- Guan Zhong
Guan Zhong (管仲) (born 725 BC, died in 645 BC) was a politician in the Spring and Autumn Period. His given name was "Yíwú" (夷吾). "Zhong" was his courtesy name. Recommended by Bao Shuya, he was appointed Prime Minister by Duke Huan of Qi in 685 BC. Guan Zhong modernized the state of "Qi" by starting multiple reforms. Politically, he centralized power and divided the state into different villages, … - Mark Vonnegut
Mark Vonnegut (born ca. 1948) is an American pediatrician and writer. He is the son of the late writer Kurt Vonnegut Jr. He describes himself in the preface to his book as "a hippie, son of a counterculture hero, B.A. in religion, (with a) genetic disposition to schizophrenia." Mark Vonnegut graduated from Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania, in 1969 at the age of 21. - Dan Duchaine
Daniel "Dan" Duchaine (1952 - January 12 2000) was a former American bodybuilder, author, two time convicted felon and philosopher. Nicknamed "The Steroid Guru", Duchaine gained worldwide notoriety due to his outspoken opinions on the use of performance enhancing drugs, and made numerous television appearances discussing the subject on shows such as 20/20, Geraldo and 60 Minutes. - William IV, Prince of Orange
William IV, Prince of Orange (September 1, 1711 - October 22, 1751) was the first hereditary stadtholder of the Netherlands. William was born in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, the son of Johan Willem Friso, Prince of Orange, head of the Frisian branch of the House of Orange-Nassau, and of his wife Marie Luise of Hesse-Cassel. He was born six weeks after the death of his father. William succeeded his father as Stadtholder of Friesland and also, … - Gerhard Armauer Hansen
Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen was a Norwegian physician, remembered for his identification of the bacterium "Mycobacterium leprae" as the causative agent of leprosy in 1873. Hansen was born in Bergen and studied medicine at the Royal Frederik's University (now the University of Oslo), gaining his degree in 1866. He served a brief internship at the National Hospital in Christiania (Oslo) and as a doctor in Lofoten. - Isaac Babalola Akinyele
Isaac Babalola Akinyele, OBE, KBE (April 18, 1882 – May, 30, 1965) was the first educated Olubadan (non-hereditary traditional ruler) of Ibadan, and the second Christian to ascend the throne. - 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, … - Herbrand Sackville 9th Earl De La Warr
Herbrand Edward Dundonald Brassey Sackville, 9th Earl De La Warr GBE, PC (June 20 1900 - January 28 1976), known as Lord Buckhurst from 1900 until 1915 (and sometimes nicknamed "Buck de la Warr" after that), was a British National Labour politician in the 1930s. The son of a Conservative father and Liberal mother, Herbrand Sackville was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford where he developed trends towards socialism. - John Sinclair 3rd Viscount Thurso
John Archibald Sinclair, 3rd Viscount Thurso (born 10 September 1953), known as John Thurso, is a Scottish businessman and Liberal Democrat politician. His right as a hereditary peer to sit in the House of Lords was abolished in 1999, but at the United Kingdom general election, 2001 he was elected to the House of Commons to represent Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross. The former constituency of Caithness and Sutherland had been held by his grandfather, … - Francis Baring 1st Baron Northbrook
Francis Thornhill Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook (1796-1866) was a British Whig politician who served in the governments of Lord Melbourne and Lord John Russell. Educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. Called to the bar, Lincoln's Inn, 1823. Member of Parliament for Portsmouth, 1826-1865. A Lord of the Treasury, 1830-1834, and a Secretary to the Treasury, June - November 1834 and 1835-1839. He entered the cabinet in 1839 as Chancellor of the Exchequer, … - David Trefgarne 2nd Baron Trefgarne
David Garro Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne, PC (born 31 March, 1941), is a British Conservative politician. The son of George Morgan Trefgarne, 1st Baron Trefgarne, Trefgarne succeeded his father as 2nd Baron Trefgarne in 1960 at the age of 19, and took his seat in the House of Lords on his 21st birthday in 1962. In contrast to his father, who was a Liberal and later Labour politician, he chose to sit on the Conservative benches. - William Douglas-Home
