SettingsEnglish people of German descent
Albert Rutherston
Albert Daniel Rutherston, painter of figures and landscape, book illustrator and designer of posters and stage sets, was born in Bradford, Yorkshire of German Jewish decent.
Albert Daniel Rutherston, painter of figures and landscape, book illustrator and designer of posters and stage sets, was born in Bradford, Yorkshire of German Jewish decent.
Alex Kingston
Alexandra Elizabeth "Alex" Kingston is an English actress.
Alexandra Elizabeth "Alex" Kingston is an English actress.
Alexander Eugen Conrady
Alexander Eugen Conrady (January 27, 1866 at Burscheid, Germany – June 16, 1944 in London) was an eminent optical designer, academician, and text-book author.
Alexander Eugen Conrady (January 27, 1866 at Burscheid, Germany – June 16, 1944 in London) was an eminent optical designer, academician, and text-book author.
Alfred Beit
Alfred Beit (15 February 1853 – 16 July 1906) was a German,British South African,Jewish gold and diamond magnate, a supporter of British imperialism in Southern Africa and a major donor towards ...
Alfred Beit (15 February 1853 – 16 July 1906) was a German,British South African,Jewish gold and diamond magnate, a supporter of British imperialism in Southern Africa and a major donor towards ...
Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner
Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner KG, GCB, GCMG, PC (23 March 1854 – 13 May 1925) was a British statesman and colonial administrator who played an influential leadership role in the formu...
Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner KG, GCB, GCMG, PC (23 March 1854 – 13 May 1925) was a British statesman and colonial administrator who played an influential leadership role in the formu...
Andrew Sachs
Andrew Sachs (born Andreas Siegfried Sachs, 7 April 1930) is a German-born British actor.
Andrew Sachs (born Andreas Siegfried Sachs, 7 April 1930) is a German-born British actor.
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch is a German-born cellist of world renown and is a surviving member of the Women's Orchestra in Auschwitz.
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch is a German-born cellist of world renown and is a surviving member of the Women's Orchestra in Auschwitz.
Anthony Meyer
Sir Anthony John Charles Meyer, 3rd Baronet (27 October 1920 – 24 December 2004) was a British soldier, diplomat, and Conservative and later Liberal Democrat politician, best known for sta...
Sir Anthony John Charles Meyer, 3rd Baronet (27 October 1920 – 24 December 2004) was a British soldier, diplomat, and Conservative and later Liberal Democrat politician, best known for sta...
Antony Beaumont
Antony Beaumont (born 1949, London) is an English and German musicologist, writer, conductor and violinist.
Antony Beaumont (born 1949, London) is an English and German musicologist, writer, conductor and violinist.
Arthur Phillip
Admiral Arthur Phillip RN was the first Governor of New South Wales, and founder of the settlement which became Sydney.
Admiral Arthur Phillip RN was the first Governor of New South Wales, and founder of the settlement which became Sydney.
Ashlie Walker
Ashlie Walker is a British actress from London.
Ashlie Walker is a British actress from London.
Bertha Henry Buxton
Bertha Henry Buxton (née Leupold) (26 July 1844–1881) was a British novelist and children's author.
Bertha Henry Buxton (née Leupold) (26 July 1844–1881) was a British novelist and children's author.
Boris Johnson
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964) is an American born-British Conservative Party politician and journalist, who has been the elected Mayor of London since 2008.
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964) is an American born-British Conservative Party politician and journalist, who has been the elected Mayor of London since 2008.
Carol Reed
Sir Carol Reed (30 December 1906 – 25 April 1976) was an English film director best known for Odd Man Out (1947), The Fallen Idol (1948), The Third Man (1949) and Oliver! (1968).
Sir Carol Reed (30 December 1906 – 25 April 1976) was an English film director best known for Odd Man Out (1947), The Fallen Idol (1948), The Third Man (1949) and Oliver! (1968).
Chanoch Ehrentreu
Dayan Chanoch Ehrentreu (born 1932 in Frankfurt-am-Main) served for many years as the head of the United Synagogue's Beth Din.
Dayan Chanoch Ehrentreu (born 1932 in Frankfurt-am-Main) served for many years as the head of the United Synagogue's Beth Din.
Charles Arnold-Baker
Charles Arnold-Baker, OBE, born Wolfgang Charles Werner von Blumenthal (Berlin, 25 June 1918; died 6 June 2009) was an English barrister (called 1948), an academic and a historian.
Charles Arnold-Baker, OBE, born Wolfgang Charles Werner von Blumenthal (Berlin, 25 June 1918; died 6 June 2009) was an English barrister (called 1948), an academic and a historian.
Charles Frederick Horn
Charles Frederick Horn (24 February 1762 – 3 August 1830) was an English musician and composer.
Charles Frederick Horn (24 February 1762 – 3 August 1830) was an English musician and composer.
