List of Fellows of the Royal Society of Arts
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Below is a partial list of Fellows of the Royal Society of Arts (formally the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. Fellows are eligible to use the post-nominals FRSA. Fellows are elected to membership of the fellowship and must have demonstrated achievement or potential related to the arts, manufactures and commerce. The RSA says, "The RSA Fellowship is an international community of over 27,000 achievers and influencers from a wide array of backgrounds and professions. Distinguished by the letters FRSA, Fellows are social entrepreneurs to scientists, community leaders to commercial innovators, artists and journalists to architects and engineers, and many more." Becoming a Fellow is an award that is considered to be an honour.
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Some Fellows of the RSA
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- Archibald Acheson, 6th Earl of GosfordArchibald Acheson, 6th Earl of GosfordArchibald Alexander John Stanley Acheson 6th Earl of Gosford , styled Viscount Accheson until 1954, was a British Peer....
- Kenneth AdamKenneth AdamKenneth Adam CBE was an English journalist and broadcasting executive, who from 1957 until 1961 served as the Controller of the BBC Television Service.-Education:...
- Rod AldridgeRod AldridgeRod Aldridge OBE is the Founder and former Executive Chairman of Capita, a British company specialising in business process outsourcing, and currently Chairman of The Aldridge Foundation...
- Enam AliEnam AliEnam Ali, MBE, FIH , is a British Asian businessman. Ali is the founder of award winning restaurant Le Raj, the British Curry Awards and Spice Business Magazine.-Early life:...
- Douglas Allen, Baron CrohamDouglas Allen, Baron CrohamDouglas Albert Vivian Allen, Baron Croham GCB, was a British politician and civil servant.The son of Albert John Allen, Douglas Allen was only one when his father was killed in action during the First World War...
- Victor AmbrusVictor AmbrusVictor Ambrus , is an illustrator best known for his regular appearances on the Channel 4 archaeology television series Time Team, where he visualises how the sites being excavated may have once looked...
- Joyce Anelay, Baroness Anelay of St JohnsJoyce Anelay, Baroness Anelay of St JohnsJoyce Anne Anelay, Baroness Anelay of St. Johns, DBE, PC is a Conservative member of the House of Lords and has been the Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords since 12 May 2010, having previously been Opposition Chief Whip before the May 2010 General Election.-Early life:She was born Joyce...
- Lorenzo ApicellaLorenzo ApicellaLorenzo Apicella is an architect.Apicella studied architecture at the University of Nottingham, Canterbury College of Art and the Royal College of Art in London. On graduating in 1981 he joined Skidmore Owings and Merrill as assistant designer for the 70-story Allied Bank Plaza Building in...
- John Arbuthnott, 16th Viscount of ArbuthnottJohn Arbuthnott, 16th Viscount of ArbuthnottJohn Campbell Arbuthnott, 16th Viscount of Arbuthnott, is a Scottish peer, and was Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire...
- Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of SnowdonAntony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of SnowdonAntony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, GCVO, RDI is an English photographer and film maker. He was married to Princess Margaret, younger daughter of King George VI and younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II....
- Timothy Garton AshTimothy Garton AshTimothy Garton Ash is a British historian, author and commentator. He is currently serving as Professor of European Studies at Oxford University. Much of his work has been concerned with the late modern and contemporary history of Central and Eastern Europe...
- Ellis AshtonEllis Ashton- Biography :Ellis Ashton was born on December 1, 1919, in Liverpool, northwest England. His parents were Joseph and Beatrice Ashton. He was educated at Holy Trinity of Liverpool and at the Army Formation College. Ashton married Margaret Mitchell. He died in London on October 31, 1985, aged 65...
- Trevor Averre-BeesonTrevor Averre-BeesonTrevor Averre-Beeson, FRSA is a British schoolteacher who became the youngest secondary Headteacher in the UK, when he was appointed, in 1996, Head of Mayfield School, Redbridge, London, a post he held for 7 years.-Education:...
- Khalid AzizKhalid AzizKhalid Aziz LVO DL started his career as a journalist, becoming the youngest producer in the BBC at Radio Leicester. And at the age of 24, the youngest presenter of a 6 o'clock BBC TV regional news programme, Look North from Leeds...
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- Janet BakerJanet BakerDame Janet Abbott Baker, CH, DBE, FRSA is an English mezzo-soprano best known as an opera, concert, and lieder singer.She was particularly closely associated with baroque and early Italian opera and the works of Benjamin Britten...
- Dr Muhammad Abdul BariMuhammad Abdul BariMuhammad Abdul Bari, MBE FRSA , is the Chairman of the East London Mosque, and was the Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain from 2006 until 2010.-Life and career:...
- Earl W. BascomEarl W. BascomEarl W. Bascom was an American painter, printmaker, rodeo performer and sculptor, raised in Canada, who portrayed his own experiences cowboying and rodeoing across the American and Canadian West.- Childhood :...
- John Frederick BatemanJohn Frederick BatemanJohn Frederick Bateman was an English civil engineer whose work formed the basis of the modern United Kingdom water supply industry. For over 50 years from 1835 he designed and constructed reservoirs and waterworks. His largest project was the system that supplied Manchester with much of its...
- David BattieDavid BattieDavid Battie FRSA is a British expert on ceramics with a particular emphasis on Japanese and Chinese works.After attending art school where he studied as a graphic designer, Battie joined Reader's Digest magazine for three years. In 1965, he join the auction house Sotheby's...
- Patrick BatyPatrick BatyPatrick Baty, is a British historian of paint and colour, who works as a consultant in the decoration of historic buildings.-Early years:...
- Raymond BaxterRaymond BaxterRaymond Frederic Baxter, OBE was a British television presenter and writer. He is best known for being the first presenter of Tomorrow's World, continuing for 12 years, from 1965 to 1977...
- Phil BelbinPhil BelbinPhil Belbin was an Australian artist and cinematographer. He is best known for introducing the candy livery for the State Rail Authority of New South Wales in the 1980s and his steam train video series from his archival collection...
- John Bell
- Ralph BenjaminRalph BenjaminRalph Benjamin, CB, PhD, DSc, DEng, FIET, FCGI, FREng, FRSA is a British scientist.Dr Benjamin was born in Darmstadt, Germany. He attended boarding school in Switzerland from 1937, and was sent to England in 1939 as a refugee...
- Gerald BernbaumGerald BernbaumProfessor Gerald Bernbaum FRSA was an educationist and university administrator. He was Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of South Bank University , London, England....
- Tim Berners-LeeTim Berners-LeeSir Timothy John "Tim" Berners-Lee, , also known as "TimBL", is a British computer scientist, MIT professor and the inventor of the World Wide Web...
- Sir Michael Berry
- Gordon Beveridge
- Robert Black
- Sue BlackSue Black (computer scientist)Dr Sue Black FBCS FRSA is an English computer scientist. She is a Senior Research Associate at University College London, England. Previously she was Head of the Department of Information and Software Systems at the University of Westminster, London. Sue Black founded BCSWomen, a Specialist Group...
- Michael BlowerMichael BlowerMichael Blower AAdipl FRIBA FRSA is a notable British architect, activist for the preservation and restoration of England’s cultural heritage and accomplished watercolourist and recorder of England’s townscapes...
- Katalin BogyayKatalin BogyayKatalin Bogyay is the President of the General Conference of UNESCO and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Delegate of Hungary to UNESCO.-Biography:Katalin Bogyay was born in Székesfehérvár, Hungary...
- John BoileauJohn BoileauSir John Peter Boileau, 1st Baronet FRS, DL, JP was a British baronet and archaeologist.-Background:Born in Hertford Street in London's district Mayfair, he was the eldest son of John Peter Boileau and his wife Henrietta, the eldest daughter of John Pollen. His family claimed descendancy of...
- Gail BordenGail BordenGail Borden, Jr. was a 19th century U.S. inventor, surveyor, and publisher, and was the inventor of condensed milk in 1853.- Early years :...
- Jacob Bouverie, 1st Viscount Folkestone
- Jonathan BowenJonathan BowenJonathan P. Bowen FBCS FRSA is a British computer scientist. He is Chairman of Museophile Limited, an Emeritus Professor at London South Bank University where he has headed the Centre for Applied Formal Methods, and a Visiting Professor at the University of Westminster...
- Joyanne BracewellJoyanne BracewellDame Joyanne Winifred Bracewell, DBE, QC, FRSA was the most senior judge of the Family Division of the High Court of Justice at the time of her death, after the President of the Family Division.-Early life and career:...
- Tim BrainTim BrainTimothy Brain OBE, QPM, FRSA, , was the Chief Constable of Gloucestershire from 2001 to 1st January 2010. He was previously Deputy Chief Constable from 1998.-Early career:...
- Charles BrayCharles Bray (glass artist)Charles Bray is a British painter and glass sculptor. He was born in Salford, Lancashire, England.-Early years:He was brought up, an only child, in a two-up-two-down terraced house, in Salford, where his father worked as a lorry driver. A strong artistic influence came through his mother, who was...
