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Year
A. C. Benson
Author
14
1862 - 1925
A. J. P. Taylor
Historian
15
1906 - 1990
Aaron Klug
Physicist
12
1926 -
Abraham Tucker
Philosopher
1
1705 - 1774
Adam Ant
Musician
6
1954 -
Adam Clarke
Theologian
29
Adam Rickitt
Actor
22
1978 -
Adam Sedgwick
Scientist
3
1785 - 1873
Adrian Mitchell
Poet
8
1932 - 2008
Alan Bates
Actor
12
1934 - 2003
Alan Bullock
Historian
5
1914 - 2004
Alan Coren
Writer
5
1938 - 2007
Alan Davies
Actor
2
1966 -
Alan Moore
Writer
8
1953 -
Alan Parsons
Musician
13
1948 -
Alan Patrick Herbert
Novelist
5
1890 - 1971
Alan Rickman
Actor
38
1946 -
Albert Finney
Actor
30
1936 -
Albert Meltzer
Activist
1
1920 - 1996
Alex Cox
Director
28
1954 -
Alexei Sayle
Comedian
5
1952 -
Alfred Russel Wallace
Scientist
22
1823 - 1913
Alfred Sisley
Artist
4
1839 - 1899
Alison Moyet
Musician
20
1961 -
Alvin Martin
Athlete
1
1958 -
Amanda Holden
Actress
4
1971 -
Amy Levy
Poet
2
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Composer
29
1948 -
Andy Goldsworthy
Artist
33
1956 -
Ann Oakley
Sociologist
7
Anna Jameson
Writer
10
1794 - 1860
Anna Wickham
Poet
2
Anne Bronte
Novelist
9
1820 - 1849
Anne Perry
Novelist
11
1938 -
Anthony Holden
Journalist
33
1947 -
Anthony Hope
Writer
8
1863 - 1933
Anthony Minghella
Director
5
1954 -
Anthony Powell
Novelist
8
1905 - 2000
Antonia Fraser
Author
29
1932 -
Antony Hewish
Scientist
6
1924 -
Antony Jay
Writer
6
1930 -
Archibald Primrose
Politician
1
1847 - 1929
Arnold J. Toynbee
Historian
20
1889 - 1975
Arthur Balfour
Statesman
8
1848 - 1930
Arthur Bryant
Historian
3
1899 - 1985
Arthur Cayley
Mathematician
6
1821 - 1895
Arthur Conan Doyle
Writer
34
1859 - 1930
Arthur Eddington
Scientist
20
1882 - 1944
Arthur Helps
Historian
20
1813 - 1875
Arthur Henderson
Politician
33
1863 - 1935
Arthur Lowe
Actor
2
1915 - 1982
Arthur Phillip
Soldier
1
1738 - 1814
Arthur Ransome
Author
2
1884 - 1967
Arthur Scargill
Politician
9
1938 -
Arthur Sullivan
Composer
2
1842 - 1900
Arthur Symons
Poet
2
1865 - 1945
Auberon Waugh
Author
3
1939 - 2001
B. H. Liddell Hart
Historian
9
1895 - 1970
Barbara Amiel
Journalist
25
1940 -
Barbara Castle
Politician
20
1910 - 2002
Barbara Steele
Actress
9
1937 -
Barry Sheene
Celebrity
10
1950 - 2003
Basil Bunting
Poet
5
1900 - 1985
Beatrice Webb
Sociologist
1
1958 - 1943
Bede Griffiths
Clergyman
9
1906 - 1993
Beilby Porteus
Clergyman
4
1731 - 1809
Ben Edwards
Entertainer
13
Ben Elton
Comedian
10
1959 -
Ben Nicholson
Artist
24
1894 - 1982
Ben Pimlott
Historian
1
1945 - 2004
Benjamin Disraeli
Statesman
114
1804 - 1881
Benjamin Haydon
Artist
7
1786 - 1846
Benjamin Whichcote
Philosopher
6
Benny Green
Musician
23
1927 - 1998
Bernard Cornwell
Novelist
21
1944 -
Bernard Law Montgomery
Soldier
6
1887 - 1976
Bert Hardy
Photographer
1
1913 - 1995
Bertrand Russell
Philosopher
103
1872 - 1970
Bill Brandt
Photographer
8
1904 - 1983
Bill Bruford
Musician
27
1949 -
Bill O'Brien
Politician
1
1929 -
Bill Wyman
Musician
27
1936 -
Billy Bragg
Musician
25
1957 -
Billy Idol
Musician
8
1955 -
Boris Johnson
Politician
5
1964 -
Brandon Thomas
Actor
9
