SettingsPeople illustrated on sterling banknotes
Adam Smith
Adam Smith (baptised 16 June 1723 – 17 July 1790 ) was a Scottish social philosopher and a pioneer of political economy.
Adam Smith (baptised 16 June 1723 – 17 July 1790 ) was a Scottish social philosopher and a pioneer of political economy.
Alexander Fleming
Sir Alexander Fleming (6 August 188111 March 1955) was a Scottish biologist and pharmacologist.
Sir Alexander Fleming (6 August 188111 March 1955) was a Scottish biologist and pharmacologist.
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell was an eminent scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone.
Alexander Graham Bell was an eminent scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone.
Alexander Graham Bell honors and tributes
Alexander Graham Bell honours and tributes include honours bestowed upon him and awards named for him.
Alexander Graham Bell honours and tributes include honours bestowed upon him and awards named for him.
Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll
Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, 1st Earl of Ilay was a Scottish nobleman, politician, lawyer, businessman and soldier.
Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, 1st Earl of Ilay was a Scottish nobleman, politician, lawyer, businessman and soldier.
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852), was a British soldier and statesman, a native of Ireland, from the Anglo-Iri...
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852), was a British soldier and statesman, a native of Ireland, from the Anglo-Iri...
Charles Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin FRS (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist.
Charles Robert Darwin FRS (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist.
Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period.
Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Charles Rennie Mackintosh (7 June 1868 – 10 December 1928) was a Scottish architect, designer, watercolourist and artist.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh (7 June 1868 – 10 December 1928) was a Scottish architect, designer, watercolourist and artist.
Christopher Wren
Sir Christopher Wren FRS is one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history.
Sir Christopher Wren FRS is one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history.
Daniel de Lisle Brock
Daniel de Lisle Brock, was bailiff of Guernsey from 1821 to 1842.
Daniel de Lisle Brock, was bailiff of Guernsey from 1821 to 1842.
David Livingstone
David Livingstone (19 March 1813 – 1 May 1873) was a Scottish Congregationalist pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and an explorer in Africa.
David Livingstone (19 March 1813 – 1 May 1873) was a Scottish Congregationalist pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and an explorer in Africa.
Edward Elgar
Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet OM, GCVO (2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire.
Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet OM, GCVO (2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire.
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the Queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother'...
Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the Queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother'...
Elizabeth Fry
Elizabeth (Betsy) Fry (21 May 1780 – 12 October 1845), née Gurney, was an English prison reformer, social reformer and, as a Quaker, a Christian philanthropist.
Elizabeth (Betsy) Fry (21 May 1780 – 12 October 1845), née Gurney, was an English prison reformer, social reformer and, as a Quaker, a Christian philanthropist.
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of sixteen sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grena...
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of sixteen sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grena...
Elsie Inglis
Elsie Inglis (16 August 1864 – 26 November 1917) was an innovative Scottish doctor and suffragist.
Elsie Inglis (16 August 1864 – 26 November 1917) was an innovative Scottish doctor and suffragist.
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale OM, RRC was a celebrated English nurse, writer and statistician.
Florence Nightingale OM, RRC was a celebrated English nurse, writer and statistician.
George Stephenson
George Stephenson (9 June 1781 – 12 August 1848) was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer who built the first public railway line in the world to use steam locomotives.
George Stephenson (9 June 1781 – 12 August 1848) was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer who built the first public railway line in the world to use steam locomotives.
Harry Ferguson
Henry George "Harry" Ferguson (4 November 1884 – 25 October 1960) was an Irish engineer and inventor who is noted for his role in the development of the modern agricultural tractor, for be...
Henry George "Harry" Ferguson (4 November 1884 – 25 October 1960) was an Irish engineer and inventor who is noted for his role in the development of the modern agricultural tractor, for be...
Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton PRS (25 December 1642 – 20 March 1727 ) was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian, who has been "considered by many to ...
Sir Isaac Newton PRS (25 December 1642 – 20 March 1727 ) was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian, who has been "considered by many to ...
Jack Nicklaus
Jack William Nicklaus, nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer.
Jack William Nicklaus, nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer.
James Watt
James Watt, FRS, FRSE (19 January 173625 August 1819) was a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer whose improvements to the Newcomen steam engine were fundamental to the changes brought by t...
James Watt, FRS, FRSE (19 January 173625 August 1819) was a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer whose improvements to the Newcomen steam engine were fundamental to the changes brought by t...
John Houblon
Sir John Houblon (13 March 1632 – 10 January 1712) was the first Governor of the Bank of England from 1694 to 1697.
Sir John Houblon (13 March 1632 – 10 January 1712) was the first Governor of the Bank of England from 1694 to 1697.
Matthew Boulton
Matthew Boulton, FRS (; (3 September 1728 – 17 August 1809) was an English manufacturer and business partner of Scottish engineer James Watt.
Matthew Boulton, FRS (; (3 September 1728 – 17 August 1809) was an English manufacturer and business partner of Scottish engineer James Watt.
Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday, FRS was an English chemist and physicist who contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.
Michael Faraday, FRS was an English chemist and physicist who contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was the Queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as ...
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was the Queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as ...
Robert Burns
Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796) (also known as Rabbie Burns, Scotland's favourite son, the Ploughman Poet, Robden of Solway Firth, the Bard of Ayrshire...
Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796) (also known as Rabbie Burns, Scotland's favourite son, the Ploughman Poet, Robden of Solway Firth, the Bard of Ayrshire...
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer.
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer.
Robert the Bruce
Robert I, often known as Robert the Bruce, was King of Scots from March 25, 1306, until his death in 1329.
Robert I, often known as Robert the Bruce, was King of Scots from March 25, 1306, until his death in 1329.
Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet, popular throughout much of the world during his time.
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet, popular throughout much of the world during his time.
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin OM, GCVO, PC, PRS, PRSE, (26 June 1824 – 17 December 1907) was a mathematical physicist and engineer.
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin OM, GCVO, PC, PRS, PRSE, (26 June 1824 – 17 December 1907) was a mathematical physicist and engineer.