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Anthony Michell
Anthony George Maldon Michell FRS (21 June 1870—17 February 1959) was an Australian mechanical engineer of the early 20th century.
Anthony George Maldon Michell FRS (21 June 1870—17 February 1959) was an Australian mechanical engineer of the early 20th century.
Arthur Symonds
Arthur Leslie Symonds, OBE (2 October 1910 – 25 February 1960) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.
Arthur Leslie Symonds, OBE (2 October 1910 – 25 February 1960) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.
Brian G. Marsden
Brian Geoffrey Marsden (5 August 1937 – 18 November 2010) was a British astronomer born in Cambridge, England, and educated at The Perse School in Cambridge, New College, Oxford and Yale U...
Brian Geoffrey Marsden (5 August 1937 – 18 November 2010) was a British astronomer born in Cambridge, England, and educated at The Perse School in Cambridge, New College, Oxford and Yale U...
Colin McFarlane
Colin McFarlane is an English actor and voice artist.
Colin McFarlane is an English actor and voice artist.
David Gilmour
David Jon Gilmour, CBE, D.M. (born 6 March 1946) is an English rock musician and multi-instrumentalist who is best known as the guitarist, one of the lead singers and main songwriters in the pro...
David Jon Gilmour, CBE, D.M. (born 6 March 1946) is an English rock musician and multi-instrumentalist who is best known as the guitarist, one of the lead singers and main songwriters in the pro...
David M. Steiner
David Miller Steiner (born 1958) is the New York State Commissioner of Education in the New York State Education Department.
David Miller Steiner (born 1958) is the New York State Commissioner of Education in the New York State Education Department.
David Steiner (academic)
David Miller Steiner (born 1958) is the New York State Commissioner of Education in the New York State Education Department.
David Miller Steiner (born 1958) is the New York State Commissioner of Education in the New York State Education Department.
David Tang
Sir David Tang, KBE (Chinese name: 鄧永鏘) (Cantonese pinyin: Tang Wing Cheung; Mandarin pinyin: Dèng Yǒngqiāng) (Born 2 August 1954) is a Hong Kong businessman and socialite best known as the foun...
Sir David Tang, KBE (Chinese name: 鄧永鏘) (Cantonese pinyin: Tang Wing Cheung; Mandarin pinyin: Dèng Yǒngqiāng) (Born 2 August 1954) is a Hong Kong businessman and socialite best known as the foun...
Donald Tebbit
Sir Donald Tebbit, GCMG, (1919/20 – 25 September 2010) was a British diplomat.
Sir Donald Tebbit, GCMG, (1919/20 – 25 September 2010) was a British diplomat.
E. H. Warmington
E.H. (Eric Herbert) Warmington (1898–1987) was a professor of classics, internationally known for his Latin translations.
E.H. (Eric Herbert) Warmington (1898–1987) was a professor of classics, internationally known for his Latin translations.
F. R. Leavis
Frank Raymond "F. R." Leavis CH (14 July 1895 – 14 April 1978) was an influential British literary critic of the early-to-mid-twentieth century.
Frank Raymond "F. R." Leavis CH (14 July 1895 – 14 April 1978) was an influential British literary critic of the early-to-mid-twentieth century.
G. L. S. Shackle
George Lennox Sharman Shackle (14 July 1903 – 3 March 1992) was an English economist.
George Lennox Sharman Shackle (14 July 1903 – 3 March 1992) was an English economist.
George Paget Thomson
Sir George Paget Thomson, FRS (3 May 1892 – 10 September 1975) was an English physicist and Nobel laureate in physics recognised for his discovery with Clinton Davisson of the wave properties of...
Sir George Paget Thomson, FRS (3 May 1892 – 10 September 1975) was an English physicist and Nobel laureate in physics recognised for his discovery with Clinton Davisson of the wave properties of...
Gustav Victor Rudolf Born
Gustav Victor Rudolf Born is Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology at King's College London and Research Professor at the William Harvey Research Institute, St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College.
Gustav Victor Rudolf Born is Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology at King's College London and Research Professor at the William Harvey Research Institute, St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College.
Humphrey Jennings
Frank Humphrey Sinkler Jennings (19 August 1907, Walberswick, Suffolk – 24 September 1950, Poros, Greece) was an English documentary filmmaker and one of the founders of the Mass Observati...
Frank Humphrey Sinkler Jennings (19 August 1907, Walberswick, Suffolk – 24 September 1950, Poros, Greece) was an English documentary filmmaker and one of the founders of the Mass Observati...
James Alexander Green
James Alexander "Sandy" Green FRS (b.
James Alexander "Sandy" Green FRS (b.