1850 - 1914
Brian Eno
Musician
43
1948 -
Brian Epstein
Businessman
5
1934 - 1967
Brian Ferneyhough
Composer
32
1943 -
Brian Harvey
Musician
2
1974 -
Brian Jones
Musician
1
1942 - 1969
Bridget Riley
Artist
13
1931 -
Bruce Kent
Activist
5
1929 -
Bryan Magee
Author
3
1930 -
C. Northcote Parkinson
Historian
17
1909 - 1993
C. P. Scott
Journalist
2
1846 - 1932
C. S. Lewis
Author
52
1898 - 1963
Carol Ann Duffy
Poet
15
1955 -
Carol Vorderman
Entertainer
2
1960 -
Cat Stevens
Musician
41
1948 -
Catherine Bell
Model
28
1968 -
Catherine Crowe
Writer
3
Cecil Frank Powell
Physicist
4
1903 - 1969
Cecil Rhodes
Statesman
5
1853 - 1902
Celia Green
Author
2
1935 -
Charles Kennedy
Politician
4
1959 -
Charles Lawrence
Politician
2
1709 - 1760
Charles Lyell
Lawyer
12
1797 - 1875
Charles Mackay
Poet
7
Charles Morgan
Novelist
6
1894 - 1958
Charles Scott Sherrington
Scientist
4
1857 - 1952
Charles Simmons
Politician
14
1893 - 1975
Charles Spurgeon
Clergyman
33
1834 - 1892
Charles Wilson
Public Servant
3
1882 - 1977
Charlie Watts
Musician
25
1941 -
Charlotte Bronte
Novelist
31
1816 - 1855
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Actor
11
1974 -
Chris Morris
Critic
6
1965 -
Chris Patten
Politician
13
1944 -
Chris Squire
Musician
4
1948 -
Christina Rossetti
Poet
12
1830 - 1894
Christopher Hampton
Playwright
8
1946 -
Christopher Monckton
Politician
4
1952 -
Christopher Nolan
Director
12
1970 -
Cilla Black
Musician
11
1943 -
Claire Bloom
Actress
18
1931 -
Clare Short
Politician
20
1946 -
Claud Cockburn
Journalist
3
1904 - 1981
Colin Baker
Actor
8
1943 -
Colin Firth
Actor
32
1960 -
Colin Greenwood
Musician
32
1969 -
Colin Henry Wilson
Writer
1
1931 -
Conrad Black
Businessman
3
1944 -
Craig Charles
Actor
3
1964 -
Cynthia Payne
Celebrity
14
1932 -
Daisy Donovan
Actress
9
1975 -
Damien Hirst
Artist
21
1965 -
Damon Hill
Athlete
23
1960 -
Daniel Day-Lewis
Actor
27
1957 -
Daniel Hannan
Politician
8
1971 -
Daniel Radcliffe
Actor
28
1989 -
Dave Davies
Musician
16
1947 -
David Attenborough
Journalist
32
1926 -
David Blunkett
Politician
15
1947 -
David Cameron
Politician
17
1966 -
David Coleman
Journalist
4
1926 -
David Davis
Politician
3
1948 -
David Dimbleby
Journalist
2
1938 -
David Elliott
Celebrity
6
David Heyman
Producer
12
1961 -
David Irving
Author
4
1938 -
David Knopfler
Musician
18
1952 -
David Lean
Director
6
1908 - 1991
David Lloyd
Artist
19
David Low
Cartoonist
4
1891 - 1963
David Millar
Athlete
1
1977 -
David Prowse
Actor
18
1935 -
David Puttnam
Producer
1
1941 -
David Ricardo
Economist
28
1772 - 1823
David Storey
Novelist
3
1933 -
David Walliams
Actor
9
1971 -
Dawn French
Comedian
14
1957 -
Deborah Bull
Dancer
22
1963 -
Delia Smith
Entertainer
16
1941 -
Denis Healey
Politician
4
1917 -
Denis Thatcher
Businessman
8
1915 - 2003
Dennis Potter
Dramatist
31
1935 - 1994
Derek Harold Richard Barton
Scientist
5
1918 - 1998
Derek Jacobi
Actor
33
1938 -
Derek Jarman
Director
6
1942 - 1994
Desmond Llewelyn
Actor
3
1914 - 1999
Diana Rigg
Actress
5
1938 -
Diane Abbott
Politician
5
1953 -
Dick Francis
Author
3
1920 -
Dominic West
Actor
3
1968 -
Dorothy L. Sayers