- Glynis BreakwellGlynis BreakwellProfessor Glynis M. Breakwell PhD, DSc, LLD C.Psychol, FBPsS, FRSA, AcSS is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bath in Bath, England, United Kingdom.Professor Breakwell is a member of the South West Science and Industry Council.-External links:*...
- John David BrewerJohn David BrewerJohn David Brewer is an English sociologist, the President of the British Sociological Association , and Sixth-Century Professor of Sociology at the University of Aberdeen.-Background:...
- Frederick Lee BridellFrederick Lee BridellFrederick Lee Bridell was a popular painter of 19th century Britain, initially as a Portrait artist, gaining favour with luminaries such as Elizabeth Barrett Browning who entertained Bridell and his wife , for their wedding meal at Bocca di Leone, Rome in 1859.His early professional career was as...
- Lynne BrindleyLynne BrindleyDame Lynne Janie Brindley, DBE, FRSA is a British professional librarian and has been the Chief Executive of the British Library, the United Kingdom's national library, since July 2000.-Career:...
- Patricia BroadfootPatricia BroadfootPatricia M. Broadfoot, CBE was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Gloucestershire from 2006 to 2010, and Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bristol from 2002 to 2006.-Interests:...
- Laurence BroderickLaurence BroderickLaurence Broderick, ARBS, FRSA, is a British sculptor. His best known work is The Bull, a public sculpture in Birmingham, erected in 2003. His work consists largely of direct carvings in stone and editions in bronze, mostly figurative, wildlife and the female form...
- Robert BrownRobert Brown (academic)Professor Robert Brown is the Pro Vice Chancellor at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff. He is also the director of Design Wales.-References:...
- Louise Burfitt-DonsLouise Burfitt-DonsLouise Olivian Burfitt-Dons is an English writer, humanitarian and global warming campaigner who is best known for her anti-bullying activism as the founder of the charity Act Against Bullying....
- John BurganJohn BurganJohn Burgan is an independent documentary director and writer. Many of his films are themed around identity, sense of belonging, and migration.Burgan is best known for his 1998 documentary essay Memory of Berlin...
- Alexandra BurslemAlexandra BurslemDame Alexandra Vivien "Sandra" Burslem, née Thornley DBE, JP, DL, FRSA is a British academic and educationalist. Born in Shanghai, China, she was the daughter of , the British Ambasador to China....
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- Kevin CahillKevin Cahill (author)Kevin Cahill FRSA is an author and investigative journalist, living in Devon, England...
- Colin Campbell
- Elizabeth Carnegy, Baroness Carnegy of LourElizabeth Carnegy, Baroness Carnegy of LourElizabeth Patricia Carnegy of Lour, Baroness Carnegy of Lour FRSA, DL was a Scottish farmer and academic.The daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Ughtred Elliott Carnegy of Lour and Violet Carnegy, she was educated at Downham School in Essex...
- William CarronWilliam CarronSir William Carron, Baron Carron KSG FRSA was a British trade unionist and activist, who served as President of the Amalgamated Engineering Union from 1956 until 1967.-Early life:...
- David CarterDavid Carter (industrial designer)David Carter, CBE, is an industrial designer and educator. Carter is a member of the Royal Society of Arts, the Design Council, the Society of Industrial Artists and Designers and the Royal College of Art...
- George Washington CarverGeorge Washington CarverGeorge Washington Carver , was an American scientist, botanist, educator, and inventor. The exact day and year of his birth are unknown; he is believed to have been born into slavery in Missouri in January 1864....
- Roger CashmoreRoger CashmoreRoger John Cashmore CMG is the Chair of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. Previously he was Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford and Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Oxford....
- Sylvia ChantSylvia ChantSylvia Chant BA King's College, Cambridge, PhD University College London is a professor of Developmental Geography at the London School of Economics and Political Science and is the Programme Director of the Urbanisation and Development Programme at the LSE's Department of Geography and Environment...
- Mike ChaplinMike ChaplinMichael James Chaplin NDD, RWS, RE, FRSA is a British artist, known primarily for his work in the mediums of etching and watercolour. He was guest art expert on the Channel 4 art programme Watercolour Challenge with Hannah Gordon.-Life:Mike was born at Little Barford, to the south of St...
- Frank ChapmanFrank Chapman (businessman)Sir Frank Joseph Chapman is the Chief Executive of BG Group, the oil and gas exploration company.-Early life:Frank Chapman grew up in Custom House, London. His father was a truck driver...
- Allan ChappelowAllan ChappelowAllan Gordon Chappelow FRSA was an award winning writer and photographer living in Hampstead. He was the author of books on George Bernard Shaw, and specialised in portraits of writers and musicians.-Life:...
- Matthew ChurchillMatthew ChurchillMatthew Churchill FRSA is an English producer of theatre and live events who is recognised for his pioneering work combining spectacle, storytelling and environments....
- Tony Christopher, Baron ChristopherTony Christopher, Baron ChristopherAnthony Martin Grosvenor Christopher, Baron Christopher known as Tony Christopher CBE, FRSA is a British businessman, trade unionist and tax official....
- Roy ClareRoy ClareRoy Alexander George Clare was Chief Executive of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council 2007-2011...
- Marcus ClarkeMarcus ClarkeMarcus Andrew Hislop Clarke was an Australian novelist and poet, best known for his novel For the Term of his Natural Life.- Biography :...
- Timothy Clement-Jones
- Brian ColemanBrian ColemanBrian Coleman FRSA is a Conservative Party politician and member of the London Assembly for Barnet and Camden, England. He is a Councillor in the London Borough of Barnet, and was Mayor for 2009-2010....
- Timothy ColmanTimothy ColmanSir Timothy James Alan Colman KG is a British businessman and a previous Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk. He was appointed a Knight of the Order of the Garter in 1996. He is married to Lady Mary Colman , niece of HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, and lives in Bixley Manor near Norwich.Sir Timothy is...
- Paul Condon, Baron CondonPaul Condon, Baron CondonPaul Leslie Condon, Baron Condon, QPM, DL, FRSA is a retired British police officer. He was the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police from 1993 to 2000.-Education:...
- Douglas ConnellDouglas ConnellDouglas Andrew Connell, WS, FRSA, is a Scottish solicitor and Chairman of the Scottish Government's Recognition Committee for collections of national significance held by Scotland’s non-national museums and galleries...
- Sir Francis Cook, 4th BaronetSir Francis Cook, 4th BaronetSir Francis Ferdinand Maurice Cook, 4th Baronet was a British artist. He was the fourth holder of the Cook Baronetcy. He was the only son of Sir Herbert Cook, inheriting his father's titles in 1939.-Life:...
- Ida CopelandIda CopelandIda Copeland F.R.S., MStJ, M.P, [née Fenzi] was a British politician born and raised in Florence, Italy.-Family & Early Life:Great grand daughter of Count Emanuele Fenzi and daughter of Count Camillo Fenzi Banker and Senator of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, and his wife, Evelyne Isabella, daughter...
- Christian Cardell CorbetChristian Cardell CorbetChristian Cardell Corbet is a Canadian sculptor, painter and designer. He co-founded and was first President of the Canadian Portrait Academy.- Quotes :...
- Frank CornerFrank CornerFrank Corner, CMG, FRSA, is a New Zealand diplomat. Corner served as New Zealand's Ambassador to the United Nations and the United States, before becoming New Zealand's third Permanent Secretary of Foreign Affairs.-Early life:...
- Donald CovingtonDonald CovingtonDonald Covington , former Professor of Design in the Art Department of San Diego State University, taught courses in the history of architecture and design. He held an M.A...
- Elizabeth Craig
- Ted CraigTed CraigTed Craig FRSA is an Australian-born theatre director who is best known as the artistic director of the Warehouse Theatre, South London, England.Craig was born and educated in Melbourne, Australia...
- Freeman Wills CroftsFreeman Wills CroftsFreeman Wills Crofts was an Irish mystery author, one of the 'Big Four' of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.-Birth and education:Crofts was born at 26 Waterloo Road, Dublin, Ireland...
- Bobby CumminesBobby CumminesRobert "Bobby" Cummines OBE FRSA is the chief executive of UNLOCK, The National Association of Reformed Offenders. He was formerly one of the United Kingdom's most notorious bank robbers.-References:...
- Philip Cunliffe-OwenPhilip Cunliffe-OwenSir Francis Philip Cunliffe-Owen KCB, KCMG, CIE was an exhibition organizer and the Director of the South Kensington Museum in London.- Biography :...
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- Miriam DavidMiriam DavidMiriam David is a British educator. She is Professor of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London and Associate Director of the Teaching and Learning Research Programme....
- George DaviesGeorge Davies (retailer)George Davies , is an English fashion designer and retailer.Davis headed Next from its creation in the 1980s, before moving on to start the fashion label 'George at Asda' in the 1990s...