Charles Hallé
Sir Charles Hallé (11 April 1819– 25 October 1895) was an Anglo-German pianist and conductor, and founder of The Hallé orchestra in 1858.
Sir Charles Hallé (11 April 1819– 25 October 1895) was an Anglo-German pianist and conductor, and founder of The Hallé orchestra in 1858.
Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine
Charles Louis, (Karl I. Ludwig), Elector Palatine KG (22 December 1617 – 28 August 1680) was the second son of Frederick V of the Palatinate, the "Winter King" of Bohemia, and his wi...
Charles Louis, (Karl I. Ludwig), Elector Palatine KG (22 December 1617 – 28 August 1680) was the second son of Frederick V of the Palatinate, the "Winter King" of Bohemia, and his wi...
Charles John Frederick Lampe
Charles John Frederick Lampe was an English composer and organist, and the son of composer John Frederick Lampe and the singer Isabella Lampe.
Charles John Frederick Lampe was an English composer and organist, and the son of composer John Frederick Lampe and the singer Isabella Lampe.
Charles Schomberg, 2nd Duke of Schomberg
Charles Schomberg, 2nd Duke of Schomberg (Hertogenbosch, 5 August 1645 – Turin, 17 October 1693) was a General in the British Army, the second person to be Duke of Schomberg, a title in th...
Charles Schomberg, 2nd Duke of Schomberg (Hertogenbosch, 5 August 1645 – Turin, 17 October 1693) was a General in the British Army, the second person to be Duke of Schomberg, a title in th...
China Chow
Brenda Song is an American actress, film producer, and model.
Brenda Song is an American actress, film producer, and model.
Claire Stansfield
Claire Stansfield (born 27 August 1964) is an actress, director, fashion designer and former model.
Claire Stansfield (born 27 August 1964) is an actress, director, fashion designer and former model.
Constance Beerbohm
Constance Beerbohm (1856 – 1939 ) was the oldest daughter of Julius Ewald Edward Beerbohm (1811–1892), of Dutch, Lithuanian, and German origin, who had come to England in about 1830 and se...
Constance Beerbohm (1856 – 1939 ) was the oldest daughter of Julius Ewald Edward Beerbohm (1811–1892), of Dutch, Lithuanian, and German origin, who had come to England in about 1830 and se...
David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley
David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley, known professionally as David Linley, is an English furniture maker and chairman of the auction house Christie's UK. The son of Princ...
David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley, known professionally as David Linley, is an English furniture maker and chairman of the auction house Christie's UK. The son of Princ...
David Astor
Francis David Langhorne Astor CH (5 March 1912, London – 7 December 2001, London) was an English newspaper publisher and member of the Astor family.
Francis David Langhorne Astor CH (5 March 1912, London – 7 December 2001, London) was an English newspaper publisher and member of the Astor family.
David Cameron
David William Donald Cameron is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service and Leader of the Conservative Party.
David William Donald Cameron is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service and Leader of the Conservative Party.
Dinah Sheridan
Dinah Sheridan is an English actress who appeared in the films 29 Acacia Avenue and Genevieve.
Dinah Sheridan is an English actress who appeared in the films 29 Acacia Avenue and Genevieve.
E.H.Wehnert
Edward Henry Wehnert (1813–1868) was an English-born painter of landscape, genre and historical subjects, now best remembered for his illustrations in books and magazine.
Edward Henry Wehnert (1813–1868) was an English-born painter of landscape, genre and historical subjects, now best remembered for his illustrations in books and magazine.
Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer
Sir Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer FRS FRSE was an English physiologist who coined the word "insulin" after theorising that a single substance from the pancreas was responsible for diabetes mellitus.
Sir Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer FRS FRSE was an English physiologist who coined the word "insulin" after theorising that a single substance from the pancreas was responsible for diabetes mellitus.
Edward Goldsmith
Edward René David Goldsmith (November 8, 1928, Paris, France – August 21, 2009, Siena, Italy), widely known as Teddy Goldsmith, was an Anglo-French environmentalist, writer and philos...
Edward René David Goldsmith (November 8, 1928, Paris, France – August 21, 2009, Siena, Italy), widely known as Teddy Goldsmith, was an Anglo-French environmentalist, writer and philos...
Eleanor Marx
Jenny Julia Eleanor "Tussy" Marx (16 January 1855 – 31 March 1898), also known as Eleanor Marx Aveling, was the English-born youngest daughter of Karl Marx.
Jenny Julia Eleanor "Tussy" Marx (16 January 1855 – 31 March 1898), also known as Eleanor Marx Aveling, was the English-born youngest daughter of Karl Marx.
Elisabeth Blochmann
Elisabeth Blochmann (14 April 1892 in Apolda, Germany – 27 January 1972 in Marburg, Germany) was an eminent scholar of education, as well as of philosophy, and a pioneer in and researcher of wom...
