

Bishop of Rochester The Bishop of Rochester is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Rochester in the Province of Canterbury. The town of Rochester has the bishop's seat, at the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, which was fou ...

, Bishop of Worcester, Archbishop of Canterbury * William Williams (1800–1878),

Bishop of Waiapu The Diocese of Waiapu is one of the thirteen dioceses and hui amorangi of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. The Diocese covers the area around the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand, including Tauranga, Tau ...

* Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu (1905–1960), Theravada Buddhist monk and translator of Pali literature *

Ñāṇavīra Thera Ñāṇavīra Thera (born Harold Edward Musson; 5 January 1920 – 5 July 1965) was an English Theravāda Buddhist monk, ordained in 1950 in Sri Lanka. He is known as the author of ''Notes on Dhamma'', which were later published by Path Pres ...

(1920–1965), Theravada Buddhist monk and known as the author of ''Notes on Dhamma'' * Ajahn Amaro (born 1956), Abbot of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery * Ajahn Khemadhammo (born 1944), founder and director of "Angulimala, the Buddhist Prison Chaplaincy" * Ajahn Sucitto (born 1949), former abbot of Chithurst Buddhist Monastery

Comedians

James Acaster James William Acaster (; born 9 January 1985) is an English comedian, writer, presenter and musician. As well as appearances on panel shows, he is known for the stand-up specials ''Repertoire'', co-hosting the food podcast ''Off Menu'' and co- ...

(born 1985) * Chris Addison (born 1972) * Chesney Allen (1893–1982) *

Stephen K. Amos Stephen Kehinde Amos (born 3 December 1967) is a British stand-up comedian and television personality. A regular on the international comedy circuit, he is known for including his audience members during his shows. He began his career as a co ...

(born 1967) *

Rowan Atkinson Rowan Sebastian Atkinson (born 6 January 1955) is an English actor, comedian and writer. He played the title roles on the sitcoms ''Blackadder'' (1983–1989) and '' Mr. Bean'' (1990–1995), and the film series '' Johnny English'' (2003–20 ...

(born 1955) * Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977) * Richard Ayoade (born 1977) *

Bill Bailey Mark Robert Bailey (born 13 January 1965), known professionally as Bill Bailey, is an English musician, comedian and actor. He is known for his role as Manny in the sitcom ''Black Books'' and his appearances on the panel shows ''Never Mind the ...

(born 1965) *

Ronnie Barker Ronald William George Barker (25 September 1929 – 3 October 2005) was an English actor, comedian and writer. He was known for roles in British comedy television series such as '' Porridge'', ''The Two Ronnies'', and ''Open All Hours''. ...

(1929–2005) *

Sacha Baron Cohen Sacha Noam Baron Cohen (born 13 October 1971) is an English actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his creation and portrayal of the fictional satirical characters Ali G, Borat Sagdiyev, Brüno Gehard, and Admira ...

(born 1971) * Julian Barratt (born 1968) *

Rob Beckett Robert Anthony Beckett (born 2 January 1986) is an English comedian, narrator, and presenter. He was a co-host on the ITV2 spin-off show '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW!'' from 2012 to 2014. Since 2016, Beckett has been a team capta ...

(born 1986) *

Matt Berry Matthew Charles Berry (born 2 May 1974) is an English actor, comedian, musician, and writer. He is best known for his roles in comedy series such as ''The IT Crowd'', '' Garth Marenghi's Darkplace'', '' The Mighty Boosh'', '' Snuff Box'', ''Wh ...

(born 1974) * John Bird (born 1936) * Jo Brand (born 1957) *

Russell Brand Russell Edward Brand (born 4 June 1975) is an English comedian and actor known for his flamboyant, loquacious style and manner. Brand has received three British Comedy Awards: Best Newcomer (2006), Best Live Stand-Up (2008), and the award for ...

(born 1975) *

Charlie Brooker Charlton Brooker (born 3 March 1971) is an English television presenter, writer, producer and satirist. He is the creator and co-showrunner of the sci-fi drama anthology series ''Black Mirror'', and has written for comedy series such as ''Bras ...

(born 1971) *

Roy 'Chubby' Brown Roy Chubby Brown (born 3 February 1945) is an English stand-up comedian whose act consists of offensive humour, high profanity, forthright social commentary and outspoken disdain for political correctness. Early life Roy Chubby Brown (born ...

(born 1945) *

Adam Buxton Adam Offord Buxton (born 7 June 1969) is an English actor, comedian, podcaster and writer. With the filmmaker Joe Cornish, he is part of the comedy duo Adam and Joe. They presented the Channel 4 television series '' The Adam and Joe Show'' (1 ...

(born 1969) *

Alan Carr Alan Graham Carr (born 14 June 1976) is an English comedian, broadcaster and writer. His breakthrough was in 2001, winning the '' City Life'' Best Newcomer of the Year and the BBC New Comedy Awards. In the ensuing years, Carr's career burgeo ...

(born 1976) *

Jimmy Carr James Anthony Patrick Carr (born 15 September 1972) is a British-Irish comedian, presenter, writer, and actor. He is known for his deadpan delivery of controversial one-liners and distinctive laugh, for which he has been both praised and criti ...

(born 1972) *

Jasper Carrott Robert Norman Davis (born 14 March 1945), best known by his stage name, Jasper Carrott, is an English comedian, actor and television presenter. Early life Born in Shaftmoor Lane, Acocks Green, in Birmingham, Carrott was educated at Acocks G ...

(born 1945) *

Graham Chapman Graham Chapman (8 January 1941 – 4 October 1989) was a British actor, comedian and writer. He was one of the six members of the Surreal humour, surreal comedy group Monty Python. He portrayed authority figures such as The Colonel (Monty Pyth ...

(1941–1989) *

John Cleese John Marwood Cleese ( ; born 27 October 1939) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Emerging from the Cambridge Footlights in the 1960s, he first achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and as a scriptwriter and ...

(born 1939) *

Steve Coogan Stephen John Coogan (; born 14 October 1965) is an English actor, comedian, producer and screenwriter. He is most known for creating original characters such as Alan Partridge, a socially inept and politically incorrect media personality, whic ...

(born 1965) *

Peter Cook Peter Edward Cook (17 November 1937 – 9 January 1995) was an English actor, comedian, satirist, playwright and screenwriter. He was the leading figure of the British satire boom of the 1960s, and he was associated with the anti-establishme ...

(1937–1995) * Tommy Cooper (1921–1984) *

James Corden James Kimberley Corden (born 22 August 1978) is an English television host, actor, comedian, and singer. In the United Kingdom, he is best known for co-writing and starring in the critically acclaimed BBC sitcom '' Gavin & Stacey''. In the ...

(born 1978) *

Barry Cryer Barry Charles Cryer (23 March 1935 – 25 January 2022) was an English writer, comedian, and actor. As well as performing on stage, radio and television, Cryer wrote for many performers including Dave Allen, Stanley Baxter, Jack Benny, Rory ...

(1935–2022) * Jon Culshaw (born 1968) * Jim Davidson (born 1953) *

Les Dawson Leslie Dawson Jr. (2 February 1931 – 10 June 1993) was an English comedian, actor, writer, and presenter, who is best remembered for his deadpan style, curmudgeonly persona and jokes about his mother-in-law and wife. Early life Les Dawson w ...

(1931–1993) * Angus Deayton (born 1956) * Hugh Dennis (born 1962) *

Ken Dodd Sir Kenneth Arthur Dodd (8 November 1927 – 11 March 2018) was an English comedian, singer and occasional actor. He was described as "the last great music hall entertainer", and was primarily known for his live stand-up performances. A life ...

(1929–2018) * Ade Edmondson (born 1957) * Jo Enright (born 1968) * Lee Evans (born 1964) *

Noel Fielding Noel Fielding (; (born 21 May 1973) is an English actor and comedian. He is best known for his work with The Mighty Boosh comedy troupe alongside Julian Barratt in the 2000s, and more recently as a co-presenter of '' The Great British Bake Off ...

(born 1973) * Bud Flanagan (1896–1968) * Micky Flanagan (born 1962) * John Fortune (1939–2013) *

Dawn French Dawn Roma French (born 11 October 1957) is a British actress, comedian, presenter and writer. French is known for writing and starring on the BBC comedy sketch show '' French and Saunders'' with her best friend and comedy partner, Jennifer Sau ...

(born 1957) *

Stephen Fry Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director and writer. He first came to prominence in the 1980s as one half of the comic double act Fry and Laurie, alongside Hugh Laurie, with the two starrin ...

(born 1958) *

Ed Gamble Edward Stephenson Jamison Gamble (born 11 March 1986) is an English comedian, known for co-presenting '' The Peacock and Gamble Podcast'' and his regular appearances on '' Mock the Week''. He studied at Durham University, where he began his co ...

(born 1986) *

Ricky Gervais Ricky Dene Gervais ( ; born 25 June 1961) is an English comedian, actor, writer, and director. He co-created, co-wrote, and acted in the British television sitcoms '' The Office'' (2001–2003), '' Extras'' (2005–2007), and '' An Idiot Abroad ...

(born 1961) *

Dave Gorman David James Gorman (born 2 March 1971) is an English comedian, presenter, and writer. Gorman began his career writing for comedy series such as '' The Mrs Merton Show'' (1993–1998) and '' The Fast Show'' (1994–1997), and later garnered ...

(born 1971) * Tony Hancock (1924–1968) * Jeremy Hardy (1961–2019) *

Miranda Hart Miranda Katherine Hart Dyke (born 14 December 1972) is an English actress and writer. Following drama training at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts, Hart began writing material for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and making appearances in va ...

(born 1972) *

Lenny Henry Sir Lenworth George Henry (born 29 August 1958) is a British actor, comedian, singer, television presenter and writer. Henry gained success as a stand-up comedian and impressionist in the late 1970s and early 1980s, culminating in '' The Le ...

(born 1958) * Richard Herring (born 1967) *

Benny Hill Alfred Hawthorne "Benny" Hill (21 January 1924 – 20 April 1992) was an English comedian, actor, singer and writer. He is remembered for his television programme ''The Benny Hill Show'', an amalgam of slapstick, burlesque and double ente ...

