| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Peter Ackroyd |
Author |
5-Oct-1949 |
|
The Great Fire of London |
| Louisa Adams |
First Lady |
12-Feb-1775 |
15-May-1852 |
Wife of US President John Quincy Adams |
| Henry Addington |
Head of State |
30-May-1757 |
15-Feb-1844 |
UK Prime Minister, 1801-04 |
| Edgar Adrian |
Scientist |
30-Nov-1889 |
4-Aug-1977 |
Electricity within nerve cells |
| Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje |
Actor |
22-Aug-1967 |
|
Adebisi in Oz |
| Princess Alice |
Royalty |
25-Dec-1901 |
29-Oct-2004 |
Late Duchess of Gloucester |
| Roger Allam |
Actor |
26-Oct-1953 |
|
Privates on Parade |
| Lily Allen |
Singer |
2-May-1985 |
|
Smile |
| Christiane Amanpour |
Journalist |
12-Jan-1958 |
|
CNN reporter |
| Eric Ambler |
Novelist |
28-Jun-1909 |
22-Oct-1998 |
Topkapi |
| Jon Amiel |
Film Director |
20-May-1948 |
|
Entrapment |
| Hardy Amies |
Fashion Designer |
17-Jul-1909 |
5-Mar-2003 |
Dressmaker to Queen Elizabeth II |
| Kingsley Amis |
Novelist |
16-Apr-1922 |
22-Oct-1995 |
Lucky Jim |
| Emma Anderson |
Musician |
10-Jun-1967 |
|
Lush guitarist and vocalist |
| Michael Anderson |
Film Director |
30-Jan-1920 |
|
Logan's Run |
| Peter André |
Singer |
27-Feb-1973 |
|
British/Cypriot singer |
| Prince Andrew |
Royalty |
19-Feb-1960 |
|
The Duke of York |
| Anthony Andrews |
Actor |
12-Jan-1948 |
|
Brideshead Revisited |
| Naveen Andrews |
Actor |
17-Jan-1969 |
|
Sayid on Lost |
| Edmund Andros |
Government |
6-Dec-1637 |
24-Feb-1714 |
American colonial governor |
| Vanessa Angel |
Actor |
10-Nov-1966 |
|
Weird Science |
| Francesca Annis |
Actor |
14-May-1944 |
|
Wives and Daughters |
| Adam Ant |
Musician |
3-Nov-1954 |
|
Goody Two Shoes |
| Lysette Anthony |
Actor |
26-Sep-1963 |
|
Husbands and Wives |
| Kwame Anthony Appiah |
Philosopher |
8-May-1954 |
|
The Ethics of Identity |
| Jeffrey Archer |
Novelist |
15-Apr-1940 |
|
First Among Equals |
| George Arliss |
Actor |
10-Apr-1868 |
5-Feb-1946 |
Disraeli |
| Jane Asher |
Actor |
5-Apr-1946 |
|
Deep End |
| Peter Asher |
Musician |
22-Jun-1944 |
|
Peter of Peter and Gordon |
| Michael Aspel |
TV Personality |
12-Jan-1933 |
|
Antiques Roadshow host |
| Anthony Asquith |
Film Director |
9-Nov-1902 |
20-Feb-1968 |
Pygmalion |
| Eileen Atkins |
Actor |
16-Jun-1934 |
|
Co-creator of Upstairs, Downstairs |
| David Attenborough |
Naturalist |
8-May-1926 |
|
Life on Earth |
| Lionel Atwill |
Actor |
1-Mar-1885 |
22-Apr-1946 |
The Ghost of Frankenstein |
| A. J. Ayer |
Philosopher |
29-Oct-1910 |
27-Jun-1989 |
Language, Truth and Logic |
| Francis Bacon |
Philosopher |
22-Jan-1561 |
9-Apr-1626 |
Novum Organum |
| Robert Baden-Powell |
Military |
22-Feb-1857 |
8-Jan-1941 |
Founder of the Boy Scout movement |
| William Baffin |
Explorer |
c. 1584 |
23-Jan-1622 |
Tried to find North-West Passage |
| Paul Bailey |
Novelist |
16-Feb-1937 |
|
Gabriel's Lament |
| Colin Baker |
Actor |
8-Jun-1943 |
|
The 6th Doctor Who |
| Ginger Baker |
Drummer |
19-Aug-1939 |
|
Drummer for Cream |
| Roy Ward Baker |
Film Director |
19-Dec-1916 |
|
A Night to Remember |
| Sir Samuel White Baker |
Explorer |
8-Jun-1821 |
30-Dec-1893 |
Travelled to the source of the Nile |
| Jamie Bamber |
Actor |
3-Apr-1973 |
|
Battlestar Galactica |
| Sir Joseph Banks |
Botanist |
13-Feb-1743 |
19-Jun-1820 |
Accompanied James Cook |
| Nigel Barker |
Photographer |
27-Apr-1972 |
|
Judge, America's Next Top Model |
| Binnie Barnes |
Actor |
25-May-1903 |
27-Jul-1998 |
The Private Life of Henry VIII |
| Mischa Barton |
Actor |
24-Jan-1986 |
|
Marissa Cooper on The O.C. |
| Martin Bashir |
Journalist |
19-Jan-1963 |
|
The Living with Michael Jackson special |
