Damien Hirst
Artist. Born Damien Steven Brennan in Bristol and grew up in Leeds. One of the Young British Artists (YBAs) who dominated the art scene in the UK in the 1990s. In 2024, reportedly the UK's richest...
Fanny Wilkinson
Fanny Rollo Wilkinson was the first professional female landscape designer in Britain. Designed many of London's open spaces. Born Manchester. By the end of 1883 she had completed an 18-month cour...
Lord Lyndhurst
Lawyer and politician. Born John Singleton Copley in Boston, Massachusetts and brought to England aged 3. He served as an MP for several constituencies and was Lord Chancellor three times. As solic...
Spencer William Gore
Cricketer and tennis player. He was the winner of the first Wimbledon tennis tournament in 1877, and played cricket for Surrey County Cricket Club. Father of the artist Spencer Frederick Gore.
John Sutton Nettlefold
British industrialist and entrepreneur. Born London. A Unitarian, he married co-religionist, Martha Chamberlain (1794–1866) whose brother's son was Joseph Chamberlain. They lived in The Grove, High...
Lancelot Andrewes
Cleric. Born near All Hallows, Barking. He served successively as Bishop of Chichester, Ely and Winchester, and oversaw the translation of the King James Version of the Bible.
John Fletcher
Dramatist. Born in Rye, Sussex. His solo works are now virtually forgotten, and he is best remembered for his collaborations, particularly on Shakespeare's 'Henry VIII' and 'The Two Noble Kinsmen'.
Philip Massinger
Dramatist. His mainly forgotten plays include 'A New Way to Pay Old Debts', 'The City Madam' and 'The Roman Actor'.