- Rupert DaviesRupert DaviesRupert Davies was a British actor. He remains best known for playing the title role in the BBC's 1960s television adaptation of Maigret, based on the Maigret novels written by Georges Simenon....
- Richard Digby DayRichard Digby DayRichard Digby Day is a British stage director and international professor and lecturer. He is particularly well-known for his work in the classical theater, and is considered to have a special penchant for the plays of William Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw...
- Dermot de TraffordDermot de TraffordSir Dermot Humphrey de Trafford, 6th Baronet, FRSA, VRD was a British banker, businessman and aristocrat. He was the son of Sir Rudolph de Trafford, 5th Baronet, and June Isabel Chaplin.-Early life and education:...
- Edmund de WaalEdmund de WaalEdmund Arthur Lowndes de Waal OBE is a British ceramic artist, and author of The Hare with Amber Eyes . He has worked as a curator, lecturer, art critic and art historian and is a Professor of Ceramics at the University of Westminster. He has received several awards and honours for his...
- Graeme DellGraeme DellGraeme Dell was employed as The Football Association's National Futsal Coach and has been in that position since The FA started their Futsal programme in 2003, when he led the first ever England Futsal team in the 2004 UEFA Futsal Championships...
- Judi DenchJudi DenchDame Judith Olivia "Judi" Dench, CH, DBE, FRSA is an English film, stage and television actress.Dench made her professional debut in 1957 with the Old Vic Company. Over the following few years she played in several of William Shakespeare's plays in such roles as Ophelia in Hamlet, Juliet in Romeo...
- Steve DenningSteve DenningSteve Denning is a thought leader in leadership, management, innovation, and organizational storytelling.-Biography:...
- Nirj DevaNirj DevaNiranjan Joseph "Nirj" De Silva Deva-Aditya FRSA DL is a politician from the United Kingdom. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been a Member of the European Parliament representing South East England since 1999...
- Hugh Welch DiamondHugh Welch DiamondHugh Welch Diamond was an early British psychiatrist and photographer who made a major contribution to the progress of the craft....
- Michael DicksonMichael Dickson (engineer)Professor Michael Dickson CBE BA MS FREng FIStructE FICE HonFRIBA FRSA is a structural engineer and a founding partner of Buro Happold...
- John DiefenbakerJohn DiefenbakerJohn George Diefenbaker, PC, CH, QC was the 13th Prime Minister of Canada, serving from June 21, 1957, to April 22, 1963...
- Rita Donaghy, Baroness Donaghy
- Andrew DownesAndrew Downes (composer)Andrew Downes is a British classical composer.Downes was born in Handsworth, Birmingham. In 1969, he won a choral scholarship to St. John's College, Cambridge, where he gained an MA degree specializing in composition, and in 1974 went on to study with Herbert Howells at the Royal College of Music...
- Georgina DownsGeorgina DownsGeorgina Downs is the founder of the UK Pesticides Campaign. After many years of ill-health, following exposure to pesticide use on agricultural land near to where she lived, she started the campaign in order to change the UK Government's regulations governing use of agricultural pesticides.In...
- James Dugdale, 2nd Baron CrathorneJames Dugdale, 2nd Baron CrathorneCharles James Dugdale, 2nd Baron Crathorne, KStJ, FSA, FRSA is Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire. He is also one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999...
- Vivian DunnVivian DunnLieutenant-Colonel Sir Vivian Dunn KCVO OBE FRSA was the Director of Music, Portsmouth Division, Royal Marines1931-53 and Principal Director of Music, Royal Marines, from 1953 to 1968. He was the first military musician to be knighted.Francis Vivian Dunn was born in Jabalpur, India...
- John DunstonJohn DunstonJohn Herbert Dunston FRSA was the head of Leighton Park School and Sibford School, both English Quaker schools.John Dunston studied Modern Foreign Languages at the University of Cambridge. He then undertook teacher training at the University of York. He taught in Germany as well as the maintained...
- Bill DurodiéBill DurodiéDr Bill Durodié is an Associate Fellow of the International Security Programme for the prestigious international affairs think-tank, Chatham House, in London...
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- Elizabeth Esteve-CollElizabeth Esteve-CollDame Elizabeth Esteve-Coll, DBE, FRSA is a British academic and former museum director.-Career:Born as , the daughter of a Darlington bank clerk, she was educated at Darlington High School, Trinity College, Dublin and Birkbeck, University of London.She was the first woman director of a national...
- Jonathan Evans
- Bernardine EvaristoBernardine EvaristoBernardine Evaristo MBE FRSL FRSA is a British author.She was born in London to an English mother and Nigerian Father and was raised in Woolwich, south east London.-Work:Evaristo is the author of six books that include:...
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- Allen FairhallAllen FairhallSir Allen Fairhall KBE was an Australian politician and Member of the Parliament of Australia for the Division of Paterson from 1949 to 1969. During that period he held a number of ministerial portfolios, most notably Supply and Defence.Fairhall was born at Morpeth and attended East Maitland...
- Jerry FishendenJerry FishendenJerry Fishenden has been referred to as "one of the UK’s leading authorities in the world of technology", and appears regularly in a variety of mainstream media...
- Anthony FitzClarence, 7th Earl of MunsterAnthony FitzClarence, 7th Earl of MunsterAnthony Charles FitzClarence, Earl of Munster was the last Earl of Munster, Viscount FitzClarence and Baron Tewkesbury...
- Stephen FleetStephen FleetStephen George Fleet was a Master of Downing College, Cambridge, the Cambridge University Registrary and a researcher in mineral sciences and crystallography....
- Roderick FloudRoderick FloudSir Roderick Castle Floud FBA is an economic historian and is currently the Provost of Gresham College. He is the son of Bernard Floud, M.P.-Career:...
- Steven FogelSteven FogelSteven Fogel is London managing partner of the London office of international law firm Dechert LLP.He advises on real estate investment matters from the lawyer's perspective...
- David ForresterDavid ForresterDavid Michael Forrester FRSA is a British consultant and former civil servant.He was born to Reginald and Minnie Forrester and educated at St. Paul’s School before matriculating to King's College, Cambridge, where he gained a first class BA in 1966 followed by an MA...
- Mark Fox
- Christopher Foxley-NorrisChristopher Foxley-NorrisAir Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Neil Foxley-Norris GCB, DSO, OBE, FRSA was a squadron commander during World War II and, later, the RAF's commander-in-chief in Germany.-Early life:...
- Hywel FrancisHywel FrancisDr Hywel Francis is a Welsh Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Aberavon since 2001.-Background:...
- Barnett FreedmanBarnett FreedmanBarnett Freedman CBE was a British artist, commercial designer, book illustrator, typographer, and lithographer.Freedman, the son of East-End Russian-Jewish immigrants, was self-educated during four years in hospitals, between the ages of nine and thirteen, because of asthma that was to trouble...
- Arnold FribergArnold FribergArnold Friberg was an American illustrator and painter noted for his religious and patriotic works. He is perhaps best known for his 1975 painting The Prayer at Valley Forge, a depiction of George Washington praying at Valley Forge. He is also well known for his 15 "pre-visualization" paintings...
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- Andrew GambleAndrew GambleAndrew Gamble FBA, AcSS, FRSA is a British author and academic. Since January 2007 he has been Professor of Politics at the University of Cambridge...
- Joss GarmanJoss GarmanJoss Garman FRSA is a British environmentalist who is noted for co-founding the climate change campaign group, Plane Stupid.-Family:...
- Trixie Gardner, Baroness Gardner of ParkesTrixie Gardner, Baroness Gardner of ParkesRachel Trixie Anne Gardner, Baroness Gardner of Parkes, AM FRSA is an Australian-born dentist, Conservative politician, and life peeress of the United Kingdom parliament...
- Nigel GilbertNigel GilbertNigel Gilbert is a British sociologist and a pioneer in the use of agent-based models in the social sciences. He is the founder and director of the Centre for Research in Social Simulation , author of several books on computational social sciences, social simulation and social research and editor...
- Pamela GilliesPamela GilliesProfessor Pamela Gillies BSc PGCE MEd MMedSci PhD FRSA FFPH was appointed as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University in March 2006.-Education:...
- Alex GrahamAlex Graham (producer)Alex Graham is a journalist and award-winning British independent television producer.Born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1953, Alexander Graham was educated at the former Hamilton Academy school and the University of Glasgow, subsequently attaining in 1978 a Diploma in Journalism from City University...
- Beryl Grey
- Peter GoffinPeter GoffinPeter Goffin F.R.S.A. , was an English set and costume designer and stage manager, known for his work with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company.-Biography:...
- Joe GoldblattJoe GoldblattDr. Joe Goldblatt, FRSA is executive director of the International Centre for the Study of Planned Events and a professor at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh, Scotland in the Tourism, Hospitality and Events Group . Dr...
