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545 famous people found
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Julian HUXLEY
English evolutionary biologist, eugenicist, and internationalist
1887 - 1975 -
Mary Augusta WARD
British novelist who wrote under her married name as Mrs Humphry Ward
1851 - 1920 -
Matthew ARNOLD
British poet and cultural critic
1822 - 1888 -
Edward JENNER
English physician and scientist
1749 - 1823 -
Joseph MERRICK
English man with severe deformities who was exhibited as a human curiosity named the Elephant Man
1862 - 1890 -
Robert CLIVE
British officer who established the military and political supremacy of the East India Company in Bengal
1725 - 1774 -
John CHURCHILL
English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns of five monarchs
1650 - 1722 -
John DRYDEN
English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who was made Poet Laureate in 1668
1631 - 1700 -
Charles STURT
British explorer of Australia, and part of the European exploration of Australia
1795 - 1869 -
Cynthia CLEESE
English actress
1971 -
John MONTAGU
British peer
1690 - 1749 -
Robert PEEL
British Conservative statesman, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 10 December 1834 to 8 April 1835
1788 - 1850 -
Martin FROBISHER
English seaman who made three voyages to the New World to look for the Northwest Passage
1535 - 1594 -
Joseph CHAMBERLAIN
British politician and statesman
1836 - 1914 -
Eyre COOTE
British soldier
1726 - 1783 -
Christian BALE
English actor
1974 -
Henry CAVENDISH
British natural philosopher, scientist, noted for his discovery of hydrogen
1731 - 1810 -
Conway BERNERS-LEE
British mathematician and computer scientist
1921 - 2019 -
Richard BRANSON
English business magnate and investor
1950 -
Benedict CALVERT
English nobleman and politician
1679 - 1715