Ralph Steadman (born Wallasey, May 15, 1936) is a British cartoonist and caricaturist. Born in Wallasey, Cheshire, and brought up in Towyn, North Wales, Steadman attended Ysgol Emrys Ap Iwan (high school), Abergele, East Ham Technical College and the London College of Printing and Graphic Arts during the 1960s, doing freelance work for "Punch, Private Eye," the "Daily Telegraph," the "New York Times" and "Rolling Stone" during this time.

Peter Edward Cook (17 November 1937 - 9 January 1995) was an English satirist, writer and comedian. Cook is widely regarded as the leading figure in the British satire boom of the 1960s. He has been described by Stephen Fry as 'the funniest man who ever drew breath'. He is closely associated with an anti-establishment style of comedy that first emerged in the late 1950s.

Ian Hislop (born 13 July 1960) is the editor of British satirical magazine "Private Eye", a team captain on the popular satirical current affairs quiz "Have I Got News for You" and a comedy scriptwriter.

Sir John Betjeman CBE (28 August, 1906 - 19 May, 1984) was an English poet, writer and broadcaster who described himself in "Who's Who" as a "poet and hack". He was born to a middle-class family in Edwardian Hampstead. Although he claimed he failed his degree at Oxford University, his early ability in writing poetry and interest in architecture supported him throughout his life.

Francis James Baird Wheen (born 22 January 1957) is a British writer and journalist, who was educated at Copthorne Prep School, Harrow School and Royal Holloway College, University of London. At Harrow he was a contemporary of Mark Thatcher who has been a recurring subject of his journalism. He is the author of several books including a biography of Karl Marx, which won the Isaac Deutscher prize. An award-winning column for "The Guardian" ran for several years.

Christopher John Penrice Booker (born October 7 1937) is an English journalist and editor, educated at Shrewsbury School. He was a founding editor of "Private Eye" at the height of the British Satire Boom, but he was forced out in the magazine's early days by Richard Ingrams. He has, however, remained a regular contributor and joke writer on the magazine since its inception. In the late 1960s he wrote "The Neophiliacs", …

William George Rushton, commonly known as Willie Rushton (18 August, 1937 in Chelsea, London - 11 December, 1996) was an English cartoonist, satirist, comedian, actor and performer. Rushton was a co-founder of "Private Eye" with his Shrewsbury School peers Christopher Booker, Paul Foot and Richard Ingrams, originally acting as the magazine's layout artist. He served as one of its cartoonists until his death.

Richard Ingrams was the second editor of British satirical magazine, "Private Eye", taking over from Christopher Booker in 1963. Richard Ingrams was one of four sons. His parents were Leonard St Clair Ingrams and Victoria (née Reid). Ingrams was educated at Shrewsbury School and University College, Oxford where he read Classics. Curiously, he was the tutorial partner of a completely different figure - Robin Butler, …

Gerald Anthony Scarfe (born 1 June 1936 in London) is an English cartoonist and illustrator. He is best known for his work with Pink Floyd, particularly The Wall, and as an editorial cartoonist for The Sunday Times and an illustrator for The New Yorker. He is married to Jane Asher, whom he met in 1971 and married in 1981. They had a daughter in 1974 and two sons in 1981 and 1984.

Barry Ernest Fantoni (born 28 February 1940) is an Italian writer, comic strip cartoonist and jazz musician most famous for his work with the magazine "Private Eye", for whom he also created Neasden F.C.. As of 2005 he remains a shareholder in the company that owns "Private Eye", Pressdram Limited. He has also published books on Chinese astrology. On Saturday 27 January 2007 he debuted on BBC Radio Five Live's "Fighting Talk".

John Barry Humphries, AO, CBE (born 17 February 1934 in Camberwell, Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian comedian, satirist and character actor best known for his on-stage and television "alter egos" Dame Edna Everage, a Melbourne housewife, and Sir Les Patterson, Australia's foul-mouthed cultural attaché to Britain. Humphries is also a film producer and script writer, a star of London's West End musical theatre, …

Paul Mackintosh Foot (8 November 1937 - 18 July 2004) was a British investigative journalist, political campaigner, author, and long-time member of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP). Paul Foot was the son of Hugh Foot who, as Lord Caradon, was governor of Cyprus and represented the United Kingdom at the United Nations from 1964 to 1970. He was also the nephew of Michael Foot, former leader of the Labour Party.

Craig Brown (born May 23 1957) is a British satirist and writer probably best known for his work in "Private Eye". He was educated at Eton and Bristol University and then became a freelance journalist in London, contributing to "The Tatler", "The Spectator", "The Times Literary Supplement", "Literary Review", the "Evening Standard" (as a regular columnist), …

Nigel Richard Patton Dempster (1 November 1941 in Calcutta, India - 12 July 2007 in Ham, Surrey) was a British journalist, author, broadcaster and diarist. Best known for his celebrity gossip columns in newspapers, his work appeared in the "Daily Express" and "Daily Mail" and also in "Private Eye" magazine.

