Samuel Pepys

Samuel Pepys

male, deceased (1703)
Samuel Pepys, FRS (23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament, who is now most famous for his di...
G. K. Chesterton

G. K. Chesterton

male, deceased (1936)
Gilbert Keith Chesterton was an influential English writer of the early 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, poetry,...
Sri Aurobindo

Sri Aurobindo

male, deceased (1950)
Sri Aurobindo (Bangla: শ্রী অরবিন্দ "Sri Ôrobindo", Sanskrit: श्री अरविन्द "Srī Aravinda") (August 15, 1872–December 5, 1950) was an Indian/Hindu...
John Milton

John Milton

male, deceased (1674)
John Milton (December 9, 1608 - November 8, 1674) was an English poet, prose polemicist, and civil servant for the English Commonwealth. Most famed...
Cecil Chesterton

Cecil Chesterton

male, deceased (1918)
Cecil Edward Chesterton was an English journalist, known particularly for his role as editor of "The New Witness" from 1912 to 1916, and in...
Isaiah Berlin

Isaiah Berlin

male, deceased (1997) (United States)
Sir Isaiah Berlin, OM (June 6 1909 – November 5 1997), was a political philosopher and historian of ideas, regarded as one of the leading liberal th...
John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough

John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough

male, deceased (1722)
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (6 June 1650 - 27 June 1722) was an English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns of five...
Paul Nash

Paul Nash

male, deceased (1946)
Paul Nash, (11 May 1889 - 11 July 1946) was an English war artist.
Thomas Clarkson

Thomas Clarkson

male, deceased (1846)
Thomas Clarkson (28 March 1760 - 26 September 1846), abolitionist, was born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, and became a leading campaigner...
Edmond Halley

Edmond Halley

male, deceased (1742)
Edmond Halley FRS (sometimes "Edmund", November 8, 1656 - January 14, 1742) was an English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist,...