- James L. Gray
- A. C. GraylingA. C. GraylingAnthony Clifford Grayling is a British philosopher. In 2011 he founded and became the first Master of New College of the Humanities, a private undergraduate college in London. Until June 2011, he was Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck, University of London, where he taught from 1991...
- Kathleen GriffinKathleen GriffinKate Griffin MEd, BSc, FRSA was the President of the International Confederation of Principals 2006-2008 , and was the first British holder of the office.-Biography:Kate Griffin was educated at South Shields Grammar-Technical School for Girls Kate Griffin MEd, BSc, FRSA (born as Kathleen Fenwick,...
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- Susannah HaganSusannah HaganSusannah Hagan is the founding Director of R_E_D , Professor of Urban Studies, and Director of the Office of Spatial Research at the University of Brighton. She has written and lectured extensively on the theory and practice of environmental design, in particular, environmentally led urban design...
- Reginald George HaggarReginald George HaggarReginald George Haggar R.I., A.R.C.A., F.R.S.A. was a significant British ceramic designer. He was born in Ipswich and studied at Ipswich School of Art and the Royal College of Art. In 1929 he became assistant designer at Mintons pottery in Stoke-on-Trent, rising to art director six months later,...
- George Haig, 2nd Earl HaigGeorge Haig, 2nd Earl HaigGeorge Alexander Eugene Douglas Haig, 2nd Earl Haig OBE KStJ RSA DL succeeded to the Earldom of Haig on 29 January 1928, at the age of nine, upon the death of his father, Field Marshal the 1st Earl Haig. Until then he was styled Viscount Dawick...
- John Robert HallJohn Robert HallJohn Robert Hall FRSA is an English priest of the Church of England. He is the current Dean of Westminster.-Education:Hall was educated at St Dunstan's College, Catford and St Chad's College, University of Durham...
- Adam Hart-DavisAdam Hart-DavisAdam John Hart-Davis is an English scientist, author, photographer, historian and broadcaster, well-known in the UK for presenting the BBC television series Local Heroes and What the Romans Did for Us, the latter spawning several spin-off series involving the Victorians, the Tudors, the Stuarts,...
- Stephen HawkingStephen HawkingStephen William Hawking, CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA is an English theoretical physicist and cosmologist, whose scientific books and public appearances have made him an academic celebrity...
- David HaslamDavid HaslamRear-Admiral Sir David W. Haslam KBE CB was a Royal Navy officer.David Haslam was born in Derby and educated at Ashe Preparatory School, Etwall and, from 1936, at Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire .He joined the Royal Navy as a Special Entry Cadet in 1941...
- John HayesJohn Hayes (art historian)John Trevor Hayes CBE FRSA was a British art historian and museum director. He was an authority on the paintings of Thomas Gainsborough.-Life and career:...
- John Henry HayesJohn Henry HayesJohn Henry Hayes FRSA is a British Conservative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament for South Holland and The Deepings, and a member of the socially conservative Cornerstone Group...
- Saul HayesSaul HayesSaul Hayes, OC was a Canadian lawyer and public servant in the Canadian Jewish community.Born in Montreal, Quebec, Hayes studied at McGill University where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1927, a Master of Arts degree in 1928, and a Bachelor of Civil Law degree in 1932...
- James HemmingJames HemmingDr. Clifford James Hemming FBPS FRSA , better known as James Hemming, was a British child psychologist, educationalist and humanist.-Biography:...
- Julian HenryJulian HenryJulian Henry is a Public Relations executive and media writer based in London UK. He has worked in music PR and journalism since the 1980s, during which time he has released several CDs with the group The Hit Parade...
- Martin HensonMartin HensonProfessor Martin C. Henson FBCS FRSA is an English computer scientist based at the University of Essex. He is Dean of International Development and is affiliated to the School of Computer Science & Electronic Engineering....
- Gill HicksGill HicksDr Gill Hicks, MBE FRSA is the founder of London-based not-for-profit M.A.D for Peace, and a motivational speaker, author, curator, and trustee for several cultural organisations. She began her career as a speaker in the wake of the 7 July 2005 London bombings: Hicks was the last living victim...
- Chris HigginsChris Higgins (academic)Chris Higgins is, since April 2007, the Vice-Chancellor of Durham University. He was previously the director of the MRC Clinical Sciences Centre and Head of Division in the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London....
- Graham John HillsGraham John HillsSir Graham Hills FRSE is a physical chemist, a writer in educational theory and practice, and was Principal of the University of Strathclyde and a Governor of the BBC. He was born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex and was educated at Westcliff High School for Boys and Birkbeck College, London...
- Gloria Hooper, Baroness HooperGloria Hooper, Baroness HooperGloria Dorothy Hooper, Baroness Hooper, is a British lawyer and a life peer in the House of Lords.The daughter of Frederick Hooper and Frances Maloney, she was educated at La Sainte Union Convent High School, Southampton and at the Royal Ballet School...
- Deian HopkinDeian HopkinSir Deian Rhys Hopkin was from 2001 until 2009 Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive of London South Bank University, England. He is an historian, originally from Wales and a fluent Welsh speaker. Born and educated in Llanelli, he attended the first ever Welsh-medium school to be established by a...
- James Archibald Houston
- Judith HuntJudith Hunt (consultant)Judith Anne Hunt OBE, , is a British consultant and public servant.Hunt was educated at Cheadle Hulme School and Leeds University. She began her career lecturing at Stockport College and Salford College Technology. From 1967 to 1974 she was a teacher in Salford...
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- Alex JamesAlex James (musician)Professionally known as Alex James is an English musician, songwriter, journalist and cheesemaker. He is best known as the bass player and occasional vocalist of band Blur...
- Peter JonasPeter Jonas (director)Sir Peter Jonas, CBE, FRCM, FRNCM, FRSA, b.14 October 1946, is a British Arts Administrator and opera company director.-Career:Jonas studied at Worth School, and took an English Literature degree at the University of Sussex...
- Alan JonesAlan Jones (architect)Alan Montgomery Jones is an architect and academic, and a member of the RSUA Council from 1998 to 2006 and 2007 to 2010. He was born in Derry, Northern Ireland. From 2002 to 2006 he was a Vice President of the RSUA, in charge of its foundation wing. From 2001 to 2002 he was Hon Vice President of...
- Philip JonesPhilip Jones (civil servant)Sir Philip Jones CB was a Welsh businessman and civil servant. After a career in the civil service, he was chairman of Total Oil Marine from 1990 to 1998 and Total Oil Holdings from 1991 to 1998...
- Thomas Brown JordanThomas Brown Jordan-Birth and beginnings:Born at Bristol on 24 October 1807, he was the son of Thomas Jordan , and began life as an artist.-Move to Cornwall:When barely twenty he moved to Falmouth...
- Paul JudgePaul JudgeSir Paul Judge is a British businessman and politician. He is Chairman of plc, a director of ENRC plc, of the United Kingdom Accreditation Service, of Standard Bank Group Ltd of Johannesburg and of Tempur-Pedic International Inc...
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- Andrew KarneyAndrew KarneyAndrew Karney, FIET, FRSA is a British electrical engineer, businessman and company director. He is chairman of the board for the international NGO, Tiri.-Career:...
- Helena Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of The ShawsHelena Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of The ShawsHelena Ann Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws QC, FRSA, is a British barrister, broadcaster, and Labour member of the House of Lords. She is a former chair of the Human Genetics Commission, which advises the UK government on ethical, social, and legal issues arising from developments in...
- Anthony KingAnthony King (professor)Professor Anthony King is a Canadian-born professor of government in the United Kingdom at Essex University, psephologist and commentator....
- Glenys KinnockGlenys KinnockGlenys Elizabeth Kinnock, Baroness Kinnock and Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead is a British politician....
- Philip KoomenPhilip KoomenPhilip Koomen FRSA is a British furniture designer and maker.Koomen studied Furniture Design and Technology and Wood Science at High Wycombe College of Art and Technology , a leading centre for furniture design. He makes bespoke furniture using wood that he largely selects himself...
- David KossoffDavid KossoffDavid Kossoff was a British actor. Following the death of his son Paul, a rock musician, he became an anti-drug campaigner...
- Kevin KeaseyKevin KeaseyKevin Keasey is a professor from Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds and Director of the International Institute of Banking and Financial Services . Professor Kevin has held director and non-executive positions at a hi-tech holding company, a fast growth care company, a venture...
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- Barry LadenBarry LadenBarry Spencer Laden MBE FRSA is a fashion entrepreneur and occasional writer. Educated at City of Portsmouth Boys' School and the University of Westminster, his first retail venture was located in London's Fulham Road in 1987.He is best known for his creation of The Laden Showroom, the UK's...
- Peter Latchford
- Hector Laing, Baron Laing of DunphailHector Laing, Baron Laing of DunphailHector Laing, Baron Laing of Dunphail FRSE, FRSA was a British businessman.The son of Hector Laing and Margaret Norris Grant was educated at the Loretto School in Musselburgh and Jesus College, Cambridge. Laing served as a tank commander in the Scots Guards between 1942 and 1947, and reached the...
