George Stephenson

George Stephenson

male, deceased (1848)
George Stephenson was an English mechanical engineer who designed the famous and historically important steam locomotive named "Rocket" and is...

John Ross

male, deceased (1876)
CSgt John Ross, Esq. was a very successful Victorian businessman with substantial retail interests. His fortune was stolen by a lawyer on his death.
Josephine Butler

Josephine Butler

female, deceased (1906)
Josephine Elizabeth Butler was a Victorian era feminist who was especially concerned with the welfare of prostitutes. She led the long campaign for...

Michael Cox

male
Michael Cox is an English biographer and novelist, born in Northamptonshire in 1948.
Victoria Of The United Kingdom

Victoria Of The United Kingdom

female, deceased (1901)
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 - 22 January 1901) was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837,...
Joseph Merrick

Joseph Merrick

male, deceased (1890)
Joseph Carey Merrick, known as "The Elephant Man", gained the sympathy of Victorian era Britain because of the extreme deformity of his body.
Alfred Waterhouse

Alfred Waterhouse

male, deceased (1905)
Alfred Waterhouse was an English architect, particularly associated with the Victorian Gothic revival. He is perhaps best known for his design for...
John Thomson

John Thomson

male, deceased (1921)
John Thomson was a pioneering Scottish Victorian photographer, geographer and traveller. He was one of the first photographers to travel to the Far...
Charles Eastlake

Charles Eastlake

male, deceased (1906)
Charles Locke Eastlake (1836 - 1906) was a British architect and furniture designer. Trained by the architect Philip Hardwick (1792-1870) he...

William Robinson

male, deceased (1935)
William Robinson (1838 - 1935) was a practical gardener and journalist whose ideas about "wild gardens" spurred the movement that is still...