Aspel, Michael
TV presenter
This is Your Life |
Aherne, Caroline
Comedian
Mrs Merton |
Ant, Adam
Musician
Prince Charming |
Austen, Jane
Author
|
Anderson, Clive
TV presenter, comedian
|
Andrews, Julie
Actress, musician
The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins |
Archer, Lord Jeffery
Politician, author
Not a Penny More Not a Penny Less, Kane and Abel |
B |
Beckham, David
Footballer
Star player at Manchester United |
Boudeca, Queen
Chief of the Iceni Tribe
Led a revolt against Roman rule |
Bowles, Camilla Parker
Lady in Waiting
Partner of Prince Charles |
Blair, Cherie
Barrister
Wife of British Prime Minister |
Baker, Cheryl
Singer
Eurovision song contest winner with Bucks Fizz |
Burgh, Chris De
Singer
|
Black, Cilla
Singer, TV personality
Blind Date |
Bowie, David
Musician, actor
The Never Ending Story |
Bogarde, Dirk
Actor
|
Bligh, Captain William
Sailor
Mutiny on the Bounty fame, navigated 4,000 miles in an open boat after the mutiny |
Blyton, Enid
Author
The Famous Five |
Best, George
Footballer
Former Northern Irish international |
Bisset, Jacqueline
Actress
|
Bowen, Jim
TV presenter, comedian
Bullseye |
Baird, John Logie
Inventor
Television |
Bolan, Marc
Musician
|
Bygraves, Max
Singer
|
Becket, Sir Thomas
Archbishop
Former Archbishop of Canterbury, Saint |
Bragg, Lord Melvyn
Broadcaster
The South Bank Show |
Berry, Nick
Actor, singer
Heartbeat, Eastenders |
Benn, Nigel
Boxer
The Dark Destroyer |
Brosnan, Pierce
Actor
James Bond |
Burton, Richard
Actor
Cleopatra |
Barker, Ronnie
Comedian
The Two Ronnies |
Bean, Sean
Actor
Sharpe, When Saturday Comes, Bravo Two Zero |
Bassey, Shirley
Singer
|
Bon, Simon Le
Singer
Duran Duran |
Blair, Tony
Politician
British Prime Minister 1997 - |
Bruce, Robert the
Scottish King
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again |
Bronte, Charlotte
Author
|
Burns, Robert
Author
Famous Scottish writer |
Brunell, Isambard Kingdom
Engineer
Built railways and bridges |
| C |
Crabtree, Shirley
Wrestler
Big Daddy |
Campbell, Donald
Adventurer
Held the land and water speed records |
Connolly, Billy
Comedian, actor
|
Christie, Dame Agatha
Author
Crime Fiction |
Cartland, Dame Barbara
Author
Romantic fiction |
Clapton, Eric
Musician
Layla |
Capes, Geoff
Athlete
Former Shot Put champion and World's Strongest Man |
Cole, George
Actor
Minder, The Belles of St. Trinians |
Charles, HRH Prince
Royal
Heir to the British throne |
Cooper, Jilly
Author
Polo |
Collins, Joan
Actress
Dynasty |
Cook, James
Explorer and great navigator
Discovered Australia, New Zealand, and many other pacific islands |
Cleese, John
Actor, comedian
Monty Python |
Clary, Julian
Comedian, TV personality
|
Carroll, Lewis
Author
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland |
Clifford, Max
Publicist
|
Crawford, Michael
Actor, singer, comedian
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, The Phantom of the Opera |
Coltrane, Robbie
Actor, comedian
Cracker, Nuns on the Run |
Cook, Robin
Politician
British Foreign Secretary 1997 - |
Corbett, Ronnie
Comedian, actor
The Two Ronnies, Sorry |
Connery, Sean
Actor
Former James Bond, The Rock, The Avengers, Entrapment |
Caine, Sir Michael
Actor
Alfie, Get Carter, The Italian Job |
Churchill, Sir Winston
Politician
Led Britain through World War Two |
Cooper, Tommy
Comedian
|
| D |
Davis, Steve
Snooker Player
Former World Champion |
Deayton, Angus
TV presenter
Have I Got News For You |
Derby, Abraham
Steel
Developed steel making |
Dobson, Anita
Actress
Eastenders |
Dyson, James
Inventor
Developed the bag-free vacuum cleaner |
Davro, Bobby
Comedian
|
Dickens, Charles
Author
Great Expectations, Oliver Twist |
Dean, Christopher
Ice Skater
Former Olympic ice dance champion |
Dors, Diana
Actress
|
Davidson, Jim
Comedian
The Generation Game |
Dawson, Les
Comedian
|
Dennis, Les
Comedian
|
Davenport, Nigel
Actor
|
Diana, Princess of Wales
Royal
Icon of the 20th century |
Dahl, Roald
Author
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach |
Daltrey, Roger
Musician
Lead singer The Who |
Dahl, Sophie
Model
Granddaughter of Roald Dahl |
Drake, Sir Francis
Sailor
Defeated the Spanish Armada |
Doonican, Val
Singer
Usually |
| E |
Elton, Ben
Comedian, writer
Wrote Blackadder |
Ecclestone, Bernie
Formula One Racing
|
Elizabeth I, Queen
Royal
The virgin queen, defeated the Spanish Armada |
Elizabeth II, Queen
Royal
Current head of the commonwealth |
Evans, Chris
DJ, TV presenter
TFI Friday |
Essex, David
Singer
|
Emery, Dick
Comedian
|
Edwards, Eddie
Athlete
Olympic ski jumper, nickname Eddie the Eagle |
Everett, Kenny
DJ, comedian
|
Edmonds, Noel
DJ, TV presenter
Created Mr Blobby |
Easton, Sheena
Singer
|
| F |
Faith, Adam
Actor, singer
|
Ferry, Bryan
Musician
|
Ferguson, Sir Alex
Football Manager
Has led Manchester United to great success in England |
Ford, Anna
TV presenter
|
Forsyth, Bruce
Comedian, TV presenter
The Generation Game |
Fogarty, Carl
Motorcyclist
Former motorcycling world champion |
French, Dawn
Comedian, actress
French and Saunders, Vicar of Dibley |
Forester, C.S.