Jean Rhys
Jean Rhys, born Ella Gwendolen Rees Williams, was a mid 20th-century novelist from Dominica.
Jean Rhys, born Ella Gwendolen Rees Williams, was a mid 20th-century novelist from Dominica.
Jeremy Taylor
Jeremy Taylor was a cleric in the Church of England who achieved fame as an author during the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell.
Jeremy Taylor was a cleric in the Church of England who achieved fame as an author during the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell.
Jim Poston
Jim Poston, CBE, was Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 2002 to 2005.
Jim Poston, CBE, was Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 2002 to 2005.
John Gross
John Gross FRSL (12 March 1935 – 10 January 2011 ) was an eminent English author, anthologist, literary and theatrical critic.
John Gross FRSL (12 March 1935 – 10 January 2011 ) was an eminent English author, anthologist, literary and theatrical critic.
John Polkinghorne
John Charlton Polkinghorne KBE FRS (born 16 October 1930) is an English theoretical physicist, theologian, writer, and Anglican priest.
John Charlton Polkinghorne KBE FRS (born 16 October 1930) is an English theoretical physicist, theologian, writer, and Anglican priest.
Julian Huppert
Julian Leon Huppert (born 21 July 1978) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom and Member of Parliament for Cambridge since 2010.
Julian Leon Huppert (born 21 July 1978) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom and Member of Parliament for Cambridge since 2010.
Marius Goring
Marius Goring CBE (23 May 191230 September 1998) was an English stage and cinema actor.
Marius Goring CBE (23 May 191230 September 1998) was an English stage and cinema actor.
Mark Potter (judge)
Sir Mark Howard Potter PC is an English judge who was President of the Family Division and Head of Family Justice for England and Wales from 7 April 2005 to 5 April 2010.
Sir Mark Howard Potter PC is an English judge who was President of the Family Division and Head of Family Justice for England and Wales from 7 April 2005 to 5 April 2010.
Mark Saggers
Mark Leonard Saggers (born 28 May 1959) is a British journalist and radio presenter.
Mark Leonard Saggers (born 28 May 1959) is a British journalist and radio presenter.
Pete Atkin
Pete Atkin (born 22 August 1945) is a British singer-songwriter and radio producer notable for his 1970s musical collaborations with Clive James and for producing the BBC Radio 4 series This ...
Pete Atkin (born 22 August 1945) is a British singer-songwriter and radio producer notable for his 1970s musical collaborations with Clive James and for producing the BBC Radio 4 series This ...
Peter Hall (director)
Sir Peter Reginald Frederick Hall, CBE is an English theatre and film director.
Sir Peter Reginald Frederick Hall, CBE is an English theatre and film director.
Quentin Thomas (civil servant)
Sir Quentin Thomas is a former British civil servant, currently president of the British Board of Film Classification.
Sir Quentin Thomas is a former British civil servant, currently president of the British Board of Film Classification.
Rajani Palme Dutt
Rajani Palme Dutt (19 June 1896 – 1974), best known as R. Palme Dutt, was a leading journalist and theoretician in the Communist Party of Great Britain.
Rajani Palme Dutt (19 June 1896 – 1974), best known as R. Palme Dutt, was a leading journalist and theoretician in the Communist Party of Great Britain.
Roger Pepys
Roger Pepys was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1678.
Roger Pepys was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1678.
Stanley Betts
Stanley Woodley Betts, CBE was an eminent Anglican priest in the mid 20th century.
Stanley Woodley Betts, CBE was an eminent Anglican priest in the mid 20th century.
Tony Cornell
Anthony Donald Cornell (born 1924, died April 10, 2010, aged 86 ) was a prominent figure in the investigations of ghosts and other paranormal activity across the United Kingdom during the later ...
Anthony Donald Cornell (born 1924, died April 10, 2010, aged 86 ) was a prominent figure in the investigations of ghosts and other paranormal activity across the United Kingdom during the later ...
William Hough (bishop)
The Rt Rev William Woodcock Hough (19 December 1859 –Â 8 March 1934) was an Anglican Bishop, the second Bishop of Woolwich.
The Rt Rev William Woodcock Hough (19 December 1859 –Â 8 March 1934) was an Anglican Bishop, the second Bishop of Woolwich.
William Neil McKechnie
Group Captain William Neil McKechnie (1907-1944) was a pilot in the Royal Air Force who was awarded The George Cross in 1929 and was killed in action over Germany in 1944.
Group Captain William Neil McKechnie (1907-1944) was a pilot in the Royal Air Force who was awarded The George Cross in 1929 and was killed in action over Germany in 1944.