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Abraham Cowley
Abraham Cowley (1618 – 28 July 1667) was an English poet born in the City of London late in 1618.
Abraham Cowley (1618 – 28 July 1667) was an English poet born in the City of London late in 1618.
Abram Newman
Abram Newman (1736-1799) (aka Abraham Newman) was a partner in one of the leading grocers in 18th century London that imported a wide range of produce including tea, coffee, sugar and spices.
Abram Newman (1736-1799) (aka Abraham Newman) was a partner in one of the leading grocers in 18th century London that imported a wide range of produce including tea, coffee, sugar and spices.
Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope was an 18th-century English poet, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer.
Alexander Pope was an 18th-century English poet, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer.
Alice Isaacs, Marchioness of Reading
Alice Edith Isaacs, Marchioness of Reading GBE CI (circa 1866 – 30 January 1930), née Alice Edith Cohen, was the first wife of Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading and a prominent p...
Alice Edith Isaacs, Marchioness of Reading GBE CI (circa 1866 – 30 January 1930), née Alice Edith Cohen, was the first wife of Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading and a prominent p...
Allen Apsley (administrator)
Sir Allen Apsley was an English merchant, courtier and landowner, lord of the manor of Feltwell.
Sir Allen Apsley was an English merchant, courtier and landowner, lord of the manor of Feltwell.
Austin Osman Spare
Austin Osman Spare was an English artist and occultist who worked as both a draughtsman and a painter.
Austin Osman Spare was an English artist and occultist who worked as both a draughtsman and a painter.
Ben Wicks
Ben Wicks, CM (October 1, 1926–September 10, 2000) was a British-born Canadian cartoonist, illustrator, journalist and author.
Ben Wicks, CM (October 1, 1926–September 10, 2000) was a British-born Canadian cartoonist, illustrator, journalist and author.
Bernard Lewis (entrepreneur)
Bernard Lewis is the English entrepreneur behind the River Island fashion brand and clothing chain.
Bernard Lewis is the English entrepreneur behind the River Island fashion brand and clothing chain.
C. Aubrey Smith
Sir Charles Aubrey Smith CBE, known to film-goers as C. Aubrey Smith, was an English cricketer and actor.
Sir Charles Aubrey Smith CBE, known to film-goers as C. Aubrey Smith, was an English cricketer and actor.
Charles Lamb
Charles Lamb was an English essayist, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, which he produced with his sister, Mary Lamb.
Charles Lamb was an English essayist, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, which he produced with his sister, Mary Lamb.
Charles Masson
Charles Masson (1800–1853) was the pseudonym of James Lewis, a East India Company soldier and explorer.
Charles Masson (1800–1853) was the pseudonym of James Lewis, a East India Company soldier and explorer.
Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe, born Daniel Foe, was an English trader, writer, journalist, and pamphleteer, who gained fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe.
Daniel Defoe, born Daniel Foe, was an English trader, writer, journalist, and pamphleteer, who gained fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe.
David Lindo Alexander
David Lindo Alexander (5 October 1842, in the City of London – 1922) was an English barrister and Jewish community leader.
David Lindo Alexander (5 October 1842, in the City of London – 1922) was an English barrister and Jewish community leader.
Dorothea Beale
Dorothea Beale LLD (21 March 1831 – 9 November 1906) was a suffragist, educational reformer, author and Principal of the Cheltenham Ladies' College.
Dorothea Beale LLD (21 March 1831 – 9 November 1906) was a suffragist, educational reformer, author and Principal of the Cheltenham Ladies' College.
Edmund Calamy (historian)
Edmund Calamy was an English Nonconformist churchman, divine and historian.
Edmund Calamy was an English Nonconformist churchman, divine and historian.
Edward Alleyn
Edward Alleyn (; 1566–1626) was an English actor who was a major figure of the Elizabethan theatre and founder of Dulwich College and Alleyn's School.
Edward Alleyn (; 1566–1626) was an English actor who was a major figure of the Elizabethan theatre and founder of Dulwich College and Alleyn's School.
Edward Henry Sieveking
Edward Henry Sieveking was an English physician born in Bishopsgate, London.