Author
23
1893 - 1957
Douglas Bader
Soldier
6
1910 - 1982
Douglas Haig
Soldier
5
1861 - 1928
Douglas Hurd
Politician
24
1930 -
Douglas Reed
Journalist
2
Dudley Moore
Celebrity
5
1935 - 2002
Duke of Wellington
Royalty
7
Dusty Springfield
Musician
14
1939 - 1999
E. P. Thompson
Historian
13
1924 - 1993
Ed Balls
Politician
10
1967 -
Ed Miliband
Politician
19
1969 -
Eddie Izzard
Comedian
10
1962 -
Edith Sitwell
Poet
16
1887 - 1964
Edmund Leach
Scientist
3
1910 - 1989
Edward Elgar
Composer
2
1857 - 1934
Edward F. Halifax
Statesman
12
Edward Forbes
Scientist
6
1815 - 1854
Edward Grey
Politician
15
1862 - 1933
Edward Marsh
Editor
1
1872 - 1953
Edward Wadsworth
Artist
1
1889 - 1949
Edward Whymper
Explorer
1
1840 - 1911
Eleanor Bron
Actress
1
1934 -
Elizabeth David
Writer
5
1913 - 1992
Elizabeth Gaskell
Novelist
10
1810 - 1865
Elizabeth II
Royalty
12
1926 -
Elizabeth Montagu
Writer
5
1718 - 1800
Ellis Peters
Author
9
1913 - 1995
Elvis Costello
Musician
27
1954 -
Emily Mortimer
Actress
12
1971 -
Emma Bunton
Musician
6
1976 -
Emma Watson
Actress
17
1990 -
Enid Bagnold
Author
9
1889 - 1981
Enoch Powell
Politician
8
1912 - 1998
Eric Clapton
Musician
20
1945 -
Eric Hobsbawm
Historian
5
1917 -
Eric Morecambe
Comedian
4
1926 - 1984
Ernest Bevin
Public Servant
3
1881 - 1951
Evan Davis
Economist
3
1962 -
Evan Parker
Musician
21
1944 -
F. H. Bradley
Philosopher
19
1846 - 1924
Fay Godwin
Photographer
18
1931 - 2005
Ferdinand Mount
Writer
20
1939 -
Francis Herbert Hedge
Philosopher
4
Francis Maude
Politician
21
1953 -
Frank Bruno
Athlete
8
1961 -
Frank Dobson
Politician
6
1940 -
Fred Perry
Athlete
4
1909 - 1995
Freddie Mercury
Musician
36
1946 - 1991
Frederick Forsyth
Author
4
1938 -
Frederick William Faber
Theologian
5
1814 - 1863
G. H. Hardy
Mathematician
7
1877 - 1947
Gareth Gates
Musician
3
1984 -
Gary Kemp
Musician
8
1959 -
Gary Numan
Musician
7
1958 -
Gavin Rossdale
Musician
32
1967 -
Gavyn Davies
Businessman
4
1950 -
Geoff Hoon
Politician
1
1953 -
Geoffrey Boycott
Athlete
5
1940 -
Geoffrey Faber
Publisher
1
George Borrow
Author
8
George Cole
Actor
2
1925 -
George Eliot
Author
101
1819 - 1880
George Formby
Musician
1
1904 - 1961
George Galloway
Politician
21
1954 -
George Gissing
Novelist
10
1857 - 1903
George Grenville
Statesman
1
1712 - 1770
George Harrison
Musician
24
1943 - 2001
George Herbert
Poet
45
1593 - 1633
George Leigh Mallory
Celebrity
4
1886 - 1924
George Michael
Musician
20
1963 -
George Mikes
Writer
7
1912 - 1987
George Orwell
Author
89
1903 - 1950
George Shearing
Musician
18
1919 -
Georgie Fame
Musician
5
1943 -
Gerald Finzi
Composer
2
1901 - 1956
Gerald Scarfe
Artist
18
1936 -
Gerald Vann
Theologian
4
1906 - 1963
Geri Halliwell
Musician
23
1972 -
Gertrude Jekyll
Celebrity
8
Gilbert Murray
Diplomat
10
1866 - 1957
Gilbert Parker
Politician
22
1862 - 1932
Gilbert Ryle
Philosopher
1
1900 - 1976
Ginger Baker
Musician
6
1939 -
Glenda Jackson
Actress
12
1936 -
Glenn Hoddle
Athlete
2
1957 -
Godfrey Harold Hardy
Mathematician
4
1877 - 1947
Gordon Brown
Politician
17
1951 -
Graham Chapman
Comedian
12
1941 - 1989
Graham Greene