Author
Hornblower novels |
Freud, Emma
TV presenter
|
Fleming, Ian
Author
Wrote the James Bond novels |
Finnigan, Judy
Day-time TV presenter
|
Faraday, Michael
Inventor
Pioneering work with electricity |
Fleetwood, Mick
Musician
Fleetwood Mac |
Fiennes, Ralph
Actor
The English Patient |
Fox, Samantha
Model
Page 3 of the Sun fame |
Frost, Sir David
Broadcaster
|
Fiennes, Sir Ranulph
Explorer
|
Fry, Stephen
Comedian, actor
Fry and Laurie, Blackadder, Orson Welles |
Feltz, Vanessa
TV personality
|
| G |
George, Boy
Singer
Lead singer of Culture Club |
Green, Robson
Actor
Soldier Soldier |
Graham Bell, Alexander
Inventor
Telephone |
Grant, Russell
Astrologist
|
Giggs, Ryan
Footballer
Manchester United winger |
Guinness, Sir Alec
Actor
Star Wars, Bridge Over the River Kwai |
Geldof, Sir Bob
Singer
Lead singer of the Boomtown Rats, organiser of the Live Aid concerts |
Griffiths, Terry
Snooker
Former World Snooker Champion |
| H |
Hill, Benny
Comedian
The Benny Hill Show, The Italian Job |
Hoskins, Bob
Actor
Mona Lisa, The Long Good Friday |
Hill, Damon
Formula One Driver
Former Formula One World Driving Champion |
Harry, Deborah
Singer
Lead singer of Blondie |
Holmes, Eamonn
TV Presenter
|
Humperdinck, Englebert
Singer
|
Howard, Frankie
Comedian, actor
Up Pompei, Carry On films |
Hunniford, Gloria
TV presenter
|
Hill, Graham
Formula One Driver
Former Formula One World Driving Champion |
Hill, Harry
Comedian
|
Hunt, James
Formula One Driver
|
Henry, Lenny
Comedian, actor
Not the Nine O'Clock News |
Hurley, Liz
Actress
|
Henry VIII, King
Royal
Established the Church of England |
Henry V, King
Royal
Defeated the French at Agincourt |
Hucknall, Mick
Singer
Lead singer in Simply Red |
Harry, Prince
Royal
Son of Prince Charles |
Hattersley, Roy
Politician
|
Hitchcock, Sir Alfred
Film Director
Psycho, The Birds |
Hope, Sir Bob
Comedian, actor
English born American, Road to films |
Howe, Sir Geoffery
Politician
|
Harrison, George
Musician
The Beatles |
Harrison, Sir Rex
Actor
Dr Doolittle, My Fair Lady |
Hendry, Stephen
Snooker
Former World Snooker Champion |
Hood, Robin
Outlaw
Legendary outlaw who robbed from the rich and gave to the poor |
Hopkins, Sir Anthony
Actor
Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal |
Henman, Tim
Tennis
Leading British tennis player |
Hancock, Tony
Comedian
Hancock's Half Hour |
| I |
Izzard, Eddie
Comedian
|
Irons, Jeremy
Actor
|
| J |
Jason, David
Actor
Only Fools and Horses, Pop Larkin |
Jackson, Glenda
Actress, politician
|
Jagger, Mick
Singer
Lead singer of the Rolling Stones |
Janus, Samantha
Actress
|
John, Sir Elton
Singer,songwriter
Candle in the Wind, Rocket Man |
John, Little
Outlaw
Legendary outlaw and right hand man to Robin Hood |
Jones, Dave
Musician
The Monkees |
Jones, Tom
Singer
Sex Bomb, Delilah |
| K |
Kingsley, Ben
Actor
Gandhi |
Keating, Caron
TV Presenter
|
Kemp, Gary
Musician, actor
Member of Spandau Ballet, The Krays |
Kemp, Martin
Musician, actor
Member of Spandau Ballet, The Krays |
Knopfler, Mark
Musician
|
Kensit, Patsy
Actress
|
Kipling, Rudyard
Writer
The Jungle Book |
| L |
Lennox, Annie
Singer, songwriter
Lead singer The Eurythmics |
Lee, Christopher
Actor
Hammer House horror films, Dracula |
Lawrence, D.H.