- John Laird, Baron LairdJohn Laird, Baron LairdProfessor John Dunn Laird, Baron Laird FRSA of Artigarvan is an Ulster Unionist life peer and former chairman of the cross-border Ulster-Scots Agency.-Career:...
- John LargeJohn LargeJohn H. Large is an independent nuclear engineer and analyst primarily known for his work in assessing and reporting upon nuclear safety and nuclear related accidents and incidents...
- Abdul LatifAbdul Latif (restaurateur)Abdul Latif, FRSA was a British restaurateur of Bangladeshi origin. He was well-known for his dish "Curry Hell" — a curry reputedly so hot that it was offered for free to patrons of his Newcastle restaurant who could finish the entire meal.-Biography:Abdul Latif was born in 1954 near the city of...
- James LaverJames LaverJames Laver CBE FRSA was an author, art historian, and museum curator who acted as Keeper of Prints, Drawings and Paintings for the Victoria and Albert Museum between 1938 and 1959...
- Deborah LavinDeborah Lavin (academic)Deborah Margaret Lavin FRSA is a South African academic and historian, resident in the United Kingdom for most of her career. She attended Rhodes University, South Africa and Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, graduating in 1961...
- George Lee, 3rd Earl of LichfieldGeorge Lee, 3rd Earl of LichfieldGeorge Henry Lee II, 3rd Earl of Lichfield PC was a British politician and peer. He was made a Privy Councillor and Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms in 1762, holding both honors until death...
- Oliver LetwinOliver LetwinOliver Letwin MP FRSA is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he is currently the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office, and a Member of Parliament representing the constituency of West Dorset...
- Tony Little
- John LloydJohn Lloyd (graphic designer)John David Lloyd is a British graphic designer who in 1975 co-founded the international design consultancy, Lloyd Northover. He has worked in all fields of graphic design but has specialized in corporate identity.- Summary :...
- Tzaims LuksusTzaims Luksus-Biography:Tzaims Luksus was born in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. on January 1, 1932 son of John James [Prince Ivan Yusefovitch Yusupov-Luksiev] and Beulah Maude Wingfield-Driver-Luksus. He is regarded by those who know him as a Renaissance Man...
- David LumsdenDavid Lumsden (musician)Sir David James Lumsden PhD, DPhil, MA, MusB, FRCM, FRNCM, FRSAMD, FLCM, FRSA, Hon RAM, Hon FRCO, FKC .*Choirmaster, organist and harpsichordist,**St Mary's Church, Nottingham, 1954–1956**Southwell Minster 1956-1959,...
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- Dickson MabonDickson MabonDr. Jesse Dickson "Dick" Mabon PC FRSA was a Scottish politician, physician and company director. He was the founder of The Manifesto Group of Labour MPs, an alliance of moderate MPs against the perceived leftward drift of the Labour Party in the 1970s. He was a Labour Co-operative MP until...
- Tom MaibaumTom MaibaumProf. Tom Maibaum is a British-Canadian computer scientist.Maibaum has an undergraduate degree in Pure Mathematics from the University of Toronto, Canada , and a PhD in Computer Science from the University of London, England .Professor Maibaum has held academic posts at Imperial College, London,...
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- Amir Ali MajidAmir Ali MajidDr Amir Ali Majid is a legal scholar and author born in Gojra, Punjab, Pakistan.He was in his second year at University of Agriculture, Faisalabad when he lost his sight...
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- Peter ManningPeter ManningPeter Manning FRSA is internationally respected as a British conductor and violinist.Manning's conducting career includes work with the Royal Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, the Edsberg Chamber Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Odense Symphony Orchestra, Musica Vitae and the Soloists of The Royal...
- Guglielmo MarconiGuglielmo MarconiGuglielmo Marconi was an Italian inventor, known as the father of long distance radio transmission and for his development of Marconi's law and a radio telegraph system. Marconi is often credited as the inventor of radio, and indeed he shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand...
- David MarquandDavid MarquandDavid Ian Marquand FBA, FRHistS, FRSA is a British academic and former Labour Party Member of Parliament .Born in Cardiff, Marquand was educated at Emanuel School, Magdalen College, Oxford, St. Antony’s College, Oxford, and at the University of California, Berkeley...
- Kevin MarshKevin Marsh-Early life:He was born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, in 1954 to John and Elizabeth Jill Marsh. He attended Doncaster Grammar School from 1966-73 and became Captain of School, as well as Captain of Cricket. He read Classics and English at Christ Church, Oxford and gained an MA in 1978. He also...
- Michael MarshallMichael MarshallMichael Marshall may refer to:* Michael Marshall , American R&B singer* Michael Marshall Smith , British writer* Sir Michael Marshall , British politician...
- Enid MarxEnid MarxEnid Crystal Dorothy Marx FRSA was an English painter and designer. She was born in London, England, on 20 October 1902 and died in London on 18 May 1998...
- Doreen MasseyDoreen Massey (geographer)Doreen Barbara Massey FRSA FBA AcSS , is a contemporary British social scientist and geographer, working among others on topics typical of marxist geography...
- Rod I. McAllister
- John F. McClellandJohn F. McClellandJohn F. McClelland, CBE, FRSE, FRSA is a Scottish businessman and a former chairman of Rangers F.C..-Career:McClelland spent 35 years in the international electronics industry holding senior board level positions at a number of the sector’s leading corporations and gaining wide experience of...
- Peter McCreathPeter McCreathPeter L. McCreath, PC is former Chairman of the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation, President of PMC Communications Inc. and a former Canadian politician....
- Alexander McDonnell, 9th Earl of Antrim
- Colin McDowellColin McDowellColin McDowell is a British fashion writer, journalist and academic. As senior fashion writer for The Sunday Times, in the 1990s and 2000s he became a familiar sight in the front row of fashion shows along with his contemporaries Anna Wintour and Suzy Menkes. He is the author of some 20 books on...
- Ian McEwanIan McEwanIan Russell McEwan CBE, FRSA, FRSL is a British novelist and screenwriter, and one of Britain's most highly regarded writers. In 2008, The Times named him among their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945"....
- John McIntosh
- Rosamond McKitterickRosamond McKitterickRosamond Deborah McKitterick is one of Britain's foremost medieval historians, since 1999 Professor of Medieval History in the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. She is also a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society...
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- Anthea MillettAnthea MillettAnthea Millett, CBE, FRGS, FRSA has held a number of appointments and posts in the public sector, most recently as the Chairman of the Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Strategic Health Authority from 2002-2006.-Teaching career:...
- Greg MillsGreg MillsGregory John Barrington "Greg" Mills heads the Brenthurst Foundation, based in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Foundation was established in 2005 by the Oppenheimer family to strengthen African economic performance....
- John W. MillsJohn W. MillsJohn William Mills is an English sculptor.He was born in London on March 4, 1933.He studied at Hammersmith School of Art 1947-1954, and at the Royal College of Art 1956-1960.He was a resident at Digswell House 1962-1966....
- Jonathan MorganJonathan Morgan (Welsh politician)Jonathan Morgan, is a Welsh Conservative politician, who served as a Conservative AM for South Wales Central from 1999–2007 and AM for Cardiff North from 2007-2011...
- Audrey MullenderAudrey MullenderAudrey Mullender, FRSA, AcSS, PhD, MA, BA, CQSW, has been Principal of Ruskin College, Oxford, since April 2004.-Education and career:Mullender was educated at the University of Sheffield, as well as those of Bordeaux, Nottingham and Warwick. From 1996 to 2004, she was Professor of Social Work and...
- Peter MurrayPeter Murray (architect)Peter Gerald Stewart Murray is a British architect and journalist who has made a career in architectural communications and surface design....
- Anton MuscatelliAnton MuscatelliProfessor Vito Antonio "Anton" Muscatelli FRSA FRSE AcSS is the Principal of the University of Glasgow and one of the United Kingdom's leading economists.-Early life:...
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- Sujit S NairSujit S NairSujit S Nair, M.Sc, M.B.A, FRSA is a U.K based Indian entrepreneur. He was recently featured by Entrepreneur Country Magazine as some of the best entrepreneurs in the U.K who are under the age of 30, which is called the Young Masters Community .- Education :Sujit graduated with an M.B.A from...
- Simeon NelsonSimeon NelsonSimeon Nelson is an Australian sculptor and transdisciplinary artist.Nelson was born in England in 1964 and came to Australia in 1967. Since 2001 he has lived and worked in London...
- Elizabeth Neville
- Martin NewmanMartin NewmanAlban Martin James Newman is a UK based writer and adviser on leadership, communications and design. He was described by the Financial Times as the "secret weapon" behind Russia’s winning bid to host the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics....
- Nick NewmanNick NewmanNick Newman is a satirical British cartoonist and comedy scriptwriter.The son of an RAF officer, Newman was born in Kuala Lumpur and schooled at Ardingly College where his satirical career began, working on revues with Ian Hislop...