Playwright
39
1904 - 1991
Graham Leonard
Clergyman
1
1921 -
Graham Nash
Musician
35
1942 -
Graham Swift
Author
3
1949 -
Greg Knight
Politician
1
1949 -
Greg Lake
Musician
14
1947 -
Greg Rusedski
Athlete
7
1973 -
Gregory Bateson
Scientist
25
1904 - 1980
Guy Burgess
Criminal
4
1911 - 1963
Guy Hamilton
Director
2
1922 -
Guy Ritchie
Director
32
1968 -
Hall Caine
Novelist
2
1853 - 1931
Harold Evans
Journalist
8
1928 -
Harold S. Geneen
Businessman
27
Harriet Harman
Politician
11
1950 -
Harrison Birtwistle
Composer
28
1934 -
Harry Johnston
Explorer
6
1858 - 1927
Harry Pollitt
Politician
1
1890 - 1960
Havelock Ellis
Psychologist
27
1859 - 1939
Hayley Mills
Actress
1
1946 -
Heather Mills
Activist
3
1968 -
Hector Hugh Munro
Novelist
13
1870 - 1916
Helen Dunmore
Poet
27
1952 -
Helen Fielding
Author
2
1958 -
Helen Mirren
Actress
6
1945 -
Helena Bonham Carter
Actress
42
1966 -
Henry Addington
Statesman
2
1757 - 1844
Henry Cole
Public Servant
1
1808 - 1882
Henry Ellis
Psychologist
33
1861 - 1939
Henry Fuseli
Artist
2
1741 - 1825
Henry John Temple
Statesman
1
1784 - 1865
Henry Longhurst
Journalist
2
1909 - 1978
Henry Pelham
Statesman
1
1694 - 1754
Honor Blackman
Actress
13
1927 -
Horatio Nelson
Soldier
23
1758 - 1805
Howard Barker
Playwright
6
1946 -
Howard Hodgkin
Artist
26
1932 -
Hugh Dancy
Actor
21
1975 -
Hugh Laurie
Comedian
17
1959 -
Hugh Lofting
Author
3
1886 - 1947
Humphrey Lyttelton
Musician
9
1921 -
Humphry Davy
Scientist
7
1778 - 1829
Iain Duncan Smith
Politician
4
1954 -
Ian Anderson
Musician
6
1947 -
Ian Fleming
Author
6
1908 - 1964
Ian Mcewan
Author
5
1948 -
Ingrid Newkirk
Activist
2
1949 -
Isaac D'Israeli
Writer
1
1766 - 1848
Isambard K. Brunel
Inventor
2
1806 - 1859
J. B. Priestley
Writer
30
1894 - 1984
J. F. C. Fuller
Soldier
5
1878 - 1966
J. G. Stedman
Soldier
3
J. Lee Thompson
Director
3
1914 - 2002
Jack Brymer
Musician
1
1915 - 2003
Jack Davenport
Actor
2
1973 -
Jack Dee
Comedian
3
1962 -
Jack Higgins
Novelist
1
1929 -
Jackie Collins
Author
31
1937 -
James Allen
Author
32
James Buchan
Novelist
2
1954 -
James Cook
Explorer
3
1728 - 1779
James Dyson
Designer
2
1947 -
James Fenton
Poet
3
1949 -
James Herriot
Writer
16
1916 - 1995
James Howell
Writer
8
James M. Barrie
Playwright
33
1860 - 1937
James Montgomery
Poet
9
James P. Hogan
Author
2
1941 -
James Paget
Scientist
1
James Smithson
Scientist
2
James Wolfe
Soldier
6
1727 - 1759
Jamie Oliver
Celebrity
5
1975 -
Jane Asher
Actress
9
1946 -
Jane Austen
Writer
61
1775 - 1817
Jane Grey
Royalty
9
1537 - 1554
Janet Baker
Musician
1
1933 -
Jared Harris
Actor
4
1961 -
Jason Statham
Actor
29
1972 -
Jeanette Winterson
Novelist
48
1959 -
Jeff Beck
Musician
4
1944 -
Jeff Lynne
Musician
2
1947 -
Jeffrey Bernard
Journalist
12
1932 - 1997
Jennifer Saunders
Comedian
17
1958 -
Jeremy Brett
Actor
6
1933 - 1995
Jeremy Bulloch
Actor
18
1945 -
Jeremy Paxman
Journalist
4
1950 -
Jeremy Spencer
Musician
4
1948 -
Jeremy Taylor
Clergyman
25
Jessie Matthews
Actress
6
1907 - 1981
Jill Dando
Journalist
3
1961 - 1999
Jilly Cooper
Author
24
1937 -
Jim Capaldi
Musician
26
1944 - 2005
Jim Dale
Musician
15