| Nina Bawden |
Novelist |
19-Jan-1925 |
|
Just Like a Lady |
| Thomas Bayes |
Mathematician |
1701 |
7-Apr-1761 |
Bayes' theorem |
| Jeremy Beadle |
TV Personality |
12-Apr-1948 |
30-Jan-2008 |
You've Been Framed |
| Abraham D. Beame |
Politician |
20-Mar-1906 |
10-Feb-2001 |
Mayor of New York City, 1974-77 |
| Thomas Becket |
Religion |
c. 1118 |
29-Dec-1170 |
Archbishop of Canterbury, 1162-70 |
| Kate Beckinsale |
Actor |
26-Jul-1973 |
|
Pearl Harbor |
| Max Beerbohm |
Critic |
24-Aug-1872 |
20-May-1956 |
Caricaturist, Seven Men |
| Catherine Bell |
Actor |
14-Aug-1968 |
|
Sarah MacKenzie on JAG |
| David Benedictus |
Novelist |
16-Sep-1938 |
|
The Fourth of June |
| Peter Benenson |
Activist |
31-Jul-1921 |
25-Feb-2005 |
Founder of Amnesty International |
| Hilary Benn |
Politician |
26-Nov-1953 |
|
UK Minister for the Environment |
| Tony Benn |
Politician |
3-Apr-1925 |
|
Radical left Labour MP |
| Miki Berenyi |
Musician |
18-Mar-1967 |
|
Singer/guitarist for Lush |
| John Berger |
Novelist |
5-Nov-1926 |
|
British novelist, G |
| Steven Berkoff |
Actor |
3-Aug-1937 |
|
London Theatre Group |
| Tim Berners-Lee |
Computer Programmer |
8-Jun-1955 |
|
Inventor of the World Wide Web |
| Annie Besant |
Activist |
1-Oct-1847 |
20-Sep-1933 |
Theosophist & Social Activist |
| Paul Bettany |
Actor |
27-May-1971 |
|
A Knight's Tale |
| Jane Birkin |
Actor |
14-Dec-1946 |
|
Sang on Je t'aime ... moi non plus |
| Patrick M. S. Blackett |
Physicist |
18-Nov-1897 |
13-Jul-1974 |
Studied cosmic radiation |
| Honor Blackman |
Actor |
12-Dec-1926 |
|
Cathy Gale on The Avengers |
| Susan Blackmore |
Author |
29-Jul-1951 |
|
The Meme Machine |
| William Blackstone |
Judge |
10-Jul-1723 |
14-Feb-1780 |
Commentaries on the Laws of England |
| William Blake |
Poet |
28-Nov-1757 |
12-Aug-1827 |
English romantic poet and artist |
| Tony Blankley |
Pundit |
1948 |
|
McLaughlin Group pundit |
| Melanie Blatt |
Musician |
25-Mar-1975 |
|
All Saints |
| Brebis Bleaney |
Physicist |
6-Jun-1915 |
4-Nov-2006 |
Electron paramagnetic resonance |
| Claire Bloom |
Actor |
15-Feb-1931 |
|
Crimes and Misdemeanors |
| Eric Blore |
Actor |
23-Dec-1887 |
2-Mar-1959 |
Sullivan's Travels |
| Callum Blue |
Actor |
19-Aug-1977 |
|
Mason on Dead Like Me |
| Heston Blumenthal |
Chef |
17-May-1966 |
|
The Fat Duck |
| Edmund Blunden |
Poet |
1-Nov-1896 |
20-Jan-1974 |
Undertones of War |
| Emily Blunt |
Actor |
23-Feb-1983 |
|
The Devil Wears Prada |
| Dirk Bogarde |
Actor |
28-Mar-1921 |
8-May-1999 |
A Bridge Too Far |
| Alec Boksenberg |
Astronomer |
18-Mar-1936 |
|
Image Photon Counting System |
| Marc Bolan |
Musician |
30-Sep-1947 |
16-Sep-1977 |
Frontman of band T-Rex |
| Edward Bond |
Playwright |
18-Jul-1934 |
|
Saved |
| Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon |
Royalty |
4-Aug-1900 |
30-Mar-2002 |
The Queen Mother |
| David Bowie |
Musician |
8-Jan-1947 |
|
Ziggy Stardust |
| Camilla Parker Bowles |
Relative |
17-Jul-1947 |
|
Prince Charles's wife, former mistress |
| Peter Bowles |
Actor |
16-Oct-1936 |
|
British comic actor |
| William Boyce |
Composer |
7-Feb-1710 |
7-Feb-1779 |
Cathedral Music |
| Charles Boyle |
Military |
1676 |
28-Aug-1731 |
4th Earl of Orrery |
| Mary Elizabeth Braddon |
Novelist |
4-Oct-1837 |
4-Feb-1915 |
Lady Audley's Secret |
| Charles Bradlaugh |
Activist |
26-Sep-1833 |
30-Jan-1891 |
Atheistic Iconoclast |
| Ashleigh Brilliant |
Cartoonist |
9-Dec-1933 |
|
Creator of Pot-Shots |
| Leon Brittan |
Politician |
25-Sep-1939 |
|
UK Home Secretary, 1983-85 |
| Peter Brook |
Theater Director |
21-Mar-1925 |
|
Lord of the Flies |
| Anita Brookner |
Novelist |
16-Jul-1928 |
|
Hotel Du Lac |