(1924–1992) * Matthew Holness (born 1975) *

Alex Horne Alexander James Jeffery Horne (born 10 September 1978) is a British comedian and musician. Horne is the creator of BAFTA award-winning TV series ''Taskmaster'', in which he also performs as the Taskmaster's assistant. He is the host and ban ...

(born 1978) * Russell Howard (born 1980) * Lee Hurst (born 1963) *

Eric Idle Eric Idle (born 29 March 1943) is an English actor, comedian, musician and writer. Idle was a member of the British surreal comedy group Monty Python and the parody rock band The Rutles, and is the writer of the music and lyrics for the Broadway ...

(born 1943) * Robin Ince (born 1969) *

Eddie Izzard Edward John Izzard (; born 7 February 1962) is a British stand-up comedian, actor and activist. Her comedic style takes the form of what appears to the audience as rambling whimsical monologues and self-referential pantomime. Izzard's stand- ...

(born 1962) *

Jethro Jethro is a male given name meaning "overflow". It is derived from the Hebrew word ''Yithrô''. People named Jethro * Kenneth C. "Jethro" Burns (1920–1989), mandolin player in satirical country music duo Homer and Jethro * Jethro Franklin ...

(1948–2021) * Russell Kane (born 1980) * Peter Kay (born 1973) *

Hugh Laurie James Hugh Calum Laurie (; born 11 June 1959) is an English actor, comedian, writer, and musician. He first gained recognition for his work as one half of the comedy double act Fry and Laurie with Stephen Fry. The two men acted together in a ...

(born 1959) * Stewart Lee (born 1968) * Alice Lowe (born 1977) * Matt Lucas (born 1974) * Joe Lycett (born 1988) *

Lee Mack Lee Gordon McKillop (born 4 August 1968), known by his stage name Lee Mack, is an English comedian, actor, podcaster and presenter. He is known for his quick wit, writing and starring in the sitcom '' Not Going Out'', being a team captain on th ...

(born 1968) *

Stephen Mangan Stephen James Mangan (born 16 May 1968) is an English actor, comedian, presenter and writer. He has played Guy Secretan in ''Green Wing'', Dan Moody in ''I'm Alan Partridge'', Seán Lincoln in ''Episodes (TV series), Episodes'', Bigwig in ''Wat ...

(born 1968) * Bernard Manning (1930–2007) * Rik Mayall (1958–2014) *

Alistair McGowan Alistair Charles McGowan (born 24 November 1964) is an English impressionist, comic, actor, singer and writer best known to British audiences for ''The Big Impression'' (formerly ''Alistair McGowan's Big Impression''), which was, for four years ...

(born 1964) *

Rory McGrath Patrick Rory McGrath (born 17 March 1956) is a British comedian, television personality, and writer. He came to prominence in the comedy show ''Who Dares Wins'' and was a regular panellist on the game show ''They Think It's All Over'' for many ...

(born 1956) * Paddy McGuinness (born 1973) *

Michael McIntyre Michael Hazen James McIntyre (born 21 February 1976) is an English comedian, writer and television presenter. In 2012, he was the highest-grossing stand-up comedian in the world. He currently presents his own Saturday night series, ''Michael M ...

(born 1976) *

Stephen Merchant Stephen James Merchant (born 24 November 1974) is an English comedian, actor, director, presenter and writer. Alongside Ricky Gervais, Merchant was the co-writer and co-director of the British TV comedy series '' The Office'' (2001–2003), an ...

(born 1974) *

Paul Merton Paul James Martin (born 9 July 1957), known under the stage name Paul Merton, is an English writer, actor, comedian and radio and television presenter. Known for his improvisation skill, Merton's humour is rooted in deadpan, surreal and somet ...

(born 1957) * Sarah Millican (born 1975) * David Mitchell (born 1974) *

Bob Monkhouse Robert Alan Monkhouse (1 June 1928 – 29 December 2003) was an English comedian, writer and actor. He was the host of television game shows including '' The Golden Shot'', '' Celebrity Squares'', '' Family Fortunes'' and '' ''Wipeout'. Ea ...

(1928–2003) * Eric Morecambe (1926–1984) * Chris Morris (born 1962) * Bob Mortimer (born 1959) *

Frank Muir Frank Herbert Muir (5 February 1920 – 2 January 1998) was an English comedy writer, radio and television personality, and raconteur. His writing and performing partnership with Denis Norden endured for most of their careers. Together they wr ...

(1920–1998) *

Al Murray Alastair James Hay Murray (born 10 May 1968) is an English comedian, actor, musician and writer from Hammersmith. In 2003, he was listed in ''The Observer'' as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy, and in 2007 he was voted the 16th gre ...

(born 1968) * Denis Norden (1922–2018) *

John Oliver John William Oliver (born 23 April 1977) is a British-American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. Oliver started his career as a stand-up comedian in the United Kingdom. He came to wider attention ...

(born 1977) *

Michael Palin Sir Michael Edward Palin (; born 5 May 1943) is an English actor, comedian, writer, television presenter, and public speaker. He was a member of the Monty Python comedy group. Since 1980, he has made a number of travel documentaries. Palin ...

(born 1943) * Karl Pilkington (born 1972) * Andy Parsons (born 1967) * Sue Perkins (born 1969) * Lucy Porter (born 1973) * Jan Ravens (born 1958) * Romesh Ranganathan (born 1978) *

Vic Reeves James Roderick Moir (born 24 January 1959), better known by his stage name Vic Reeves, is an English comedian, artist, surrealist, musician, actor and television presenter, best known for his double act with Bob Mortimer as Reeves & Mortimer ...

(born 1959) * Mike Reid (1940–2007) *

Jennifer Saunders Jennifer Jane Saunders (born 6 July 1958) is an English actress, comedian, singer and screenwriter. Saunders originally found attention in the 1980s, when she became a member of The Comic Strip after graduating from the Royal Central School of ...

(born 1958) *

Peter Sellers Peter Sellers (born Richard Henry Sellers; 8 September 1925 – 24 July 1980) was an English actor and comedian. He first came to prominence performing in the BBC Radio comedy series ''The Goon Show'', featured on a number of hit comic songs ...

(1925–1980) *

Frank Skinner Christopher Graham Collins (born 28 January 1957), professionally known as Frank Skinner, is an English comedian, actor, presenter and writer. At the 2001 British Comedy Awards, he was named Best Comedy Entertainment Personality. His televisi ...

(born 1957) * Arthur Smith (born 1954) * Freddie Starr (born 1944) * Tracey Ullman (born 1959) * Johnny Vegas (born 1970) * Tim Vine (born 1967) *

David Walliams David Edward Williams (born 20 August 1971), known professionally as David Walliams, is an English comedian, actor, writer, and television personality. He is best known for his work with Matt Lucas on the BBC sketch comedy series '' Little ...

(born 1971) * Holly Walsh (born 1980) * Robert Webb (born 1972) *

Jack Whitehall Jack Peter Benedict Whitehall (born 7 July 1988) is an English comedian, actor, presenter and writer. He is known for starring as JP in the series '' Fresh Meat'' (2011–2016) and Alfie Wickers in the series '' Bad Education'' (2012–2014, 20 ...

(born 1988) * Josh Widdicombe (born 1983) * Norman Wisdom (1915–2010) * Ernie Wise (1925–1999)

Criminals

Myra Hindley The Moors murders were carried out by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley between July 1963 and October 1965, in and around Manchester, England. The victims were five children—Pauline Reade, John Kilbride, Keith Bennett, Lesley Ann Downey, and Edward E ...

(1942–2002), Moors murderer * Ian Huntley (born 1974), Soham murderer * The

Kray twins Ronald Kray (24 October 193317 March 1995) and Reginald Kray (24 October 19331 October 2000) were identical twin brothers, gangsters and convicted criminals. They were the foremost perpetrators of organised crime in the East End of London, Engl ...

(Ronald 1933–1995, Reginald 1933–2000), east London gangsters * Jimmy Moody (1941–1993), armed robber, reputed contract killer and prison escapee * Raymond Morris (1929–2014), murderer * Harold Shipman (1946–2004), possibly the most prolific serial killer worldwide; convicted of 15 murders; probably killed over 250 * Peter Sutcliffe (1946–2020), the "Yorkshire Ripper" * Fred West (1941–1995) and Rosemary West (born 1953), serial killers * Steve Wright (born 1958), serial killer * Graham Young (1947–1990), the "Teacup Poisoner" *

Michael McCrea The Orchard Towers double murders was the case of two deaths occurring at Balmoral Park, Singapore, before the victims' bodies were discovered at a carpark in Orchard Towers, thus the title of the case. The victims were 46-year-old Kho Nai Gua ...

(born 1958), former financial adviser and convicted killer who was jailed 24 years for the culpable homicide of a couple in

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

. * John Martin Scripps (1959–1996), spree killer who was executed for murdering a South African tourist in Singapore.

Economists

* R. G. D. Allen (1906–1983), economist, mathematician, and statistician * Norman Angell (1872–1967), British internationalist and economist *

William Beveridge William Henry Beveridge, 1st Baron Beveridge, (5 March 1879 – 16 March 1963) was a British economist and Liberal politician who was a progressive and social reformer who played a central role in designing the British welfare state. His 194 ...

(1879–1963), economist and social reformer * Edwin Cannan (1861–1935), economist and historian * Colin Clark (1905–1989), British and Australian economist *

Ronald Coase Ronald Harry Coase (; 29 December 1910 – 2 September 2013) was a British economist and author. Coase received a bachelor of commerce degree (1932) and a PhD from the London School of Economics, where he was a member of the faculty until 1951. ...

(1910–2013), Nobel Prize–winning economist *

Martin Ellison Martin Ellison is a British economist. He is Professor of economics at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Nuffield College. He gained his PhD in economics in 2001 from the European University Institute in Florence. Ellison has worked as a ...

, consultant to the Bank of England *

Friedrich Hayek Friedrich August von Hayek ( , ; 8 May 189923 March 1992), often referred to by his initials F. A. Hayek, was an Austrian–British economist, legal theorist and philosopher who is best known for his defense of classical liberalism. Hayek ...

(1899–1992), Nobel Prize–winning economist *

John Hicks Sir John Richards Hicks (8 April 1904 – 20 May 1989) was a British economist. He is considered one of the most important and influential economists of the twentieth century. The most familiar of his many contributions in the field of economic ...