1935 -
Jim Knight
Politician
1
1965 -
Jimmy Page
Musician
9
1944 -
Jo Brand
Comedian
27
1957 -
John Amery
Politician
14
1912 - 1945
John Andre
Celebrity
2
1750 - 1780
John B. S. Haldane
Scientist
19
1892 - 1964
John Badham
Director
12
1939 -
John Barry
Composer
1
1933 -
John Bonham
Musician
13
1948 - 1980
John Boorman
Director
8
1933 -
John Bright
Politician
20
1811 - 1889
John Byng
Soldier
5
1704 - 1757
John Deacon
Musician
30
1951 -
John Denham
Politician
6
John Donne
Poet
30
1572 - 1631
John Foster
Architect
8
John Galliano
Designer
16
1960 -
John Grierson
Director
16
1898 - 1972
John Henry Newman
Clergyman
30
1801 - 1890
John Hurt
Actor
19
1940 -
John Lawson
Explorer
8
John Leeson
Actor
8
1943 -
John Lubbock
Statesman
13
1834 - 1913
John Major
Politician
8
1943 -
John Mayall
Musician
11
1933 -
John Monks
Leader
3
1945 -
John Morley
Statesman
15
John Motson
Celebrity
12
1945 -
John Pearson
Theologian
9
1612 - 1686
John Peel
Entertainer
2
1939 - 2004
John Polkinghorne
Physicist
26
1930 -
John Prescott
Politician
28
1938 -
John Redwood
Politician
7
1951 -
John Schlesinger
Director
14
1925 - 2003
John Stott
Clergyman
1
1921 -
John Thaw
Actor
11
1942 - 2002
John Tillotson
Theologian
9
1630 - 1694
John Walters
Musician
26
1938 - 2001
Johnny Ball
Entertainer
6
1938 -
Johnny Vegas
Comedian
27
1971 -
Jon Anderson
Musician
3
1944 -
Jon Wynne-Tyson
Activist
1
Jonathan Bennett
Philosopher
8
Jonathan Dimbleby
Writer
19
1944 -
Jonathan Miller
Entertainer
23
1934 -
Jonathan Ross
Entertainer
2
Joseph Chamberlain
Politician
6
1836 - 1914
Joseph Fiennes
Actor
7
1970 -
Joseph Needham
Scientist
3
1900 - 1995
Josiah Stamp
Businessman
6
1880 - 1941
Jude Law
Actor
27
1972 -
Julia Margaret Cameron
Photographer
6
1815 - 1879
Julia Ormond
Actress
9
1965 -
Julian Barbour
Scientist
3
Julian Glover
Actor
2
1935 -
Julian Sands
Actor
3
1958 -
Julie Burchill
Journalist
9
1959 -
Julie Christie
Actress
30
1941 -
Julie Walters
Actress
39
1950 -
Juliet Mills
Actor
6
1941 -
Juliet Mitchell
Psychologist
1
Jung Chang
Writer
20
Kate Adie
Journalist
27
1945 -
Kate Bush
Musician
11
1958 -
Keith Emerson
Musician
29
1944 -
Ken Dodd
Comedian
2
1929 -
Ken Hill
Playwright
23
1937 - 1995
Kenneth Clark
Author
8
Kenneth More
Actor
6
1914 - 1982
Kenneth Robert Livingstone
Politician
3
1945 -
Kenneth Williams
Actor
7
1926 - 1988
King George V
Royalty
8
Lascelles Abercrombie
Poet
22
1881 - 1938
Lawrence Durrell
Writer
25
1912 - 1990
Lee Child
Writer
15
Lee Ryan
Musician
11
1983 -
Len Deighton
Historian
5
1929 -
Leonard Woolf
Author
2
1880 - 1969
Leslie Banks
Actor
6
1890 - 1952
Leslie Charteris
Writer
12
1907 - 1993
Lewis Gilbert
Director
1
1920 -
Liam Fox
Politician
7
1961 -
Liam Gallagher
Musician
10
1972 -
Libby Houston
Poet
2
Lillie Langtry
Actress
32
1853 - 1929
Linford Christie
Athlete
16
1960 -
Lionel Blue
Clergyman
41
1930 -
Llewelyn Powys
Writer
1
1884 - 1939
Lord Acton
Historian
27
1834 - 1902
Lord Alfred Douglas
Poet
2
1870 - 1945
Lord Byron
Poet
77
1788 - 1824
Lord Caradon
Diplomat
1
1907 - 1990
Lord Chesterfield
Statesman
61
1694 - 1773
Lord Curzon
Statesman