Elisabeth Blochmann (14 April 1892 in Apolda, Germany – 27 January 1972 in Marburg, Germany) was an eminent scholar of education, as well as of philosophy, and a pioneer in and researcher of wom...
Emma Freud
Emma Vallencey Freud OBE is an English broadcaster and cultural commentator.
Emma Vallencey Freud OBE is an English broadcaster and cultural commentator.
Ernest Mason Satow
Sir Ernest Mason Satow PC, GCMG, (30 June 1843 – 26 August 1929), known in Japan as "アーネスト・サトウ" (Ānesuto Satō), known in China as (traditional Chinese) "薩道義" or (simplified Chinese) "萨道义",...
Sir Ernest Mason Satow PC, GCMG, (30 June 1843 – 26 August 1929), known in Japan as "アーネスト・サトウ" (Ānesuto Satō), known in China as (traditional Chinese) "薩道義" or (simplified Chinese) "萨道义",...
Ernst Georg Ravenstein
Ernst Georg Ravenstein (Ernest George) (30 December 1834 – 13 March 1913) was a German-English geographer cartographer and promoter of physical exercise.
Ernst Georg Ravenstein (Ernest George) (30 December 1834 – 13 March 1913) was a German-English geographer cartographer and promoter of physical exercise.
Ernst von Siemens
Ernst Albrecht von Siemens (9 April 1903 in Kingston upon Thames - 31 December 1990 in Starnberg), the son of Carl Friedrich von Siemens, was a German industrialist and one of the successors of ...
Ernst Albrecht von Siemens (9 April 1903 in Kingston upon Thames - 31 December 1990 in Starnberg), the son of Carl Friedrich von Siemens, was a German industrialist and one of the successors of ...
Eyre Crowe
Sir Eyre Alexander Barby Wichart Crowe GCB GCMG was a British diplomat.
Sir Eyre Alexander Barby Wichart Crowe GCB GCMG was a British diplomat.
Felicity Tree
Lady Felicity Cory-Wright was an English baronetess, the daughter of the actor Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree and his wife, the actress Helen Maud Holt.
Lady Felicity Cory-Wright was an English baronetess, the daughter of the actor Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree and his wife, the actress Helen Maud Holt.
Felix Cassel
Sir Felix Maximilian Schoenbrunn Cassel, 1st Baronet, PC, QC (16 September 1869 – 22 February 1953) was a British barrister who served as Judge Advocate-General from 1915 to 1934.
Sir Felix Maximilian Schoenbrunn Cassel, 1st Baronet, PC, QC (16 September 1869 – 22 February 1953) was a British barrister who served as Judge Advocate-General from 1915 to 1934.
Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg
Friedrich Hermann, 1st Duke of Schomberg, KG, was a marshal of France and a General in the English and Portuguese Army.
Friedrich Hermann, 1st Duke of Schomberg, KG, was a marshal of France and a General in the English and Portuguese Army.
Friedrich Accum
Friedrich Christian Accum or Frederick Accum (March 29, 1769 – June 28, 1838) was a German chemist, whose most important achievements included advances in the field of gas lighting, effor...
Friedrich Christian Accum or Frederick Accum (March 29, 1769 – June 28, 1838) was a German chemist, whose most important achievements included advances in the field of gas lighting, effor...
Friedrich Engels
Friedrich Engels was a German-English industrialist, social scientist, author, political theorist, philosopher, and father of Marxist theory, alongside Karl Marx.
Friedrich Engels was a German-English industrialist, social scientist, author, political theorist, philosopher, and father of Marxist theory, alongside Karl Marx.
Fritz Spiegl
Fritz Spiegl (27 January 1926 - 23 March 2003) was born at Zurndorf, Austria, the son of an agricultural merchant and his Jewish wife.
Fritz Spiegl (27 January 1926 - 23 March 2003) was born at Zurndorf, Austria, the son of an agricultural merchant and his Jewish wife.
Frédéric Alfred d'Erlanger
Baron Frédéric Alfred d'Erlanger (29 May 1868 in Paris – 23 April 1943 in London) was an Anglo-French composer, banker and patron of the arts.
Baron Frédéric Alfred d'Erlanger (29 May 1868 in Paris – 23 April 1943 in London) was an Anglo-French composer, banker and patron of the arts.
Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever
Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever (1 June 1918 – 28 June 1984) was a British soldier, publisher, and peer.
Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever (1 June 1918 – 28 June 1984) was a British soldier, publisher, and peer.
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel was a German-British Baroque composer, famous for his operas, oratorios, anthems and organ concertos.
George Frideric Handel was a German-British Baroque composer, famous for his operas, oratorios, anthems and organ concertos.
George Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen
George Joachim Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen GCSI GCIE CBE VD PC (15 October 1866 – 24 July 1952) was a British politician who served as Member of Parliament for East Grinstead from 1895 t...