(1904–1989), Nobel Prize–winning economist * John Holland (1658–1722), founder of the

Bank of Scotland The Bank of Scotland plc ( Scottish Gaelic: ''Banca na h-Alba'') is a commercial and clearing bank based in Scotland and is part of the Lloyds Banking Group, following the Bank of Scotland's implosion in 2008. The bank was established by t ...

in 1695 *

William Stanley Jevons William Stanley Jevons (; 1 September 183513 August 1882) was an English economist and logician. Irving Fisher described Jevons's book ''A General Mathematical Theory of Political Economy'' (1862) as the start of the mathematical method in ec ...

(1835–1882), economist and logician *

John Maynard Keynes John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes, ( ; 5 June 1883 – 21 April 1946), was an English economist whose ideas fundamentally changed the theory and practice of macroeconomics and the economic policies of governments. Originally trained in ...

(1883–1946), economist * John Neville Keynes (1852–1949), economist, father of John Maynard Keynes * Arthur Lewis (1915–1991), economist *

Thomas Malthus Thomas Robert Malthus (; 13/14 February 1766 – 29 December 1834) was an English cleric, scholar and influential economist in the fields of political economy and demography. In his 1798 book '' An Essay on the Principle of Population'', Mal ...

(1766–1834), demographer *

Alfred Marshall Alfred Marshall (26 July 1842 – 13 July 1924) was an English economist, and was one of the most influential economists of his time. His book '' Principles of Economics'' (1890) was the dominant economic textbook in England for many years. I ...

(1842–1924), economist *

Mary Paley Marshall Mary Marshall (née Paley; 24 October 1850 – 19 March 1944) was an economist who in 1874 had been one of the first women to take the Tripos examination at Cambridge University – although, as a woman, she had been excluded from receiving ...

(1850–1944), economist, wife of Alfred Marshall *

James Meade James Edward Meade, (23 June 1907 – 22 December 1995) was a British economist and winner of the 1977 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences jointly with the Swedish economist Bertil Ohlin for their "pathbreaking contribution to th ...

(1907–1995), Nobel Prize–winning economist * John Stuart Mill (1806–1873), philosopher and economist *

Arthur Cecil Pigou Arthur Cecil Pigou (; 18 November 1877 – 7 March 1959) was an English economist. As a teacher and builder of the School of Economics at the University of Cambridge, he trained and influenced many Cambridge economists who went on to take chai ...

(1877–1959), economist *

Lionel Robbins Lionel Charles Robbins, Baron Robbins, (22 November 1898 – 15 May 1984) was a British economist, and prominent member of the economics department at the London School of Economics (LSE). He is known for his leadership at LSE, his proposed def ...

(1898–1984), economist *

Joan Violet Robinson Joan Violet Robinson (''née'' Maurice; 31 October 1903 – 5 August 1983) was a British economist well known for her wide-ranging contributions to economic theory. She was a central figure in what became known as post-Keynesian economics. B ...

(1903–1983), economist * Richard Stone (1913–1991), Nobel Prize–winning economist * Robert Torrens (1780–1864), army officer and economist *

Philip Wicksteed Philip Henry Wicksteed (25 October 1844 – 18 March 1927) is known primarily as an economist. He was also a Georgist, Unitarian theologian, classicist, medievalist, and literary critic. Family background He was the son of Charles Wicksteed ...

(1844–1927), economist

Engineers

* Sir Benjamin Baker (1840–1907), civil engineer, co-designer of the Forth Railway Bridge * William Baker (1817–1878), railway engineer *

Joseph Bazalgette Sir Joseph William Bazalgette CB (; 28 March 181915 March 1891) was a 19th-century English civil engineer. As chief engineer of London's Metropolitan Board of Works, his major achievement was the creation (in response to the Great Stink of ...

(1819–1891), civil engineer, best known for creating the London Sewer System, hence making the city a healthier place to live * James Beatty (1820–1856), railway engineer * Sir

Henry Bessemer Sir Henry Bessemer (19 January 1813 – 15 March 1898) was an English inventor, whose steel-making process would become the most important technique for making steel in the nineteenth century for almost one hundred years from 1856 to 1950. He ...

(1813–1898), metallurgy engineer * Ronald Eric Bishop (1903–1989), chief designer of the

de Havilland Mosquito The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito is a British twin-engined, shoulder-winged, multirole combat aircraft, introduced during the World War II, Second World War. Unusual in that its frame was constructed mostly of wood, it was nicknamed the "Wooden ...

* James Brindley (1716–1772), canal engineer *

Isambard Kingdom Brunel Isambard Kingdom Brunel (; 9 April 1806 – 15 September 1859) was a British civil engineer who is considered "one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history," "one of the 19th-century engineering giants," and "one ...

(1806–1859), transport engineer * Sir Sydney Camm (1894–1966), aeronautical engineer * Donald Campbell, railway engineer *

William Tierney Clark William Tierney Clark FRS FRAS (23 August 1783 – 22 September 1852) was an English civil engineer particularly associated with the design and construction of bridges. He was among the earliest designers of suspension bridges. Born in Br ...

(1783–1852), civil engineer * Sir Geoffrey de Havilland (1882–1965), aeronautical engineer * Edmund Dummer (1651–1713), naval engineer * Sir

John Ambrose Fleming Sir John Ambrose Fleming FRS (29 November 1849 – 18 April 1945) was an English electrical engineer and physicist who invented the first thermionic valve or vacuum tube, designed the radio transmitter with which the first transatlantic rad ...

(1848–1945), electrical engineer *

Tommy Flowers Thomas Harold Flowers MBE (22 December 1905 – 28 October 1998) was an English engineer with the British General Post Office. During World War II, Flowers designed and built Colossus, the world's first programmable electronic computer, to hel ...

(1908–1998), designer and builder of the first electronic computer *

Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet, KCMG, LLD, FRSE (15 July 1817 – 20 November 1898) was an English civil engineer specialising in the construction of railways and railway infrastructure. In the 1850s and 1860s, he was engineer for the world's fir ...

, civil engineer most famous as co-designer, alongside Benjamin Baker, of the Forth Railway Bridge * Jesse Hartley (1780–1860), civil engineer *

J. B. Hartley John Bernard Hartley (1814–1869) was a British civil engineer, son of Jesse Hartley the Liverpool docks engineer. He was engineer on the Hull Railway Dock, and Victoria Dock, and other works, and was instrumental in promoting the Birkenhead ...

(1814–1869), civil engineer * Benjamin Hick (1790–1842), civil and mechanical engineer *

John Hick John Harwood Hick (20 January 1922 – 9 February 2012) was a philosopher of religion and theologian born in England who taught in the United States for the larger part of his career. In philosophical theology, he made contributions in the ar ...

(1815–1894), civil and mechanical engineer * Eric Laithwaite (1908–1998), engineer * Sir William Lyons (1901–1985), engineer, co-founder of the automobile manufacturer

Jaguar The jaguar (''Panthera onca'') is a large cat species and the only living member of the genus ''Panthera'' native to the Americas. With a body length of up to and a weight of up to , it is the largest cat species in the Americas and the thi ...

* William Mackenzie (1794–1851), civil engineer and contractor *

R.J. Mitchell Reginald Joseph Mitchell (20 May 189511 June 1937) was a British aircraft designer who worked for the Southampton aviation company Supermarine from 1916 until 1936. He is best remembered for designing racing seaplanes such as the Supermarine ...

(1895–1937), aeronautical engineer * Robert Rawlinson (1810–1898), engineer * Sir

Henry Royce Sir Frederick Henry Royce, 1st Baronet, (27 March 1863 – 22 April 1933) was an English engineer famous for his designs of car and aeroplane engines with a reputation for reliability and longevity. With Charles Rolls (1877–1910) and Claud ...

(1863–1933), engineer *

Nevil Shute Nevil Shute Norway (17 January 189912 January 1960) was an English novelist and aeronautical engineer who spent his later years in Australia. He used his full name in his engineering career and Nevil Shute as his pen name, in order to protect ...

(1899–1960), aeronautical engineer and author *

George Stephenson George Stephenson (9 June 1781 – 12 August 1848) was a British civil engineer and mechanical engineer. Renowned as the "Father of Railways", Stephenson was considered by the Victorians a great example of diligent application and thirst f ...

(1781–1848), railway engineer * Charles Todd (1826–1910), meteorologist, in charge of constructing the Overland Telegraph across Australia * Sir

Barnes Wallis Sir Barnes Neville Wallis (26 September 1887 – 30 October 1979) was an English engineer and inventor. He is best known for inventing the bouncing bomb used by the Royal Air Force in Operation Chastise (the "Dambusters" raid) to attac ...

(1887–1978), engineer *

John Webster John Webster (c. 1580 – c. 1632) was an English Jacobean dramatist best known for his tragedies ''The White Devil'' and '' The Duchess of Malfi'', which are often seen as masterpieces of the early 17th-century English stage. His life and ca ...

(1845–1914), engineer * Sir

Joseph Whitworth Sir Joseph Whitworth, 1st Baronet (21 December 1803 – 22 January 1887) was an English engineer, entrepreneur, inventor and philanthropist. In 1841, he devised the British Standard Whitworth system, which created an accepted standard for scre ...

(1803–1887), engineer

Explorers

Gertrude Bell Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell, CBE (14 July 1868 – 12 July 1926) was an English writer, traveller, political officer, administrator, and archaeologist. She spent much of her life exploring and mapping the Middle East, and became high ...

(1868–1926), traveller in Iraq * Thomas Cavendish (1560–1592), one of the Elizabethan Sea Dogs, privateer, navigator * Capt. James Cook (1728–1779), sailor, explorer *

William Dampier William Dampier (baptised 5 September 1651; died March 1715) was an English explorer, pirate, privateer, navigator, and naturalist who became the first Englishman to explore parts of what is today Australia, and the first person to circumna ...

(1651–1715) * John Davis (1550–1605), Sea Dog, explorer and navigator * Charles Montagu Doughty (1843–1926), explorer in the Middle East * Sir

Francis Drake Sir Francis Drake ( – 28 January 1596) was an English explorer, sea captain, privateer, slave trader, naval officer, and politician. Drake is best known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition, from 1577 to 1580 ...

(c. 1540 – 1596) * Sir Ranulph Fiennes (born 1944), listed as the "greatest living explorer" by the ''

Guinness Book of Records ''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a reference book published annually, listing world ...