1
1859 - 1925
Lord Edward Cecil
Soldier
1
1867 - 1918
Lord Hailsham
Politician
5
1907 - 2001
Lord Halifax
Politician
3
1881 - 1958
Lord John Russell
Politician
2
1792 - 1878
Lord Melbourne
Statesman
10
Lord Mountbatten
Soldier
25
1900 - 1979
Lord North
Statesman
2
1732 - 1792
Lord Northcliffe
Publisher
2
1865 - 1922
Lord Patrick Devlin
Lawyer
1
1905 - 1992
Louis Leakey
Scientist
23
1903 - 1972
Louis MacNeice
Poet
2
1907 - 1963
Louise Jameson
Actress
19
1951 -
Louise Woodward
Celebrity
6
1978 -
Lucian Freud
Artist
25
1922 -
Lynn Davies
Athlete
10
1942 -
Lynn Redgrave
Actress
26
1943 - 2010
M. Esther Harding
Psychoanalyst
2
Maggie Smith
Actress
19
1934 -
Malcolm Muggeridge
Journalist
24
1903 - 1990
Marc Almond
Musician
21
1957 -
Margaret Forster
Author
4
1938 -
Margaret Murray
Scientist
3
1863 - 1963
Marianne Faithfull
Musician
9
1946 -
Marie Corelli
Novelist
7
1855 - 1924
Marie Lloyd
Musician
1
1870 - 1922
Marina Sirtis
Actress
3
1959 -
Mark Knopfler
Musician
17
1949 -
Mark Rutherford
Writer
4
1831 - 1913
Mark Thomas
Comedian
8
1963 -
Martin Amis
Author
7
1949 -
Martin Bashir
Journalist
18
1963 -
Martin Fry
Musician
3
1958 -
Martin Ryle
Scientist
7
1918 - 1984
Mary Archer
Scientist
3
1944 -
Mary Douglas
Scientist
34
1921 - 2007
Mary Leakey
Scientist
9
1913 - 1996
Mary Wesley
Novelist
29
1912 - 2002
Mary Whitehouse
Activist
3
1910 - 2001
Mary Wollstonecraft
Writer
30
1759 - 1797
Matthew Green
Poet
8
May Sinclair
Writer
3
Mel Smith
Actor
4
1952 -
Mervyn Peake
Writer
1
1911 - 1968
Michael Apted
Director
13
1941 -
Michael Aspel
Journalist
8
1933 -
Michael Burgess
Congressman
28
1950 -
Michael Flanders
Actor
4
1922 - 1975
Michael Gambon
Actor
20
1940 -
Michael Nyman
Composer
4
1944 -
Michael Palin
Comedian
12
1943 -
Michael Parkinson
Journalist
9
1935 -
Michael Reed
Celebrity
2
Michael Winterbottom
Director
8
1961 -
Michael York
Actor
12
1942 -
Mick Fleetwood
Musician
4
1942 -
Mike Harding
Musician
2
1944 -
Millicent Fawcett
Activist
9
1847 - 1929
Nancy Astor
Politician
12
1879 - 1964
Naomi Campbell
Model
19
1970 -
Natasha Hamilton
Musician
6
1982 -
Natasha Richardson
Actress
8
1963 -
Neil Gaiman
Author
31
1960 -
Neil Innes
Writer
28
1944 -
Neville Chamberlain
Politician
6
1869 - 1940
Nicholas Mosley
Novelist
10
1923 -
Nicolas Bentley
Author
1
1907 - 1978
Nicolette Sheridan
Actress
4
1963 -
Nigel Dennis
Writer
19
1912 - 1989
Nigel Farage
Politician
2
1964 -
Nigel Mansell
Athlete
14
1953 -
Nigel Rees
Author
2
1944 -
Nigel Short
Celebrity
5
1965 -
Nigella Lawson
Journalist
30
1960 -
Norman Angell
Writer
4
1872 - 1967
Norman Douglas
Writer
16
1868 - 1952
Norman Foster
Architect
1
1935 -
Norman Hartnell
Designer
1
1901 - 1979
Norman Tebbit
Statesman
3
1931 -
Oswald Mosley
Politician
4
1896 - 1980
Owen Feltham
Author
6
P. J. Harvey
Musician
17
1969 -
Paddy Ashdown
Politician
24
1941 -
Patricia Hewitt
Politician
19
1948 -
Patrick Macnee
Actor
17
1922 -
Patrick Murray
Actor
4
1956 -
Patrick Troughton
Actor
4
1920 - 1987
Paul Brunton
Philosopher
2
1898 - 1981
Paul Daniels
Entertainer
6
1938 -
Paul Darrow
Actor
6
1941 -
Paul Dirac
Physicist