George Joachim Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen GCSI GCIE CBE VD PC (15 October 1866 – 24 July 1952) was a British politician who served as Member of Parliament for East Grinstead from 1895 t...
George Grote
George Grote (17 November 1794 – 18 June 1871) was an English political radical and classical historian.
George Grote (17 November 1794 – 18 June 1871) was an English political radical and classical historian.
Gordon Warnecke
Gordon Warnecke (born 24 August 1962 in London) is an English actor of Indo-Guyanese and German descent.
Gordon Warnecke (born 24 August 1962 in London) is an English actor of Indo-Guyanese and German descent.
Hans Neumann
Hans Neumann (a.k.a. Hans Newman) (18??–1919(?)) was a founding member of the Socialist Party of Great Britain.
Hans Neumann (a.k.a. Hans Newman) (18??–1919(?)) was a founding member of the Socialist Party of Great Britain.
Harold Augustus Wernher
Sir Harold Augustus Wernher, 3rd Baronet, GCVO, TD (16 January 1893 – 30 June 1973) was the son of Sir Julius Wernher, 1st Baronet and his wife Alice Sedgwick Mankiewicz.
Sir Harold Augustus Wernher, 3rd Baronet, GCVO, TD (16 January 1893 – 30 June 1973) was the son of Sir Julius Wernher, 1st Baronet and his wife Alice Sedgwick Mankiewicz.
Harold Wernher
Sir Harold Augustus Wernher, 3rd Baronet, GCVO, TD (16 January 1893 – 30 June 1973) was the son of Sir Julius Wernher, 1st Baronet and his wife Alice Sedgwick Mankiewicz.
Sir Harold Augustus Wernher, 3rd Baronet, GCVO, TD (16 January 1893 – 30 June 1973) was the son of Sir Julius Wernher, 1st Baronet and his wife Alice Sedgwick Mankiewicz.
Henry Behnes
Henry Behnes, also Burlow, was an English sculptor.
Henry Behnes, also Burlow, was an English sculptor.
Henry Bolckow
Henry William Ferdinand Bolckow Bölckow
MP (8 December 1806 – 18 June 1878) was a Victorian industrialist, acknowledged as being one of the founders of modern Middlesbrough.
Henry William Ferdinand Bolckow Bölckow
MP (8 December 1806 – 18 June 1878) was a Victorian industrialist, acknowledged as being one of the founders of modern Middlesbrough.
Henry Parkyns Hoppner
Captain Henry Parkyns Hoppner (1795, London – 22 December 1833, Lisbon) was an officer of the Royal Navy, Arctic explorer, and draughtsman/artist.
Captain Henry Parkyns Hoppner (1795, London – 22 December 1833, Lisbon) was an officer of the Royal Navy, Arctic explorer, and draughtsman/artist.
Herbert Beerbohm Tree
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree (17 December 1852 – 2 July 1917) was an English actor and theatre manager.
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree (17 December 1852 – 2 July 1917) was an English actor and theatre manager.
Hermann Arthur Jahn
Professor Hermann Arthur Jahn (b.
Professor Hermann Arthur Jahn (b.
Iris Tree
Iris Tree was an English poet, actress and artists' model, described as a bohemian, an eccentric, a wit and an adventuress.
Iris Tree was an English poet, actress and artists' model, described as a bohemian, an eccentric, a wit and an adventuress.
J. R. R. Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Ri...
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Ri...
Jakie Astor
Sir John Jacob "Jakie" Astor MBE (29 August 1918 – 10 September 2000) was a British politician and sportsman and a member of the prominent Astor family.
Sir John Jacob "Jakie" Astor MBE (29 August 1918 – 10 September 2000) was a British politician and sportsman and a member of the prominent Astor family.
Jenny Hanley
Jenny Hanley (born 15 August 1947 in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire) is an English actress, the daughter of Dinah Sheridan and Jimmy Hanley.
Jenny Hanley (born 15 August 1947 in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire) is an English actress, the daughter of Dinah Sheridan and Jimmy Hanley.
Jeremy Hanley
Sir Jeremy James Hanley, KCMG is a politician and chartered accountant from the United Kingdom.
Sir Jeremy James Hanley, KCMG is a politician and chartered accountant from the United Kingdom.
Jim Dowd (politician)
James Patrick Dowd (born 5 March 1951) is a British Labour Party politician, who has been a Member of Parliament (MP) since 1992, first for Lewisham West and since 2010 for Lewisham West and Penge.
James Patrick Dowd (born 5 March 1951) is a British Labour Party politician, who has been a Member of Parliament (MP) since 1992, first for Lewisham West and since 2010 for Lewisham West and Penge.
Jimmy Bullard
James Richard "Jimmy" Bullard (born 23 October 1978) is a footballer who currently plays for Ipswich Town.