| Brigid Brophy |
Author |
12-Jun-1929 |
7-Aug-1995 |
Black Ship to Hell |
| Martin Broughton |
Business |
15-Apr-1947 |
|
Chairman of British Airways |
| George Brown |
Politician |
2-Sep-1914 |
2-Jun-1985 |
UK Foreign Secretary, 1966-68 |
| Georgia Brown |
Actor |
21-Oct-1933 |
5-Jul-1992 |
The Raging Moon |
| Herbert C. Brown |
Chemist |
22-May-1912 |
19-Dec-2004 |
Discovered organoboranes |
| Trevor Brown |
Artist |
? |
|
Baby Art |
| John Browne |
Business |
20-Feb-1948 |
|
CEO of British Petroleum, 1995-2007 |
| Sir Thomas Browne |
Author |
19-Oct-1605 |
19-Oct-1682 |
Pseudodoxia Epidemica |
| Beau Brummell |
Socialite |
7-Jun-1778 |
30-Mar-1840 |
Dandy, 19th c. arbiter of fashion |
| Sir Henry Bulwer |
Diplomat |
13-Feb-1801 |
23-May-1872 |
Clayton-Bulwer Treaty |
| Edward George Bulwer-Lytton |
Novelist |
25-May-1803 |
18-Jan-1873 |
The Last Days of Pompeii |
| Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts |
Philanthropist |
21-Apr-1814 |
30-Dec-1906 |
Victorian philanthropist |
| John Bernard Burke |
Historian |
5-Jan-1814 |
12-Dec-1892 |
Burke's Peerage |
| Kathy Burke |
Actor |
13-Jun-1964 |
|
Nil by Mouth |
| Mark Burnett |
Film/TV Producer |
17-Jul-1960 |
|
Survivor, Eco-Challenge, etc. |
| Alan Burns |
Novelist |
29-Dec-1929 |
|
Europe After the Rain |
| Saffron Burrows |
Actor |
22-Oct-1972 |
|
Deep Blue Sea |
| William Evans Burton |
Actor |
1804 |
9-Feb-1860 |
Popular comic actor |
| Frances Buss |
Educator |
16-Aug-1827 |
24-Dec-1894 |
Girls' school reformer |
| Lord Byron |
Poet |
22-Jan-1788 |
19-Apr-1824 |
English romantic poet |
| Sebastian Cabot |
Actor |
6-Jul-1918 |
22-Aug-1977 |
The Family Jewels |
| Simon Callow |
Actor |
13-Jun-1949 |
|
British theatre actor |
| Phyllis Calvert |
Actor |
18-Feb-1915 |
8-Oct-2002 |
Madonna of the Seven Moons |
| William Camden |
Scholar |
2-May-1551 |
9-Nov-1623 |
Britannia |
| Hamilton Camp |
Actor |
30-Oct-1934 |
2-Oct-2005 |
Voice of GizmoDuck |
| Naomi Campbell |
Model |
22-May-1970 |
|
Black Panther |
| Charles John Canning |
Government |
14-Dec-1812 |
17-Jun-1862 |
Governor-General of India |
| George Canning |
Politician |
11-Apr-1770 |
8-Aug-1827 |
Twice Foreign Secretary of Britain |
| George L. Carey |
Religion |
13-Nov-1935 |
|
Archbishop of Canterbury, 1991-2002 |
| Peter Carington |
Government |
6-Jun-1919 |
|
UK Foreign Secretary, 1979-82 |
| John Paddy Carstairs |
Film Director |
1910 |
12-Dec-1970 |
The Saint in London |
| Chris Carter |
Electronic Musician |
28-Jan-1953 |
|
Throbbing Gristle, Chris and Cosey |
| Helena Bonham Carter |
Actor |
26-May-1966 |
|
Marla in Fight Club |
| Jason Carter |
Actor |
23-Sep-1960 |
|
Marcus Cole on Babylon 5 |
| Lord David Cecil |
Author |
9-Apr-1902 |
1-Jan-1986 |
Melbourne |
| Joseph Chamberlain |
Politician |
8-Jul-1836 |
3-Jul-1914 |
British pol revered in Birmingham |
| Ben Chaplin |
Actor |
31-Jul-1970 |
|
The Truth About Cats & Dogs |
| Charlie Chaplin |
Actor |
16-Apr-1889 |
25-Dec-1977 |
Silent film comedian |
| James Hadley Chase |
Novelist |
24-Dec-1906 |
6-Feb-1985 |
No Orchids for Miss Blandish |
| Geoffrey Chaucer |
Author |
c. 1343 |
25-Oct-1400 |
Canterbury Tales |
| G. K. Chesterton |
Author |
29-May-1874 |
14-Jun-1936 |
The Man Who Was Thursday |
| Sarita Choudhury |
Actor |
18-Aug-1966 |
|
Mississippi Masala |
| Caryl Churchill |
Playwright |
3-Sep-1938 |
|
Having a Wonderful Time |
| Charles Churchill |
Poet |
1731 |
4-Nov-1764 |
Rosciad |
| Colley Cibber |
Playwright |
6-Nov-1671 |
11-Dec-1757 |
Apology |
| Dave Clark |
Musician |
15-Dec-1942 |
|
Lead and drummer, Dave Clark 5 |
| Kenneth Clark |
Historian |
10-Jul-1903 |
21-May-1983 |
Civilisation |
| Charles Clarke |