'' *

Martin Frobisher Sir Martin Frobisher (; c. 1535 – 22 November 1594) was an English seaman and privateer who made three voyages to the New World looking for the North-west Passage. He probably sighted Resolution Island near Labrador in north-eastern Ca ...

(1535–1594), navigator, one of the Elizabethan Sea Dogs *

Rob Gauntlett Robert Douglas "Rob" Gauntlett (10 May 1987 – 9 January 2009) was an English adventurer, explorer and motivational speaker. In 2006 he became the youngest British climber to reach the summit of Everest. Early life Gauntlett grew up in Petw ...

(1987–2009), youngest Briton to summit

Everest Mount Everest (; Tibetan: ''Chomolungma'' ; ) is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China–Nepal border runs across its summit point. Its elevation (snow ...

* Sir

Robin Knox-Johnston Sir William Robert Patrick Knox-Johnston (born 17 March 1939) is a British sailor. In 1969, he became the first person to perform a single-handed non-stop circumnavigation of the globe. Along with Sir Peter Blake, he won the second Jules Ver ...

(born 1939), first person to perform single handed non-stop circumnavigation of the globe *

(born 1943) * Sir

Walter Raleigh Sir Walter Raleigh (; – 29 October 1618) was an English statesman, soldier, writer and explorer. One of the most notable figures of the Elizabethan era, he played a leading part in English colonisation of North America, suppressed rebellio ...

(c. 1552 – 1618) *

Robert Falcon Scott Captain Robert Falcon Scott, , (6 June 1868 – c. 29 March 1912) was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the ''Discovery'' expedition of 1901–1904 and the ill-fated ''Terra Nov ...

(1868–1912), Antarctic explorer * Ed Stafford (born 1975), first person to walk the complete length of the Amazon River * Freya Stark (1893–1993), Middle East explorer *

Wilfred Thesiger Sir Wilfred Patrick Thesiger (3 June 1910 – 24 August 2003), also known as Mubarak bin Landan ( ar, مُبَارَك بِن لَنْدَن, ''the blessed one of London'') was a British military officer, explorer, and writer. Thesiger's trav ...

(1910–2003), explorer in East Africa and the Middle East * Henry Timberlake (1570–1625), merchant and traveller *

Helen Sharman Helen Patricia Sharman, CMG, OBE, HonFRSC (born 30 May 1963) is a British chemist and cosmonaut who became the first British person, first Western European woman and first privately funded woman in space, as well as the first woman to visit th ...

(born 1963), first British person in space and first woman to visit the Mir Space Station * Major Tim Peake (born 1972), first British person in space under the

European Space Agency , owners = , headquarters = Paris, Île-de-France, France , coordinates = , spaceport = Guiana Space Centre , seal = File:ESA emblem seal.png , seal_size = 130px , image = Views in the Main Control Room (120 ...

and first British Person to visit the

International Space Station The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest Modular design, modular space station currently in low Earth orbit. It is a multinational collaborative project involving five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos ( ...

Filmmakers

Richard Attenborough Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, (; 29 August 192324 August 2014) was an English actor, filmmaker, and entrepreneur. He was the president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and the British Academy of Film and Televisio ...

(1923–2014) *

John Boorman Sir John Boorman (; born 18 January 1933) is a British film director, best known for feature films such as ''Point Blank (1967 film), Point Blank'' (1967), ''Hell in the Pacific'' (1968), ''Deliverance'' (1972), ''Zardoz'' (1974), ''Exorcist I ...

(born 1933) * John and Roy Boulting (1913–1985 and 1913–2001) *

Alan Clarke Alan John Clarke (28 October 1935 – 24 July 1990) was an English television and film director, producer and writer. Life and career Clarke was born in Wallasey, Wirral, England. Most of Clarke's output was for television rather than cinema, ...

(1935–1990) * Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977) * Mike Figgis (born 1948) *

Lewis Gilbert Lewis Gilbert (6 March 1920 – 23 February 2018) was an English film director, producer and screenwriter who directed more than 40 films during six decades; among them such varied titles as '' Reach for the Sky'' (1956), '' Sink the Bismarck! ...

(1920–2018) * David Hare (born 1947) *

Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featur ...

(1899–1980) * Peter Howitt (born 1957) *

Humphrey Jennings Frank Humphrey Sinkler Jennings (19 August 1907 – 24 September 1950) was an English documentary filmmaker and one of the founders of the Mass Observation organisation. Jennings was described by film critic and director Lindsay Anderson in 1 ...

(1907–1950) *

Stan Laurel Stan Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; 16 June 1890 – 23 February 1965) was an English comic actor, writer, and film director who was one half of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. He appeared with his comedy partner Oliver Hardy in 107 s ...

(1890–1965) *

David Lean Sir David Lean (25 March 190816 April 1991) was an English film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. Widely considered one of the most important figures in British cinema, Lean directed the large-scale epics '' The Bridge on the Rive ...

(1908–1991) *

Mike Leigh Mike Leigh (born 20 February 1943) is an English film and theatre director, screenwriter and playwright. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and further at the Camberwell School of Art, the Central School of Art and Design ...

(born 1943) *

Ken Loach Kenneth Charles Loach (born 17 June 1936) is a British film director and screenwriter. His socially critical directing style and socialist ideals are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as poverty (''Poor Cow'', 1967), homelessne ...

(born 1936) * Nick Love (born 1969) *

Anthony Minghella Anthony Minghella, (6 January 195418 March 2008) was a British film director, playwright and screenwriter. He was chairman of the board of Governors at the British Film Institute between 2003 and 2007. He won the Academy Award for Best Directo ...

(1954–2008) *

Carol Morley Carol Anne Morley (born 14 January 1966) is an English film director, screenwriter and producer. She is best known for her semi-documentary ''Dreams of a Life'', released in 2011, about Joyce Carol Vincent, who died in her North London bedsit ...

(born 1966) * Mike Newell (born 1942) *

Christopher Nolan Christopher Edward Nolan (born 30 July 1970) is a British-American filmmaker. Known for his lucrative Hollywood blockbusters with complex storytelling, Nolan is considered a leading filmmaker of the 21st century. His films have grossed $5&n ...

(born 1970) *

Nick Park Nicholas Wulstan Park (born 6 December 1958) is a British animator who created ''Wallace and Gromit'', ''Creature Comforts'', ''Chicken Run'', ''Shaun the Sheep'', and '' Early Man''. Park has been nominated for an Academy Award a total of ...

(born 1958) *

Michael Powell Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was an English filmmaker, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger. Through their production company The Archers, they together wrote, produced and directed a serie ...

(1905–1990) * Guy Ritchie (born 1968) *

Ken Russell Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell (3 July 1927 – 27 November 2011) was a British film director, known for his pioneering work in television and film and for his flamboyant and controversial style. His films in the main were liberal adaptation ...

(1927–2011) *

Ridley Scott Sir Ridley Scott (born 30 November 1937) is a British film director and producer. Directing, among others, science fiction films, his work is known for its atmospheric and highly concentrated visual style. Scott has received many accolades th ...

(born 1937) *

Tony Scott Anthony David Leighton Scott (21 June 1944 – 19 August 2012) was an English film director and producer. He was known for directing highly successful action and thriller films such as ''Top Gun'' (1986), ''Beverly Hills Cop II'' (1987), ''Day ...

(1944–2012)

Historians

* Frank Barlow (1911–2009) *

William Camden William Camden (2 May 1551 – 9 November 1623) was an English antiquarian, historian, topographer, and herald, best known as author of ''Britannia'', the first chorographical survey of the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, and the ''Ann ...

(1551–1623) *

Edward Gibbon Edward Gibbon (; 8 May 173716 January 1794) was an English historian, writer, and member of parliament. His most important work, '' The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'', published in six volumes between 1776 and 1788, is ...

(1737–1794) * Richard Holmes (1946–2011), military historian and author * Sir Peter Leycester (1614–1678), historian and antiquarian * George Ormerod (1785–1873), historian and antiquary * Nicholas Rodger (born 1949), naval historian * John Speed (1542–1629), historian and cartographer * A.J.P. Taylor (1906–1990), popular historian

Inventors

''See also List of English inventions and discoveries''. * Ruth Amos (born 1989), entrepreneur and inventor of StairSteady * Richard Arkwright (1733–1792), revolutionised the cotton industry in England during the Industrial Revolution; once called the "father of the Industrial Revolution" * Sir Timothy Berners-Lee (born 1955), inventor of the World Wide Web *

(1813–1898), inventor of the Bessemer Process which was the first way of mass-producing steel * Hubert Cecil Booth (1871–1955), inventor of the vacuum cleaner * Joseph Bramah (1748–1814), inventor of the hydraulic press (beer pump) * Sir Henry Cavendish (1731–1810), discoverer of hydrogen * Christopher Cockerell (1910–1999), inventor of the hovercraft * William Congreve (inventor), William Congreve (1772–1828), rocketry pioneer * Abraham Darby I, Abraham Darby (c. 1678 – 1717), ironmaster * James Dyson (born 1947), inventor * James Hargreaves (1720–1778), weaver and inventor * John Harington (writer), Sir John Harington (1561–1612), poet and inventor of the first water closet * John Harrison (1693–1776), clockmaker * Rowland Hill (postal reformer), Rowland Hill (1795–1879), inventor of the modern postal service * Benjamin Huntsman (1704–1776), inventor of crucible steel * Archibald Low (1888–1956), radio guidance * Thomas Newcomen (1664–1729), inventor * Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1727), founder of modern physics, inventor of the reflector telescope * Clive Sinclair, Sir Clive Sinclair (1940-2021), most commonly known for his work in the consumer electronics sector * James Starley (1831–1881), bicycle pioneer *

(1781–1848), engineer * Joseph Wilson Swan (1823–1914), inventor of the light bulb * Charles Wheatstone (1802–1875), inventor * Sir Frank Whittle (1907–1996), inventor of the jet engine *