James Richard "Jimmy" Bullard (born 23 October 1978) is a footballer who currently plays for Ipswich Town.
Joe Strummer
John Graham Mellor, best remembered by his stage name Joe Strummer, was an English musician who was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of the British punk rock ba...
John Graham Mellor, best remembered by his stage name Joe Strummer, was an English musician who was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of the British punk rock ba...
Johann Peter Salomon
Johann Peter Salomon (20 February 1745 (baptized) – 28 November 1815) was a German violinist, composer, conductor and musical impresario.
Johann Peter Salomon (20 February 1745 (baptized) – 28 November 1815) was a German violinist, composer, conductor and musical impresario.
Johannes Zumpe
Johannes (Johann Christoph) Zumpe (pronounced zumpy; born, 14 June 1726, Fürth, Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, modern Germany, buried 05 Dec 1790, London, UK) was a leading maker of early ...
Johannes (Johann Christoph) Zumpe (pronounced zumpy; born, 14 June 1726, Fürth, Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, modern Germany, buried 05 Dec 1790, London, UK) was a leading maker of early ...
John Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever
John Jacob Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever, DL is a British businessman and Conservative elected hereditary peer in the House of Lords.
John Jacob Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever, DL is a British businessman and Conservative elected hereditary peer in the House of Lords.
John Ebers
John Ebers was an English operatic manager.
John Ebers was an English operatic manager.
John Herschel
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet KH, FRS, was an English mathematician, astronomer, chemist, and experimental photographer/inventor, who in some years also did valuable botanical...
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet KH, FRS, was an English mathematician, astronomer, chemist, and experimental photographer/inventor, who in some years also did valuable botanical...
John Rayner
Rabbi John Desmond Rayner, CBE was born in Berlin as Hans Sigismund Rahmer.
Rabbi John Desmond Rayner, CBE was born in Berlin as Hans Sigismund Rahmer.
John Stein (physiologist)
John Frederick Stein PhD CBiol FIBiol FRCPath is a Professor and Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, a constituent college of Oxford University.
John Frederick Stein PhD CBiol FIBiol FRCPath is a Professor and Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, a constituent college of Oxford University.
Joseph Wolff
Joseph Wolff, Jewish Christian missionary, was born at Weilersbach, near Bamberg, Germany.
Joseph Wolff, Jewish Christian missionary, was born at Weilersbach, near Bamberg, Germany.
Julian Clary
Julian Peter McDonald Clary (born 25 May 1959) is an English comedian and novelist, known for his deliberately stereotypical camp style, with a heavy reliance on innuendo and double entendre.
Julian Peter McDonald Clary (born 25 May 1959) is an English comedian and novelist, known for his deliberately stereotypical camp style, with a heavy reliance on innuendo and double entendre.
Julius Benedict
Sir Julius Benedict was a German-born composer and conductor, resident in England for most of his career.
Sir Julius Benedict was a German-born composer and conductor, resident in England for most of his career.
Katrin Cartlidge
Katrin Cartlidge was an English actress.
Katrin Cartlidge was an English actress.
Kurt Hutton
Kurt Hutton, born Kurt Hübschmann, was a German-born photographer who pioneered photojournalism in England.
Kurt Hutton, born Kurt Hübschmann, was a German-born photographer who pioneered photojournalism in England.
Lady Amelia Windsor
The Lady Amelia Windsor is the younger daughter of George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews and Sylvana Windsor, Countess of St Andrews, and is thus a granddaughter of the Duke of Kent, in addition t...
The Lady Amelia Windsor is the younger daughter of George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews and Sylvana Windsor, Countess of St Andrews, and is thus a granddaughter of the Duke of Kent, in addition t...
Lamont Bryan
Lamont Bryan is a German born Jamaican international rugby league player for the London Broncos in Super League.
Lamont Bryan is a German born Jamaican international rugby league player for the London Broncos in Super League.
Leo Frank Schuster
Leo Frank Schuster (1852 – December 1927), was a patron of the arts in the United Kingdom, normally known to his friends as "Frankie".
Leo Frank Schuster (1852 – December 1927), was a patron of the arts in the United Kingdom, normally known to his friends as "Frankie".
Leo Stern
Leo Stern (5 April 1862 – 10 September 1904) was an English cellist, best remembered for being the soloist in the premiere performance of Antonín Dvořák's Cello Concerto in B minor in Lond...
Leo Stern (5 April 1862 – 10 September 1904) was an English cellist, best remembered for being the soloist in the premiere performance of Antonín Dvořák's Cello Concerto in B minor in Lond...
Liza Lehmann
Liza Lehmann (11 July 1862 - 19 September 1918) was an English operatic soprano and composer, known for her vocal compositions.
Liza Lehmann (11 July 1862 - 19 September 1918) was an English operatic soprano and composer, known for her vocal compositions.