Politician |
21-Sep-1950 |
|
UK Home Secretary, 2004-06 |
| Vince Clarke |
Musician |
3-Jul-1960 |
|
Erasure and Yazoo |
| Carol Cleveland |
Actor |
13-Jan-1942 |
|
Monty Python's Flying Circus |
| Sebastian Coe |
Track and Field |
29-Sep-1956 |
|
Won 4 Olympic running medals |
| Sacha Baron Cohen |
Comic |
13-Oct-1971 |
|
Boyakasha! Respec |
| George Cole |
Actor |
22-Apr-1925 |
|
Arthur Daley on Minder |
| Jackie Collins |
Author |
4-Oct-1937 |
|
Trashy paperbacks for bored housewives |
| Joan Collins |
Actor |
23-May-1933 |
|
Alexis on Dynasty |
| Phil Collins |
Singer/Songwriter |
30-Jan-1951 |
|
Lead singer of Genesis |
| Jason Connery |
Actor |
11-Jan-1963 |
|
Merlin |
| Kevin Connor |
Film Director |
1937 |
|
Motel Hell |
| Gladys Cooper |
Actor |
18-Dec-1888 |
17-Nov-1971 |
My Fair Lady |
| Miles Copeland |
Business |
2-May-1944 |
|
Founder of IRS Records |
| Charles Cornwallis |
Military |
31-Dec-1738 |
5-Oct-1805 |
Surrendered at Yorktown |
| Bernard Cornwell |
Novelist |
1944 |
|
Sharpe series |
| Thomas George Cowling |
Mathematician |
17-Jun-1906 |
16-Jun-1990 |
Cowling model |
| Charlie Cox |
Actor |
21-Dec-1982 |
|
Stardust |
| Stafford Cripps |
Politician |
24-Apr-1889 |
21-Apr-1952 |
Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1947-50 |
| Donald Crisp |
Actor |
27-Jul-1880 |
25-May-1974 |
Silent film actor survived into talkies |
| Thomas Cromwell |
Government |
c. 1485 |
28-Jul-1540 |
Advisor to Henry VIII |
| Sir William Crookes |
Chemist |
17-Jun-1832 |
4-Apr-1919 |
Discovered element Thallium |
| Ben Cross |
Actor |
16-Dec-1947 |
|
Chariots of Fire |
| George Cruikshank |
Artist |
27-Sep-1792 |
1-Feb-1878 |
English caricaturist |
| Roland Culver |
Actor |
21-Aug-1900 |
29-Feb-1984 |
Dead of Night |
| Maryam d'Abo |
Actor |
27-Dec-1960 |
|
The Living Daylights |
| Sophie Dahl |
Model |
15-Sep-1977 |
|
Notorious Opium advertisement |
| Henry Dale |
Scientist |
9-Jun-1875 |
23-Jul-1968 |
Acetylcholine as a neurotransmitter |
| Roger Daltrey |
Singer |
1-Mar-1944 |
|
Vocalist for The Who |
| Henry Daniell |
Actor |
5-Mar-1894 |
31-Oct-1963 |
British-American character actor |
| John Nelson Darby |
Religion |
18-Nov-1800 |
29-Apr-1882 |
Father of Dispensationalism |
| James D'Arcy |
Actor |
1975 |
|
Revelation |
| Paul Davies |
Physicist |
22-Apr-1946 |
|
The Mind of God |
| Peter Davison |
Actor |
13-Apr-1951 |
|
The Fifth Doctor Who |
| Daniel Day-Lewis |
Actor |
29-Apr-1957 |
|
My Left Foot |
| Henry de la Beche |
Geologist |
1796 |
13-Apr-1855 |
Created first Geologic Survey |
| Daniel Defoe |
Author |
Sep-1660 |
24-Apr-1731 |
Robinson Crusoe |
| Len Deighton |
Novelist |
18-Feb-1929 |
|
The Ipcress File |
| Thomas Dekker |
Playwright |
c. 1572 |
c. 1632 |
The Gentle Craft |
| Dixon Denham |
Explorer |
1-Jan-1786 |
8-May-1828 |
English explorer of Central Africa |
| John Dennis |
Critic |
1657 |
6-Jan-1734 |
The Usefulness of the Stage |
| Martine Dennis |
Journalist |
29-Jan-1961 |
|
BBC World presenter |
| Michael Des Barres |
Actor |
24-Jan-1948 |
|
Murdoc on MacGyver |
| Dido |
Musician |
25-Dec-1971 |
|
No Angel |
| Stephen Dillane |
Actor |
30-Nov-1956 |
|
Welcome to Sarajevo |
| Benjamin Disraeli |
Head of State |
21-Dec-1804 |
19-Apr-1881 |
UK Prime Minister, 1874-80 |
| John Donne |
Poet |
1572 |
31-Mar-1631 |
Anniversaries |
| Clive Donner |
Film Director |
21-Jan-1926 |
|
What's New, Pussycat |
| Amanda Donohoe |
Actor |
29-Jun-1962 |
|
Castaway |
| MF Doom |
Rapper |
9-Jan-1971 |
|
Rapper of many masks |
| Alec Douglas-Home |
Head of State |
2-Jul-1903 |
9-Oct-1995 |
UK Prime Minister, 1963-64 |
| John Dowland |
Composer |
c. 1562 |
21-Jan-1626 |
Lachrimae |