10
1902 - 1984
Paul Merton
Comedian
3
1957 -
Paul Nurse
Scientist
25
1949 -
Paul Scofield
Actor
7
1922 - 2008
Paul Scott
Novelist
3
1920 - 1978
Pete Townshend
Musician
28
1945 -
Peter Ackroyd
Author
1
1949 -
Peter Benenson
Lawyer
5
1921 - 2005
Peter Brimelow
Journalist
20
Peter Brock
Celebrity
1
1945 -
Peter Brook
Producer
2
1925 -
Peter Cushing
Actor
7
1913 - 1994
Peter D. Mitchell
Scientist
4
1920 - 1992
Peter Davison
Actor
30
1951 -
Peter Hain
Politician
17
1950 -
Peter Hall
Director
2
1930 -
Peter Mandelson
Politician
27
1953 -
Peter Mayhew
Actor
22
1944 -
Peter Wright
Celebrity
13
1916 - 1995
Philip Gibbs
Journalist
14
1877 - 1962
Philip Green
Businessman
6
1952 -
Philip Massinger
Poet
12
1908 - 1908
Philip Pullman
Writer
18
1946 -
Philip Stanhope
Statesman
12
1694 - 1773
Prince Andrew
Royalty
9
1960 -
Prince Philip
Royalty
4
1921 -
Prince William
Royalty
17
1982 -
Princess Anne
Royalty
4
1950 -
Princess Diana
Royalty
36
1961 - 1997
Princess Margaret
Royalty
5
1930 - 2002
Queen Marie of Romania
Royalty
1
1875 - 1938
Queen Victoria
Royalty
15
1819 - 1901
R. A. Butler
Politician
2
1902 - 1982
Rachel Weisz
Actress
22
1971 -
Ralph Allen
Politician
7
Ralph Cudworth
Theologian
4
Ralph Fiennes
Actor
38
1962 -
Ralph Richardson
Actor
6
1902 - 1983
Ralph Steadman
Cartoonist
24
1936 -
Ranulph Fiennes
Explorer
1
1944 -
Reginald Maudling
Politician
2
1917 - 1978
Renee Vivien
Poet
4
1877 - 1909
Rhona Mitra
Actress
14
1976 -
Richard Branson
Businessman
30
1950 -
Richard Cobden
Businessman
26
1804 - 1865
Richard E. Grant
Actor
8
1957 -
Richard Hughes
Writer
3
1900 - 1976
Richard Murdoch
Comedian
2
1907 - 1990
Richard Rogers
Architect
15
1933 -
Richard Steele
Dramatist
15
Richard Thompson
Musician
25
1949 -
Richard Wall
Writer
2
Richard Wilson
Actor
4
1936 -
Rick Wakeman
Musician
19
1949 -
Rick Wright
Musician
5
1945 -
Ridley Scott
Director
30
1937 -
Roald Dahl
Novelist
27
1916 - 1990
Robbie Williams
Musician
25
1974 -
Robert Bolt
Playwright
6
1924 - 1995
Robert Cecil
Public Servant
6
1563 - 1612
Robert Clive
Musician
1
1725 - 1774
Robert Conquest
Historian
2
1917 -
Robert Falcon Scott
Explorer
21
1868 - 1912
Robert Fisk
Journalist
7
1946 -
Robert Hamer
Director
2
1911 - 1963
Robert Hewison
Historian
3
1943 -
Robert Palmer
Musician
4
1949 - 2003
Robert Plant
Musician
17
1948 -
Robert Powell
Actor
5
1944 -
Robert Walpole
Statesman
27
1676 - 1745
Robert Williams Buchanan
Poet
1
1841 - 1901
Robert Winston
Scientist
1
1940 -
Robin Cousins
Athlete
7
1957 -
Robin Day
Journalist
18
1923 - 2000
Roddy McDowall
Actor
7
1928 - 1998
Rodney Robert Porter
Scientist
1
1917 - 1985
Roger Bannister
Athlete
30
1929 -
Roger McGough
Poet
10
1937 -
Roger Waters
Musician
9
1943 -
Roland Gift
Actor
5
1962 -
Ron Atkinson
Athlete
7
1939 -
Ron Moody
Actor
9
1924 -
Ron Wood
Musician
32
1947 -
Ronald Biggs
Celebrity
13
1929 -
Rory Bremner
Comedian
20
1961 -
Rosamund Pike
Actress
14
1979 -
Roy Hattersley
Statesman
5
1932 -
Roy Jenkins
Politician
7
1920 - 2003
Rupert Sheldrake
Scientist
8
1942 -
Ruth Pitter
Musician
8
1897 - 1992
Ruth Rendell
Writer
7
1930 -
Sam Mendes