- Sarah NewtonSarah NewtonSarah Louise Newton FRSA née Hick is a British Conservative Party politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament for Truro and Falmouth.-Early life:...
- Steve NimmonsSteve NimmonsSteve Nimmons, FBCS, FRI, FRSA, FIMIS, FIAP, FLS, FSA Scot, is an Information Technologist and industry commentator. He is regular contributor to the technology press, and serves on a number of industry and political panels...
- George Nugent, Baron Nugent of GuildfordGeorge Nugent, Baron Nugent of GuildfordGeorge Richard Hodges Nugent, Baron Nugent of Guildford PC, JP , known as Sir George Nugent, 1st Baronet between 1960 and 1966, was a British Conservative politician.-Background:...
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- Ken OlisaKen OlisaKenneth Olisa, OBE FRSA FBCS is a British businessman born of a Nigerian father and a British mother.Olisa attained an MA in Natural, Social & Political and Management Sciences from Cambridge University ....
- Philip and Andrew Oliver (twins)
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- John PaddockJohn Paddock (priest)John Allan Barnes Paddock FRSA is an Anglican priest and the current Dean of Gibraltar.Paddock was born in Gloucester and educated at The Crypt School, Gloucester and Liverpool University. He was ordained deacon in 1980 and priest in 1981. After a curacy at St Katharine's Matson he was a...
- Michael ParaskosMichael ParaskosMichael Paraskos, FRSA a writer on art, the son of the Cypriot artist Stass Paraskos. He has written several books, essays and articles on art, literature and politics, and has taught in universities and colleges and curated several exhibitions...
- Bhikhu Parekh
- Daphne Park, Baroness Park of MonmouthDaphne Park, Baroness Park of MonmouthDaphne Margaret Sybil Désirée Park, Baroness Park of Monmouth CMG, OBE, FRSA was a British diplomat. During her career she was also a clandestine senior controller in MI6 in Hanoi, Moscow, the Congo, and Zambia....
- Philip PaytonPhilip PaytonPhilip John Payton is a British historian and Professor of Cornish and Australian Studies at the University of Exeter and Director of the Institute of Cornish Studies based at Tremough, just outside Penryn, Cornwall.-Birth and education:...
- Angier March PerkinsAngier March Perkins]Angier March Perkins was a U.S. engineer who worked most of his career in the UK and was instrumental in developing the new technologies of central heating.-Life:...
- Alan PeglerAlan PeglerAlan Francis Pegler OBE FRSA is a British railway preservationist, best known for saving LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman and his involvement with the Ffestiniog Railway. He was awarded an OBE in the 2006 New Years Honours list. He is a Member of Jesus College, Cambridge, 1938.-Notes:...
- Matt PercivalMatt Percival-Biography:Percival's first gag cartoon appeared in Private Eye. Between 1999 and 2000, he was a contributor for King Features US newspaper syndicated daily comic strip panel The New Breed....
- Gerald Pillay
- Alan PipesAlan PipesAlan Pipes is a British writer on art, product design and graphic design. He studied physics at the University of Surrey, in Battersea and worked in print publishing, notably as Managing Editor of Computer-Aided Design journal , published by IPC Science and Technology Press , and editor of CadCam...
- Jason PontinJason Pontin-Biography:Pontin was born on May 11, 1967 in London, and raised in Northern California. He was educated in England, at Harrow School and Oxford University....
- Philip PriestleyPhilip PriestleyPhilip John Priestley CBE FRSA is a former British diplomat.He was educated at Boston Grammar School and at the University of East Anglia . He served as British Ambassador to Gabon from 1990-1991, and as British High Commissioner to Belize from 2001-2004...
- Ian ProctorIan ProctorIan Douglas Ben Proctor, FRSA, known as Ian Proctor, was a prolific designer of both sailing dinghies and cruisers...
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- Benjamin RammBenjamin RammBenjamin Ramm FRSA is editor of The Liberal and author of Citizens: A Manifesto.Ramm is a prominent critic of the role of the Liberal Democrats in the UK coalition government...
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- Andrew RawnsleyAndrew RawnsleyAndrew Nicholas James Rawnsley is a British political journalist, notably for The Observer, and broadcaster.-Early life:...
- Seona ReidSeona ReidSeona Reid CBE FRSA is Director of the Glasgow School of Art, in Scotland and former Director of the Scottish Arts Council.-Career:She was Director of the Scottish Arts council for 9 years, and became the Art School's Director in September 1999. She has undertaken many roles within the Arts World...
- Michael ReissMichael ReissMichael Reiss, MA PhD PGCE MBA FIBiol FRSA is a British bioethicist, educator, and journalist. He is also an Anglican priest. Reiss is Professor of Science Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, where he is Assistant Director, Research and Development.-Career:Reiss's father...
- Sir John Riddell, 13th Baronet
- Rosa Gumataotao RiosRosa Gumataotao RiosRosa "Rosie" Gumataotao Rios is the 43rd and current Treasurer of the United States. She is the sixth Latina to occupy the office as well as the third consecutive Californian.As U.S...
- Ken RitchieKen RitchieKen Ritchie is a British psephologist.Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a degree in mathematics before spending 18 months teaching in Tanzania...
- Goronwy Roberts, Baron Goronwy-Roberts
- George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port EllenGeorge Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port EllenGeorge Islay MacNeill Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen, is a British Labour Party politician who was the tenth Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, between October 1999 and early January 2004; he succeeded Javier Solana in that position...
- Duncan RobinsonDuncan RobinsonDavid Duncan Robinson, C.B.E., F.R.S.A., D.L., is the Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge. He is also the Chairman of the Henry Moore Foundation and was, until 2007, the Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum....
- Edina RonayEdina RonayEdina Ronay FRSA is an Anglo-Hungarian fashion designer and former actress, the daughter of food critic Egon Ronay and mother of actress/writer Shebah Ronay....
- John RoseJohn Rose (organist)John Rose is an American concert organist who has performed in 45 of the United States and has made a number of foreign concert tours to Australia, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and various European countries...
- Paula RothermelPaula RothermelDr Paula Rothermel is a leading UK academic in the field of home education . She is an Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts FRSA and an Elected Associated Fellow of the British Psychological Society...
- E. Clive RouseE. Clive RouseEdward Clive Rouse MBE was an English archaeologist and writer on archaeology, specializing in mediaeval wall paintings, and was President of the Royal Archaeological Institute from 1969 to 1972. He was known as Clive Rouse and was always credited as E...
- Lindsay RoyLindsay RoyLindsay Allan Roy, CBE, FRSA is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Glenrothes since 2008, and is the former Rector of Inverkeithing High School and Kirkcaldy High School.-Teaching career:...
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- Alireza SagharchiAlireza SagharchiAlireza Sagharchi RIBA FRSA is a Alireza Sagharchi [[RIBA]] [[FRSA]] is a Alireza Sagharchi [[RIBA]] [[FRSA]] is a [[United Kingdom]-[[Iran]]ian [[architect]]. He received his Diploma in Architecture from the [[University of Westminster]], [[London]] in 1986...
- Caroline St John-BrooksCaroline St John-BrooksDr Caroline St. John-Brooks was an Anglo-Irish journalist and academic.She gained a BA in English Literature from Trinity College Dublin, an MA in Education from the University of Ulster at Coleraine, and a PhD in the teaching of English in secondary schools from Bristol University in 1980...
- Rachel SantessoRachel SantessoRachel Santesso is a Canadian born singer and composer. A Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts, she is the founder of the Capital Children's Choir....
- Teresa Ann SavoyTeresa Ann SavoyTeresa Ann Savoy, FRSA is a British-born actress. She has appeared in a number of Italian films.-Biography:Savoy was 18 years old when she appeared in the Italian adult magazine Playmen , using an alias of "Terry"...
- Marjorie ScardinoMarjorie ScardinoDame Marjorie Morris Scardino, DBE, FRSA is the CEO of Pearson PLC. She became the first female Chief Executive of a FTSE 100 company when she was appointed CEO of Pearson in 1997...
- Steven SchwartzSteven Schwartz (vice-chancellor)Steven Schwartz is an American and Australian academic and the current Vice Chancellor of Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. He was previously Vice Chancellor of Brunel University in the UK and of Murdoch University in Western Australia....
- Sam ScorerSam ScorerSam Scorer FRSA was an innovative architect from Lincolnshire.-Early life:He was brought up in Lincoln, one of five children. His father was a senior partner in a firm of solicitors, and later became clerk to the district council.He read Mechanical Sciences at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge in...
- Ernest SeitzErnest SeitzErnest Joseph Seitz was a Canadian composer, songwriter, pianist, and music educator. He published some of his work under the pseudonym "Raymond Roberts" because he did not wish to be associated with popular music. His most famous work is The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise, which he co-wrote...
- John SentamuJohn SentamuJohn Tucker Mugabi Sentamu is the 97th Archbishop of York, Metropolitan of the province of York, and Primate of England. He is the second most senior cleric in the Church of England, after the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams.-Life and career:...
