British
| Name | Category | Date of Birth | Date of Death |
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| A. C. Benson |
Author |
April 24, 1862 |
June 17, 1925 |
| A. J. P. Taylor |
Historian |
March 25, 1906 |
September 7, 1990 |
| Aaron Klug |
Physicist |
August 11, 1926 |
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| Abraham Tucker |
Philosopher |
September 2, 1705 |
November 20, 1774 |
| Adam Ant |
Musician |
November 3, 1954 |
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| Adam Clarke |
Theologian |
1760 |
1832 |
| Adam Rickitt |
Actor |
May 29, 1978 |
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| Adam Sedgwick |
Scientist |
March 22, 1785 |
January 27, 1873 |
| Adrian Mitchell |
Poet |
October 24, 1932 |
December 20, 2008 |
| Alan Bates |
Actor |
February 17, 1934 |
December 27, 2003 |
| Alan Bleasdale |
Dramatist |
March 22, 1936 |
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| Alan Bullock |
Historian |
December 13, 1914 |
February 2, 2004 |
| Alan Coren |
Writer |
June 27, 1938 |
October 18, 2007 |
| Alan Davies |
Actor |
March 6, 1966 |
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| Alan Moore |
Writer |
November 18, 1953 |
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| Alan Parker |
Director |
February 14, 1944 |
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| Alan Parsons |
Musician |
December 20, 1948 |
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| Alan Patrick Herbert |
Novelist |
September 24, 1890 |
November 11, 1971 |
| Alan Rickman |
Actor |
February 21, 1946 |
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| Albert Finney |
Actor |
May 9, 1936 |
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| Albert Meltzer |
Activist |
January 7, 1920 |
May 7, 1996 |
| Alec Douglas-Home |
Politician |
July 2, 1903 |
October 9, 1995 |
| Alex Cox |
Director |
December 15, 1954 |
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| Alexei Sayle |
Comedian |
August 7, 1952 |
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| Alfred Leslie Rowse |
Historian |
December 4, 1903 |
October 3, 1997 |
| Alfred Russel Wallace |
Scientist |
January 8, 1823 |
November 7, 1913 |
| Alfred Sisley |
Artist |
October 30, 1839 |
January 29, 1899 |
| Alfred Sutro |
Novelist |
August 7, 1863 |
1933 |
| Alice Thomas Ellis |
Writer |
September 9, 1932 |
March 8, 2005 |
| Alison Moyet |
Musician |
June 18, 1961 |
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| Alister Hardy |
Scientist |
February 10, 1896 |
May 22, 1985 |
| Alvin Martin |
Athlete |
July 29, 1958 |
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| Amanda Holden |
Actress |
February 16, 1971 |
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| Amy Levy |
Poet |
1861 |
1889 |
| Andrew Lloyd Webber |
Composer |
March 22, 1948 |
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| Andy Goldsworthy |
Artist |
July 26, 1956 |
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| Angela Cartwright |
Actress |
September 9, 1952 |
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| Angus Wilson |
Novelist |
August 11, 1913 |
1991 |
| Ann Oakley |
Sociologist |
1944 |
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| Anna Ford |
Journalist |
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| Anna Jameson |
Writer |
May 17, 1794 |
March 17, 1860 |
| Anna Wickham |
Poet |
1884 |
1947 |
| Anne Bronte |
Novelist |
January 17, 1820 |
May 28, 1849 |
| Anne Perry |
Novelist |
October 12, 1938 |
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| Anne Robinson |
Celebrity |
September 26, 1944 |
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| Anthony Crosland |
Politician |
August 29, 1918 |
February 19, 1977 |
| Anthony Holden |
Journalist |
May 22, 1947 |
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| Anthony Hope |
Writer |