(1803–1887), inventor, known for standardising the screw thread

Journalists

* Mark Austin (journalist), Mark Austin (born 1958) * Reginald Bosanquet (1932–1984) * Christopher Booker (1937–2019) * Michael Buerk (born 1946) * Sir Alastair Burnet (1928–2012) * Edward Chattaway (1873–1956), editor of ''The Star (1888), The Star'' * Jill Dando (1961–1999) * Sir Robin Day (1923–2000) * Katie Derham (born 1970) * Peter Donaldson (born 1945) * Julie Etchingham (born 1969) * Anna Ford (born 1943) * Paul Foot (journalist), Paul Foot (1937–2004) * Andrew Gardner (newsreader), Andrew Gardner (1932–1999) * Krishnan Guru-Murthy (born 1970) * Nina Hossain (born 1975) * Richard Ingrams (born 1937) * Natasha Kaplinsky (born 1972) * Lottie Moggach * Mary Nightingale (born 1963) * Jeremy Paxman (born 1950) * Sophie Raworth (born 1968) * Angela Rippon (born 1944) * Willie Rushton (1937–1996) * Peter Sissons (born 1942) * Jon Snow (journalist), Jon Snow (born 1947) * Alastair Stewart (born 1952) * Moira Stuart (born 1949)

Military personnel

* John Adams (mutineer), John Adams (1767–1829), last survivor of the Bounty Mutineers * Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis (1891–1969), field marshal, Second World War commander * Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Montreal (1717–1797), general * George Anson, 1st Baron Anson (1697–1762), Admiral of the Fleet, noted naval reformer * Sir Claude Auchinleck (1884–1981), Second World War commander * Reginald Bacon (1863–1947), admiral, pioneer of submarines and torpedoes for the Royal Navy * Robert Baden-Powell (1857–1941), soldier * Sir Douglas Bader (1910–1982), fighter pilot * Ralph Alger Bagnold, Ralph Bagnold (1896–1990), founder of the Long Range Desert Group; explorer * Sir Alexander Ball, Alexander John Ball (1759–1809), admiral, governor of Malta * Samuel Barrington (1729–1800), rear admiral * Lord Aubrey Beauclerk (1710–1741), Officer of the Royal Navy * John Benbow (1653–1702), admiral * George Charles Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan (1800–1888), Commander of cavalry at the Battle of Balaclava * William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood (1865–1951), general, First World War * Admiral Robert Blake, Robert Blake (1599–1657), reforming Royal Navy Admiral * William Bligh (1754–1817), best known for the mutiny of the ''Bounty'' * James Henry Robinson Bond (1871–1943), corporal in the Royal Army Medical Corps * Sir John Borlase Warren, 1st Baronet (1753–1822), admiral * Philip Broke (1776–1841), rear admiral, known for his capture of USS ''Chesapeake'' * Thomas Bruce (British Army officer), Thomas Bruce (1738–1797), lieutenant general and politician * James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797–1888), Commander of the Light cavalry, Light Brigade * Richard Francis Burton (1821–1890), soldier, spy, linguist and explorer * Freddie Spencer Chapman (1907–1971), known for his exploits in the jungle during the Second World War * Leonard Cheshire VC (1917–1992), Royal Air Force pilot during Second World War and founder of the Cheshire Homes * John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650–1722), soldier * Sir Winston Churchill (1874–1965), British prime minister * Charles Clerke (1741–1779), sailed with James Cook on all three of his expeditions, was the Captain of Discovery at the time of Cook's death he then took command until his own death at sea shortly after * Sir George Cockburn, 10th Baronet (1772–1853), Admiral of the Fleet, admiral in charge at the capture and burning of Washington in 1814 * Edwin Cole (RAF officer), Edwin Cole (1895–1984), Squadron Leader * Cuthbert Collingwood (1748–1810), vice admiral, Commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean Fleet * Henry Seymour Conway (1721–1795), general * John Cooke (Royal Navy officer), John Cooke (1762–1805), captain of at the Battle of Trafalgar, where he was subsequently killed * Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738–1805), general * Christopher Augustus Cox (1889–1959), private * Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658), Lord Protector of England * Christopher Augustus Cox (1889–1959), private * Miles Dempsey (1896–1969), commander of the British Second Army During the D-Day landing * Sir

(1540–1596), sailor * Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet, Sir John Duckworth (1748–1817), admiral, known for the Battle of San Domingo * Thomas Farrington (British Army officer), Thomas Farrington (1664–1712), lieutenant general * Alexander Fraser (British Army officer, born 1824), Alexander Fraser (1824–1898), general * Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape, Bruce Fraser (1888–1981), Admiral of the Fleet, commander of the British Pacific Fleet during the Second World War * Prince Frederick, Duke of York (1763–1827), son of King George III of the United Kingdom, George III, Commander-in-Chief of the Forces during French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars * John French, 1st Earl of Ypres (1852–1925), general, World War I and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland * Prince George, Duke of Cambridge (1819–1904), Commander-in-Chief of the Forces * Charles George Gordon ("Chinese Gordon") (1833–1885), killed at Khartoum * Hubert Gough (1870–1963), general * Sir Thomas Hardy, 1st Baronet (1769–1859), vice-admiral, captained at the Battle of Trafalgar * Sir Arthur Travers Harris (1892–1984), Marshal of the Royal Air Force, airman * Eliab Harvey (1758–1830), admiral, captain of , which played a crucial role at the Battle of Trafalgar * Edward Hawke (1705–1781), Admiral of the Fleet, best known as the admiral at the Battle of Quiberon Bay * John Hawkwood (1320–1394), famous medieval mercenary * Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood (1724–1816), mentor of Nelson * Brian Horrocks (1895–1985), highly regarded general during World War II * William Hoste (1780–1828), well-known frigate captain during the Napoleonic War * William Hotham, 1st Baron Hotham (1736–1813), admiral * John Howard (British Army officer), John Howard (1912–1999), British Army major who led the coup de main party that Capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges, captured the Caen canal and Orne river bridges. * Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe (1726–1799), admiral * William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe (1729–1814), general in the American Revolutionary War * John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe (1859–1935), admiral during the First World War * Louis Fleeming Jenkin (1895–1917), captain * Roger Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes (1872–1945), admiral * Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum (1850–1916), field marshal * Lofty Large, SAS soldier, author * FitzRoy Henry Lee (1699–1750), Vice Admiral, Commodore Governor of the Newfoundland Colony, Colony of Newfoundland * John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier (1680–1770), general * Trafford Leigh-Mallory (1892–1944), air commander of the Allied invasion of Normandy * John Manners, Marquess of Granby (1721–1770), general * William McMurdo (1819–1894), general * Andy McNab (born 1959), former Special Air Service soldier and commander of the infamous Bravo Two Zero mission during the first Iraq Gulf War * Samuel Mitchell (VC) (1841–1894), killed in action during the New Zealand Wars * George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (1608–1670), English civil war, Civil War era Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, general in Chief Command * Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (c. 1208 – 1265), statesman and soldier * Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein ("The Desert Rat") (1887–1976), field marshal and hero of World War II * Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900–1979), statesman, sailor * Horatio Nelson, Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson of the Nile (1758–1805), sailor, admiral * Augustus Charles Newman (1904–1972) Victoria Cross, VC, The Essex Regiment, No.2 Commando, SAS, led the raid on St. Nazaire * John Norris (soldier), John Norreys (1547–1597), Tudor soldier * Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (1768–1854), general, hero of the Napoleonic Wars * Sir William Parker (1781–1866), Admiral of the Fleet, was the admiral during the First Opium War * Arthur Phillip (1738–1814), admiral, commanded the First Fleetinto what is now known as Port Jackson, First Governor of New South Wales * Basil Charles Godfrey Place VC (1921–1994), along with Donald Cameron VC and crew crippled the pocket battleship ''Tirpitz'' during operation Source * Dudley Pound (1877–1943), Admiral of the Fleet, First Sea Lord during the Second World War * Henry Pulleine (1838–1879), lieutenant colonel * Bertram Ramsay (1883–1945), admiral, commander of operation Neptune during Second World War * Bernard Rawlings (Royal Navy officer), Bernard Rawlings (1889–1962), admiral, second in command of the British Pacific Fleet during Second World War * Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar (1832–1914), field marshal, last Commander-in-Chief of the Forces * Sir William Robertson, 1st Baronet (1860–1933), "Wully" Robertson, distinguished soldier; the only man ever in the British Army to rise from the rank of private soldier to field marshal; the head of the Army for much of World War I; a highly influential figure as to strategy * Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich (1782–1859) * George Rooke (1650–1709), Admiral of the Fleet * William Victor Trevor Rooper (1897–1917), captain * Chris Ryan (born 1961), former Special Air Service soldier and member of the infamous Bravo Two Zero mission during the first Iraq Gulf War * Siegfried Sassoon (1886–1967), war poet * Charles Saunders (Royal Navy officer), Charles Saunders (1715–1775), admiral, commanded the Fleet at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham * Derek Anthony Seagrim (1903–1943), lieutenant colonel * James Simpson (British Army officer), Sir James Simpson (1792–1868), general * William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim (1897–1970), Commander in Burma during Second World War, Governor-General of Australia * Sir Sidney Smith (1764–1840), Napoleon famously said of him "that man made me miss my destiny" * Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien (1858–1930), general, World War I * Fitzroy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788–1855), British commander in the Crimean War * James Somerville (1882–1949), Admiral of the Fleet, Commander at Mers-El-Kabir * Bill Speakman Victoria Cross, VC (born 1927), Black Watch, SAS Regiment * Richard Strachan (1760–1828), known for his action after the Battle of Trafalgar * James Brian Tait VC (1916–2007), nicknamed" Tirpitz", commander of 617 squadron * Henry Tandey VC (1891–1977), most highly decorated private of the First World War * Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard (1873–1956), "father of the RAF" and first Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom), Chief of the Air Staff * Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford (1827–1905), general * Sir Thomas Troubridge, 1st Baronet (1758–1807), rear admiral * Reginald Tyrwhitt (1870–1951), Admiral of the Fleet, commander of the Harwich Force during World War I * George Vancouver (1757–1798), distinguished Royal Navy captain and explorer * Edward Vernon (1684–1757), admiral * Philip Vian (1894–1968), Admiral of the Fleet, distinguished destroyer captain also Commander in Charge of Air Operations, British Pacific Fleet during Second World War * Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell (1883–1950), World War II general, second to last Viceroy of India * William Welsh (RAF officer), Sir William Welsh (1891–1962), air marshal * Jane Whorwood (1612–1684), Royalist agent during the English Civil War * Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721–1765), captain-general, victor of Battle of Culloden, Culloden * James Wolfe (1727–1759), general, hero of The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, Quebec during the Seven Years' War * John Woodhouse (British Army officer), John Woodhouse (1922–2008), reformed SAS selection and training techniques after World War Two