- Patrick SheaPatrick SheaPatrick Shea CB, OBE was a Northern Irish civil servant and the first Catholic since A. N. Bonaparte-Wyse in the 1920s to achieve the rank of Permanent Secretary of a Government Department in Northern Ireland.-Career:...
- David ShepherdDavid Shepherd (artist)Richard David Shepherd CBE FRSA FGRA is a British artist and one of the world's most outspoken conservationists. He is most famous for his paintings of wildlife, although he also often paints steam railways, aircraft and landscapes...
- Denis ShipwrightDenis ShipwrightDenis Ewart Bernard Kingston Shipwright FRSA was a British soldier and Royal Air Force officer who served throughout both world wars. In his youth he became a motor racing driver; after a brief political career, he found it difficult to find work but eventually went into the film industry...
- Steve ShirleySteve ShirleyDame Stephanie "Steve" Shirley, DBE, FRA, FREng, FRSA, FBCS is a British businesswoman and philanthropist. She originally arrived in Britain as an unaccompanied Kindertransport child refugee. She was placed with foster parents and later re-united with her biological parents, but later claimed she...
- Helena ShoveltonHelena ShoveltonDame Helena Richards Shovelton, DBE, FRSA, Hon. FRCP is former Chair of the UK Citizens Advice Bureau and former Chair of the UK National Lottery Commission...
- Mona SiddiquiMona SiddiquiMona Siddiqui OBE is a British Muslim academic. She is Professor of Islamic Studies and Public Understanding at the University of Glasgow, as well as the Director of its Centre for the Study of Islam, and is a member of the Commission on Scottish Devolution.She is also a regular contributor to...
- Eugene SkeefEugene SkeefEugene Skeef FRSA is a South African percussionist, composer, poet, educationalist and animator living in London since 1980. He also works in conflict resolution, acts as a consultant on cultural development, teaches creative leadership and is a broadcaster...
- Denis SmallwoodDenis SmallwoodAir Chief Marshal Sir Denis Graham Smallwood GBE, KCB, DSO, DFC, FRAeS, FRSA, was a senior Royal Air Force commander.-RAF career:Educated at King Edward VI School in Birmingham, Smallwood joined the Royal Air Force in 1938....
- Adam SmithAdam SmithAdam Smith was a Scottish social philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. One of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, Smith is the author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations...
- Ralph SorleyRalph SorleyAir Marshal Sir Ralph Squire Sorley, KCB, OBE, DSC, DFC, FRAeS, FRSA was a World War I pilot with the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Air Force, who was also a senior commander during World War II. After the War he held several senior RAF appointments until his retirement in 1948 in the rank...
- Mike Southon
- John SpeakmanJohn SpeakmanProfessor John Speakman is a British biologist working at the University of Aberdeen, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences. He directs the University's Energetics Research Group, which is one of the world's leading groups using doubly labeled water to investigate energy expenditure...
- Paul SpicerPaul Spicer (musician)Paul Spicer is an English composer, conductor and organist. He has worked as a music teacher, at the Royal College of Music and the Birmingham Conservatoire, as a producer for BBC Radio 3, and as artistic director of the Lichfield Festival. He conducts the Birmingham Bach Choir, the Finzi Singers...
- Julian StairJulian StairJulian Stair is an English studio potter and studied at Camberwell College of Arts and the Royal College of Art, in London....
- Gilbert SteadGilbert SteadGilbert Stead , was a professor of physics and pioneer in the development of radiology as a recognized medical specialty....
- Petra ŠtefankováPetra ŠtefankováPetra Štefanková is a Slovak illustrator, digital artist, designer and art director. She has worked in animation, advertising and publishing industry....
- Linda Joy SternLinda Joy SternLinda Joy Stern, née Hart was an English judge.-Family and Education:Her father was Lionel Hart, brother of Sidney Hart; he worked as a scientist during World War 2 and died in a laboratory incident; sabotage was suspected. Her mother was Lily Rachel Gold. She was educated at St...
- John Stevens, Baron Stevens of KirkwhelpingtonJohn Stevens, Baron Stevens of KirkwhelpingtonJohn Arthur Stevens, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington KStJ QPM DL FRSA was Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis from 2000 until 2005. From 1991 to 1996, he was Chief Constable of Northumbria Police before being appointed one of HM Inspectors of Constabulary in September 1996...
- Christopher StoryChristopher StoryChristopher Edward Harle Story FRSA was a British writer, publisher and government adviser specialising in intelligence and economic affairs, who is best known for his collaboration with KGB defector Anatoliy Golitsyn on the 1995 book The Perestroika Deception.Christopher Story, the son of Colonel...
- John SunderlandJohn Sunderland (businessman)Sir John Michael Sunderland is a British businessman who was President of the Confederation of British Industry from 2004 to 2006, where his priority was restoring confidence in business after a series of corporate scandals....
- Richard SusskindRichard SusskindRichard Susskind OBE is a British author, speaker, and independent adviser to international professional firms and national governments...
- Ian SwinglandIan SwinglandProfessor Ian Swingland founded DICE at the University of Kent in 1989. While at DICE he served as director and was elected to the first Chair in Conservation Biology in the United Kingdom....
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- Ralph TabbererRalph TabbererRalph Edwin Tabberer CB was the Director General of Schools in the UK government department, the Department for Children, Schools and Families. He held the position from March 2006 until March 2009.-Early life:...
- James TaylorJames Taylor (British author and historian)James Taylor MA , FRSA is a British author, expert on maritime art, and former curator of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, east London.- Biography :...
- Iain TennantIain TennantSir Iain Mark Tennant KT FRSA was a Scottish businessman.Born in North Berwick, Tennant was educated at Eton College and Magdalene College, Cambridge. He served in Egypt with the 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards from 1940 to 1942, and was an intelligence officer with 201 Guards' Brigade...
- Sir Gervais Tennyson-d'Eyncourt, 2nd Baronet
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- Martyn ThomasMartyn ThomasMartyn Thomas CBE FREng FBCS FIET FRSA is a British independent consultant and software engineer. He founded the software engineering company Praxis in 1983, based in Bath, southern England. He has a special interest in safety-critical systems and other high integrity applications...
- David ThomsonDavid Thomson (bishop)David Thomson is the Bishop of Huntingdon.He was educated at King Edward VII School , followed by Keble College, Oxford, where he was awarded an MA and DPhil , and Westcott House and Selwyn College, Cambridge, where he read Theology...
- Mildred Valley ThorntonMildred Valley ThorntonMildred Valley Thornton Hon. CPA, FRSA was born Mildred Valley Stinson a Canadian portrait and landscapepainter. She studied in Toronto, Ontario and Chicago, Illinois and later married Henry Thornton a Confectioner and emigrant of England.-Education and training:Thornton's early education was in...
- Lewis ThorpeLewis ThorpeLewis Thorpe B.A. L.-ès-L. Ph.D D. de l'U FIAL FRSA FRHistS was a British philologist, translator, and husband of the Italian scholar and lexicographer Barbara Reynolds. He died on 10 October 1977....
- Richard D. TitusRichard D. TitusRichard D. Titus, FRSA is an entrepreneur and film producer. He was born on March 23, 1968 in Anaheim to Richard G. Titus, an executive at defense contractor Rockwell International and later Boeing and Susan Titus Osborn, a conservative Christian author....
- Mike TomlinsonMike TomlinsonSir Michael John Tomlinson CBE is the chair of the Working Group for 14–19 Reform which has been commissioned by the British Government to look into reform of the syllabus and qualifications structure for 14–19 year-olds in the English education system.-Early life:He passed the eleven plus...
- Anthony TrewavasAnthony TrewavasAnthony J. Trewavas is a professor at the University of Edinburgh, best known for his research in the fields of plant physiology and molecular biology....
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- Peter UnderwoodPeter Underwood (parapsychologist)This article is about the English paranormalist. For the Chief Justice of Tasmania, see Peter Underwood .Peter Underwood FRSA is an English author, broadcaster and paranormalist. Underwood was born in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire on May 16 1923. He is a prolific author on books covering...
- Peter UstinovPeter UstinovPeter Alexander Ustinov CBE was an English actor, writer and dramatist. He was also renowned as a filmmaker, theatre and opera director, stage designer, author, screenwriter, comedian, humourist, newspaper and magazine columnist, radio broadcaster and television presenter...
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- Iain Vallance, Baron Vallance of TummelIain Vallance, Baron Vallance of TummelIain David Thomas Vallance, Baron Vallance of Tummel, FRSA is a British businessman and a Liberal Democrat politician, currently the party's spokesperson for Trade and Industry....
- John VerekerJohn Vereker (governor)Sir John Michael Medlicott Vereker, KCB, KStJ, FRSA, CInstM is an independent member of the Board of XL Group plc, and of a number of its subsidiaries and Committees; and an independent Director of MWH Global...