William Douglas-Home (June 3, 1912- September 28, 1992) was a British writer and dramatist. From an aristocratic family, he was the son of the 13th Earl of Home and his oldest brother was Prime Minister and 14th Earl Sir Alec Douglas-Home. Douglas-Home was educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford where he read history. His first play, "Murder in Pupil Room", was performed by his classmates at Eton in 1926 when he was only fourteen. - Baron Vivian
Baron Vivian, of Glynn and of Truro in the County of Cornwall, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1841 for the soldier Sir Hussey Vivian. He had already been created a Baronet, of Truro in the County of Cornwall, in 1828. His eldest legitimate son, the second Baron, represented Bodmin in the House of Commons and served as Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall. - Margaret Of Mar 30th Countess of Mar
Margaret Alison of Mar, 30th Countess of Mar (born 19 September 1940) is a crossbench member of the House of Lords, an elected hereditary peer and the holder of the original Earldom of Mar, the oldest peerage title in the United Kingdom. She is the only "suo jure" Countess in the House of Lords. - Malcolm Mitchell-Thomson 3rd Baron Selsdon
Malcolm McEacharn Mitchell-Thomson, 3rd Baron Selsdon (born 27 October 1937) is a British peer, banker and businessman. He is one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. The son of the 2nd Baron Selsdon, he was educated at Winchester College. Mitchell-Thomson served in the Royal Navy from 1956 to 1958, reaching the rank of Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve. - Baron Huntingfield
Baron Huntingfield is a title that has been created three times, twice in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of Ireland. The first two creations were by writ, but little more is known about them. They probably became extinct or fell into abeyance on the death of their first holders. The third creation, Baron Huntingfield, of Heveningham Hall in the County of Suffolk, was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1796 for Sir Joshua Vanneck, … - Janric Craig 3rd Viscount Craigavon
Janric Fraser Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon (born 9 June 1944) is a British peer and chartered accountant. He is one of the 92 hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. The son of the 2nd Viscount Craigavon, he was educated at Eton College, Berkshire and at the London University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Science. In 1974, he succeeded to his father's titles. - Alexander Montagu 13th Duke of Manchester
Alexander Charles David Drogo Montagu, 13th Duke of Manchester (born 11 December 1962) is a British hereditary peer, the son of the 12th Duke of Manchester. He married Wendy Dawn Buford, and has two children: *Alexander Michael Charles Drogo Montagu, Viscount Mandeville, (born 13 May 1993) (styled Lord Kimbolton until 2002) *The Lady Ashley Faith Maxine Nell Montagu (born 16 June 1999) The Duke lives in California. - Bertram Bowyer 2nd Baron Denham
Bertram Stanley Mitford Bowyer, 2nd Baron Denham PC (b. 3 October 1927) is British Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords as one of the remaining hereditary peers. He is one of the few people to serve in the governments of five different Prime Ministers. Lord Denham was the youngest child and second son of George Bowyer, 1st Baron Denham and succeeded to become 2nd Baron Denham upon the death of his father in 1948, … - Earl Of Abingdon
Earl of Abingdon is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 30 November 1682 for James Bertie, 5th Baron Norreys of Rycote. He was the eldest son of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey by his second marriage to Bridget, 4th Baroness Norreys de Rycote, and the younger half-brother of Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey (see the Earl of Lindsey and the Baron Willoughby de Eresby for earlier history of the Bertie family). - Hugh Trenchard 3rd Viscount Trenchard
