English humanists

British writer and journalist (1903–1950)

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 modernist writer (1882–1941)

British Romantic poet (1792–1822)

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

British science fiction writer and humorist (1952–2001)

British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917–2008)

English fantasy author (1948–2015)

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

English mathematical physicist, recreational mathematician and philosopher

British actor, writer and director (1921–2004)

English novelist (1879-1970)

English American author and journalist (1949–2011)

English author

Sir Stephen John Fry is an English actor, comedian, presenter and writer. He began his career on the sketch comedy series Alfresco (1983–1984) and the sitcom Blackadder (1986–1989), before gaining recognition as part of the comedy duo Fry and Laurie alongside Hugh Laurie, appearing together in A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1989–1995) and Jeeves and Wooster (1990–1993). His later television roles include Kingdom (2007–2009), Bones (2007–2017), and It's a Sin (2021). Fry was the original host of the comedy panel show QI (2003–2016), for which he was nominated for six British Academy Television Awards. In 2006, the British public ranked Fry number 9 in ITV's poll of TV's 50 Greatest Stars.

English novelist (1926–2005)

British comedian

British author (born 1948)

British chemist (1939-2016)

English philosopher

British stockbroker who saved 669 Jewish children during 1938–39 (1909–2015)

British evolutionary biologist, philosopher, author (1887–1975)

English biochemist and molecular biologist

English writer and director (born 1943)

British politician (1974–2016)

English physicist and musician

English actor

British theoretical evolutionary biologist and geneticist (1920-2004)

Speaker of the House of Commons (born 1963)

British historian & peace activist (1924-1993)

English actor (born 1934)

British politician (born 1969)

British zoologist, statistician, science writer (1895–1975)

British biologist (1942–2021)

British politician (1913-2010)

British freethinker and politician (1833–1891)

British chemist

British actor

British analytic and evidentialist philosopher (1923-2010)

British geneticist

English actress and author

British mathematician, journalist and science communicator (born 1964)

English physician, anatomist, physical anthropologist, television presenter, author

British comedian (1953–2016)

Kirsty Anna MacColl was a British singer and songwriter. The daughter of folk singer Ewan MacColl, she recorded several pop hits in the 1980s and 1990s, including "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" and cover versions of Billy Bragg's "A New England" and the Kinks' "Days". She also sang on a number of recordings produced by her husband Steve Lillywhite, most notably "Fairytale of New York" by the Pogues. Her first single, "They Don't Know", would have chart success a few years later when covered by Tracey Ullman. Her death in 2000 led to the "Justice for Kirsty" campaign.

English comics and fiction writer (born 1968)

English academic philosopher (born 1944)

British physician and epidemiologist (1912–2005)

British political pundit (1984–)

British social anthropologist (1910–1989)

English actor, comedian and writer (1929–2005)

English writer and mountaineer (1832–1904)

British secularist, co-operator, and newspaper editor (1817-1906)

British poet, novelist, illustrator, performer (1902–1971)

British theoretical physicist, author and broadcaster

stand-up comedian, writer, and Internet personality

British theatre director (1934-2019)

British comedian

English musician (born 1989)

English suffragist