Most Famous British Artists & Designers

50 British Artists & Designers in view out of 404

Art & Design 404
United Kingdom 9,803
David Bowie
David Bowie British Painter 1947 – 2016
#32
William Blake
William Blake British Painter 1757 – 1827
#391
J. M. W. Turner
J. M. W. Turner British Painter 1775 – 1851
#703
Norman Foster (Baron Foster of Thames Bank)
Norman Foster (Baron Foster of Thames Bank) British Architect Born 1935
#2,586
Henry Moore
Henry Moore British Sculptor 1898 – 1986
#2,618
EM
Eadweard Muybridge British Photographer 1830 – 1904
#2,698
DH
David Hockney British Painter Born 1937
#2,709
John Constable
John Constable British Painter 1776 – 1837
#3,395
JE
John Everett Millais British Painter 1829 – 1896
#3,527
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Charles Rennie Mackintosh British Architect 1868 – 1928
#3,605
Jamie Oliver
Jamie Oliver British Chef Born 1975
#4,056
Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Lawrence Alma-Tadema British Painter 1836 – 1912
#4,945
Vivienne Westwood
Vivienne Westwood British Designer Born 1941
#5,003
Joshua Reynolds
Joshua Reynolds British Painter 1723 – 1792
#5,064
Thomas Gainsborough
Thomas Gainsborough British Painter 1727 – 1788
#5,111
John Galliano
John Galliano British Fashion Designer Born 1960
#7,268
Andy Goldsworthy
Andy Goldsworthy British Photographer Born 1956
#8,684
TC
Thomas Cole British Painter 1801 – 1848
#8,904
Storm Thorgerson
Storm Thorgerson British Photographer 1944 – 2013
#9,722
Capability Brown
Capability Brown British Architect 1716 – 1783
#11,318
BH
Barbara Hepworth British Sculptor 1903 – 1975
#12,108
Louis Wain
Louis Wain British Artist 1860 – 1939
#14,409
Ford Madox Brown
Ford Madox Brown British Painter 1821 – 1893
#14,554
John Martin (painter)
John Martin (painter) British Painter 1789 – 1854
#15,649
George Gilbert Scott
George Gilbert Scott British Architect 1811 – 1878
#18,255
Roger Fenton
Roger Fenton British Photographer 1819 – 1869
#18,808
Charles Frederick Worth
Charles Frederick Worth British Designer 1825 – 1895
#19,144
David Roberts (painter)
David Roberts (painter) British Painter 1796 – 1864
#20,236
George Romney (painter)
George Romney (painter) British Painter 1734 – 1802
#21,228
Augustus John
Augustus John British Painter 1878 – 1961
#21,383
LA
Laura Ashley British Fashion Designer 1925 – 1985
#21,770
Gerald of Wales
Gerald of Wales British Cartographer 1146 – 1223
#22,417
WK
William Kent British Architect 1685 – 1748
#23,225
Duncan Grant
Duncan Grant British Painter 1885 – 1978
#23,931
Leo Sayer
Leo Sayer British Artist Born 1948
#24,128
Richard Parkes Bonington
Richard Parkes Bonington British Painter 1801 – 1828
#28,593
Derren Brown
Derren Brown British Artist Born 1971
#28,860
John Baskerville
John Baskerville British Designer 1706 – 1775
#31,020
GR
George Rodger British Photographer 1908 – 1995
#31,925
Herbert Baker
Herbert Baker British Architect 1862 – 1946
#34,079
James Wyatt
James Wyatt British Architect 1746 – 1813
#34,130
Laura Knight
Laura Knight British Painter 1877 – 1970
#34,319
John Lockwood Kipling
John Lockwood Kipling British Illustrator 1837 – 1911
#34,599
MM
Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh British Painter 1865 – 1933
#34,635
Henry Peach Robinson
Henry Peach Robinson British Photographer 1830 – 1901
#36,603
JV
Jack Vettriano British Painter Born 1951
#36,922
William Powell Frith
William Powell Frith British Painter 1819 – 1909
#38,184
Richard Wilson (painter)
Richard Wilson (painter) British Painter 1713 – 1782
#38,196
Patrick Abercrombie
Patrick Abercrombie British Architect 1879 – 1957
#40,446
John Speed
John Speed British Cartographer 1551 – 1629
#44,279

By the numbers

Inside the United Kingdom Artists & Designers

404 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous the united kingdom artists & designers born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among the United Kingdom Artists & Designers peaked in the 1830s with 25 people.

What the United Kingdom Artists & Designers Are Known For

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Painter are the United Kingdom Artists & Designers's biggest group — 46% of all notables (187).

The United Kingdom Artists & Designers over-index on engraver — 101.0× the global rate.

  1. Painter187
  2. Architect65
  3. Artist39
  4. Photographer35
  5. Sculptor19
  6. Engraver12
  7. Illustrator11
  8. Designer10
  1. Engraver12101.0×
  2. Cartographer764.6×
  3. Illustrator1149.6×
  4. Photographer3526.1×
  5. Architect6524.1×
  6. Designer1019.1×
  7. Painter18716.9×
  8. Artist3915.2×

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