Monarchs

* Alfred the Great (c. 849–899) (reigned 880s–899), King of the Anglo-Saxons * Anne, Queen of Great Britain, Queen Anne (reigned 1702–1714), also Queen of Scotland, then Queen of Great Britain after 1707 * Charles I of England, Charles I (reigned 1625–1649), also King of Scotland, and Ireland * Charles II of England, Charles II (reigned 1660–1685), also King of Scotland * Charles III * Cnut (reigned 1016–1035) * Edward the Confessor, Saint Edward the Confessor (reigned 1042–1066) * Edward I of England, Edward I (reigned 1272–1307), English monarch * Edward II of England, Edward II (reigned 1307–1327), English monarch * Edward III of England, Edward III (reigned 1327–1377), English monarch * Edward IV of England, Edward IV (reigned 1461–1470 and 1471–1483), English monarch * Edward V of England, Edward V (reigned 1483–1483), English monarch * Edward VI of England, Edward VI (reigned 1547–1553), first English Protestant monarch * Elizabeth I of England, Elizabeth I (reigned 1558–1603), Protestant queen and first ''Supreme Governor of the Church of England'' * Elizabeth II * Harold Godwinson (reigned 6 January 1066 – 14 October 1066), died in Battle of Hastings * Harold Harefoot (reigned 1035–1040) * Harthacnut (reigned 1040–1042) * Henry I of England, Henry I (reigned 1100–1135) * Henry III of England, Henry III (reigned 1216–1272), English monarch * Henry IV of England, Henry IV (reigned 1399–1413), English monarch * Henry V of England, Henry V (reigned 1413–1422) * Henry VI of England, Henry VI (reigned 1422–1461), English monarch * Henry VII of England, Henry VII (reigned 1485–1509) (Henry Tudor, the first Tudor monarch) * Henry VIII of England, Henry VIII (reigned 1509–1547), separated English Catholicism from link with the Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church * James II of England, James II (reigned 1685–1689) * Lady Jane Grey (de facto 10 July 1553 – 19 July 1553) ("the nine days queen"), beheaded 1554, aged 16 * John, King of England, King John (reigned 1199–1216) * Mary I of England, Mary I (reigned 1553–1558), Roman Catholic queen * Mary II of England, Mary II (reigned 1689–1694), reigned jointly with her husband William III * Richard of Cornwall (reigned 1257–1272), King of the Romans * Richard I of England, Richard the Lionheart (reigned 1189–1199), Richard I, English monarch, leader and hero of the Third Crusade * Richard II (reigned 1377–1399) * Richard III of England, Richard III (reigned 1483–1485), last Plantagenet King, and last British monarch to die in Battle * William the Conqueror, William I (reigned 1066–1087), "William the Conqueror", William of Normandy * William II of England, William II (reigned 1087–1100) * William III of England, William III (reigned 1689–1702), "William of Orange", born 1650 at The Hague in Holland, married an English princess, reigned jointly with his wife Mary II, until her death

Musicians

* Stuart Adamson, lead singer of Big Country * Adele, singer * Thomas Adès (born 1971), composer * Damon Albarn (born 1968), singer-songwriter * John Alldis (1929–2010), chorus master and conductor * Lily Allen (born 1985) * Marsha Ambrosius (born 1977), singer-songwriter * Jon Anderson (born 1944), singer-songwriter, member of Yes (band), Yes * David Arnold (born 1962), composer, musician and film scorer (notably four James Bond films) * Malcolm Arnold (1921–2006), composer * Quenton Ashlyn, society entertainer * Rick Astley (born 1966), singer-songwriter * Alexander Baillie (born 1956), cellist * Bryan Balkwill (1922–2007), conductor * John Barbirolli (1899–1970), conductor * Gary Barlow (born 1971), singer-songwriter and member of Take That * Syd Barrett (1946–2006), singer-songwriter, member of the early Pink Floyd * Norman Beaker (born 1950), blues guitarist, singer-songwriter, producer * Victoria Beckham (born 1974), singer-songwriter, dancer, fashion designer, author, businesswoman, actress and model * David Bedford (born 1937), composer and musician * Mark Bedford (born 1961), musician, songwriter and composer, bass guitarist for Madness (band), Madness * Natasha Bedingfield (born 1981), singer * Thomas Beecham (1879–1961), conductor * Matthew Bellamy (born 1978), composer for Muse (band), Muse * Lisa Beznosiuk (born 1956), flautist * Acker Bilk (1929–2014), clarinettist and vocalist * Alan Parsons (born 1948), composer and musician * Roger Birnstingl, bassoonist * Harrison Birtwistle (1934-2022), composer * Colin Vearncombe aka Black (1962 – January 2016) best known for the song Wonderful Life. * Cilla Black (1943–2015), British singer and television presenter * James Blunt (born 1977) * Ian Gillan (born 1945), singer for Deep Purple * John Bonham (1948–1980), drummer for Led Zeppelin * Ritchie Blackmore (born 1945) * Tim Booth (born 1960), singer-songwriter and actor * Adrian Boult (1889–1983), conductor * James Bourne, member of the former rock group Busted, singer-songwriter * David Bowie (1947–2016) * Robin Gibb (1949–2012), singer-songwriter, member of Bee Gees * William Boyce (composer), William Boyce (1711–1779), composer * Billy Bragg (born 1957) * Havergal Brian (1876–1972), composer * Sarah Brightman (born 1960), singer-songwriter, actress, and dancer * Benjamin Britten (1913–1976), composer and pianist * Justin Broadrick (born 1969), vocalist and guitarist, member of Godflesh and Jesu (band), Jesu * Ian Broudie (born 1958), singer-songwriter member of The Lightning Seeds * Pete Burns (born 1959), singer-songwriter and lead vocalist with Dead or Alive (band), Dead or Alive * Kate Bush (born 1958), singer-songwriter, musician and record producer * Bilinda Butcher (born 1961), singer-songwriter, vocalist and guitarist of My Bloody Valentine (band), My Bloody Valentine * William Byrd (1543–1623), composer * Martyn Campbell (born 1970), bassist of The Lightning Seeds * Les Chadwick (1943–2019), bassist of Gerry and the Pacemakers * Justin Chancellor (born 1971), bassist, member of Tool (band), Tool * Eric Clapton (born 1945) * Adam Clayton (born 1960), bassist, member of U2 * Cheryl Cole (born 1983), singer * Phil Collins (born 1951), singer-songwriter, musician, member of Genesis (band), Genesis * Imogen Cooper (born 1949), pianist * Graham Coxon (born 1969), guitarist, singer-songwriter, former member of Blur (band), Blur and solo artist * Ian Curtis (1956–1980), lead singer and composer for Joy Division * Roger Daltrey (born 1944), singer, lead of The Who * Peter Maxwell Davies (1934–2016), composer * Andrew Davis (conductor), Andrew Davis (born 1944), conductor * Colin Davis (born 1927), conductor * Chris de Burgh (born 1948), singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist * Gervase de Peyer (born 1926), clarinettist and conductor * Norman Del Mar (1919–1994), conductor * Frederick Delius (1862–1934), composer * Dido (singer), Dido (born Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong, 1971), singer-songwriter * Pete Doherty, former co-lead singer of The Libertines; current lead singer of Babyshambles; solo artist * Peter Donohoe (pianist), Peter Donohoe (born 1953), pianist * John Dowland (c. 1563 – c. 1626), composer of songs * Nick Drake (1948–1974), singer-songwriter * Jacqueline du Pré (1945–1987), cellist * John Dunstaple (c. 1383 – 1453), composer * Ian Dury (1942–2000), lyricist and vocalist for The Blockheads * Edward Elgar (1857–1934), composer * John Entwistle (1944–2002) * George Ezra (born 1993), singer-songwriter * Marianne Faithfull (born 1946) * Gerald Finzi (1901–1956), composer * Lita Ford (Born 1958) * Chris Foreman (born 1956), musician, singer-songwriter and composer, guitarist for Madness (band), Madness * George Formby (1906-1961), wartime entertainer, famous for his playing of the Banjolele and contribution to film * Peter Gabriel (born 1950), singer-songwriter and former lead vocalist with Genesis (band), Genesis * Noel Gallagher (born 1967), singer-songwriter * Orlando Gibbons (1583–1625), composer * David Gilmour (born 1946), guitarist, singer and composer of Pink Floyd * Ron Goodwin (1925–2003), composer and conductor * Debbie Googe (born 1962), bassist of My Bloody Valentine (band), My Bloody Valentine * Ellie Goulding (born 1986), singer-songwriter, musician * Bella Hardy folk musician, singer-songwriter * Dhani Harrison (born 1978), guitarist, son of George Harrison * George Harrison (1943–2001), composer, member of The Beatles * PJ Harvey (born 1969) * Anthony Hewitt (born 1971), pianist * Steve Hogarth (born 1959), songwriter, musician and lead singer of the band Marillion * Gustav Holst (1874–1934), composer * Dominic Howard (born 1977), member of Muse (band), Muse * Tony Iommi (born 1948), guitarist for Black Sabbath * John Ireland (composer), John Ireland (1879–1962), composer * Robert Irving (conductor), Robert Irving (1913–1991), conductor * Jessie J (born 1988), singer-songwriter * Mick Jagger (born 1943), rock singer and frontman of The Rolling Stones * Sir Elton John (born 1947), pop star and composer * Brian Johnson (born 1947), rock singer * Brian Jones (1942–1969), founding member and guitarist of The Rolling Stones * Davy Jones (actor), Davy Jones (1945–2012), singer/percussionist, member of The Monkees * John Paul Jones (musician), John Paul Jones (born 1946), bassist, mandolinist and keyboardist for Led Zeppelin * Nigel Kennedy (born 1956), violinist * Thea King (1925–2007), clarinettist * Adrian Lambert (born 1976), bassist * Jen Ledger (born 1989), drummer and backing vocalist for Skillet (band), Skillet * Albert Lee (born 1945), guitarist * John Lennon (1940–1980), singer-songwriter, co-founder of The Beatles * Leona Lewis (born 1985), singer-songwriter * Cher Lloyd (born 1993), singer * Andrew Lloyd Webber (born 1948), composer of musicals * Julian Lloyd Webber (born 1951), cellist * Pixie Lott (born 1991), singer * Chris Lowe (born 1959), keyboardist and composer, member of Pet Shop Boys * Les Maguire (born 1941), pianist for Gerry and the Pacemakers * Zayn Malik (born 1993), member of British-Irish boy band One Direction * Gerry Marsden (1942–2021), leader of Gerry and the Pacemakers * Chris Martin (born 1977), singer-songwriter, lead of Coldplay * Sir Paul McCartney (born 1942), singer-songwriter, guitarist, co-founder of The Beatles * Graham McPherson (born 1961), aka Suggs (singer), Suggs, lead vocalist of Madness (band), Madness * George Michael (1963–2016) * Tony Mills (musician), Tony Mills (1962–2019), singer and guitarist, member of Shy (band), Shy * Keith Moon (1946–1978) * Thomas Morley (c. 1557 – 1602), consort composer * Ella Mai (born 1994), singer-songwriter * Gareth Morris (1920–2007), flautist * Morrissey (born 1959), composer, member of The Smiths * Olivia Newton-John (born 1948), pop star * John Ogdon (1937–1989), pianist * Mike Oldfield (born 1953), composer and instrumentalist * Ozzy Osbourne (born 1948), vocalist for Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne Band, Ozzy Osbourne * Jimmy Page (born 1944), guitarist * Hubert Parry (1848–1918), composer * Liam Payne (born 1993), member of British-Irish boy band One Direction * Bob and Alf Pearson (1907–1985 and 1910–2012 respectively), singers and pianist (Bob) * Peter Pears (1910–1986), tenor * Robert Plant (born 1948), singer, member of Led Zeppelin * Anthony Pleeth (born 1948), cellist * Stephen Preston (flautist), Stephen Preston, flautist * Henry Purcell (1659–1695), composer * Simon Rattle (born 1955), conductor * Keith Richards (born 1943), guitarist and former member for the Rolling Stones * Paul Rodgers (born 1949), singer * Martin Roscoe (born 1952), pianist * Malcolm Sargent (1895–1967), conductor * 21 Savage (born 1992), rapper, record producer * Chris Sharrock (born 1964), drummer for Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds * Ed Sheeran (born 1991), singer-songwriter * Elsie Southgate (1880–1946), violinist * Zak Starkey (born 1965), drummer, son of Ringo Starr * Ringo Starr (born 1940), composer, drummer, member of The Beatles * Crispin Steele-Perkins (born 1944), trumpeter * Rod Stewart (born 1945) * Joss Stone (born 1987) * Joe Strummer (1952–2002), singer, member of The Clash * Harry Styles (born 1994), member of British-Irish boy band One Direction * Bernard Sumner, lead singer of New Order (band), New Order * Connie Talbot (born 2000), child singer and reality star * Thomas Tallis (c. 1505 – 1585), composer * Benson Taylor (born 1983), composer * Tinie Tempah (born 1988), rapper * Neil Tennant (born 1954), vocalist, member of Pet Shop Boys * Lionel Tertis (1876–1975), violist * Frederick Thurston (1901–1953), clarinettist * Lee Thompson (saxophonist), Lee Thompson (born 1957), multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and composer, founder and saxophonist of Madness (band), Madness * Michael Tippett (1905–1998), composer * Louis Tomlinson (born 1991), member of British-Irish boy band One Direction * Pete Townshend (born 1945) * Alex Turner, leader singer of the band Arctic Monkeys * Sid Vicious (born John Simon Ritchie in 1957), bassist for Sex Pistols * Rick Wakeman (born 1949), piano, keyboardist, musician * Ricky Walters (born 1965), aka rapper Slick Rick * William Walton (1902–1983), composer * Roger Waters (born 1943), founder of Pink Floyd * Charlie Watts (born 1941), drummer, The Rolling Stones * Thomas Weelkes (c. 1575 – 1623), composer * Florence Welch (born 1986), lead singer of Florence and The Machine * John Wilbye (1574–1638), composer * Cliff Williams (born 1949), bassist * Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958), composer * Robbie Williams (born 1974) * Steven Wilson (born 1967), musician, producer, composer and founder of Porcupine Tree * Ron Wood (born 1947), guitarist for the Rolling Stones, former guitarist for The Faces * Amy Winehouse (1983–2011), singer-songwriter * Christopher Wolstenholme (born 1978), member of Muse (band), Muse * Henry Wood (conductor), Henry Wood (1869–1944), conductor * Dan Woodgate (born 1960), musician, songwriter, composer and record producer, drummer for Madness (band), Madness * Thom Yorke (born 1968), singer-songwriter, musician, member of Radiohead * Marvin Young (born 1967), aka rapper Young MC * Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958), composer