- David Verney, 21st Baron Willoughby de BrokeDavid Verney, 21st Baron Willoughby de BrokeLeopold David Verney, 21st Baron Willoughby de Broke, FRSA, FRGS is a British peer. 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; originally elected a Conservative peer, he joined United Kingdom Independence Party in...
- Richard VeryardRichard VeryardRichard Veryard is a British computer scientist, author and business consultant, known for his work on Service Oriented Architecture and the Service-Based Business.-Biography:...
- Herman VoadenHerman VoadenHerman Arthur Voaden, CM was a Canadian playwright.-Early life:Born in London, Ontario, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1923 and a Master of Arts degree in 1926 from Queen's University. He also studied at the University of Chicago and at Yale University.His father, Dr. Arthur Voaden,...
- Robert von DassanowskyRobert von DassanowskyRobert von Dassanowsky FRHistS, FRSA is an Austrian-American academic, writer, film and cultural historian, and producer...
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- David S. WallDavid S. WallDavid S. Wall is Professor of Criminology at Durham University where he researches and teaches Cybercrimes , Policing and Criminology...
- Robert WalmsleyRobert WalmsleyAdmiral Sir Robert Walmsley KCB was Chief of Defence Procurement at the UK Ministry of Defence from 1996 to 2003, and is a retired admiral in the Royal Navy.-Early career:...
- John Macqueen WardJohn Macqueen WardSir John Macqueen Ward, CBE, CA, FRSE, FRSA, FIET is a Scottish businessman educated at Edinburgh Academy and at Fettes College.Ward began a career with IBM at its Greenock Manufacturing Plant in 1966, and in 1991 was appointed Managing Director of UK Government and Public Service Business after...
- Sarah WardleSarah WardleSarah Wardle was born in London in 1969, and educated at Cheltenham Ladies' College. She studied Classics at Lincoln College, Oxford and English at Sussex University. She was President of Oxford University Conservative Association during Trinity term, 1989. In 1999, she won the Geoffrey Dearmer...
- Claire Watt-SmithClaire Watt-SmithClaire Watt-Smith FRSA is an English entrepreneur.Watt-Smith studied at Royal Holloway, University of London, gaining a BSc in Management Studies with French in 2005 and a Masters in European Business and Spanish in 2006. She set up BoBelle in 2008, a luxury accessories company.In 2008, Watt-Smith...
- Benjamin WestBenjamin WestBenjamin West, RA was an Anglo-American painter of historical scenes around and after the time of the American War of Independence...
- Tom WheareTom WheareTom D. Wheare FRSA is an English school teacher and headmaster.Tom Wheare was educated at the Dragon School and Magdalen College School in Oxford. He then went on to King's College Cambridge and Christ Church, Oxford Tom D. Wheare FRSA (born 1944) is an English school teacher and headmaster.Tom...
- Chandra WickramasingheChandra WickramasingheVidya Jothi Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe , FIMA, FRAS, FRSA is Professor at Cardiff University and Honorary Professor at the University of Buckingham. He is the Director of the Buckingham Centre for Astrobiology...
- Barbara WildingBarbara WildingBarbara Wilding, CBE, QPM, CCMI, FRSA is the former Chief Constable of South Wales Police, the first woman to hold the post.Wilding began her career as a cadet in 1967 and was named as constable in 1970. The following year she transferred to the Metropolitan Police where she served as an...
- Michael WilfordMichael WilfordMichael Wilford CBE is an English architect from Hartfield, East Sussex. Wilford studied at the Northern Polytechnic School of Architecture, London, from 1955 to 1962, and at the Regent Street Polytechnic Planning School, London, in 1967...
- Alan Lee WilliamsAlan Lee WilliamsAlan Lee Williams OBE is a former president of the Atlantic Treaty Association, a British Labour Party politician, writer and visiting professor of politics at Queen Mary College, London....
- Christopher WilliamsChristopher Williams (academic)Christopher Williams is an English academic based at the Centre for International Education and Research, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. He has also held posts at the universities of Bristol, Cairo, Cambridge, London and the United Nations...
- L. F. Rushbrook WilliamsL. F. Rushbrook WilliamsLaurence Frederic Rushbrook Williams CBE, FRSA, was a British historian and civil servant who spent part of his working life in India, and had an abiding interest in Eastern culture.-Life and work:...
- Edward WilsonEdward Wilson (actor)Edward "Ed" Wilson was an English television actor, best known as the enthusiastic and charismatic Artistic Director of the British National Youth Theatre from 1987–2003; he later moved to Los Angeles...
- Charles W. J. WithersCharles W. J. WithersProfessor Charles W. J. Withers FBA, FRSE is professor of historical geography at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.- Education :...
- John Wodehouse, 5th Earl of KimberleyJohn Wodehouse, 5th Earl of KimberleyJohn Armine Wodehouse, 5th Earl of Kimberley is the only child of John Wodehouse, 4th Earl of Kimberley and Carmel Maguire, daughter of Mickey Maguire, welterweight champion of Australia. He succeeded to the earldom and barony in 2002....
- Heinz WolffHeinz WolffProfessor Heinz Wolff BSc. FIEE. FIBES FRCP FRSA is a German-British scientist, and television and radio presenter who was born in 1928. He is popularly known for his television and radio work, including the TV series The Great Egg Race....
- Jim WoodcockJim WoodcockProfessor Jim C. P. Woodcock FRSA FBCS FREng is a British computer scientist.Woodcock gained his PhD from the University of Liverpool. Until 2001 he was Professor of Software Engineering at the Oxford University Computing Laboratory, where he was also a Fellow of Kellogg College...
- Jeff WoolfJeff WoolfJeffrey Woolf OBE, born in Edgware, Middlesex, England on 17 September 1959, is an English inventor, businessman, journalist and innovation specialist. He is known as a lateral thinker and is a SFEDI Gold qualified innovation consultant....
- Derek WyattDerek WyattDerek Murray Wyatt FRSA is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Sittingbourne and Sheppey from 1997 to 2010, having previously been a councillor in the London Borough of Haringey.-Early life:...
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- William YollandWilliam YollandWilliam Yolland CB, FRS was an English military surveyor, astronomer and engineer, and was Britain’s Chief Inspector of Railways from 1877 until his death...
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Historical members
The following have been members of the society historically:- William ShipleyWilliam ShipleyWilliam Shipley was an English drawing master, social reformer and inventor who, in 1754, founded an arts society in London that became The Royal Society of Arts, or Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce, .-Early years, training and career:Shipley was born in...
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- Robert AdamRobert AdamRobert Adam was a Scottish neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam , Scotland's foremost architect of the time, and trained under him...
- Henry ColeHenry ColeSir Henry Cole was an English civil servant and inventor who facilitated many innovations in commerce and education in 19th century Britain...
- Charles DickensCharles DickensCharles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. Dickens enjoyed a wider popularity and fame than had any previous author during his lifetime, and he remains popular, having been responsible for some of English literature's most iconic...
- John DiefenbakerJohn DiefenbakerJohn George Diefenbaker, PC, CH, QC was the 13th Prime Minister of Canada, serving from June 21, 1957, to April 22, 1963...
- Benjamin FranklinBenjamin FranklinDr. Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat...
- Sambrooke FreemanSambrooke FreemanSambrooke Freeman was a member of the prominent Freeman family of Fawley Court near Henley-on-Thames, England. He was a Member of Parliament, for Pontefract in Yorkshire from 1754–61 and Bridport in Dorset from 1768–74.Sambrooke Freeman was the son of John Freeman, a successful businessman...
- Thomas GainsboroughThomas GainsboroughThomas Gainsborough was an English portrait and landscape painter.-Suffolk:Thomas Gainsborough was born in Sudbury, Suffolk. He was the youngest son of John Gainsborough, a weaver and maker of woolen goods. At the age of thirteen he impressed his father with his penciling skills so that he let...
- William HogarthWilliam HogarthWilliam Hogarth was an English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic and editorial cartoonist who has been credited with pioneering western sequential art. His work ranged from realistic portraiture to comic strip-like series of pictures called "modern moral subjects"...
- Karl MarxKarl MarxKarl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in the development of social science and the socialist political movement...
- Robert Baden-PowellRobert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-PowellRobert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, Bt, OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB , also known as B-P or Lord Baden-Powell, was a lieutenant-general in the British Army, writer, and founder of the Scout Movement....
- Joshua ReynoldsJoshua ReynoldsSir Joshua Reynolds RA FRS FRSA was an influential 18th-century English painter, specialising in portraits and promoting the "Grand Style" in painting which depended on idealization of the imperfect. He was one of the founders and first President of the Royal Academy...
- Adam SmithAdam SmithAdam Smith was a Scottish social philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. One of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, Smith is the author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations...
- William WilberforceWilliam WilberforceWilliam Wilberforce was a British politician, a philanthropist and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. A native of Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, he began his political career in 1780, eventually becoming the independent Member of Parliament for Yorkshire...