Edward Henry Sieveking was an English physician born in Bishopsgate, London.
Ernest Abraham Hart
Ernest Abraham Hart (26 June 1835 – 7 January 1898) was an English medical journalist.
Ernest Abraham Hart (26 June 1835 – 7 January 1898) was an English medical journalist.
Evelyn Barbirolli
Evelyn, Lady Barbirolli OBE was an English oboist, and the wife of the eminent conductor Sir John Barbirolli.
Evelyn, Lady Barbirolli OBE was an English oboist, and the wife of the eminent conductor Sir John Barbirolli.
Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer, known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages and was the first poet to have been buried in Poet's Corner of West...
Geoffrey Chaucer, known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages and was the first poet to have been buried in Poet's Corner of West...
George Virtue
George C. Virtue, Esq. was a 19th-century London publisher, well-known for printing engravings.
George C. Virtue, Esq. was a 19th-century London publisher, well-known for printing engravings.
Henry Guppy (librarian)
Henry Guppy CBE (31 December 1861 – 4 August 1948) was Librarian of the John Rylands Library in Manchester from 1899 until his death in 1948.
Henry Guppy CBE (31 December 1861 – 4 August 1948) was Librarian of the John Rylands Library in Manchester from 1899 until his death in 1948.
Hugh Worthington
Hugh Worthington, was a British Arian divine.
Hugh Worthington, was a British Arian divine.
Inigo Jones
Inigo Jones is the first significant British architect of the modern period, and the first to bring Italianate Renaissance architecture to England.
Inigo Jones is the first significant British architect of the modern period, and the first to bring Italianate Renaissance architecture to England.
Isabella Beeton
Isabella Mary Beeton (née Mayson) (12 March 1836 – 6 February 1865), universally known as Mrs Beeton, was the English author of Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management, an...
Isabella Mary Beeton (née Mayson) (12 March 1836 – 6 February 1865), universally known as Mrs Beeton, was the English author of Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management, an...
James Elmes
James Elmes (15 October 1782, London – 2 April 1862, Greenwich) was an English architect, civil engineer, and writer on the arts.
James Elmes (15 October 1782, London – 2 April 1862, Greenwich) was an English architect, civil engineer, and writer on the arts.
James Sprent Virtue
James Sprent Virtue (1829 – 1892) was a British publisher.
James Sprent Virtue (1829 – 1892) was a British publisher.
Jane Simpson (solicitor)
Jane Simpson is the Chairman of Manches, of the few women who head City of London law firms.
Jane Simpson is the Chairman of Manches, of the few women who head City of London law firms.
Jeffrey Archer
Jeffrey Howard Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare (born 15 April 1940) is a best-selling English author and former politician whose political career ended with his conviction and subseque...
Jeffrey Howard Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare (born 15 April 1940) is a best-selling English author and former politician whose political career ended with his conviction and subseque...
Jerome Knapp Junior
Jerome Knapp (1722-1792) was the Clerk of the Haberdashers' Company and Treasurer of the Middle Temple in the City of London, and also Clerk of the Assize on the Home Circuit in England.
Jerome Knapp (1722-1792) was the Clerk of the Haberdashers' Company and Treasurer of the Middle Temple in the City of London, and also Clerk of the Assize on the Home Circuit in England.
Joan Bocher
Joan Bocher (died 2 May 1550 Smithfield, London) was an English Anabaptist burned at the stake for heresy.
Joan Bocher (died 2 May 1550 Smithfield, London) was an English Anabaptist burned at the stake for heresy.
John Abernethy (surgeon)
John Abernethy FRS was an English surgeon, grandson of the Reverend John Abernethy.
John Abernethy FRS was an English surgeon, grandson of the Reverend John Abernethy.
John Davis (film producer)
Sir John Davis (1906–1993) was an English accountant and film executive.
Sir John Davis (1906–1993) was an English accountant and film executive.
John Donne
John Donne (between 24 January and 19 June 1572 – 31 March 1631) was an English poet, satirist, lawyer and priest.
John Donne (between 24 January and 19 June 1572 – 31 March 1631) was an English poet, satirist, lawyer and priest.