Philosophers

* Donald Adamson (born 1939) * G. E. M. Anscombe (1919–2001), philosopher * Anselm of Canterbury (born 1033), philosopher, famous for creation of the Ontological Argument * A. J. Ayer (1910–1989), philosopher * Francis Bacon (1561–1626), philosopher and essayist * Roger Bacon (1214–1294), medieval philosopher, alchemist, and theologian * Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832), philosopher, founder of Utilitarianism * R. M. Hare (1907–2002), philosopher * H. L. A. Hart (1907–1992), legal philosopher * Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679), philosopher * William Godwin (1756–1836), political philosopher * John Locke (1632–1704), philosopher * John Stuart Mill (1806–1873), economist, political philosopher * G. E. Moore (1873–1958), philosopher * William of Ockham (c. 1285 – 1349), philosopher, theologian, created Ockham's Razor * Thomas Paine (1737–1809), theorist * Derek Parfit (born 1942), philosopher * Bertrand Russell (1872–1970), philosopher * Gilbert Ryle (1900–1976), philosopher * Henry Sidgwick (1838–1900), philosopher * Herbert Spencer (1820–1903) * Peter Strawson (1919–2006), philosopher * William Whewell (1794–1866), philosopher * Alfred North Whitehead (1861–1947), mathematician * Bernard Williams (1929–2003), philosopher

Photographers

* David Bailey (photographer), David Bailey (born 1938) * Emma Barton (photographer), Emma Barton (1872–1938) * Cecil Beaton (1904–1980) * George Beldam (1868–1937), first-class cricketer and a pioneer of Sports photography, action photography in sport * John Blakemore (born 1936) * Samuel Bourne (1834–1912) * Larry Burrows (1926–1971), photojournalist * George Davison (photographer), George Davison (1854–1930) * Terence Donovan (photographer), Terence Donovan (1936–1996) * Brian Duffy (photographer), Brian Duffy (1933–2010) * Frederick H. Evans (1853–1943) * Roger Fenton (1819–1869) * John French (photographer), John French (1907–1966) * Francis Frith (1822–1898) * Peter Wickens Fry (1798–1860), early amateur photographer * Bert Hardy (1913–1995) * Alfred Horsley Hinton (1863–1908) * Don McCullin (born 1935), photojournalist * Eadweard Muybridge (1830–1904) * Horace Nicholls (1867–1941) * Tony Ray-Jones (1941–1972) * Henry Peach Robinson (1830–1901) * George Rodger (1908–1995), photojournalist * Francis Meadow Sutcliffe (1853–1941) * William Henry Fox Talbot (1800–1877), photographer, inventor of the calotype process

