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