- Archbishop Of York
The Archbishop of York is the metropolitan bishop of the Province of York, and is the junior of the two archbishops of the Church of England, after the Archbishop of Canterbury. Since 5 October 2005, the incumbent is the Most Reverend John Sentamu; he signs himself "Sentamu Ebor:" (In Uganda it is uncommon to have family names (such as Smith), children have given names, one often Christian and the other a traditional descriptive name, … - Conrad Black
Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour, PC, OC, KCSG (born 25 August, 1944, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a former financier and newspaper magnate who was convicted of fraud and obstruction of justice on 13 July 2007. He has written several biographies, including one about Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Black is Canadian-born but publicly renounced his Canadian citizenship in 2001 in order to become a life peer in the British House of Lords. - Guy Fawkes
Guy Fawkes (13 April 1570 - 31 January 1606), also known as Guido Fawkes, was a member of a group of English Roman Catholics who attempted to carry out the Gunpowder Plot on 5 November 1605. - Gary McKinnon
Gary McKinnon, also known as Solo, (born in Glasgow in 1966) is a British hacker accused by the United States of perpetrating the "biggest military computer hack of all time." Following legal hearings in the UK it was decided in July 2006 that he should be extradited to the United States. In February 2007 his lawyers argued against ruling in an appeal to the High Court in London, … - Richard Thomas
Admiral Sir Richard Thomas KCB KCVO OBE RN was the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod (or simply Black Rod) in the British Parliament's House of Lords. Sir Richard served as Black Rod from January 1992 to 8 May 1995. He was the uncle of actresses Kristin Scott Thomas and Serena Scott Thomas (the "Scott" portion of their last names coming from another British naval officer, Capt. Robert F. Scott, the ill fated explorer of the South Pole). - Adam Price
Adam Price (born September 23, 1968, Carmarthen) is a politician in Wales, and Plaid Cymru Member of Parliament for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr. He was elected to Parliament in the 2001 general election. - William Rees-Mogg
William Rees-Mogg, Baron Rees-Mogg (b. July 14 1928, Bristol, England) is a journalist, writer and politician in the United Kingdom. After being educated at Charterhouse and Balliol College, Oxford, he began his career at "The Financial Times", before moving to "The Sunday Times". Here he wrote an article which many believe convinced Alec Douglas-Home to resign as Tory leader, making way for Edward Heath, in July 1965. - David Steel
David Martin Scott Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood, KT, KBE, PC (born 31 March 1938) is a British and Scottish politician and a Liberal Democrat member of the UK House of Lords. He was leader of the Liberal Party from 1976 until its 1988 merger with the Social Democratic Party that formed the Liberal Democrats, and was briefly joint interim leader of the new party, then known as the Social and Liberal Democrats. - Alec Douglas-Home
Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel, KT, PC (2 July 1903 - 9 October 1995) 14th Earl of Home from 1951 to 1963, was a British Conservative (actually SUP) politician, and served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for a year from October 1963 to October 1964. - Angus MacNeil
Angus Brendan MacNeil (born July 21, 1970) is the Scottish National Party Member of Parliament for Na h-Eileanan an Iar. He was elected in the 2005 general election, defeating Calum MacDonald of the Labour Party. In March 2006, MacNeil came to widespread public attention after lodging a formal complaint with the Metropolitan Police regarding the Labour Party Cash for Peerages scandal. In April 2006, he and former "anti-sleaze" MP Martin Bell wrote to prime minister, … - David Pannick
David Pannick QC (born 7 March 1956) is a leading barrister in the United Kingdom. He practices mainly in the areas of public law and human rights. He has argued more than 75 cases in the House of Lords, more than 25 cases in the European Court of Justice, and more than 30 cases in the European Court of Human Rights. - Ann Keen
Ann Lloyd Keen (born 26 November 1948, Wales as Ann Lloyd Fox) is a Labour Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom. She represents Brentford and Isleworth, and was first elected at the 1997 general election, defeating Nirj Deva. She is married to Alan Keen MP and her sister, Sylvia Heal MP, also sits in the House of Commons. Prior to 2007, Ann was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the then Chancellor of the Exchequer, The Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown MP. - John Campbell
Field Marshal John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll and 1st Duke of Greenwich KG (October 10, 1678 – October 4, 1743) was a Scottish soldier and nobleman. His titles were extremely high in the precedence of the Scottish peerage. Born in Petersham, Surrey, England to Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll and Elizabeth Tollemache, daughter of Sir Lionel Tollemache, 3rd Bt, he succeeded his father as Duke of Argyll and Chief of Clan Campbell in 1703. - Lord Lea Of Crondall