Director
32
1965 -
Samuel Butler
Poet
123
1835 - 1902
Samuel West
Actor
8
1966 -
Sandy Wilson
Composer
1
1924 -
Sarah Sutton
Actress
31
1961 -
Sebastian Coe
Politician
9
1956 -
Shirley Williams
Politician
7
1930 -
Sid Waddell
Entertainer
15
1940 -
Simon Conway Morris
Scientist
5
Simon Cowell
Entertainer
21
1959 -
Simon Hoggart
Journalist
5
1946 -
Simon Pegg
Comedian
30
1970 -
Siobhan Fahey
Musician
36
1957 -
Siouxsie Sioux
Musician
3
1957 -
Slash
Musician
10
1965 -
Stafford Cripps
Politician
12
1889 - 1952
Stella McCartney
Designer
4
1971 -
Stephen Fry
Comedian
35
1957 -
Stephen Gardiner
Architect
39
1924 - 2007
Steve Coogan
Comedian
15
1965 -
Steven Runciman
Historian
1
1903 - 2000
Stevie Smith
Poet
6
1902 - 1971
Sting
Musician
50
1951 -
Stirling Moss
Celebrity
5
1929 -
Stuart Rose
Businessman
3
1949 -
Sue Sanders
Activist
1
Susan Boyle
Musician
5
Susanna Moodie
Author
6
1803 - 1885
Susannah York
Actress
9
1939 - 2011
Sydney Brenner
Scientist
15
1927 -
Tanith Lee
Writer
22
1947 -
Terence Fisher
Director
9
1904 - 1980
Terence Rattigan
Dramatist
2
1911 - 1977
Terence Stamp
Actor
27
1939 -
Terence Young
Director
4
1915 - 1994
Terry Jones
Comedian
5
1942 -
Terry Waite
Author
4
1939 -
Theresa May
Politician
11
1956 -
Thom Gunn
Poet
28
1929 - 2004
Thomas Babington
Poet
10
1800 - 1859
Thomas Browne
Scientist
22
1605 - 1682
Thomas Day
Author
8
1748 - 1789
Thomas Edward Brown
Poet
7
1830 - 1897
Thomas Hughes
Lawyer
5
1822 - 1896
Thomas Monaghan
Soldier
3
1937 -
Thomas Traherne
Clergyman
12
Tim Curry
Actor
5
1946 -
Tim Page
Photographer
8
1944 -
Tim Rice
Musician
4
1944 -
Tim Roth
Actor
25
1961 -
Tim Vine
Comedian
22
1967 -
Tim Yeo
Politician
2
1945 -
Timothy Garton Ash
Author
14
1955 -
Timothy West
Actor
19
1934 -
Toby Young
Journalist
3
Tom Courtenay
Actor
4
1937 -
Tom Holt
Novelist
10
1961 -
Tom Hooper
Director
13
1972 -
Tom Mann
Businessman
2
1856 - 1941
Tom Wilkinson
Actor
15
1948 -
Tommy Cooper
Comedian
12
1921 - 1984
Tony Scott
Director
14
1944 -
Tony Wilson
Journalist
5
1950 -
Tracey Ullman
Comedian
31
1959 -
Trevor Huddleston
Activist
2
1913 - 1998
V. S. Pritchett
Writer
6
1900 - 1997
Val Guest
Director
14
1911 - 2006
Van Morrison
Musician
39
1945 -
Victoria Wood
Comedian
22
1953 -
Vince Cable
Politician
3
1943 -
Virginia Woolf
Author
74
1882 - 1941
W. Somerset Maugham
Playwright
70
1874 - 1965
Walter Legge
Businessman
3
1906 - 1979
Warren De la Rue
Scientist
3
1815 - 1889
William Bligh
Soldier
14
1754 - 1817
William Booth
Leader
7
1829 - 1912
William Cavendish
Public Servant
15
William E. Gladstone
Leader
23
1809 - 1898
William Edward Hickson
Writer
1
1803 - 1870
William Gilbert
Composer
14
1836 - 1911
William Heath Robinson
Cartoonist
1
1872 - 1944
William Henry Hudson
Author
5
1841 - 1922
William Herschel
Scientist
3
1738 - 1822
William Hogarth
Artist
2
1697 - 1764
William Lamb Melbourne
Politician
3
1779 - 1848
William Pitt
Leader
8
1759 - 1806
William Shirley
Politician
6
William Taylor
Writer
2
William Turner
Scientist
2
William Whitelaw
Politician
4
1918 - 1999
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