Edward King

male, deceased (1637)
Edward King (1612 - 1637), the subject of Milton's "Lycidas", was born in Ireland in 1612, the son of Sir John King, a member of a Yorkshire family...
Niall Ferguson

Niall Ferguson

male, 45 years old
Niall Ferguson (b. April 18, 1964 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish historian best known for his views on imperialism and the origins of conflict...
Roy Porter

Roy Porter

male, deceased (2002)
Roy Porter (31 December 1946 to 3 March 2002) was a British historian noted for his work on the history of medicine. He grew up in South London and...
Walter Besant

Walter Besant

male, deceased (1901)
Sir Walter Besant (August 14, 1836 Portsmouth - June 9, 1901 London), was a novelist and historian from London. His sister-in-law was Annie Besant....
Michael Cullen

Michael Cullen

male, 64 years old
Dr Michael John Cullen (born 5 February 1945, London) is a New Zealand politician. Cullen currently serves as Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand,...
Harry Marshall Ward

Harry Marshall Ward

male, deceased (1906)
Harry Marshall Ward was a British botanist. Born in Hereford, England, Ward was educated at Lincoln Cathedral school. from c. 1864. He went on to...
Sam Neill

Sam Neill

male, 62 years old
Sam Neill, DCNZM, OBE (born 14 September, 1947) is a New Zealand film and television actor, and owner of the Two Paddocks winery in Central Otago....
Richard Bancroft

Richard Bancroft

male, deceased (1610)
Archbishop Richard Bancroft, <small>DD, BD, MA, BA</small>; (1544 - November 2, 1610), Archbishop of Canterbury, was born at Farnworth, then a...

Forrest Reid

male, deceased (1947)
Forrest Reid (1875 - 1948) was a novelist, literary critic,and translator. He was, along with Hugh Walpole and J.M. Barrie, a leading pre-war...
Steve Richards

Steve Richards

male, 49 years old
Steve Richards (born 1960), is a British TV presenter and chief political columnist for "The Independent" newspaper. Richards was educated at...