- male, deceased (1745)
- Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, KG, KB, PC (26 August 1676 - 18 March 1745) was a British statesman who is generally regarded as having been...
- male, deceased (1731)
- Daniel Defoe was an English writer, journalist and spy, who gained enduring fame for his novel "Robinson Crusoe". Defoe is notable for being one of...
- male, deceased (1757)
- Colley Cibber was an English playwright, actor, and Poet Laureate. His status as the first in a long line of actor-managers established his...
- male, deceased (1725)
- Jonathan Wild was perhaps the most famous criminal of London - and possibly Great Britain - during the 18th century, both because of his own...
- male, deceased (1700)
- John Dryden (August 19 {August 9 O.S.1631 – May 12 {May 1 O.S.}, 1700) was an influential English poet, literary critic, translator and pl...
- male, deceased (1734)
- John Dennis (1657 - January 6, 1734), the English critic and dramatist was born in London, the son of a saddler. He was educated at Harrow School...
- male, deceased (1761)
- John Rich (1692 - 1761) was an important director and theater manager in 18th century London. He opened the New Theatre at Lincoln's Inn Fields...
- male, deceased (1747)
- Edmund Curll ("c." 1675 - December 11, 1747) was an English bookseller and publisher. His name has become synonymous, through the attacks on him by...
- male, deceased (1749)
- Ambrose Philips, (1674 - June 18, 1749), was an English poet. He was born in Shropshire of a Leicestershire family. He was educated at Shrewsbury...
- male, deceased (1744)
- Lewis Theobald (baptised April 2, 1688 - September 18, 1744), British textual editor and author, was a landmark figure both in the history of...
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