| Lesley-Anne Down |
Actor |
17-Mar-1954 |
|
Hooker nurse in Meet Wally Sparks |
| Minnie Driver |
Actor |
31-Jan-1970 |
|
Good Will Hunting |
| William Duddell |
Physicist |
1872 |
4-Nov-1917 |
Electronic music |
| Anne-Marie Duff |
Actor |
8-Oct-1970 |
|
The Virgin Queen |
| Daphne Du Maurier |
Author |
13-May-1907 |
19-May-1989 |
Rebecca |
| Gwyneth Dunwoody |
Politician |
12-Dec-1930 |
17-Apr-2008 |
British MP, Crewe and Nantwich |
| Danny Dyer |
Actor |
24-Jul-1977 |
|
Human Traffic |
| Shirley Eaton |
Actor |
12-Jan-1937 |
|
Goldfinger |
| Paul Eddington |
Actor |
18-Jun-1927 |
4-Nov-1995 |
Jim Hacker on Yes, Prime Minister |
| Prince Edward |
Royalty |
10-Mar-1964 |
|
The Earl of Wessex |
| Augustus Egg |
Painter |
2-May-1816 |
26-Mar-1863 |
Life and Death of Buckingham |
| Samantha Eggar |
Actor |
5-Mar-1939 |
|
The Collector |
| Chiwetel Ejiofor |
Actor |
10-Jul-1974 |
|
Dirty Pretty Things |
| Idris Elba |
Actor |
6-Sep-1972 |
|
The Wire |
| Queen Elizabeth II |
Royalty |
21-Apr-1926 |
|
Queen of England |
| Denholm Elliott |
Actor |
31-May-1922 |
6-Oct-1992 |
A Room with a View |
| Stuart Elliott |
Drummer |
5-May-1953 |
|
Drummer for Alan Parsons and Kate Bush |
| Ben Elton |
Comic |
3-May-1959 |
|
Writer, Blackadder |
| Cary Elwes |
Actor |
26-Oct-1962 |
|
The Princess Bride |
| John Entwistle |
Bassist |
9-Oct-1944 |
27-Jun-2002 |
Bassist for The Who |
| Edith Evans |
Actor |
8-Feb-1888 |
14-Oct-1976 |
The Whisperers |
| Adam Faith |
Singer |
23-Jun-1940 |
8-Mar-2003 |
What Do You Want |
| Marianne Faithfull |
Singer/Songwriter |
29-Dec-1946 |
|
Sister Morphine |
| Marty Feldman |
Comic |
8-Jul-1933 |
2-Dec-1982 |
Eye-gor in Young Frankenstein |
| Tom Felton |
Actor |
22-Sep-1987 |
|
Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter films |
| Noel Fielding |
Actor |
21-May-1973 |
|
The Mighty Boosh |
| Dani Filth |
Singer |
25-Jul-1973 |
|
Cradle of Filth |
| Terence Fisher |
Film Director |
23-Feb-1904 |
18-Jun-1980 |
Dracula, Prince of Darkness |
| Jason Flemyng |
Actor |
25-Sep-1966 |
|
The Quatermass Experiment |
| Dexter Fletcher |
Actor |
31-Jan-1966 |
|
Hotel Babylon |
| Antony Flew |
Philosopher |
11-Feb-1923 |
|
British Libertarian philosopher |
| Lynn Fontanne |
Actor |
6-Dec-1887 |
30-Jul-1983 |
English-American stage actress |
| Bryan Forbes |
Actor |
22-Jul-1926 |
|
King Rat |
| Lita Ford |
Musician |
23-Sep-1959 |
|
Band member The Runaways |
| E. M. Forster |
Author |
1-Jan-1879 |
7-Jun-1970 |
Howard's End |
| Richard Fortey |
Paleontologist |
1946 |
|
Trilobites and graptolites |
| Edward Fox |
Actor |
13-Apr-1937 |
|
Force 10 from Navarone |
| Emilia Fox |
Actor |
31-Jul-1974 |
|
Nikki Alexander on Silent Witness |
| James Fox |
Actor |
19-May-1939 |
|
A Passage to India |
| Freddie Francis |
Film Director |
22-Dec-1917 |
17-Mar-2007 |
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave |
| Martin E. Franklin |
Business |
31-Oct-1964 |
|
CEO of Jarden |
| Rosalind Franklin |
Chemist |
25-Jul-1920 |
16-Apr-1958 |
Photographed DNA's structure |
| Andy Fraser |
Bassist |
7-Aug-1952 |
|
Free |
| Mad Frankie Fraser |
Criminal |
13-Dec-1923 |
|
Notorious British bank robber |
| Jo Frost |
TV Personality |
27-Jun-1970 |
|
Supernanny |
| Nick Frost |
Actor |
28-Mar-1972 |
|
Shaun of the Dead |
| Sadie Frost |
Actor |
19-Jun-1965 |
|
Dracula |
| Stephen Fry |
Actor |
24-Aug-1957 |
|
Jeeves on Jeeves and Wooster |
| Charlotte Gainsbourg |
Actor |
21-Jul-1971 |
|
La Būche |
| Hugh Gaitskell |
Politician |
9-Apr-1906 |
18-Jan-1963 |
Leader of the Labour Party, 1955-63 |
| Romola Garai |
Actor |
1-Jul-1982 |
|
Rory O'Shea Was Here |
| Greer Garson |
Actor |
29-Sep-1904 |
