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Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison was an English businessman, born on 2 April 1750 in Lanton, Northumberland, England and who died in 1829 in Brighton, England.
Alexander Davison was an English businessman, born on 2 April 1750 in Lanton, Northumberland, England and who died in 1829 in Brighton, England.
Angus Montagu, 12th Duke of Manchester
Angus Charles Drogo Montagu, 12th Duke of Manchester, styled Lord Angus Montagu between 1947 and 1985, was a British hereditary peer.
Angus Charles Drogo Montagu, 12th Duke of Manchester, styled Lord Angus Montagu between 1947 and 1985, was a British hereditary peer.
Anthony Parnes
Anthony Keith Parnes is a millionaire stockbroker who was involved with Ernest Saunders, Gerald Ronson, and Jack Lyons in the Guinness share-trading fraud of the 1980s; they collectively became ...
Anthony Keith Parnes is a millionaire stockbroker who was involved with Ernest Saunders, Gerald Ronson, and Jack Lyons in the Guinness share-trading fraud of the 1980s; they collectively became ...
Arthur Hunnable
Arthur Hunnable (fl.1907–1921), often known as Captain Hunnable, was a British poet and minor fraudster, best known for his frequent but unsuccessful attempts to become a candidate f...
Arthur Hunnable (fl.1907–1921), often known as Captain Hunnable, was a British poet and minor fraudster, best known for his frequent but unsuccessful attempts to become a candidate f...
Ashley Mote
Ashley Mote (born 25 January 1936 in London) was a non-inscrit Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South East England.
Ashley Mote (born 25 January 1936 in London) was a non-inscrit Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South East England.
Bampfylde Moore Carew
Bampfylde Moore Carew was an English rogue, vagabond and impostor, who claimed to be King of the Beggars.
Bampfylde Moore Carew was an English rogue, vagabond and impostor, who claimed to be King of the Beggars.
Brother XII
Edward Arthur Wilson, better known as Brother XII, was a notorious English mystic who founded a spiritual community in the Pacific Northwest near Canada's Nanaimo region in the late 1920s.
Edward Arthur Wilson, better known as Brother XII, was a notorious English mystic who founded a spiritual community in the Pacific Northwest near Canada's Nanaimo region in the late 1920s.
Chantal McCorkle
Chantal Watts McCorkle (born 1968, Slough, England) is a British citizen.
Chantal Watts McCorkle (born 1968, Slough, England) is a British citizen.
Charles Ingram
Charles Ingram (born 6 August 1963) is a former British Army major who made headlines worldwide after he was accused of cheating in the game show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? in 2001.
Charles Ingram (born 6 August 1963) is a former British Army major who made headlines worldwide after he was accused of cheating in the game show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? in 2001.
Colleen McCabe
Colleen McCabe (born September 1952) is a British fraudster who spent £500,000 on herself from the budget of the school where she was the headteacher.
Colleen McCabe (born September 1952) is a British fraudster who spent £500,000 on herself from the budget of the school where she was the headteacher.
Darius Guppy
Darius 'Darry' Guppy is a British-Iranian businessman.
Darius 'Darry' Guppy is a British-Iranian businessman.
David Dickinson
David Dickinson is an English antiques expert, television presenter and entrepreneur.
David Dickinson is an English antiques expert, television presenter and entrepreneur.
Edward Davenport (fraudster)
Edward Ormus Sharington Davenport, also known as Fast Eddie and "Lord" Edward Davenport, is a convicted British fraudster and property developer.
Edward Ormus Sharington Davenport, also known as Fast Eddie and "Lord" Edward Davenport, is a convicted British fraudster and property developer.
Ernest Saunders
Ernest Walter Saunders is a former British business manager, best known as one of the "Guinness Four", a group of businessmen who attempted fraudulently to manipulate the share price of the Guin...
Ernest Walter Saunders is a former British business manager, best known as one of the "Guinness Four", a group of businessmen who attempted fraudulently to manipulate the share price of the Guin...
George Bristow (ornithologist)
George Bristow was an English taxidermist, gunsmith and ornithologist of St Leonards-on-Sea in the borough of Hastings, East Sussex, south-east England.
George Bristow was an English taxidermist, gunsmith and ornithologist of St Leonards-on-Sea in the borough of Hastings, East Sussex, south-east England.
Horatio Bottomley
Horatio William Bottomley (23 March 1860 – 26 May 1933) was a British financier, swindler, journalist, newspaper proprietor, populist politician and Member of Parliament (MP).
Horatio William Bottomley (23 March 1860 – 26 May 1933) was a British financier, swindler, journalist, newspaper proprietor, populist politician and Member of Parliament (MP).
John Darwin disappearance case
The John Darwin disappearance case was an investigation into the faked death of British former teacher and prison officer John Darwin, who turned up alive in December 2007, five years after he w...
The John Darwin disappearance case was an investigation into the faked death of British former teacher and prison officer John Darwin, who turned up alive in December 2007, five years after he w...
John Forbes (architect)
John B. Forbes (born 1795?) was an architect in Cheltenham.
John B. Forbes (born 1795?) was an architect in Cheltenham.
John George Haigh
John George Haigh, commonly known as the "Acid Bath Murderer", was an English serial killer during the 1940s.
John George Haigh, commonly known as the "Acid Bath Murderer", was an English serial killer during the 1940s.
John Nichols Thom
John Nichols Thom, or Mad Tom, (1799 - May 31, 1838) was a Cornishman, a self-declared messiah who, in the 19th century led the last battle to be fought on English soil.