John Gilpin
John Gilpin was a based on real-life character whose exploits became legendary and featured in a well-known comic ballad of 1782 by William Cowper entitled The Diverting History of John Gilpin.
John Gilpin was a based on real-life character whose exploits became legendary and featured in a well-known comic ballad of 1782 by William Cowper entitled The Diverting History of John Gilpin.
John Henry Newman
John Henry Newman, D.D., C.O. (21 February 1801 – 11 August 1890), also referred to as Cardinal Newman and Blessed John Henry Newman, was an important figure in the religious hi...
John Henry Newman, D.D., C.O. (21 February 1801 – 11 August 1890), also referred to as Cardinal Newman and Blessed John Henry Newman, was an important figure in the religious hi...
John Jolliffe (merchant)
John Jolliffe (29 August 1613 - 2 January 1680) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1679.
John Jolliffe (29 August 1613 - 2 January 1680) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1679.
John Jones (Parliamentarian)
John Jones was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1656 and 1679.
John Jones was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1656 and 1679.
John Milton
John Milton was an English poet, polemicist, a scholarly man of letters, and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell.
John Milton was an English poet, polemicist, a scholarly man of letters, and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell.
John Vertue
John Vertue (April 28, 1826 – May 23, 1900) was the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth, from July 25, 1882 until his death.
John Vertue (April 28, 1826 – May 23, 1900) was the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth, from July 25, 1882 until his death.
John Vicars
John Vicars (1582, London-12 April 1652, Christ's Hospital, Greyfriars, London) was an English contemporary biographer, poet and polemicist of the English Civil War.
John Vicars (1582, London-12 April 1652, Christ's Hospital, Greyfriars, London) was an English contemporary biographer, poet and polemicist of the English Civil War.
John Webster
John Webster was an English Jacobean dramatist best known for his tragedies The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi, which are often regarded as masterpieces of the early 17th-century E...
John Webster was an English Jacobean dramatist best known for his tragedies The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi, which are often regarded as masterpieces of the early 17th-century E...
Jonathan Shipley
Jonathan Shipley was the son of a London stationer; his mother's family were owners of Twyford House, a large manor in Winchester, England.
Jonathan Shipley was the son of a London stationer; his mother's family were owners of Twyford House, a large manor in Winchester, England.
Joseph Jackson Lister
Joseph Jackson Lister, FRS was an amateur British opticist and physicist and the father of Joseph Lister.
Joseph Jackson Lister, FRS was an amateur British opticist and physicist and the father of Joseph Lister.
Martin Bond
Martin Bond (c 1558 - May 1643) was an English soldier, merchant adventurer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1624 to 1625.
Martin Bond (c 1558 - May 1643) was an English soldier, merchant adventurer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1624 to 1625.
Monkhouse Davison
Monkhouse Davison (1713–1793) was the senior partner in one of the leading grocers in 18th century London, Davison Newman and Co., that imported a wide range of produce including tea, coffee, su...
Monkhouse Davison (1713–1793) was the senior partner in one of the leading grocers in 18th century London, Davison Newman and Co., that imported a wide range of produce including tea, coffee, su...
Mrs Beeton
Isabella Mary Beeton (née Mayson) (12 March 1836 – 6 February 1865), universally known as Mrs Beeton, was the English author of Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management, an...
Isabella Mary Beeton (née Mayson) (12 March 1836 – 6 February 1865), universally known as Mrs Beeton, was the English author of Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management, an...
Richard Cumberland (philosopher)
Richard Cumberland (July 15, 1631 – October 9, 1718) was an English philosopher, and bishop of Peterborough from 1691.
Richard Cumberland (July 15, 1631 – October 9, 1718) was an English philosopher, and bishop of Peterborough from 1691.
Robert Stanes
Sir Robert Stanes (13 May 1841–6 September 1936) was a British businessman and philanthropist in India who founded United Nilgiri Tea Estates (UNTE) in Coimbatore.
Sir Robert Stanes (13 May 1841–6 September 1936) was a British businessman and philanthropist in India who founded United Nilgiri Tea Estates (UNTE) in Coimbatore.
Rowland Wilson
Rowland Wilson was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1645 and 1650.