6-Apr-1996 |
Mrs. Miniver |
| Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell |
Author |
29-Sep-1810 |
12-Nov-1865 |
Cranford |
| Leo Genn |
Actor |
9-Aug-1905 |
26-Jan-1978 |
Quo Vadis |
| King George III |
Royalty |
4-Jun-1738 |
29-Jan-1820 |
King of England, 1760-1820 |
| Susan George |
Actor |
26-Jul-1950 |
|
Straw Dogs |
| Lewis Gilbert |
Film Director |
6-Mar-1920 |
|
The Spy Who Loved Me |
| W. S. Gilbert |
Composer |
18-Nov-1836 |
29-May-1911 |
Gilbert & Sullivan |
| Ian Gillan |
Singer |
19-Aug-1945 |
|
Vocalist for Deep Purple |
| James Gillray |
Artist |
13-Aug-1756 |
1-Jun-1815 |
English caricaturist |
| Hermione Gingold |
Actor |
9-Dec-1897 |
24-May-1987 |
Madame Alvarez in Gigi |
| Julian Glover |
Actor |
27-Mar-1935 |
|
For Your Eyes Only |
| Trevor Goddard |
Actor |
14-Oct-1962 |
7-Jun-2003 |
Lt. Cmdr. Mic Brumby on JAG |
| Trisha Goddard |
TV Personality |
Dec-1957 |
|
Australian talk show host |
| Victor Gollancz |
Publisher |
9-Apr-1893 |
8-Feb-1967 |
Founder of Victor Gollancz, Ltd. |
| Samuel Gompers |
Labor Leader |
27-Jan-1850 |
13-Dec-1924 |
First President of the AFL |
| Jane Goodall |
Naturalist |
3-Apr-1934 |
|
Primate researcher |
| Len Goodman |
Dancer |
24-Apr-1942 |
|
Judge, Dancing with the Stars |
| Jade Goody |
TV Personality |
5-Jun-1981 |
|
Vacant British reality TV celebrity |
| Ben Gordon |
Basketball |
4-Apr-1983 |
|
Chicago Bulls |
| Luke Goss |
Drummer |
29-Sep-1968 |
|
Bros |
| Lawrence Gowing |
Historian |
1918 |
5-Feb-1991 |
Art historian, biographer of Vermeer |
| Stewart Granger |
Actor |
6-May-1913 |
16-Aug-1993 |
King Solomon's Mines |
| Bob Grant |
Actor |
14-Apr-1932 |
8-Nov-2003 |
On the Buses |
| Hugh Grant |
Actor |
9-Sep-1960 |
|
Divine Brown's most prominent client |
| Thomas Gray |
Poet |
26-Dec-1716 |
30-Jul-1771 |
An Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard |
| Susan Greenfield |
Scientist |
1-Oct-1950 |
|
Brain Story |
| Joan Greenwood |
Actor |
4-Mar-1921 |
27-Feb-1987 |
The Importance Of Being Earnest |
| Richard Gregory |
Psychologist |
24-Jul-1923 |
|
Optical illusions and "hands-on" science |
| Sir Thomas Gresham |
Business |
1518 |
21-Nov-1579 |
Founder of Gresham College |
| Joseph Grimaldi |
Performance Artist |
18-Dec-1778 |
31-May-1837 |
Celebrated English clown |
| Val Guest |
Film Director |
11-Dec-1911 |
10-May-2006 |
The Day the Earth Caught Fire |
| John Guillermin |
Film Director |
11-Nov-1925 |
|
The Bridge at Remagen |
| Sienna Guillory |
Actor |
31-May-1975 |
|
Resident Evil: Apocalypse |
| Alec Guinness |
Actor |
2-Apr-1914 |
5-Aug-2000 |
Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars |
| John Gummer |
Politician |
26-Nov-1939 |
|
British MP, Suffolk Coastal |
| Barry Guy |
Musician |
22-Apr-1947 |
|
Free improv acoustic bassist and bandleader |
| Steve Hackett |
Guitarist |
12-Feb-1950 |
|
Guitarist for Genesis 1970-7 |
| Tony Hadley |
Singer |
2-Jun-1960 |
|
Frontman, Spandau Ballet |
| Richard Hakluyt |
Author |
c. 1552 |
23-Nov-1616 |
Voiages and Discoveries of the English nation |
| Efraim Halevy |
Spy |
1934 |
|
Head of the Mossad, 1998-2003 |
| Edward Hall |
Historian |
c. 1495 |
1547 |
English chronicler |
| Sarah Jane Hamilton |
Pornstar |
15-Apr-1971 |
|
I Cum From A Land Down Under |
| John Hampden |
Politician |
1594 |
24-Jun-1643 |
English Parliamentarian |
| Susan Hampshire |
Actor |
12-May-1937 |
|
The Forsyte Saga |
| Irene Handl |
Actor |
27-Dec-1901 |
29-Nov-1987 |
Matronly British character actor |
| Paul Hardcastle |
Musician |
10-Dec-1957 |
|
19 |
| Edward Hardwicke |
Actor |
7-Aug-1932 |
|
Capt. Pat Grant on Colditz |
| Tom Hardy |
Actor |
15-Sep-1977 |
|
Layer Cake |