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO, PC, FRS (born Prince Louis of Battenberg; 25 June...
Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO, PC, FRS (born Prince Louis of Battenberg; 25 June...
Louise Hollandine of the Palatinate
Louise Hollandine of the Palatinate (18 April 1622 – 11 February 1709) was a daughter of Frederick V, Elector Palatine and King of Bohemia, and Elizabeth Stuart.
Louise Hollandine of the Palatinate (18 April 1622 – 11 February 1709) was a daughter of Frederick V, Elector Palatine and King of Bohemia, and Elizabeth Stuart.
Ludwig Guttmann
Sir Ludwig "Poppa" Guttmann CBE, FRS (3 July 1899 – 18 March 1980) was a German neurologist who founded the Paralympic Games while living in England, and is considered one of the founding father...
Sir Ludwig "Poppa" Guttmann CBE, FRS (3 July 1899 – 18 March 1980) was a German neurologist who founded the Paralympic Games while living in England, and is considered one of the founding father...
Mark Cross (musician)
Mark Cross (born 2 August 1965, London) is a hard rock and heavy metal drummer.
Mark Cross (born 2 August 1965, London) is a hard rock and heavy metal drummer.
Mark Field
Mark Christopher Field, is a British Conservative Party politician and MP for the Cities of London and Westminster.
Mark Christopher Field, is a British Conservative Party politician and MP for the Cities of London and Westminster.
Matilda Ziegler
Matilda Ziegler (born 23 July 1964) is a British television, stage and film actress best known for her roles as Irma Gobb in Mr. Bean (Mr. Bean's girlfriend) and as Donna Ludlow in the long-...
Matilda Ziegler (born 23 July 1964) is a British television, stage and film actress best known for her roles as Irma Gobb in Mr. Bean (Mr. Bean's girlfriend) and as Donna Ludlow in the long-...
Matt Lucas
Matthew Richard "Matt" Lucas is an English comedian, screenwriter, singer, and actor best known for his acclaimed work with David Walliams in the television show Little Britain; ...
Matthew Richard "Matt" Lucas is an English comedian, screenwriter, singer, and actor best known for his acclaimed work with David Walliams in the television show Little Britain; ...
Matthew Freud
Matthew Freud is head of Freud Communications, an international public relations firm in the United Kingdom.
Matthew Freud is head of Freud Communications, an international public relations firm in the United Kingdom.
Max Beerbohm
Sir Henry Maximilian "Max" Beerbohm (24 August 1872 – 20 May 1956) was an English essayist, parodist and caricaturist best known today for his 1911 novel Zuleika Dobson.
Sir Henry Maximilian "Max" Beerbohm (24 August 1872 – 20 May 1956) was an English essayist, parodist and caricaturist best known today for his 1911 novel Zuleika Dobson.
Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg
Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, 1st Duke of Leinster, KG (30 June 1641 – 5 July 1719) was a general in the service of Prince William of Orange, later King William III of England.
Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, 1st Duke of Leinster, KG (30 June 1641 – 5 July 1719) was a general in the service of Prince William of Orange, later King William III of England.
Michael Friedländer
Michael Friedländer (April 29, 1833 – December 10, 1910) was an Orientalist and principal of Jews' College, London.
Michael Friedländer (April 29, 1833 – December 10, 1910) was an Orientalist and principal of Jews' College, London.
Michael Zander
Michael Zander, QC, FBA, (born 16 November 1932 in Berlin) is a distinguished British legal scholar and expert on the English legal system, the legal profession, civil justice and criminal justi...
Michael Zander, QC, FBA, (born 16 November 1932 in Berlin) is a distinguished British legal scholar and expert on the English legal system, the legal profession, civil justice and criminal justi...
Nicholas Winton
Sir Nicholas George Winton, MBE is a British humanitarian who organised the rescue of 669 mostly Jewish children from German-occupied Czechoslovakia on the eve of the Second World War in an oper...
Sir Nicholas George Winton, MBE is a British humanitarian who organised the rescue of 669 mostly Jewish children from German-occupied Czechoslovakia on the eve of the Second World War in an oper...
Nick Clegg
Nicholas William Peter "Nick" Clegg is the British Liberal Democrat Leader since 2007 and currently the Deputy Prime Minister and Lord President of the Council in the coalition gove...
Nicholas William Peter "Nick" Clegg is the British Liberal Democrat Leader since 2007 and currently the Deputy Prime Minister and Lord President of the Council in the coalition gove...
Nicola Dahrendorf
The Hon. Nicola Dahrendorf is a British government and United Nations official, and an expert on sexual violence, human rights and security sector reform.
The Hon. Nicola Dahrendorf is a British government and United Nations official, and an expert on sexual violence, human rights and security sector reform.
Norbert Elias
Norbert Elias was a German sociologist of Jewish descent, who later became a British citizen.