Rowland Wilson was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1645 and 1650.
Sampson Gideon
Sampson Gideon (1699, London - 1762) was a Jewish-British banker in the City of London.
Sampson Gideon (1699, London - 1762) was a Jewish-British banker in the City of London.
Samuel Moyer
Samuel Moyer (c.1609–1683) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1653.
Samuel Moyer (c.1609–1683) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1653.
Samuel Pepys
Samuel Pepys FRS, MP, JP, was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament who is now most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man.
Samuel Pepys FRS, MP, JP, was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament who is now most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man.
Sir Charles Lloyd, 1st Baronet, of Garth
Sir Charles Lloyd, 1st Baronet, was a Welsh merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1654 and 1659.
Sir Charles Lloyd, 1st Baronet, was a Welsh merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1654 and 1659.
Thomas Aynscombe
Thomas Aynscombe, early 18th century Dunstable and Smithfield, London landlord and minor benefactor.
Thomas Aynscombe, early 18th century Dunstable and Smithfield, London landlord and minor benefactor.
Thomas Gresham
Sir Thomas Gresham was an English merchant and financier who worked for King Edward VI of England and for Edward's half-sisters, Queens Mary I and Elizabeth I.
Sir Thomas Gresham was an English merchant and financier who worked for King Edward VI of England and for Edward's half-sisters, Queens Mary I and Elizabeth I.
Thomas More
Sir Thomas More, known by Catholics as Saint Thomas More since 1935, was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist.
Sir Thomas More, known by Catholics as Saint Thomas More since 1935, was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist.
Thomas of Eccleston
Thomas of Eccleston was a thirteenth century English Franciscan chronicler.
Thomas of Eccleston was a thirteenth century English Franciscan chronicler.
Walter Overbury
Walter Overbury was an English politician who sat in the House of Commonsat various times between 1621 and 1626.
Walter Overbury was an English politician who sat in the House of Commonsat various times between 1621 and 1626.
William Alexander Mouat
William Alexander Mouat was baptised on 9 April 1821 in Eastcheap, in the City of London.
William Alexander Mouat was baptised on 9 April 1821 in Eastcheap, in the City of London.
William Dockwra
William Dockwra was an English merchant who along with his partner Robert Murry created the first Penny Post in London in 1680.
William Dockwra was an English merchant who along with his partner Robert Murry created the first Penny Post in London in 1680.
William Edward Love
William Edward Love (1806–1867) was an English impressionist.
William Edward Love (1806–1867) was an English impressionist.
William Hewer
William 'Will' Hewer (1642 – 3 December 1715) was one of Samuel Pepys' manservants, and later Pepys's clerk, before embarking on an administrative career of his own.
William 'Will' Hewer (1642 – 3 December 1715) was one of Samuel Pepys' manservants, and later Pepys's clerk, before embarking on an administrative career of his own.
William Holmes (academic)
William Holmes (April 5, 1689 – April 4, 1748) was a British academic, Vice-Chancellor and Regius Professor of Modern History of the University of Oxford.
William Holmes (April 5, 1689 – April 4, 1748) was a British academic, Vice-Chancellor and Regius Professor of Modern History of the University of Oxford.
William Shipley
William Shipley (baptized: June 2, 1715 – December 28, 1803) was an English drawing master, social reformer and inventor who, in 1754, founded an arts society in London that became The Royal Soc...
William Shipley (baptized: June 2, 1715 – December 28, 1803) was an English drawing master, social reformer and inventor who, in 1754, founded an arts society in London that became The Royal Soc...
William Thoyts
William Thoyts (1767–1817) was High Sheriff of Berkshire.
William Thoyts (1767–1817) was High Sheriff of Berkshire.
William Tite
Sir William Tite, CB was an English architect who served as President of the Royal Institute of British Architects.
Sir William Tite, CB was an English architect who served as President of the Royal Institute of British Architects.
William Winterbotham
Rev. William Winterbotham (December 15, 1763 - March 31, 1829) was a British Baptist minister and a political prisoner.
Rev. William Winterbotham (December 15, 1763 - March 31, 1829) was a British Baptist minister and a political prisoner.