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Most Famous British Politicians & Lawyers
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United Kingdom 9,803
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Winston Churchill British Politician 1874–1965
Winston Churchill British Politician 1874–1965 144 MT 
Margaret Thatcher British Politician 1925–2013
Margaret Thatcher British Politician 1925–2013 337 JN 
Jawaharlal Nehru British Statesperson 1889–1964
Jawaharlal Nehru British Statesperson 1889–1964 432 OC 
Oliver Cromwell British Politician 1599–1658
Oliver Cromwell British Politician 1599–1658 453 DC 
David Cameron British Politician b. 1966
David Cameron British Politician b. 1966 644 AE 
Anthony Eden British Politician 1897–1977
Anthony Eden British Politician 1897–1977 661 NC 
Neville Chamberlain British Politician 1869–1940
Neville Chamberlain British Politician 1869–1940 793 TP 
Thomas Paine British Political 1737–1809
Thomas Paine British Political 1737–1809 959 CA 
Clement Attlee British Politician 1883–1967
Clement Attlee British Politician 1883–1967 1,192 DL 
David Lloyd George British Politician 1863–1945
David Lloyd George British Politician 1863–1945 1,198 HM 
Harold Macmillan British Politician 1894–1986
Harold Macmillan British Politician 1894–1986 1,338 HW 
Harold Wilson British Politician 1916–1995
Harold Wilson British Politician 1916–1995 1,348 TM 
Theresa May British Politician b. 1956
Theresa May British Politician b. 1956 1,363 GB 
Gordon Brown British Politician b. 1951
Gordon Brown British Politician b. 1951 1,615 WE 
William Ewart Gladstone British Politician 1809–1898
William Ewart Gladstone British Politician 1809–1898 1,700 SC 
Subhas Chandra Bose British Politician 1897–1945
Subhas Chandra Bose British Politician 1897–1945 1,742 AS 
Ariel Sharon British Politician 1928–2014
Ariel Sharon British Politician 1928–2014 1,951 RP 
Robert Peel British Politician 1788–1850
Robert Peel British Politician 1788–1850 2,056 CR 
Cecil Rhodes British Politician 1853–1902
Cecil Rhodes British Politician 1853–1902 2,068 TC 
Thomas Cromwell British Politician 1485–1540
Thomas Cromwell British Politician 1485–1540 2,072 EH 
Edward Heath British Politician 1916–2005
Edward Heath British Politician 1916–2005 2,340 RW 
Robert Walpole British Politician 1676–1745
Robert Walpole British Politician 1676–1745 2,415 JK 
John Knox British Minister 1514–1572
John Knox British Minister 1514–1572 2,648 WP William Pitt the Younger British Politician 1759–1806
2,697 WW 
William Wilberforce British Politician 1759–1833
William Wilberforce British Politician 1759–1833 2,778 HH 
H. H. Asquith British Politician 1852–1928
H. H. Asquith British Politician 1852–1928 2,794 JC 
Jeremy Corbyn British Politician b. 1949
Jeremy Corbyn British Politician b. 1949 2,910 SB 
Stanley Baldwin British Politician 1867–1947
Stanley Baldwin British Politician 1867–1947 3,023 RM 
Ramsay MacDonald British Politician 1866–1937
Ramsay MacDonald British Politician 1866–1937 3,199 NC 
Nick Clegg British Politician b. 1967
Nick Clegg British Politician b. 1967 3,415 AB 
Arthur Balfour British Politician 1848–1930
Arthur Balfour British Politician 1848–1930 4,138 RC 
Robert Clive British Politician 1725–1774
Robert Clive British Politician 1725–1774 4,420 SR 
Stamford Raffles British Statesman 1781–1826
Stamford Raffles British Statesman 1781–1826 4,434 HJ 
Henry John Temple (3rd Viscount Palmerston) British Politician 1784–1865
Henry John Temple (3rd Viscount Palmerston) British Politician 1784–1865 4,437 GC 
George Curzon (1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston) British Politician 1859–1925
George Curzon (1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston) British Politician 1859–1925 4,534 EW 
Edward Wood (1st Earl of Halifax) British Politician 1881–1959
Edward Wood (1st Earl of Halifax) British Politician 1881–1959 4,844 CG 
Charles Grey (2nd Earl Grey) British Politician 1764–1845
Charles Grey (2nd Earl Grey) British Politician 1764–1845 4,933 LR 
Louis Riel British Politician 1844–1885
Louis Riel British Politician 1844–1885 5,271 SK 
Sadiq Khan British Politician b. 1970
Sadiq Khan British Politician b. 1970 5,811 GV 
George Villiers (1st Duke of Buckingham) British Politician 1592–1628
George Villiers (1st Duke of Buckingham) British Politician 1592–1628 5,912 IP Ian Paisley British Politician 1926–2014
5,957 AB 
Atal Bihari Vajpayee British Politician 1924–2018
Atal Bihari Vajpayee British Politician 1924–2018 6,178 NF 
Nigel Farage British Politician b. 1964
Nigel Farage British Politician b. 1964 6,263 WH 
William Hague British Politician b. 1961
William Hague British Politician b. 1961 6,539 WC 
William Cecil (1st Baron Burghley) British Politician 1520–1598
William Cecil (1st Baron Burghley) British Politician 1520–1598 7,874 FW 
Francis Walsingham British Secretary 1532–1590
Francis Walsingham British Secretary 1532–1590 8,104 CP 
Chris Patten British Politician b. 1944
Chris Patten British Politician b. 1944 8,596 RP 
Rajendra Prasad British Political 1884–1963
Rajendra Prasad British Political 1884–1963 8,723 EM 
Eleanor Marx British Activist 1855–1898
Eleanor Marx British Activist 1855–1898 8,857 MD 
Morarji Desai British Politician 1896–1995
Morarji Desai British Politician 1896–1995
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