Writer
|
Lineker, Gary
TV presenter
Match of the Day, former star striker for English football team |
Lynn, Dame Vera
Singer
War-time songs, We'll Meet Again |
Lynam, Desmond
TV Presenter
|
Lawrie, Hugh
Comedian
Jeeves and Wooster |
Lumley, Joanna
Actress
Absolutely Fabulous, The Avengers |
Lennon, John
Musician
Former member of the Beatles, solo artist, Imagine |
Lulu
Singer
Shout |
Lloyd Webber, Sir Andrew
Writer, producer
West end show productions, Phantom of the Opera, The Beautiful Game |
Laurel, Stan
Comedian, actor
Laurel and Hardy |
Lawrence, T. E.
Writer
|
| M |
Milne, A.A.
Writer
|
Moyet, Alison
Singer
|
Manning, Bernard
Comedian
Renowned for his dirty and racist jokes |
Monkhouse, Bob
Comedian, actor
|
Merryfield, Buster
Actor
Uncle Albert in Only Fools and Horses |
Moore, Dudley
Comedian, Musician, actor
Arthur, 10 |
Morecambe, Eric
Comedian
Morecambe and Wise |
Mercury, Freddie
Musician
Lead singer Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody, We Are The Champions |
Mabbutt, Gary
Footballer
Overcame diabetes to play Football for Spurs and England |
Michael, George
Musician
Lead singer Wham, solo artist |
Mason, James
Actor
General Rommel in The Desert Rats |
Major, John
Politician
Former British Prime Minister |
Messenger, Melinda
Model
Page 3 of the Sun |
Morrissey, Neil
Actor
Men Behaving Badly |
Moore, Patrick
Astronomer, TV presenter
The Sky at Night has been running for over 40 years |
Merton, Paul
Comedian
Have I Got News For You |
Mandelson, Peter
Politician
|
Mother, Queen
Royal
Mother of Queen Elizabeth II |
Madeley, Richard
TV presenter
Day-time TV presenter |
Maxwell, Robert
Publisher, thief
Was proprietor of Daily Mirror, stole his employee's pensions |
Montgomery, Bernard
Soldier
Led the Desert Rats during WWII |
Moore, Roger
Actor
Former James Bond, The Saint |
Mills, Sir John
Actor
In Which We Serve |
McCartney, Sir Paul
Musician
Former member of the Beatles, solo artist |
Milligan, Spike
Comedian, actor
|
McFadden, Steve
Actor
Phil in Eastenders |
Mitchell, Warren
Comedian, actor
Till Death Do Us Part |
| N |
Numan, Gary
Singer
|
Nail, Jimmy
Singer, actor
Crocodile Shoes |
Neeson, Liam
Actor
Michael Collins, Schlinder's List, Rob Roy, The Phantom Menace |
Nightingale, Florence
Nurse
Nursed soldiers during the Crimean War |
Newman, Nanette
Actress
|
Nelson, Horatio
Sailor
Most famous member of the Royal Navy, Trafalgar, The Nile |
Newton, Sir Issac
Physicist
Ground breaking work in developing his theory of gravity |
| O |
O'Connor, Des
Comedian
|
Oldman, Gary
Singer
|
O'Sullivan, Gilbert
Writer, song writer
|
O'Grady, Paul
Comedian
Lily Savage |
O'Toole, Peter
Actor
Superwoman, Lawrence of Arabia |
Olivier, Sir Lawrence
Actor
Many stage and film appearances including Henry V |
| P |
Peel, Robert
Police force
Developed first organised police force |
Parker Bowles, Camilla
Lady in Waiting
Partner of Prince Charles |
Plummer, Christopher
Actor
The Sound of Music |
Pleasance, Donald
Actor
The Great Escape |
Palin, Michael
Comedian, actor
Original member of Monty Python, A Fish Called Wanda |
Phoenix, Pat
Actress
Elsie Tanner in Coronation Street |
| Q |
Quentin, Caroline
Actress, comedian
Men Behaving Badly, Jonathan Creek |
| R |
Raleigh, Sir Walter
Adventurer
Brought the potato to England |
Rickman, Alan
Actor
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves |
Rice, Anneka
TV presenter
|
Rayner, Claire
Agony aunt
|
Rigg, Dame Diana
Actress
The Avengers |
Rhodes, Gary , Chef
TV celebrity chef
|