David Edward Lea, Lord Lea of Crondall OBE was born in Tyldesley, Lancashire, on 2 November 1937, and educated at Farnham Grammar School and Christ's College, Cambridge, where he studied Economics. He joined the TUC in 1964 as a research officer, became Head of the Economic Department, then Assistant General Secretary from 1978 until 1999, when he joined the House of Lords. Whilst at the TUC, he was secretary of the TUC-Labour Party Liaison Committee from 1972 to 1994, … - Estelle Morris
Estelle Morris, Baroness Morris of Yardley, PC (born 17 June 1952) is a British Labour politician and member of the House of Lords. She was briefly a member of the Cabinet. Estelle Morris was born to a strongly political family. Her uncle, Alf Morris, was Labour MP for Manchester Wythenshawe (1964-1997) and her father, Charles Morris, was Labour MP for Manchester Openshaw (1963-1983). She is a graduate of the University of Warwick. - Bob Marshall-Andrews
Robert Graham Marshall-Andrews, known as Bob Marshall-Andrews, QC (born April 10, 1944) is an English politician and barrister. He is Labour Member of Parliament for Medway in Kent - Jeremy Purvis
Jeremy Purvis (born 15 January 1974) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, and has been Member of the Scottish Parliament for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale since 2003 and was re-elected in 2007. He is the Scottish Liberal Democrats' Justice Spokesperson. He was born in Berwick where he later attended school there. He studied Politics and Modern History at university in London, graduating in 1996. - John Biffen
William John Biffen, Baron Biffen, PC (born 3 November, 1930), is a Conservative member of the House of Lords, who previously spent 36 years in the House of Commons. He represented the constituency of Oswestry, later renamed Shropshire North, from the time of his election at a by-election in 1961 until his retirement immediately prior to the 1997 General Election. In the same year he was made a life peer, sitting as Baron Biffen, … - Gregg Giuffria
Gregg Giuffria (born 28 July, 1955) was the keyboardist for heavy metal bands, Angel, and House of Lords, and arena rock band, Giuffria. Giuffria was in Angel in the late '70s. After the band broke up in 1981, Giuffria put together his own band, Giuffria, with vocalist David Glen Eisley, guitarist Craig Goldy, bassist Chuck Wright, and drummer Alan Krigger, and achieved some success with their first album, and first single, … - John Tenniel
Sir John Tenniel (February 28, 1820 - February 25, 1914) was an English illustrator. He drew many topical cartoons and caricatures for "Punch" in the late 19th century, including the iconic "dropping the pilot", but is best remembered today for his illustrations in Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass". He was born in London and educated himself for his career, although he became a probationer, and then a student, … - William Alexander
William Alexander (1726 - 1783), who claimed the disputed title of Earl of Stirling, was an American major-general during the American Revolutionary War. Born in New York City, Alexander was an educated, ambitious and bright young man and was proficient in mathematics and astronomy. He joined his mother in a successful provisioning business and, in 1747, married Sarah Livingston, … - William Alexander
William Alexander (1824-1911) was an Irish cleric in the Church of Ireland. He was born in Derry on the 13 April 1824, the third child of Rev Robert Alexander. He was educated at Tonbridge School and Brasenose College Oxford. After holding several livings in Northern Ireland he was made bishop of Derry and Raphoe in 1867 and was elevated to the primacy in 1896 becoming the Primate of All Ireland. - Michael Fallon
Michael Cathal Fallon (born 14 May, 1952, Scotland) is a British Conservative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Sevenoaks. Michael Fallon is the son of an Irish surgeon. He was educated at Craigflower School in Dunfermline, at Epsom College, and at the University of St Andrews where he obtained a MA in classics and ancient history in 1974. - Lanny Cordola
Lanny Cordola is a skilled and versatile American guitarist, song-writer and producer. He has been a member of bands such as House of Lords, Giuffria, Magdalen and Magdallan). He has made several solo albums, as well as being featured as guest musician, song-writer and/or producer on albums with artists like Ken Tamplin and Ransom. Besides guitar, Lanny also masters a number of other, more exotic instruments. He is also very skilled in a variety of musical genres, … - Susan Greenfield
Susan Greenfield read for a first degree at St Hilda's College, Oxford and subsequently worked for a DPhil in the University Department of Pharmacology. She subsequently held post-doctoral fellowships in the Department of Physiology, Oxford, the College de France, Paris and NYU Medical Center, New York, until being appointed in 1985 as University Lecturer in Synaptic Pharmacology and Fellow and Tutor in Medicine, Lincoln College. - David Puttnam
David Terence Puttnam, Baron Puttnam, CBE, FRSA, (born 25 February 1941) is a film producer and politician. He sits on the Labour benches in the House of Lords. - Sean Gabb