John Nichols Thom, or Mad Tom, (1799 - May 31, 1838) was a Cornishman, a self-declared messiah who, in the 19th century led the last battle to be fought on English soil.
John Poulson
John Garlick Llewellyn Poulson (14 April 1910 – 31 January 1993) was a British architectural designer and businessman who caused a major political scandal when his use of bribery was discl...
John Garlick Llewellyn Poulson (14 April 1910 – 31 January 1993) was a British architectural designer and businessman who caused a major political scandal when his use of bribery was discl...
John Ryman
John Ryman QC (born 7 November 1930) is a former British Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) who sat as an independent MP for his last year in the House of Commons.
John Ryman QC (born 7 November 1930) is a former British Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) who sat as an independent MP for his last year in the House of Commons.
Kevin Foster (fraudster)
Kevin Foster is a British investment fraudster, convicted of 14 counts of deception and theft in relation to his running of a £34m Ponzi scheme.
Kevin Foster is a British investment fraudster, convicted of 14 counts of deception and theft in relation to his running of a £34m Ponzi scheme.
Leon Warnerke
Leon Warnerke (Władysław Małachowski). Polish engineer and inventor in the field of photography, independence activist and revolutionary.
Leon Warnerke (Władysław Małachowski). Polish engineer and inventor in the field of photography, independence activist and revolutionary.
Malcolm Hardee
Malcolm Hardee (5 January 1950 – 31 January 2005) was an English comedian, author, comedy club proprietor, compère, agent, manager and "amateur sensationalist".
Malcolm Hardee (5 January 1950 – 31 January 2005) was an English comedian, author, comedy club proprietor, compère, agent, manager and "amateur sensationalist".
Mary Carleton
Mary Carleton (11 January 1642 – 22 January 1673) was an Englishwoman who used false identities, such as a German princess, to marry and defraud a number of men.
Mary Carleton (11 January 1642 – 22 January 1673) was an Englishwoman who used false identities, such as a German princess, to marry and defraud a number of men.
Neil Greatrex
Neil Greatrex is the former president of the Union of Democratic Mineworkers in Great Britain.
Neil Greatrex is the former president of the Union of Democratic Mineworkers in Great Britain.
Paul Di'Anno
Paul Andrews, better known as Paul Di'Anno, is an English singer best known as the first vocalist to record with the iconic heavy metal band Iron Maiden, from 1978 to 1981.
Paul Andrews, better known as Paul Di'Anno, is an English singer best known as the first vocalist to record with the iconic heavy metal band Iron Maiden, from 1978 to 1981.
Percy Toplis
Francis Percy Toplis (20 August 1896 – 6 June 1920) was a British criminal and imposter active during the First World War.
Francis Percy Toplis (20 August 1896 – 6 June 1920) was a British criminal and imposter active during the First World War.
Peter Francis-Macrae
Peter "Weaselboy" Francis-Macrae (born 1982) is an English spammer found guilty of two counts of fraudulent trading, one of concealing criminal property, two of making threats to kill, one charg...
Peter "Weaselboy" Francis-Macrae (born 1982) is an English spammer found guilty of two counts of fraudulent trading, one of concealing criminal property, two of making threats to kill, one charg...
Sir Arthur Wheeler, 1st Baronet
Sir Arthur Wheeler, 1st Baronet (18 September 1860 – 20 May 1943) was an English stockbroker and financier.
Sir Arthur Wheeler, 1st Baronet (18 September 1860 – 20 May 1943) was an English stockbroker and financier.
Stephen Fry
Stephen John Fry is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter, film director, and a director of Norwich City Football Club.
Stephen John Fry is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter, film director, and a director of Norwich City Football Club.
Tom Wise
Tom (Thomas) Wise (born 13 May 1948, in Bournemouth) was an Independent Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the East of England.
Tom (Thomas) Wise (born 13 May 1948, in Bournemouth) was an Independent Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the East of England.
Trevor Baines
John Trevor Roche Baines, is a British former businessman and tycoon, who amassed an estimated fortune of over £130 million, through banking, financial trading, and investment in the Miss World ...
John Trevor Roche Baines, is a British former businessman and tycoon, who amassed an estimated fortune of over £130 million, through banking, financial trading, and investment in the Miss World ...
Wayne Larkins
Wayne Larkins is a former English cricketer, who represented Northamptonshire, Durham and Bedfordshire as an opening batsman throughout his career.
Wayne Larkins is a former English cricketer, who represented Northamptonshire, Durham and Bedfordshire as an opening batsman throughout his career.
Whitaker Wright
James Whitaker Wright (9 February 1846 – 26 January 1904) was a company promoter and swindler, who committed suicide at the Royal Courts of Justice in London immediately following his con...
James Whitaker Wright (9 February 1846 – 26 January 1904) was a company promoter and swindler, who committed suicide at the Royal Courts of Justice in London immediately following his con...
William Barrington-Coupe
William H. Barrington-Coupe (also known as William H. B. Coupe) (born 1931) is a British record producer.
William H. Barrington-Coupe (also known as William H. B. Coupe) (born 1931) is a British record producer.
William Sharington
Sir William Sharington (born about 1495, died before 6 July 1553) was an English courtier of the time of Henry VIII, master and embezzler of the Bristol Mint, member of parliament, conspirator, ...
Sir William Sharington (born about 1495, died before 6 July 1553) was an English courtier of the time of Henry VIII, master and embezzler of the Bristol Mint, member of parliament, conspirator, ...
William Sudell
Major William Sudell (1851–1911) was an English association football player and administrator, who was the first chairman of Preston North End.
Major William Sudell (1851–1911) was an English association football player and administrator, who was the first chairman of Preston North End.