Hugh Trenchard, 3rd Viscount Trenchard (born 12 March 1951) is a British soldier and businessman. In 1987, he succeeded to his father's titles. He is one of the ninety hereditary peers in the House of Lords, elected to remain after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. The son of the 2nd Viscount Trenchard and Patricia Bailey, he was educated at Eton College in Berkshire and at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1973. - Flora Fraser 21st Lady Saltoun
Flora Marjory Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun<sup>1</sup>;, Chief of the Name and the Arms of Fraser (born October 18, 1930) is currently the only female holder of a lordship of Parliament who has a seat in the House of Lords as an elected hereditary peer. She is the head of the Frasers of Philorth. Flora Fraser was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. She was the daughter of Alexander Fraser and Dorothy Geraldine Welby. Her maternal grandfather was Charles Glynne Earle Welby. - James Graham 8th Duke of Montrose
James Graham, 8th Duke of Montrose (b. 1935), is the only duke who has a seat in the House of Lords as an elected hereditary peer. He takes the Conservative Party whip and is the shadow spokesman for Scotland. The other duke in the House, the Duke of Norfolk, did not have to stand for election as he holds the Royal Office of Earl Marshal. - Charles Stourton 26th Baron Mowbray
Charles Edward Stourton, 26th Baron Mowbray, 27th Baron Segrave and 23rd Baron Stourton CBE (11 March 1923 - 12 December 2006) was a baron in the peerage of England. From 1965 to 1983, he was premier baron in the English peerage. He sat on the Conservative benches in the House of Lords, and was a Conservative whip in government and in opposition from 1967 to 1980. - Morys Bruce 4th Baron Aberdare
Morys George Lyndhurst Bruce, 4th Baron Aberdare, KBE, PC, DL (16 June 1919-23 January 2005) was a Conservative politician, and from 1999 until his death one of ninety elected hereditary peers in the British House of Lords. In 1932, Bruce began his education at Winchester College in Hampshire, and four years later, he matriculated at New College, Oxford. - Cherry Drummond 16th Baroness Strange
Jean Cherry Drummond of Megginch, 16th Baroness Strange (17 December 1928 - Megginch Castle, 11 March 2005) was a cross bench hereditary peer in the House of Lords. Strange was educated at Oxenfoord Castle boarding school near Edinburgh, and read English and history at St Andrews University and the University of Cambridge. She married Humphrey Evans, MC, a captain in the Grenadier Guards, in 1952. - William Hare 5th Earl of Listowel
William Francis Hare, 5th Earl of Listowel GCMG PC (28 September 1906-12 March 1997), known as Viscount Ennismore from 1924 to 1931, was a British hereditary peer and Labour politician. The eldest son of 4th Earl of Listowel and the Hon. Freda Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, he was educated at Eton College and at Balliol College, Oxford. He succeeded his father in 1931. He served as a Lieutenant in the Intelligence Corps. - Simon Arthur 4th Baron Glenarthur
Major Simon Mark Arthur, 4th Baron Glenarthur DL, FCIT, FRAeS (born 7 October 1944) is a British peer, pilot and businessman. Having succeeded to his father's titles in 1976, he is one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the House of Lords Act 1999. The son of the 3rd Baron Glenarthur, he was educated at Eton College, Berkshire. Commissioned to the 10th Royal Hussars in 1963, … - David Simon 3rd Viscount Simon
Jan David Simon, 3rd Viscount Simon (born 20 July 1940) is a British peer. The son of the 2nd Viscount Simon, he was educated at Westminster School and at the School of Navigation, Southampton University. He was further educated at Sydney Technical college. In 1993, he succeeded to his father's viscountcy. Lord Simon is President of the Driving Instructors Association since 2000, and of GEM Motoring Assist since 2004. - John Astor 3rd Baron Astor of Hever
John Jacob Astor VIII, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever, DL (born 16 June 1946) is a British businessman and Conservative elected hereditary peer in the House of Lords. He is the Opposition Spokesman for Defence. He is the eldest son of Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever and Lady Irene Haig. He succeeded his father in 1984. - William Astor 4th Viscount Astor
