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Winston Churchill British Politician 1874–1965
Winston Churchill British Politician 1874–1965 08 WS 
William Shakespeare British Playwright 1564–1616
William Shakespeare British Playwright 1564–1616 12 CD 
Charles Darwin British Biologist 1809–1882
Charles Darwin British Biologist 1809–1882 23 CC 
Charlie Chaplin British Film 1889–1977
Charlie Chaplin British Film 1889–1977 27 JL 
John Lennon British Producer 1940–1980
John Lennon British Producer 1940–1980 32 DB 
David Bowie British Painter 1947–2016
David Bowie British Painter 1947–2016 40 SH 
Stephen Hawking British Physicist 1942–2018
Stephen Hawking British Physicist 1942–2018 41 IN 
Isaac Newton British Mathematician 1643–1727
Isaac Newton British Mathematician 1643–1727 52 PM 
Paul McCartney British Guitar b. 1942
Paul McCartney British Guitar b. 1942 54 CD 
Charles Dickens British Writer 1812–1870
Charles Dickens British Writer 1812–1870 71 EI 
Elizabeth I of England British Queen 1533–1603
Elizabeth I of England British Queen 1533–1603 72 QV 
Queen Victoria British Queen 1819–1901
Queen Victoria British Queen 1819–1901 74 JR 
J. R. R. Tolkien British Writer 1892–1973
J. R. R. Tolkien British Writer 1892–1973 77 AH 
Alfred Hitchcock British Film 1899–1980
Alfred Hitchcock British Film 1899–1980 79 JK 
J. K. Rowling British Film b. 1965
J. K. Rowling British Film b. 1965 81 AC 
Agatha Christie British Playwright 1890–1976
Agatha Christie British Playwright 1890–1976 89 OW 
Oscar Wilde British Poet 1854–1900
Oscar Wilde British Poet 1854–1900 121 JA 
Jane Austen British Writer 1775–1817
Jane Austen British Writer 1775–1817 125 VW 
Virginia Woolf British Novelist 1882–1941
Virginia Woolf British Novelist 1882–1941 142 GO 
George Orwell British Novelist 1903–1950
George Orwell British Novelist 1903–1950 144 MT 
Margaret Thatcher British Politician 1925–2013
Margaret Thatcher British Politician 1925–2013 145 JL 
John Locke British Philosopher 1632–1704
John Locke British Philosopher 1632–1704 150 EJ 
Elton John British Singer b. 1947
Elton John British Singer b. 1947 159 AH 
Audrey Hepburn British Actor 1929–1993
Audrey Hepburn British Actor 1929–1993 160 A 
Adele British Singer b. 1988
Adele British Singer b. 1988 167 AT 
Alan Turing British Computer Scientist 1912–1954
Alan Turing British Computer Scientist 1912–1954 177 FM 
Freddie Mercury British Singer 1946–1991
Freddie Mercury British Singer 1946–1991 181 BR 
Bertrand Russell British Mathematician 1872–1970
Bertrand Russell British Mathematician 1872–1970 212 D( 
Diana (Princess of Wales) British Royal Family 1961–1997
Diana (Princess of Wales) British Royal Family 1961–1997 220 AS 
Adam Smith British Economist 1723–1790
Adam Smith British Economist 1723–1790 229 M( 
Mary (Queen of Scots) British Sovereign 1542–1587
Mary (Queen of Scots) British Sovereign 1542–1587 245 JC 
James Cook British Explorer 1728–1779
James Cook British Explorer 1728–1779 253 MS 
Mary Shelley British Writer 1797–1851
Mary Shelley British Writer 1797–1851 261 SC Sean Connery British Actor 1930–2020
274 JM 
John Maynard Keynes British Economist 1883–1946
John Maynard Keynes British Economist 1883–1946 281 EW 
Emma Watson British Actress b. 1990
Emma Watson British Actress b. 1990 310 C( 
Charles (Prince of Wales) British Heir b. 1948
Charles (Prince of Wales) British Heir b. 1948 314 GM 
George Michael British Singer 1963–2016
George Michael British Singer 1963–2016 318 HG 
H. G. Wells British Writer 1866–1946
H. G. Wells British Writer 1866–1946 321 KW 
Kate Winslet British Actor b. 1975
Kate Winslet British Actor b. 1975 326 S( 
Sting (musician) British Actor b. 1951
Sting (musician) British Actor b. 1951 332 LC 
Lewis Carroll British Writer 1833–1898
Lewis Carroll British Writer 1833–1898 335 GV 
George VI British Monarch 1895–1952
George VI British Monarch 1895–1952 335 PC 
Phil Collins British Actor b. 1951
Phil Collins British Actor b. 1951 337 JN 
Jawaharlal Nehru British Statesperson 1889–1964
Jawaharlal Nehru British Statesperson 1889–1964 340 CL 
Christopher Lee British Actor 1922–2015
Christopher Lee British Actor 1922–2015 358 JV 
James VI and I British King 1566–1625
James VI and I British King 1566–1625 360 EC 
Eric Clapton British Guitar b. 1945
Eric Clapton British Guitar b. 1945 362 FB 
Francis Bacon British Philosopher 1561–1626
Francis Bacon British Philosopher 1561–1626 365 AH 
