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Jimmy Wales
co-founder of Wikipedia (born 1966)
Bertrand Russell
British philosopher and logician (1872–1970)
Emma Thompson
Dame Emma Thompson is a British actress and screenwriter. Her work spans over four decades of screen and stage, and her accolades include two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2018, she was made a dame by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to drama.
Iris Murdoch
Irish-born British writer and philosopher (1919–1999)
Yevgeny Zamyatin
Russian author (1884–1937)
Richard Francis Burton
British explorer, army officer, writer and scholar (1821–1890)
Fred Hoyle
British astronomer (1915–2001)
Peter Medawar
English-brazilian biologist (1915–1987)
Oliver Smithies
Biochemistry, genetics, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2007
Iain Banks
Scottish writer (1954–2013)
Tariq Ali
British political activist, writer, and historian (born 1943)
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British comedian and actor (born 1962)
John Desmond Bernal
Irish scientist (1901-1971)
Martin Rees
British cosmologist and astrophysicist (1942-)
China Miéville
English writer, critic, and activist (born 1972)
Philippa Foot
English philosopher (1920–2010)
Alan Sugar
British business magnate, media personality, and political advisor (born 1947)
Alex Garland
British writer, scriptwriter and film director (born 1970)
Carol Ann Duffy
Scottish poet and playwright (born 1955)
Hermann Bondi
Austrian-British mathematician and cosmologist
David Deutsch
British physicist
Terry Wogan
Irish radio and television broadcaster (1938–2016)
Matt Ridley
British author and journalist
Susan Blackmore
British writer and academic
Ben Elton
British comedian, author, playwright, actor and director
Dennis W. Sciama
British physicist (1926–1999)
Warren Ellis
English comics and fiction writer (born 1968)
Robert May, Baron May of Oxford
Australian scientist who has been Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government (1936-2020)
Peter Tatchell
British gay rights activist (born 1952)
Sandi Toksvig
Danish-British comedian, writer and broadcaster
Dora Russell
British writer, feminist and socialist campaigner (1894-1986)
Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai
British economist and politician (born 1940)
Pat Condell
stand-up comedian, writer, and Internet personality
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British writer and social reformer (1851–1939)
Richard Wiseman
British psychologist
Alan Carr
Alan Graham Carr is an English comedian, broadcaster, writer, and television personality. His breakthrough was in 2001, winning the City Life Best Newcomer of the Year and the BBC New Comedy Awards. In the ensuing years, Carr's career burgeoned on the Manchester comedy circuit before he became known for co-hosting the comedy variety show The Friday Night Project (2006–2009) with Justin Lee Collins. This led to the release of a short-lived entertainment show Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong (2008), and he went on to host the comedy chat show Alan Carr: Chatty Man (2009–2016).
Colin McGinn
British philosopher (born 1950)
Raj Patel
British academic (born 1972)
Edward Aveling
British biologist (1849-1898)
Alastair Campbell
British director of communications and strategy, journalist, author and broadcaster
Shappi Khorsandi
British comedian
Yasmeena Ali
Afghan pornographic actress
Norman Pirie
British biochemist (1907-1997)
Mustafa Süleyman
Turkish-British entrepreneur (born 1984)
Gregor Mackintosh
British musician (born 1970)
Shreela Flather, Baroness Flather
British politician (1934-2024)
Sholto Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Kirtleside
British commander in the Royal Air Force (1893-1969)
hbomberguy
Harry Brewis (born 19 September 1992), also known as Hbomberguy, is a British YouTuber and Twitch streamer. Brewis produces video essays on a variety of topics such as film, television, and video games; often combining them with arguments from left-wing political and economic positions. He has created videos aimed at debunking conspiracy theories and responding to right-wing and antifeminist arguments.
George Griffith
British science fiction writer and explorer (1857–1906)
Marion Phillips
British politician, editor (1881–1932)
Kate Smurthwaite
British comedian
James Purnell
BBC's Director of Radio and Education, former Labour minister
Michèle Renouf
Australian-British actor and model
Galen Strawson
British philosopher
Joel Joffe, Baron Joffe
British lawyer (1932–2017)
Ted Honderich
Canadian-British philosopher (born 1933)
Kit Williams
British figurative artist, puzzle designer and author of book 'Masquerade'.
FitzRoy Somerset, 4th Baron Raglan
British anthropologist and peer (1885–1964)
Antoinette Pirie
English biochemist, ophthalmologist and educator
Saiful Islam
British chemist