Norbert Elias was a German sociologist of Jewish descent, who later became a British citizen.
Olaf Schmid
Staff Sergeant Olaf Sean George Schmid GC was a British Army bomb disposal expert who was killed in action in the Afghanistan conflict.
Staff Sergeant Olaf Sean George Schmid GC was a British Army bomb disposal expert who was killed in action in the Afghanistan conflict.
Oliver Reed
Oliver Reed (13 February 1938 – 2 May 1999) was an English actor known for his burly screen presence.
Oliver Reed (13 February 1938 – 2 May 1999) was an English actor known for his burly screen presence.
Oscar Eckenstein
Oscar Johannes Ludwig Eckenstein was an English rock climber and mountaineer, and a pioneer in the sport of bouldering.
Oscar Johannes Ludwig Eckenstein was an English rock climber and mountaineer, and a pioneer in the sport of bouldering.
Oscar Levy
Oscar Levy was a German Jewish physician and writer, now known as a scholar of Friedrich Nietzsche, whose works he first saw translated systematically into English.
Oscar Levy was a German Jewish physician and writer, now known as a scholar of Friedrich Nietzsche, whose works he first saw translated systematically into English.
Patrick O'Brian
Patrick O'Brian, CBE, born Richard Patrick Russ, was an English novelist and translator, best known for his Aubrey–Maturin series of novels set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars...
Patrick O'Brian, CBE, born Richard Patrick Russ, was an English novelist and translator, best known for his Aubrey–Maturin series of novels set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars...
Pete Burns
Pete Burns (born 5 August 1959) is an English singer-songwriter, author and television personality, who founded the band Dead or Alive in 1980, in which he was vocalist and songwriter, and which...
Pete Burns (born 5 August 1959) is an English singer-songwriter, author and television personality, who founded the band Dead or Alive in 1980, in which he was vocalist and songwriter, and which...
Peter Rost (UK politician)
Peter Lewis Rost (born Peter Lewis Rosenstiel in Berlin, 19 September 1930) is a retired British Conservative politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1970 to 1992, and wa...
Peter Lewis Rost (born Peter Lewis Rosenstiel in Berlin, 19 September 1930) is a retired British Conservative politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1970 to 1992, and wa...
Philip Klitz
Philip Klitz (7 January 1805 – 12 January 1854), was a British-born composer.
Philip Klitz (7 January 1805 – 12 January 1854), was a British-born composer.
Prince Rupert of the Rhine
Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria, 1st Duke of Cumberland, 1st Earl of Holderness (Ruprecht Pfalzgraf bei Rhein, Herzog von Bayern), commonly called Prince Rupert of the Rh...
Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria, 1st Duke of Cumberland, 1st Earl of Holderness (Ruprecht Pfalzgraf bei Rhein, Herzog von Bayern), commonly called Prince Rupert of the Rh...
R. C. Lehmann
Rudolph Chambers "R.C." Lehmann was an English writer and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1906 to 1910.
Rudolph Chambers "R.C." Lehmann was an English writer and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1906 to 1910.
Rachel Johnson
Rachel Johnson (born 1965) is an Turkish-English editor, journalist and author based in London.
Rachel Johnson (born 1965) is an Turkish-English editor, journalist and author based in London.
Raimund von zur-Mühlen
Baron Raimund von zur-Mühlen was a celebrated tenor Lieder singer who also became a famous teacher of singing, instructing many famous artists.
Baron Raimund von zur-Mühlen was a celebrated tenor Lieder singer who also became a famous teacher of singing, instructing many famous artists.
Ralf Dahrendorf
Ralf Gustav Dahrendorf, Baron Dahrendorf, KBE, FBA (1 May 1929 – 17 June 2009) was a German-British sociologist, philosopher, political scientist and liberal politician.
Ralf Gustav Dahrendorf, Baron Dahrendorf, KBE, FBA (1 May 1929 – 17 June 2009) was a German-British sociologist, philosopher, political scientist and liberal politician.
Richard Kahn, Baron Kahn
Richard Ferdinand Kahn, Baron Kahn, CBE, FBA (10 August 1905 – 6 June 1989) was a British economist.
Richard Ferdinand Kahn, Baron Kahn, CBE, FBA (10 August 1905 – 6 June 1989) was a British economist.
Rick Stein
Christopher Richard "Rick" Stein OBE is an English chef, restaurateur and television presenter.
Christopher Richard "Rick" Stein OBE is an English chef, restaurateur and television presenter.
Robert Graves
Robert von Ranke Graves 24 July 1895 – 7 December 1985 was an English poet, scholar/translator/writer of antiquity specializing in Classical Greece and Rome, and novelist.
Robert von Ranke Graves 24 July 1895 – 7 December 1985 was an English poet, scholar/translator/writer of antiquity specializing in Classical Greece and Rome, and novelist.