William Waldorf Astor, 4th Viscount Astor (born 27 December 1951) is a British businessman and politician who sits as an elected hereditary peer in the House of Lords. Astor was educated at Eton College, and in 1976 married Annabel, Lady Sheffield, with whom he has two sons and a daughter. Annabel is the stepdaughter of the Viscount's uncle Michael Astor. - Anthony Hamilton-Smith 3rd Baron Colwyn
Ian Anthony Hamilton-Smith, 3rd Baron Colwyn commonly known as Anthony Hamilton-Smith CBE (born 1 January 1942) is a British peer, doctor and politician. He is one of ninety hereditary peers, elected to remain in the House of Lords after the House of Lords Act 1999. The son of the 2nd Baron Colwyn was educated at Cheltenham College, at St Bartholomew's Hospital and at the Royal Dental Hospital. - James Hamilton 4th Baron Hamilton of Dalzell
James Leslie Hamilton, 4th Baron Hamilton of Dalzell (11 February 1938 - 28 September 2006) was a British Conservative Party hereditary peer. Hamilton was the elder son (and second child) of John Hamilton, 3rd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell, a Lord-in-Waiting to the Queen. The title was originally granted to Hamilton's great-grandfather, John Hamilton, 1st Baron Hamilton of Dalzell, who was a Liberal politician, and had been inherited by his second son, Gavin Hamilton, … - Raymond Jolliffe 5th Baron Hylton
Raymond Hervey Jolliffe, 5th Baron Hylton ARICS (born 13 June 1932) is a British peer and landowner. He is one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. The elder son of the 4th Baron Hylton and Lady Perdita Rose Mary Asquith (herself granddaughter of H.H. Asquith), he was educated at Eton College in Berkshire and Trinity College, Oxford, … - John Palmer 4th Earl of Selborne
John Roundell Palmer, 4th Earl of Selborne KBE, FRS, FIBiol (born 24 March 1940) is a British peer and businessman. He is one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. The son of Captain William Palmer, Viscount Wolmer, in turn son of the 3rd Earl of Selborne, and Hon. Grace Ridley, he succeeded to his grandfather's titles in 1971. - Rupert Ponsonby 7th Baron de Mauley
Rupert Charles Ponsonby, 7th Baron de Mauley (born 30 June 1957) is a British peer. He succeeded his uncle, the 6th Baron de Mauley in October 2002. On March 10, 2005 he was declared the winner of a by-election for a Conservative hereditary peers' seat in the House of Lords He was the first peer to have acceded to his title after the House of Lords Act 1999 to have obtained an elective hereditaries' seat in the House. - David William Anthony Blyth MacPherson 2nd Baron Strathcarron
David William Anthony Blyth Macpherson, 2nd Baron Strathcarron (23 January 1924 - 31 August 2006) was best known as the "motorcycling peer". He inherited the Barony on his father's death in 1937, and was the longest-serving member of the House of Lords when, along with most other hereditary peers, he lost his seat in Parliament 1999 after the introduction of the House of Lords Act 1999. He served in the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the Second World War, … - Robert Bertie 4th Duke of Ancaster and Keste
Robert Bertie, 4th Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven PC (17 October 1756, Grimsthorpe - 8 July 1779, Grimsthorpe) was a British Hereditary Peer. He was the second son of the General Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven (d. 1778) and Mary Panton (d. 1793) On the death of his elder brother, Peregrine Thomas Bertie, Marquess of Lindsey, on 12 December 1758, he inherited the courtesy title of Marquess of Lindsey. - Michael Onslow 7th Earl of Onslow
Michael William Coplestone Dillon Onslow, 7th Earl of Onslow (born 28 February 1938) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He was known as Viscount Cranley from 1945 to 1971, and he was educated at Eton and the Sorbonne. - Charles Beauclerk Earl of Burford
Charles Francis Topham de Vere Beauclerk, Earl of Burford (born 22 February 1965) is the eldest son and heir apparent of the Duke of St Albans. From 1994 to 2001 he was married to a Canadian actress and pop singer, Louise Robey. From that marriage he has one son, James Malcolm Aubrey Edward de Vere Beauclerk, Lord Vere (born 2 August 1995).
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