| Harriet Harman |
Politician |
30-Jul-1950 |
|
Leader, House of Commons |
| Jared Harris |
Actor |
24-Aug-1961 |
|
I Shot Andy Warhol |
| Naomie Harris |
Actor |
6-Sep-1976 |
|
Pirates of the Caribbean |
| Roy Harrod |
Economist |
13-Feb-1900 |
9-Mar-1978 |
Towards a Dynamic Economics |
| Prince Harry |
Royalty |
15-Sep-1984 |
|
2nd son of Lady Diana |
| William Hartnell |
Actor |
8-Jan-1908 |
23-Apr-1975 |
The First Doctor Who |
| John Harvard |
Religion |
26-Nov-1607 |
14-Sep-1638 |
Bequest to Harvard College |
| Domino Harvey |
Relative |
7-Aug-1969 |
27-Jun-2005 |
Laurence Harvey's daughter |
| Nigel Havers |
Actor |
6-Nov-1949 |
|
Chariots of Fire |
| Keeley Hawes |
Actor |
1977 |
|
Zoe Reynolds on Spooks |
| Edward Hawke |
Military |
21-Feb-1710 |
17-Oct-1781 |
British admiral, Seven Years' War |
| Jack Hawkins |
Actor |
14-Sep-1910 |
18-Jul-1973 |
Land of the Pharaohs |
| Sir John Hawkins |
Author |
30-Mar-1719 |
21-May-1789 |
History of Music |
| Charles Hawtrey |
Actor |
30-Nov-1914 |
27-Oct-1988 |
Carry On... |
| Richard Haydn |
Actor |
10-Mar-1905 |
25-Apr-1985 |
The Sound of Music |
| Samuel Hearne |
Explorer |
1745 |
Nov-1792 |
Explored the Hudson Bay area |
| Derick Heathcoat-Amory |
Politician |
26-Dec-1899 |
20-Jan-1981 |
Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1958-60 |
| Kieran Hebden |
Drummer |
1980 |
|
Four Tet |
| Tom Helmore |
Actor |
4-Jan-1904 |
12-Sep-1995 |
Vertigo |
| Ken Hensley |
Musician |
24-Aug-1945 |
|
Former Uriah Heep keyboardist |
| Robert Herrick |
Poet |
1591 |
Oct-1674 |
Hesperides |
| John Heywood |
Playwright |
1497 |
c. 1580 |
The Play of Love |
| Anthony Hickox |
Film Director |
1964 |
|
Waxwork |
| Douglas Hickox |
Film Director |
10-Jan-1929 |
25-Jul-1988 |
The Hound of the Baskervilles |
| Freddie Highmore |
Actor |
14-Feb-1992 |
|
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
| Aaron Hill |
Playwright |
10-Feb-1685 |
8-Feb-1750 |
The Progress of Wit |
| James Hill |
Film Director |
1-Aug-1919 |
7-Oct-1994 |
Born Free |
| Steve Hillage |
Guitarist |
2-Aug-1951 |
|
Gong guitarist |
| Sir Cyril Hinshelwood |
Chemist |
19-Jun-1897 |
9-Oct-1967 |
The Kinetics of Chemical Change |
| Caspar Hobbs |
Business |
1969 |
|
Mergermarket Group |
| Dennis Hoey |
Actor |
30-Mar-1893 |
25-Jul-1960 |
Inspector Lestrade |
| William Hogarth |
Engraver |
10-Nov-1697 |
26-Oct-1764 |
A Rake's Progress |
| Thomas Holcroft |
Playwright |
10-Dec-1745 |
23-Mar-1809 |
The Road to Ruin |
| Gloria Holden |
Actor |
5-Sep-1908 |
22-Mar-1991 |
Dracula's Daughter |
| Jools Holland |
Musician |
24-Jan-1958 |
|
Former Squeeze keyboardist |
| Stanley Holloway |
Actor |
1-Oct-1890 |
30-Jan-1982 |
Passport to Pimlico |
| Sandrine Holt |
Actor |
19-Nov-1972 |
|
Black Robe |
| Thomas Hood |
Poet |
23-May-1799 |
3-May-1845 |
Odes and Addresses to Great People |
| Bob Hope |
Comic |
29-May-1903 |
27-Jul-2003 |
Centenarian comic |
| John Hoppner |
Painter |
4-Apr-1758 |
23-Jan-1810 |
English portrait painter |
| John Callcott Horsley |
Painter |
29-Jan-1817 |
18-Oct-1903 |
Designed first Christmas card |
| William Horsley |
Composer |
15-Nov-1774 |
12-Jun-1858 |
English composer of glees |
| John Hough |
Film Director |
21-Nov-1941 |
|
The Legend of Hell House |
| John Howard |
Activist |
2-Sep-1726 |
20-Jan-1790 |
The State of Prisons |
| Leslie Howard |
Actor |
3-Apr-1893 |
1-Jun-1943 |
Pygmalion |
| Richard Howe |
Military |
8-Mar-1726 |
5-Aug-1799 |
First Lord of the Admiralty |
| Steve Howe |
Guitarist |
8-Apr-1947 |
|
Guitarist for Yes |
| David Howell |
Politician |
18-Jan-1936 |
|
Former MP, Guildford |
| Sally Ann Howes |
Actor |
20-Jul-1930 |
|
