Burials at Westminster Abbey

Sir Isaac Newton was an English polymath who was a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, author and inventor. He was a key figure in the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment that followed. His book Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, first published in 1687, achieved the first great unification in physics and established classical mechanics. Newton also made seminal contributions to optics, and shares credit with the German mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz for formulating infinitesimal calculus, although he developed calculus years before Leibniz. Newton contributed to and refined the scientific method, and his work is considered the most influential in bringing forth modern science.

English naturalist and biologist (1809-1882)

Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English writer and journalist. He created some of literature's best-known fictional characters, and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and, by the 20th century, critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are widely read today.

Stephen William Hawking was an English theoretical astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge. Between 1979 and 2009, he was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, widely viewed as one of the most prestigious academic posts in the world.

English writer and poet (1865–1936)

Elizabeth I was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last and longest reigning monarch of the House of Tudor. Her eventful reign, and its effect on history and culture, gave name to the Elizabethan era.

14th century English poet and author (1343–1400)

New Zealand physicist (1871–1937)

German-British Baroque composer (1685–1759)

English writer and lexicographer (1709–1784)

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1937 to 1940

British physicist (1856-1940)

English novelist and poet (1840–1928)

British Poet Laureate (1809–1892)

Mary, Queen of Scots, also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication on 24 July 1567.

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951 (1883–1967)

Queen of England and Ireland from 1553 to 1558

Scottish missionary and explorer (1813-1873)

British physicist and engineer (1824–1907)

English poet and playwright (1812–1889)

King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1660 to 1685 (1630-1685)

17th-century English poet and playwright (1631–1700)

British Liberal prime minister (1809–1898)

James VI and I was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567, and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603, until his death in 1625. Though he long attempted to get both countries to adopt a closer political union, the kingdoms of Scotland and England remained sovereign states ruled by James in personal union, with their own parliaments, judiciaries and laws.

Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1702 to 1714 (1665–1714)

king of England and Ireland from 1547 to 1553

English actor and director (1907–1989)

King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1689 to 1702 (1650-1702)

King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1727 to 1760

King of England from 1272 to 1307

English polymath, mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor and photographer (*1792 – †1871)

King of England from 1413 to 1422

English playwright, poet, and actor (1572-1637)

English essayist, poet, playwright and politician (1672–1719)

King of England from 1327 to 1377

King of England from 1485 to 1509

British statesman (1759–1806)

Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1689 to 1694 (1662-1694)

English poet (c. 1552 – 1599)

King of England from 1216 to 1272

British playwright, poet and spy (1640–1689)

King of England from 1377 to 1399

British historian and politician (1800–1859)

British statesman and author (1803–1873)

British statesman and prime minister (1784–1865)

Edward the Confessor was King of the English from 1042 until his death in 1066. He was the last reigning monarch of the House of Wessex.

king of England in 1483 (1470-1483)

British Prime Minister, statesman, and politician (1770-1827)

English composer (1659–1695)

Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1766 to 1768 (1708–1778)

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1922 to 1923

Queen consort of England (1515–1557)

British geologist (1797–1875)

English politician and abolitionist (1759–1833)

Queen of England

English Christian theologian, and mathematician (1630-1677)

Irish-British politician, playwright and writer (1751-1816)

British writer (1670-1729)

Infanta of Castile and queen consort of England

English composer (1872-1958)