February 9, 1863 |
July 8, 1933 |
| Anthony Minghella |
Director |
January 6, 1954 |
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| Anthony Powell |
Novelist |
December 21, 1905 |
March 28, 2000 |
| Anthony Sampson |
Writer |
August 3, 1926 |
December 18, 2004 |
| Antonia Fraser |
Author |
August 27, 1932 |
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| Antony Hewish |
Scientist |
May 11, 1924 |
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| Antony Jay |
Writer |
April 20, 1930 |
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| Arabella Weir |
Comedian |
December 6, 1957 |
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| Archibald Primrose |
Politician |
May 7, 1847 |
May 21, 1929 |
| Archibald Wavell |
Soldier |
May 5, 1883 |
May 24, 1950 |
| Arnold J. Toynbee |
Historian |
April 14, 1889 |
October 22, 1975 |
| Arnold Wesker |
Dramatist |
May 24, 1932 |
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| Arthur Balfour |
Statesman |
July 25, 1848 |
March 19, 1930 |
| Arthur Bryant |
Historian |
February 18, 1899 |
June 22, 1985 |
| Arthur Cayley |
Mathematician |
August 16, 1821 |
January 26, 1895 |
| Arthur Conan Doyle |
Writer |
May 22, 1859 |
July 7, 1930 |
| Arthur Eddington |
Scientist |
December 28, 1882 |
November 22, 1944 |
| Arthur Harris |
Soldier |
April 13, 1892 |
April 5, 1984 |
| Arthur Helps |
Historian |
July 10, 1813 |
March 7, 1875 |
| Arthur Henderson |
Politician |
September 13, 1863 |
October 20, 1935 |
| Arthur Lowe |
Actor |
September 22, 1915 |
April 15, 1982 |
| Arthur O'Shaughnessy |
Poet |
March 14, 1844 |
January 30, 1881 |
| Arthur Phillip |
Soldier |
October 11, 1738 |
August 31, 1814 |
| Arthur Ponsonby |
Politician |
February 16, 1871 |
March 23, 1946 |
| Arthur Ransome |
Author |
January 18, 1884 |
June 3, 1967 |
| Arthur Scargill |
Politician |
January 11, 1938 |
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| Arthur Sullivan |
Composer |
May 13, 1842 |
November 22, 1900 |
| Arthur Symons |
Poet |
February 28, 1865 |
January 22, 1945 |
| Auberon Waugh |
Author |
November 17, 1939 |
January 16, 2001 |
| B. H. Liddell Hart |
Historian |
October 31, 1895 |
January 29, 1970 |
| Barbara Amiel |
Journalist |
December 4, 1940 |
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| Barbara Castle |
Politician |
October 6, 1910 |
May 3, 2002 |
| Barbara Steele |
Actress |
December 29, 1937 |
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| Barry Sheene |
Celebrity |
September 11, 1950 |
March 10, 2003 |
| Basil Bunting |
Poet |
March 3, 1900 |
1985 |
| Beatrice Webb |
Sociologist |
January 2, 1958 |
April 30, 1943 |
| Bede Griffiths |
Clergyman |
December 17, 1906 |
May 13, 1993 |
| Beilby Porteus |
Clergyman |
May 8, 1731 |
May 13, 1809 |
| Ben Edwards |
Entertainer |
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| Ben Elton |
Comedian |
May 3, 1959 |
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| Ben Nicholson |
Artist |
April 10, 1894 |
February 6, 1982 |
| Ben Pimlott |
Historian |
July 4, 1945 |
April 10, 2004 |
| Benjamin Disraeli |
Statesman |
December 21, 1804 |
April 19, 1881 |
| Benjamin Haydon |
Artist |
January 26, 1786 |
June 22, 1846 |
| Benjamin Whichcote |
Philosopher |
1609 |
1683 |
| Benny Green |
Musician |
December 9, 1927 |
June 22, 1998 |
| Bernard Cornwell |
Novelist |
February 23, 1944 |
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| Bernard Law Montgomery |
Soldier |
November 17, 1887 |
March 24, 1976 |
| Bernard Manning |
Comedian |
August 13, 1931 |
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| Bert Hardy |
Photographer |
May 19, 1913 |
July 3, 1995 |
| Bertrand Russell |
Philosopher |
May 18, 1872 |
February 2, 1970 |
| Bill Brandt |
Photographer |
May 3, 1904 |
December 20, 1983 |
| Bill Bruford |
Musician |
May 17, 1949 |
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