Anthony Hopkins British Film b. 1937
Anthony Hopkins British Film b. 1937 366 CI 
Charles I of England British Monarch 1600–1649
Charles I of England British Monarch 1600–1649 370 TH 
Thomas Hobbes British Philosopher 1588–1679
Thomas Hobbes British Philosopher 1588–1679 372 GI 
George III of the United Kingdom British King 1738–1820
George III of the United Kingdom British King 1738–1820 391 WB 
William Blake British Painter 1757–1827
William Blake British Painter 1757–1827 394 MJ 
Mick Jagger British Actor b. 1943
Mick Jagger British Actor b. 1943 419 EI 
Elizabeth II British Monarch b. 1926
Elizabeth II British Monarch b. 1926 432 OC 
Oliver Cromwell British Politician 1599–1658
Oliver Cromwell British Politician 1599–1658 441 RD 
Richard Dawkins British Biologist b. 1941
Richard Dawkins British Biologist b. 1941 446 GV 
George V British King 1865–1936
George V British King 1865–1936 452 CS 
C. S. Lewis British Writer 1898–1963
C. S. Lewis British Writer 1898–1963 453 DC 
David Cameron British Politician b. 1966
David Cameron British Politician b. 1966 460 OO 
Ozzy Osbourne British Singer b. 1948
Ozzy Osbourne British Singer b. 1948 467 CG 
Cary Grant British Actor 1904–1986
Cary Grant British Actor 1904–1986 472 KK 
Keira Knightley British Actor b. 1985
Keira Knightley British Actor b. 1985 481 VL 
Vivien Leigh British Actor 1913–1967
Vivien Leigh British Actor 1913–1967 488 AB 
Anne Boleyn British Queen 1501–1536
Anne Boleyn British Queen 1501–1536 493 LO 
Laurence Olivier British Actor 1907–1989
Laurence Olivier British Actor 1907–1989 501 CZ 
Catherine Zeta-Jones British Actor b. 1969
Catherine Zeta-Jones British Actor b. 1969 502 EV 
Edward VIII British King 1894–1972
Edward VIII British King 1894–1972 509 RD 
Roald Dahl British Novelist 1916–1990
Roald Dahl British Novelist 1916–1990 511 MC 
Michael Caine British Actor b. 1933
Michael Caine British Actor b. 1933 522 JS 
John Stuart Mill British Philosopher 1806–1873
John Stuart Mill British Philosopher 1806–1873 533 RW 
Robbie Williams British Singer b. 1974
Robbie Williams British Singer b. 1974 552 RH 
Robert Hooke British Philosopher 1635–1703
Robert Hooke British Philosopher 1635–1703 563 JA 
Julie Andrews British Actor b. 1935
Julie Andrews British Actor b. 1935 570 A( 
Anne (Queen of Great Britain) British Queen 1665–1714
Anne (Queen of Great Britain) British Queen 1665–1714 576 AR Alan Rickman British Actor 1946–2016
578 BM 
Brian May British Guitar b. 1947
Brian May British Guitar b. 1947 586 WI 
William III of England British Sovereign 1650–1702
William III of England British Sovereign 1650–1702 597 AH 
Aldous Huxley British Poet 1894–1963
Aldous Huxley British Poet 1894–1963 603 SR Salman Rushdie British Writer b. 1947
604 RM 
Roger Moore British Actor 1927–2017
Roger Moore British Actor 1927–2017 605 JK 
John Keats British Poet 1795–1821
John Keats British Poet 1795–1821 614 DD 
Daniel Day-Lewis British Actor b. 1957
Daniel Day-Lewis British Actor b. 1957 622 JD 
Judi Dench British Actor b. 1934
Judi Dench British Actor b. 1934 644 AE 
Anthony Eden British Politician 1897–1977
Anthony Eden British Politician 1897–1977 647 RB 
Richard Burton British Actor 1925–1984
Richard Burton British Actor 1925–1984 661 NC 
Neville Chamberlain British Politician 1869–1940
Neville Chamberlain British Politician 1869–1940 668 RW 
Roger Waters British Composer b. 1943
Roger Waters British Composer b. 1943 672 TE 
T. E. Lawrence British Biographer 1888–1935
T. E. Lawrence British Biographer 1888–1935 680 RS 
Ridley Scott British Film b. 1937
Ridley Scott British Film b. 1937 690 ET 
Emma Thompson British Actor b. 1959
Emma Thompson British Actor b. 1959 694 FD 
Francis Drake British Explorer 1540–1596
Francis Drake British Explorer 1540–1596 697 PB 
Percy Bysshe Shelley British Poet 1792–1822
Percy Bysshe Shelley British Poet 1792–1822 703 JM 
J. M. W. Turner British Painter 1775–1851
J. M. W. Turner British Painter 1775–1851 703 PS 
Patrick Stewart British Actor b. 1940
Patrick Stewart British Actor b. 1940 716 DA 
David Attenborough British Actor b. 1926
David Attenborough British Actor b. 1926 720 IM 
Ian McKellen British Actor b. 1939
Ian McKellen British Actor b. 1939 730 AT 
Alfred the Great British King 849–899
Alfred the Great British King 849–899 733 HV 
Henry VII of England British Monarch 1457–1509
Henry VII of England British Monarch 1457–1509
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