Politicians

* John FitzAlan, 1st Baron Arundel (1348–1379) * Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel (1285–1326) * Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel (1306–1376) * H. H. Asquith (1852–1928), British prime minister * Clement Attlee (1883–1967), British prime minister * Stanley Baldwin (1867–1947), British prime minister * John Barrington, 1st Viscount Barrington (1678–1734) * Charles George Beauclerk (1774–1845) * Lord Sidney Beauclerk (1703–1744) * Tony Benn (1925–2014), Labour politician * Ernest Bevin (1881–1951), Labour politician * Margaret Bondfield (1873–1953), Labour politician and first female Cabinet Minister * Harold Briggs (politician), Harold Briggs (1870–1945) * John Bright (1811–1889), liberal politician * Sir Paul Bryan (politician), Paul Bryan (1913–2004) * Dorothy Boyle, Countess of Burlington (1699–1758) * George Canning (1770–1827), politician * William Cartwright (1634–1676), William Cartwright (1634–1676), politician * Barbara Castle (1910–2002), politician * Lord Henry Cavendish (1673–1700), nobleman and politician * Sir Austen Chamberlain (1863–1937) * Joseph Chamberlain (1836–1914) * Neville Chamberlain (1869–1940), British prime minister * James Chase (apothecary), James Chase (1650–1721) * Lord Randolph Churchill (1849–1895) * Winston Churchill (1874–1965), British prime minister * Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence (1338–1368) * Kenneth Clarke (born 1940), Conservative politician * William Cobbett (1763–1835), MP and reformer * Sir Stafford Cripps (1889–1952), Labour politician * George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859–1925), Viceroy of India * Archibald Dalzel (1740–1811), Governor of the Gold Coast (British colony), Gold Coast * Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby (1826–1893) * Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (1799–1869) * William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire (1640–1707), soldier, nobleman, and Whig politician * Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire (1833–1908) * William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (c. 1720 – 1764) * Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881), British prime minister * Alec Douglas-Home (1903–1995), British prime minister * Anthony Eden (1897–1977), British prime minister * Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1584–1648), nobleman and politician, also a commander in the Roundheads, Parliamentary army in the English Civil War * Michael Foot (1913–2010), Labour leader * William Bower Forwood (1840–1928), politician * Sir Henry Bartle Frere (1815–1884), Colonial administrator * Hugh Gaitskell (1906–1963), Labour politician * William Ewart Gladstone (1809–1898), British prime minister * Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (1735–1811) * George Grenville (1712–1770), British prime minister * William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Lord Grenville (1759–1834) * Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764–1845) * William Hague (born 1961), Conservative politician * William Savile, 2nd Marquess of Halifax (1665–1700) * James Hamilton, Viscount Hamilton (1786–1814), nobleman and politician * Denis Healey (1917–2015), Labour politician * Edward Heath (1916–2005), British prime minister * Henry Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland (1773–1840) * Boris Johnson (born 1964), British prime minister * William Kenrick (Birmingham MP), William Kenrick (1831–1919) * Edmund Holland, 4th Earl of Kent (1384–1408) * John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley (1826–1902) * Brownlow William Knox (1806–1873) * George Lansbury (1859–1940) * Nigel Lawson (born 1932), Conservative politician * Sir Francis Lee, 4th Baronet (1639–1667) * John Leland (politician), John Leland (?–1808), English Member of Parliament for Stamford, 1796–1808 * Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville (1815–1891) * John de Lacy, 2nd Earl of Lincoln (c. 1192 – 1240) * Henry de Lacy, 3rd Earl of Lincoln (c. 1251 – 1311) * Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (1770–1828) * John Lubbock (1834–1913), banker, politician, naturalist and archaeologist * Harold Macmillan (1894–1986), British prime minister * John Major (born 1943), British prime minister * Reginald Maudling (1917–1979), Conservative politician * William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779–1848) * Herbert Morrison (1888–1965), Labour politician * Theresa May (born 1956), British Prime Minister * Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle (1693–1768) * Frederick North, Lord North (1732–1792) * Philip Oliver (British politician), Philip Oliver (1884–1954) * Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784–1865), British prime minister * Sir Robert Peel (1788–1850), British prime minister * Henry Pelham (1694–1754) * Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke (c. 1100 – 1148) * William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1146/1147–1219) * Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1130–1176) * Spencer Perceval (1762–1812), British prime minister * William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, William Pitt (the Elder), 1st Earl of Chatham (1708–1778) * William Pitt the Younger (1759–1806), British prime minister * William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (1738–1809) * Enoch Powell (1912–1998) * Cecil Rhodes (1853–1902), imperialist * Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon (1782–1859), politician * William Robson, Baron Robson (1852–1918) * Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham (1730–1782) * Sir Thomas Royden, 1st Baronet (1831–1917), ship-owner and Conservative Party politician * Thomas Royden, 1st Baron Royden (1871–1950), businessman and Conservative Party politician * John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792–1878) * Michael Hicks-Beach, 1st Earl St Aldwyn (1837–1916) * Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830–1903), British prime minister * Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth (1757–1844) * John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon (1873–1954) * Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden of Ickornshaw (1864–1937) * Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans (1670–1726) * John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey (1231–1304) * Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney (1733–1800), Home Secretary in the Pitt government; suggested using what is now Australia as a penal colony for Britain * Margaret Thatcher (1925–2013), British prime minister * Sir Robert Walpole (1676–1745), British prime minister * Sir Godfrey Webster, 4th Baronet (1747–1800) * Sir Godfrey Webster, 5th Baronet (1789–1836) * William Wilberforce (1759–1833), abolitionist * William Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (c. 1370 – 1409) * Robert Willoughby, 6th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (c. 1385 – 1452) * Shirley Williams (1930–2021), Social Democratic Party (UK), SDP founder * Henry Willink (1894–1973), politician * Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington (c. 1674 – 1743) * Harold Wilson (1916–1995), British prime minister * Edward Maria Wingfield (1550–1631), also soldier and English overseas possessions, English colonist in America

Revolutionaries

*Robert Aske (political leader), Robert Aske (c. 1500 – 1537), revolutionary leader of the Pilgrimage of Grace *Thomas Baker (Peasants' Revolt leader), Thomas Baker (d. 1381), leader of the Peasants' Revolt *John Ball (priest), John Ball (c. 1338 –1381), English priest and revolutionary leader of the Peasants' Revolt *Robert Catesby (1572–1605), lead planner of the Gunpowder Plot *Guy Fawkes (1570–1606), central participant in the Gunpowder Plot *Thomas Wyatt the Younger (1521–1554), leader of Wyatt's rebellion

Scientists

* Arthur Aikin (1773–1854), chemist and mineralogist * Nathan Alcock (1707–1779), doctor * Jim Al-Khalili (born 1962), theoretical physicist and broadcaster * Charles Babbage (1791–1871), mathematician * Joseph Banks (1743–1820), naturalist * Isaac Barrow (1630–1677), mathematician * Thomas Bayes (c. 1702 – 1761), mathematician * Tim Berners-Lee (born 1955), computer scientist; inventor of the World Wide Web * Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett (1897–1974), physicist * George Boole (1815–1864), mathematician * Robert Boyle (1627–1691), natural philosopher * Richard Bright (physician), Richard Bright (1630–1677), doctor, founder of Bright's Disease (a form of kidney disease) * Henry Brunner (1838–1916), chemist * Henry Cavendish (1731–1810), scientist * Sir George Cayley (1773–1857), polymath and aviator * Frank Close (born 1945), physicist * Brian Cox (physicist), Brian Cox (born 1968), physicist * Francis Crick (1916–2004), molecular biologist * John Dalton (1766–1844), chemist and physicist * Charles Darwin (1809–1882), initiator of the theory of evolution * Richard Dawkins (born 1941), evolutionary theorist * Henry Deacon (industrialist), Henry Deacon (1822–1876), chemist * Paul Dirac (1902–1984), physicist * Horace Donisthorpe (1870–1951), entomologist, myrmecologist and coleopterist * Arthur Eddington (1882–1944), physicist * Michael Faraday (1791–1867), scientist * Ronald Fisher (1890–1962), geneticist and statistician * Jeff Forshaw (born 1968), particle physicist * Rosalind Franklin (1920–1958), chemist and X-ray crystallography, x-ray crystallographer * J. B. S. Haldane (1892–1964), geneticist * James Hargreaves (chemist), James Hargreaves (1834–1915), chemist * Stephen Hawking (1942–2018), cosmologist * Oliver Heaviside (1850–1925), physicist * John Herschel (1792–1871), mathematician and astronomer * Peter Higgs (born 1929), physicist * C. A. R. Hoare (born 1934), computer scientist * Robert Hooke (1635–1703), scientist * Edward Jenner (1749–1823), doctor * Reginald Victor Jones, R. V. Jones (1911–1997), physicist * James Prescott Joule (1818–1889), physicist * Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, Joseph Lister (1827–1912), surgeon * Bernard Lovell (1913–2012), astronomer * James Lovelock (born 1919), scientist * Martin Lowry (1874–1936), chemist * John William Lubbock (1803–1865), banker, mathematician and astronomer * Sir Charles Lyell (1797–1875), geologist * John Maynard Smith (1920–2004), geneticist * John McClellan (chemist), John McClellan (1810–1881), chemist * Robert Mond (1867–1938), chemist * Desmond Morris (born 1928), zoologist * Roger Needham (1935–2003), computer scientist * Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1727), founder of modern physics, last of the alchemy, alchemists * William Penney (1909–1991), mathematician, physicist, director of British nuclear weapon research * Roger Penrose (born 1931), mathematical physicist * Joseph Prestwich (1812–1896), geologist * Joseph Priestley (1733–1804), chemist * Martin Rees (born 1942), cosmologist and astrophysicist * Frederick Sanger (1918–2013), double Nobel prize-winning molecular biologist * Adam Sedgwick (1785–1873), geologist * John Snow (physician), John Snow (1813–1858), epidemiologist * Joseph Wilson Swan (1828–1914), physicist and chemist * George Paget Thomson (1892–1975), physicist * J. J. Thomson (1856–1940), physicist * Henry Tizard (1885–1959), chemist and inventor * Alan Turing (1912–1954), mathematician * Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913), naturalist * Alfred North Whitehead (1861–1947), mathematician * Maurice Vincent Wilkes (1913–2010), computer scientist * James H. Wilkinson (1919–1986), mathematician * William Hyde Wollaston (1766–1828), chemist * Thomas Young (scientist), Thomas Young (1773–1829), scientist

Sportsmen and sportswomen

Terrorists

*Sally-Anne Jones, ISIS terrorist

Writers

* William Shakespeare (1564–1616), playwright, actor and poet

Other notables

* Hannah Aldworth (died 1778), philanthropist * Margery Arnold (fl. mid 14th century), landowner * Rachel Ashwell (born 1959), author, designer and entrepreneur * Edward Betts (1815–1872), civil engineering contractor * Thomas Brassey (1805–1870), civil engineering contractor * Capability Brown (1715–1783), landscape gardener * Donald Campbell (1921–1967), world land and water speed record holder * Sir Malcolm Campbell (1885–1949), automobile and speedboat racer * William Caxton (c. 1422 – c. 1491), printer * Sir John Chesshyre (1662–1738), lawyer * Grace Darling (1815–1842), heroine * William Emes (c. 1729 – 1803), landscape gardener * Elizabeth Fry (1780–1845), prison reformer * Thomas Grissell (1801–1874), public works contractor * Hilda Hewlett (1864–1943), pioneer aviator and aviation entrepreneur * Ebenezer Howard (1850–1928), urban planner * Daniel Howell (born 1991), YouTube personality and radio host * Edward Kemp (landscape architect), Edward Kemp (1817–1891), garden designer * Gideon Lester (born 1972), dramaturg, adaptator, theatre artistic director * Philip Lester (born 1987), YouTube personality and radio host * Peter Molyneux (born 1959), video game designer * Sir Samuel Morton Peto (1809–1889), civil engineering contractor * Joshua A. Norton (1811–1880), Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico * Wat Tyler (died 1381), leader of the Peasants' Revolt (1381) * William Wakefield (1801–1848), founder of Wellington, New Zealand * Richard Walker (angler), Richard Walker (1918–1985), writer and pioneer of modern-day angling in Britain * Sarah Elizabeth Wardroper (1814–1892), Matron of St Thomas's Hospital from 1854 to 1887 * Harriet Shaw Weaver (1876–1961), political activist and suffragist * Joseph Williamson (philanthropist), Joseph Williamson (1769–1840), philanthropist, merchant and tunneler * Philip Yates (1913–1998), coal miner awarded the Edward Medal

English expatriates

The following were born English, but changed nationality later in their life. * John Alden (c. 1599 – 1687), one of the leaders of the Pilgrim (Plymouth Colony), Pilgrims to North America * George Alsop, (c. 1630s-c. 1670s), author * Anthony Aston (died 1731), actor and dramatist * Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977) * Alistair Cooke (1908–2004) * Cary Grant (1904–1986), film actor * Avraham Harman (1915–1992), Israeli diplomat and president of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem * Bob Hope (1903–2003) * Stephen Hough (born 1961), concert pianist, became Australian citizen * Thomas Paine (1737–1809)

References

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