Rudolf Lehmann (artist)
Wilhelm August Rudolf Lehmann (1819 - 27 October 1905) was a German-English portraitist and author.
Wilhelm August Rudolf Lehmann (1819 - 27 October 1905) was a German-English portraitist and author.
Samuel Hartlib
Samuel Hartli(e)b (ca. 1600 – 10 March 1662) was a German-British polymath.
Samuel Hartli(e)b (ca. 1600 – 10 March 1662) was a German-British polymath.
Siegfried Herford
Siegfried Herford (1891 – 1916) was a British climber who was active in the years immediately prior to World War I. He and John Laycock and Stanley Jeffcoat initiated what is referred to as "gr...
Siegfried Herford (1891 – 1916) was a British climber who was active in the years immediately prior to World War I. He and John Laycock and Stanley Jeffcoat initiated what is referred to as "gr...
Sir Anthony Meyer, 3rd Baronet
Sir Anthony John Charles Meyer, 3rd Baronet (27 October 1920 – 24 December 2004) was a British soldier, diplomat, and Conservative and later Liberal Democrat politician, best known for sta...
Sir Anthony John Charles Meyer, 3rd Baronet (27 October 1920 – 24 December 2004) was a British soldier, diplomat, and Conservative and later Liberal Democrat politician, best known for sta...
Sir Frank Meyer, 2nd Baronet
Sir Frank Cecil Meyer, 2nd Baronet (7 May 1886 – 19 October 1935) was a British businessman and Conservative Party politician.
Sir Frank Cecil Meyer, 2nd Baronet (7 May 1886 – 19 October 1935) was a British businessman and Conservative Party politician.
Soni Razdan
Soni Razdan is a British-born Indian actress and film director.
Soni Razdan is a British-born Indian actress and film director.
Stephen Wolfram
Stephen Wolfram is a British scientist and the chief designer of the Mathematica software application and the Wolfram Alpha computational knowledge engine.
Stephen Wolfram is a British scientist and the chief designer of the Mathematica software application and the Wolfram Alpha computational knowledge engine.
Stuart Zender
Stuart Patrick Jude Zender (born 18 March 1974, Sheffield, South Yorkshire) is an English bassist, songwriter and record producer.
Stuart Patrick Jude Zender (born 18 March 1974, Sheffield, South Yorkshire) is an English bassist, songwriter and record producer.
Theodore Dalrymple
Anthony Daniels, who generally uses the pen name Theodore Dalrymple, is an English writer and retired prison doctor and psychiatrist.
Anthony Daniels, who generally uses the pen name Theodore Dalrymple, is an English writer and retired prison doctor and psychiatrist.
Thomas Haller Cooper
Thomas Haller Cooper,, also known as Tom Böttcher, was a member of the German Waffen-SS British Free Corps and former member of the British Union of Fascists.
Thomas Haller Cooper,, also known as Tom Böttcher, was a member of the German Waffen-SS British Free Corps and former member of the British Union of Fascists.
Thorsten Kaye
Thorsten Kaye (born Thorsten Ernst Kieselbach on February 22, 1966 in Frankfurt, Federal Republic of Germany) is a German-British actor.
Thorsten Kaye (born Thorsten Ernst Kieselbach on February 22, 1966 in Frankfurt, Federal Republic of Germany) is a German-British actor.
Vilyam Fisher
Vilyam "Willie" Genrikhovich Fisher was a Soviet intelligence officer.
Vilyam "Willie" Genrikhovich Fisher was a Soviet intelligence officer.
Viola Tree
Viola Tree (17 July 1884 – 15 November 1938) was an English actress, singer, playwright and author.
Viola Tree (17 July 1884 – 15 November 1938) was an English actress, singer, playwright and author.
Vivian Fuchs
Sir Vivian Ernest Fuchs FRS (11 February 1908 – 11 November 1999) was an English explorer whose expeditionary team completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica in 1958.
Sir Vivian Ernest Fuchs FRS (11 February 1908 – 11 November 1999) was an English explorer whose expeditionary team completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica in 1958.
Walter Zander
Walter Zander (born June 8, 1898 in Erfurt, died April 7, 1993 in South Croydon) was a German-British lawyer, scholar and writer.
Walter Zander (born June 8, 1898 in Erfurt, died April 7, 1993 in South Croydon) was a German-British lawyer, scholar and writer.
Wilfred Cass
Wilfred Cass CBE FRSA co-founded the Cass Sculpture Foundation.
Wilfred Cass CBE FRSA co-founded the Cass Sculpture Foundation.
Wilhelm Cramer
Wilhelm Cramer (2 June 1746, Mannheim – 5 October 1799, London) was a famous London violinist and musical conductor of German origin.
Wilhelm Cramer (2 June 1746, Mannheim – 5 October 1799, London) was a famous London violinist and musical conductor of German origin.