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang |
| William Huggins |
Astronomer |
7-Feb-1824 |
12-May-1910 |
Spectrographic astronomy pioneer |
| David Hughes |
Inventor |
16-May-1831 |
22-Jan-1900 |
Inventor of the microphone |
| Finola Hughes |
Actor |
29-Oct-1960 |
|
General Hospital |
| Gareth Hunt |
Actor |
7-Feb-1942 |
14-Mar-2007 |
The New Avengers |
| William Holman Hunt |
Painter |
2-Apr-1827 |
7-Sep-1910 |
British Pre-Raphaelite painter |
| Rachel Hurd-Wood |
Actor |
17-Aug-1990 |
|
Wendy Darling |
| John Hutton |
Politician |
6-May-1955 |
|
British MP, Barrow and Furness |
| Andrew F. Huxley |
Scientist |
22-Nov-1917 |
|
Electrical impulses in nerves |
| Julian Huxley |
Biologist |
22-Jun-1887 |
14-Feb-1975 |
Evolutionary biologist |
| Martin Indyk |
Diplomat |
c. 1951 |
|
US Ambassador to Israel, 1995-97, 2000-01 |
| Jill Ireland |
Actor |
24-Apr-1936 |
18-May-1990 |
Love and Bullets |
| Derek Jacobi |
Actor |
22-Oct-1938 |
|
Claudius on I, Claudius |
| W. W. Jacobs |
Author |
8-Sep-1863 |
1-Sep-1943 |
The Monkey's Paw |
| George Payne Rainsford James |
Novelist |
9-Aug-1799 |
9-Jun-1860 |
Richelieu |
| Cornelius Janssen |
Painter |
14-Oct-1593 |
5-Aug-1661 |
Flemish-English painter |
| Charles Jarrott |
Film Director |
16-Jun-1927 |
|
Anne of the Thousand Days |
| David Jason |
Actor |
2-Feb-1940 |
|
Only Fools and Horses |
| Tony Jay |
Actor |
2-Feb-1933 |
13-Aug-2006 |
Voice and character actor |
| Marianne Jean-Baptiste |
Actor |
26-Apr-1967 |
|
Without a Trace |
| Isabel Jeans |
Actor |
16-Sep-1891 |
4-Sep-1985 |
Easy Virtue |
| Lionel Jeffries |
Actor |
10-Jun-1926 |
|
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang |
| Niels K. Jerne |
Scientist |
23-Dec-1911 |
7-Oct-1994 |
Immune theory (anti-antibody) |
| Roland Joffé |
Film Director |
17-Nov-1945 |
|
The Killing Fields |
| Alan Johnson |
Politician |
17-May-1950 |
|
UK Minister for Health |
| Gemma Jones |
Actor |
4-Dec-1942 |
|
The Duchess of Duke Street |
| Harold Spencer Jones |
Astronomer |
29-Mar-1890 |
3-Nov-1960 |
10th Royal Astronomer of England |
| Inigo Jones |
Architect |
15-Jul-1573 |
5-Jul-1651 |
The English Palladio |
| Mandana Jones |
Actor |
26-Feb-1967 |
|
Nikki Wade on Bad Girls |
| Mick Jones |
Musician |
27-Dec-1944 |
|
Foreigner |
| Mick Jones |
Musician |
26-Jun-1955 |
|
The Clash |
| Steve Jones |
Guitarist |
3-Sep-1955 |
|
The Sex Pistols |
| Ben Jonson |
Playwright |
11-Jun-1572 |
6-Aug-1637 |
Volpone |
| Benjamin Jowett |
Scholar |
15-Apr-1817 |
1-Oct-1893 |
Translator of Plato, etc. |
| James Robertson Justice |
Actor |
15-Jun-1907 |
2-Jul-1975 |
Doctor in the House |
| John Justin |
Actor |
24-Nov-1917 |
29-Nov-2002 |
The Thief of Bagdad |
| Edward Ka-Spel |
Singer |
23-Jan-1954 |
|
Legendary Pink Dots singer |
| Edmund Kean |
Actor |
17-Mar-1789 |
15-May-1833 |
English tragic actor |
| John Keegan |
Historian |
15-May-1934 |
|
The Face of Battle |
| Gary Kemp |
Singer/Songwriter |
16-Oct-1959 |
|
Spandau Ballet |
| Martin Kemp |
Musician |
10-Oct-1961 |
|
Spandau Ballet |
| Margaret Kennedy |
Novelist |
23-Apr-1896 |
31-Jul-1967 |
The Constant Nymph |
| Graham Kerr |
Chef |
22-Jan-1934 |
|
The Galloping Gourmet |
| Daniel Kessler |
Guitarist |
25-Sep-1974 |
|
Guitarist for Interpol |
| Thomas Killigrew |
Playwright |
7-Feb-1612 |
19-Mar-1683 |
The Prisoners |
| Jonathan King |
Musician |
9-Dec-1944 |
|
Pop producer, discovered Genesis |
| Alex Kingston |
Actor |
11-Mar-1963 |
|
Elizabeth Corday on ER |
| Sophie Kinsella |
Author |
12-Dec-1969 |
|
Shopaholic series |
| Simon Kirke |
Drummer |
28-Jul-1949 |
|
Free and Bad Company |
| Keira Knightley |
Actor |
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