English agnostics

English naturalist and biologist (1809-1882)

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. was an English comic actor, filmmaker, film editor and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is considered one of the film industry's most important figures. His career spanned more than 75 years, from his childhood in the Victorian era until a year before his death in 1977, and encompassed both accolade and controversy.

British economist (1883–1946)

British philosopher and political economist (1806–1873)

English writer and philosopher (1894–1963)

English novelist, essayist, poet and journalist (1819–1880)

British theoretical physicist (1902–1984)

English philosopher and political theorist (1820–1903)

English playwright and author (1874–1965)

Daniel Jacob Radcliffe is an English actor best known for portraying the title character in all eight films of the Harry Potter film series from 2001 to 2011.

British chemist, biophysicist, and X-ray crystallographer (1920–1958)

British biologist and comparative anatomist (1825–1895)

Daniel Wroughton Craig is an English actor. He gained international fame by playing the fictional secret agent James Bond in the films Casino Royale (2006), Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012), Spectre (2015) and No Time to Die (2021).

Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis is an English actor. Often described as one of the greatest actors in the history of cinema, he is best known for intense method acting portrayed with eccentric characters in auteurs' films. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a record three Academy Awards for Best Actor, as well as four BAFTAs, three Actor Awards and two Golden Globes. In 2014, Day-Lewis received a knighthood for services to drama.

British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of DNA

British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa (1853-1902)

British musician (born 1951)

British musician (born 1947)

English natural philosopher, and scientist (1731–1810)

English novelist (1879-1970)

English writer (born 1960)

English author

Ian Fraser Kilmister (24 December 1945 – 28 December 2015), better known as Lemmy, was an English musician. He was the founder, lead vocalist, bassist and primary songwriter of the rock band Motörhead, of which he was the only continuous member. Kilmister had previously been a member of Hawkwind from 1971 to 1975, before being sacked from that band.

British astronomer (1915–2001)

British theatre composer (born 1948)

English physiologist and biophysicist (1917–2012)

English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter (born 1943)

British actor, singer and musician

British musician, music producer, music theorist and visual artist (born 1948)

English writer (born 1946)

British singer and guitarist

British politician (1872-1967)

British mathematician and astronomer (1877 – 1946)

English scientist (1919–2022)

British novelist

British comedian, actor and writer (born 1943)

English philosopher (1873–1958)

British writer (1936–2023)

Nobel prize winning British biochemist

British novelist and philosopher (1886–1950)

English composer (1872-1958)

English writer, jazz critic and librarian (1922-1985)

English writer (1935–2025)

English musician, singer and songwriter

British actress and presenter (born 1974)

English writer and publisher (1873-1939)

English philosopher (1838–1900)

English author (1906–1964)

English poet and translator (1809–1883)

British author and political commentator (born 1979)

British singer; lead vocalist of Duran Duran

English actor, author, playwright, and screenwriter (born 1934)

English and French film/television director and producer

English anarchist, poet, and critic of literature and art (1893-1968)

British sociologist (1864-1929)

English playwright (1924–1995)

English-American writer in the science fiction and fantasy genres

British musician

British statesman, writer and journalist (1838–1923)

English neurosurgeon and Formula One doctor