Francis Claud Cockburn (pronounced Coe-burn or) (1904-1981) was a renowned radical British journalist, who was controversial for his communist sympathies. He was the cousin of novelist Evelyn Waugh. The son of a British diplomat, Cockburn was born in Peking, China on April 12, 1904. After obtaining a degree from Oxford University, he became a journalist with "The Times".

John Wells was an English actor, writer and satirist, educated at Eastbourne College and St Edmund Hall, Oxford. The son of a clergyman, he was born in Ashford, Kent and died in Sussex. Wells started in cabaret at Oxford and began his television career as a writer on "That Was The Week That Was", the 1960s weekly satire show that launched the careers of David Frost and Millicent Martin, among others, …

Dr Phil Hammond is a medical doctor who has become noted as a comedian and commentator on health issues in the United Kingdom. Although he still works part time as a GP he is best known for his humorous commentary on the National Health Service. He first came into the public spotlight writing a column for "The Independent" newspaper, where he wrote with a strong pro-patient-rights line.

Auberon Alexander Waugh (November 17, 1939 - January 16, 2001) was a British author and journalist.

Christopher Logue, CBE (born 23 November 1926 in Portsmouth, Hampshire) is an English poet associated with the British Poetry Revival. He has also written for the theatre and cinema as well as acting in a number of films. His two screenplays are "Savage Messiah" and "The End of Arthur's Marriage". He was also a long-term contributor to "Private Eye" magazine, as well as writing for the "Merlin" literary journal of Alexander Trocchi.

John Kent (21 June, 1937 - 14 April, 2003) was an New Zealand cartoonist who is best known as the author of the "Varoomshka" comic strip in the English newspaper "The Guardian" during the 1970s. Born Oamaru, Kent was self-taught as an artist, influenced by Al Capp, creator of "L'il Abner". He worked principally in felt-tip pen on A4 paper.

Victor Lewis-Smith is a British satirist, producer, critic and prankster. He was educated at the University of York. He is known for his sarcasm and biting criticism.

Michael John Heath is a prolific British strip and political cartoonist, and illustrator. He was born in 1935; his father, George Heath, was also a cartoonist (of comic strips). His work has appeared in London publications including "Punch", "Lilliput", the "Evening Standard", the "Evening News", the "Guardian", the "Spectator", the "Independent", the "Sunday Times", the "Mail on Sunday", …

Bill Tidy MBE (October 9 1933--) is a British cartoonist, known chiefly for his comic strips: * The Fosdyke Saga (Daily Mirror) * The Cloggies (Private Eye) * Grimbledon Down (New Scientist) * Dr. Whittle (General Practitioner) * Kegbuster (What's Brewing?)

Wally Fawkes (born 1924 in Vancouver, Canada (left in 1931 for England)) is a British-Canadian jazzclarinetist and, until recently, a satirical cartoonist. As a cartoonist, he generally worked under the name of 'Trog' until failing eyesight forced him to retire from cartooning in 2005 at the age of 81 to concentrate solely on his clarinet playing. He was a founder-member of the original Humphrey Lyttelton revivalist jazz band in the late 1940s, …

Charles Peattie is a British cartoonist, best known as half of the team (with Russell Taylor) that creates the comic strip Alex. He has two daughters and a son from his second marriage. He lives in London and is currently working on a number of TV projects and films. Charles Peattie and Mark Warren create the Celeb comic strip in the satirical magazine Private Eye featuring rock star Gary Bloke. The drawing style is similar to the Alex strip.

Martin Honeysett (born in 1943 in Hereford, England) is an cartoonist and illustrator. After studying at Croydon School of Art, he worked briefly in a London animation studio, and then spent several years abroad both in New Zealand as a lumberjack and in Canada before returning to England to work as a bus-driver for London Transport. He sold his first cartoon to the "Daily Mirror" in 1969 and has since contributed to "Punch", "Private Eye", …

Nicholas Lamert Luard (26 June, 1937 - 25 May, 2004) was a writer and politician, but is perhaps best known for his activities in the early 1960s: co-founding The Establishment with Peter Cook and being one of the Lords Gnome of "Private Eye". He was educated at Winchester College and Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he read English and was taught by F. R. Leavis. He met Peter Cook through "Footlights".

David Austin was a British cartoonist. He was best known for his pocket cartoons in "The Guardian", and for the strip "Hom Sap" in "Private Eye".

Candida Lycett Green (born 1942) is a writer and journalist who has done much to keep alive the memory of her father, Sir John Betjeman (1906-84), Poet Laureate 1972-84.

Ray Lowry is an English cartoonist, illustrator and satirist. He has contributed to "The Guardian", "Private Eye", "Punch" and "The NME". Lowry is credited with designing the album cover of The Clash's 1979 album "London Calling".

Kevin Woodcock (2 September 1942-2 July 2007) was a British cartoonist. He was born in Leicester. He was best known for his frequent single-panel cartoons in "Private Eye". A collection of his cartoons, "You Are Here: the Best of Kevin Woodcock", has been published.