Rausing, Hans
Industrialist
Britain's richest man |
Ross, Jonathon
Comedian
They Think It's All Over |
Reed, Oliver
Actor
Oliver, The Three Musketeers, Gladiator |
Reardon, Ray
Snooker
Former World Snooker Champion |
Rushdie, Salman
Writer
The Satanic Verses |
Ritchie, Shane
Comedian
|
Richard, Sir Cliff
Singer
The Young Ones, Wuthering Heights |
Redgrave, Sir Michael
Actor
The Dambusters |
Rice, Sir Tim
Lyricist
|
Redgrave, Steve
Rower
5 times Olympic Champion between 1984 and 2000 |
Reeves, Vic
Comedian
Reeves and Mortimer |
Richard, Wendy
Actress
Pauline in Eastenders |
| S |
Shearer, Alan
Footballer
Newcastle United and former English football captain |
Sayle, Alexei
Comedian
The Young Ones |
Stardust, Alvin
Singer
|
Smillie, Carol
TV presenter
Changing Rooms |
Sykes, Eric
Comedian
|
Skinner, Frank
Comedian
Fantasy Football, Badiel and Skinner Unplanned |
Starr, Freddie
Comedian
|
Seymour, Jane
Actress
Former Bond girl |
Sayer, Leo
Singer
|
Sellers, Peter
Actor, comedian
The Pink Panther films, Ealing comedies |
Stringfellow, Peter
Nightclub owner
|
Scales, Prunella
Actress
Cybil in Faulty Towers |
Starr, Ringo
Musician
Former Beatle |
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Writer
Scottish author |
Stephenson, John
Railways
Developed first public railway |
Stephenson, Robert
Inventor
Developed the first railway steam engine |
Shakespeare, William
Writer, playwright
Perhaps the most famous English writer of all time |
Stewart, Rod
Singer
I Am Sailing |
Sade
Singer
Smooth Operator |
Shaw, Sandie
Singer
Former winner of the Eurovision Song Contest |
Scott, Selina
TV presenter
Former news presenter |
Stevens, Shakin
Singer
Green Door |
Sinclair, Sir Clive
Inventor
ZX Spectrum, Sinclair C5 |
Secombe, Sir Harry
Singer
|
Savile, Sir Jimmy
TV presenter
Jim'll Fix It |
Steele, Tommy
Singer, actor
Singing in the Rain |
| T |
Telford, Thomas
Inventor
Developed wrought iron |
Thatcher, Margaret
Politician
First female British Prime Minister |
Turner, Anthea
TV presenter
|
Tyler, Bonnie
Singer
Brown Eyes |
Tarrant, Chris
DJ, TV presenter
Who Wants to be a Millionaire, Tarrant on TV |
Thompson, Emma
Actress
Former wife of Kenneth Brannagh, Sense and Sensibility, Howard's End |
Taylforth, Gillian
Actress
Formerly with Eastenders |
Tarbuck, Jimmy
Comedian
|
Taylor, Dennis
Snooker
Former Snooker World Champion |
| U |
Ustinov, Sir Peter
Actor, director
Poirot films |
| V |
Vorderman, Carol
TV presenter
Countdown |
| W |
Warhol, Andy
Writer
|
Watt, James
Inventor
Developed the steam engine |
Windsor, Barbara
Actress
Eastenders, Carry On films |
Wren, Sir Christopher
Architect
Designed St Paul's Cathedral |
Wyman, Bill
Musician
Member of the Rolling Stones |
Wells, H.G.
Writer
The Time Machine |
Walters, Julie
Actress
Educating Rita |
Wallis, Barnes
Inventor
Developed the bouncing bomb used during WWII |
Winslet, Kate
Actress
Titanic |
Winner, Michael
Food critic, director
The Death Wish films |
Wilde, Oscar
Writer
|
William, Prince
Royal
Son of Prince Charles |
Wilson, Richard
Actor
Victor in One Foot in the Grave |
Williams, Robbie
Singer
Former member of Take That, solo srtist |
Wilson, Sir Harold
Politician
Former British Prime Minister |
Wogan, Terry
TV presenter
Wogan, The Eurovision Song Contest |
Wordsworth, William
Writer, poet
I wandered lonely as a cloud |
Westwood, Vivienne
Designer
|
| X |
| Y |
Yarwood, Mike
Comedian
Impersonator, The Mike Yarwood Show |
| Z |
Zeta Jones, Catherine
Actress
Entrapment, The Mask of Zorro, The Larkins |