Dr Sean Gabb (b. 1960, Chatham) is an English libertarian and conservative. He is the director of the Libertarian Alliance, a British free market and civil liberties think-tank. He joined the Libertarian Alliance in 1979, and became its Director in 2006, shortly before the death of its founder Chris Tame. Gabb is a controversial figure within the British and indeed the general libertarian movement. He is an extreme cultural reactionary, an institutional conservative, … - David Edward
Professor Sir David Alexander Ogilvy Edward, KCMG, QC, FRSE, (b 1934) is a Scottish lawyer and academic and sat as a Judge of the Court of Justice of the European Communities between 1992 and 2004. Sir David read Classics at Oxford and Law at Edinburgh University. After National Service in the Royal Navy he was called to the Scottish Bar in 1962 and appointed Queen's Counsel in 1974. - Mike Watson
Michael Goodall Watson, Baron Watson of Invergowrie, known as Mike Watson, (born 1 May, 1949) is a former Scottish Labour Party politician. He has sat in three legislatures in the United Kingdom and served as Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport in the [[Scottish Executive Cabinet. He was expelled from his party on 22 September 2005 following his conviction and imprisonment for fire-raising. - Edward Jones
General Sir Charles Edward Webb Jones KCB CVO CBE (25 September 1936 - 14 May 2007) was a senior officer in the British Army. He served as Quartermaster-General and as Britain's military representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). He retired from the Army in 1995 to become Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod (or simply Black Rod) in the British Parliament's House of Lords, serving in that office until 2001. Jones was born in Altrincham in Cheshire. - George Bell
George Kennedy Allen Bell was an Anglican theologian, Dean of Canterbury, Bishop of Chichester, member of House of Lords and a pioneer of the Ecumenical Movement. - Michael Ramsey
Arthur Michael Ramsey, Baron Ramsey of Canterbury (14 Nov 1904 - 23 April 1988) was the one hundredth Archbishop of Canterbury. He was appointed on 31 May 1961, and was in office from June 1961 to 1974. Michael Ramsey was born in Cambridge, educated at Repton School (one of his tutors at Repton was his predecessor the 99th Archbishop of Canterbury, Geoffrey Francis Fisher) and Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he was President of the Cambridge Union Society. - Richard Layard
Peter Richard Grenville Layard known as Richard Layard, (born 15 March 1934), is a British economist. He was founder-director in 1990 of, and is a current programme director at, the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics. Layard was educated at Eton, where he was a King's scholar, at King's College, Cambridge and at the London School of Economics. - P. D. James
Phyllis Dorothy James, Baroness James of Holland Park OBE (born 3 August, 1920) is an English writer of crime fiction under the name P. D. James and a life peer in the House of Lords. - Nicholas Bacon
Sir Nicholas Bacon (1509-February 20, 1579) was an English politician during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England, notable as Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, and as the father of philosopher/statesman Sir Francis Bacon. He was born at Chislehurst, Kent, the second son of Robert Bacon (1479 - 1548) of Drinkstone, Suffolk. He graduated from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge in 1527 and, after a period in Paris, he entered Gray's Inn, being called to the bar in 1533. - Fabrizio Grossi
Fabrizio Grossi (born March 12, 1967 in Milan, Italy), former bass player for an extended variety of artists, is a much in demand record Producer/ Writer, Mixer, Re-mixer and, for selected projects, he covers often, the role of Executive producer. Starting in 1996, he dedicated himself, mainly to his Producer role, abandoning the touring activity, but continuing playing bass in lots of his productions and as a side guest for, several recording artists. - John Wakeham
John Wakeham, Baron Wakeham, PC (born June 22, 1932), is a businessman and British Conservative Party politician. Since he left government, he has been active in business again, notably being a director of Enron before its collapse. Educated at Charterhouse School, he was a successful accountant and later businessman before his election to the House of Commons for Maldon, Essex in 1974. He became a minister after Margaret Thatcher's victory in 1979. - Philip Cowley
Philip Cowley is a British political scientist and an academic at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. He is particularly notable for two things: one the analysis of Parliamentary voting behaviour in the UK House of Commons and House of Lords and secondly his opposition to a lowering of the UK voting age below 18. - Swaraj Paul
Swraj Paul, Baron Paul (born 1931) is an Indian-born, British-based business magnate and philanthropist. He was knighted by the Queen in 1978. In 1996 he became a life peer, i.e. a member of the House of Lords, taking the title Baron Paul of Marylebone in the City of Westminster. - Sean McNabb
Sean McNabb is a bassist who has played with various bands, including Quiet Riot, Great White, Rough Cutt, and House of Lords. He reportedly was briefly considered for being a musical collaborator with former Warrant singer Jani Lane when he was still a member of Warrant, but if any recordings came of this, they have yet to be commercially released. He will rejoin Great White for their 2007 25th Anniversary Tour
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