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List Of English People

List of English people

This is a partial list of English people of note and of some notable individuals born there, alphabetically within categories:

Actors/Actresses

- Tom Baker, (1933-)
- Dame Judi Dench (1934-)
- George Formby, (1904-1961)
- Sir Michael Gambon, (1940-)
- Sir John Gielgud, (1904-2000)
- John Gregson, (1919-1975)
- Rupert Grint, (1988-)
- Sir Alec Guinness, (1914-2000)
- Will Hay, (1888-1949)
- Jack Hawkins, (1910-1973)
- Dame Wendy Hiller (1912-2003)
- Stanley Holloway, (1890-1982)
- Leslie Howard, (1893-1943)
- Charles Laughton, (1899-1962)
- Margaret Lockwood, (1916-1990)
- Hayley Mills, (1946-)
- John Mills, (1908-2005)
- Kenneth More, (1914-1982)
- Anthony Newley, (1931-1999)
- Sir Laurence Olivier, (1907-1989)
- Cecil Parker, (1897-1971)
- Daniel Radcliffe, (1989-)
- Miranda Richardson, (b1958)
- Sir Ralph Richardson, (1902-1983)
- Dame Margaret Rutherford, (1892-1972)
- Peter Sellers, (1925-1980)
- Dame Maggie Smith, (b1934)
- Dame Elizabeth Taylor, (b1932)
- Emma Thompson, (b1959)
- Sir Peter Ustinov, (1921-2004)
- Jack Warner, (1896-1981)
- Emily Watson, (b.1967 - present)
- Emma Watson, (1990-)
- Michael Wilding, (1912-1979)
- Googie Withers, (1917-)

Archaeologists and Anthropologists

- Mick Aston
- Richard Atkinson
- Churchill Babington
- Howard Carter
- Grahame Clark
- David Clarke
- Barry Cunliffe
- Glyn Daniel
- John Disney, (1779-1857), barrister and archaeologist
- E. E. Evans-Pritchard, (1902-1973), social anthropologist
- Cyril Fox
- Dorothy Garrod
- William Greenwell
- Kathleen Kenyon
- John Leland, (1502-1552), antiquary
- John Lubbock, (1834-1913), banker, politician, naturalist and archaeologist
- John Robert Mortimer
- Colin Renfrew, (born 1937), archaeologist
- E.B. Tylor, (1832-1917), anthropologist
- Mortimer Wheeler
- Kate Fox

Architects

- Charles Barry, (1795-1860), architect (Houses Of Parliament)
- George Basevi
- William Burges, (1827-1881), architect and interior designer
- William Butterfield, (1814-1900), leader in Gothic revival movement
- William Chambers, (1723-1796), (Kew Gardens pagoda and Somerset House)
- Sir Norman Foster, (1935-), architect
- Nicholas Hawksmoor, (1661-1736), architect
- Inigo Jones, (1573-1652), architect
- Denys Lasdun, (1914-2001), architect
- Edwin Lutyens, (1869-1944), architect
- William Morris, (1834-1896), architect, author
- John Nash, (1752-1835), (Regent's Park, St. Jame's Park, Trafalgar Square)
- Joseph Paxton, (1801-1865), (Great Exhibition Building, London)
- August Pugin, (1812-1852), architect (Houses Of Parliament)
- Richard Rogers, (b. 1933), (the Pompidou Centre)
- Gilbert Scott, (1880-1960), Waterloo Bridge, also supervised rebuilding of House Of Commons, London)
- John Vanbrugh, (1664-1726), Baroque architect (Blenheim Palace)
- Alfred Waterhouse, (1830-1905), (National History Museum, London)
- William Wilkins, (1778-1839), (National Gallery, London)
- Christopher Wren, (1632-1723), architect

Artists

- Sophie Gengembre Anderson, (1823-1903), painter.
- William Blake, (1757-1827), painter, poet
- John Constable, (1776-1837), landscape painter.
- Thomas Gainsborough, (1727-1788), painter
- Elizabeth Gaskell, (1810-1865), novelist
- David Hockney, (1937-), painter
- Sir Edwin Landseer, (1802-1873), animal painter.
- Henry Moore, (1898-1986), sculptor
- Sir Joshua Reynolds, (1723-1792), artist
- J.M.W. Turner, (1775-1851), landscape and marine artist
- Flora Twort, (1893-1985), painter

Criminals

- Myra Hindley, Moors murderer
- Ian Huntley, Soham murderer
- The Kray twins, east London gangsters
- Harold Shipman, (1946-2004), serial killer
- Peter Sutcliffe, Yorkshire Ripper
- Fred West, serial killer
- Graham Young, (1947-1990), The Teacup Poisoner

Economists

- William Beveridge, (1879-1963), economist and social reformer
- John Maynard Keynes, (1883-1946), economist
- Thomas Malthus, (1766-1834), demographer
- Alfred Marshall, (1842-1924), economist
- John Stuart Mill, (1806-1873), economist, philosopher

Engineers

- Sir Benjamin Baker, (1840-1907), civil engineer
- Sir Henry Bessemer, (1813-1898), metallurgy engineer
- James Brindley, (1716-1772), canal engineer
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel, (1806-1859), transport engineer
- Sidney Camm (1894-1966), aeronautical engineer
- William Tierney Clark, (1783-1852), civil engineer
- Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, (1882 - 1965), aeronautical engineer
- Sir John Ambrose Fleming, (1848-1945), electrical engineer
- R.J. Mitchell, (1895-1937), aeronautical engineer
- Sir Samuel Morton Peto, (1809-1889), civil engineer
- Sir Henry Royce, (1863-1933), engineer
- Nevil Shute, (1899-1960), aeronautical engineer and author
- George Stephenson, (1781-1848), railway engineer
- Sir Barnes Wallis, (1887-1978), engineer
- Sir Frank Whittle, (1907-1996), aeronautical engineer
- Sir Joseph Whitworth, (1803-1887), engineer

Entrepreneurs

- Richard Branson (1950-)
- Abraham Darby (c. 1678-1717), ironmaster
- Sir Freddie Laker (1922-), Pioneer of cheap air travel
- William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield (1877-1963)
- Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795), industrialist

Filmmakers

- Lindsay Anderson (1923-1994)
- Roy Boulting (1913-2001)
- Charlie Chaplin, (1889-1977)
- Mike Figgis (1948-)
- Lewis Gilbert (1920-)
- David Hare (1947-)
- Alfred Hitchcock, (1899-1980)
- Stan Laurel (1890-1965)
- David Lean (1908-1991)
- Mike Leigh (1943-)
- Ken Loach (1936-)
- Anthony Minghella (1954-)
- Mike Newell (1942-)
- Nick Park (1958-)
- Michael Powell (1905-1990)
- Ken Russell (1927-)
- Ridley Scott (1942-)
- Michael Winner (1935-)

Humorists

- Rowan Atkinson
- John Cleese
- Peter Cook
- Les Dawson
- Ken Dodd
- Ben Elton
- Tony Hancock, (1924-1968)
- Eric Morecambe
- Frank Muir (1920-1998)
- Denis Norden (1922-)
- Michael Palin (1943-)
- Ernie Wise (1925-1999)

Inventors

- Christopher Cockerell, (1910-1999), inventor of the hovercraft
- William Congreve, rocketry pioneer
- Abraham Darby, (c. 1678-1717), ironmaster
- James Hargreaves, (1720-1778), weaver and inventor
- John Harrison, (1693-1776), clockmaker
- Rowland Hill, (1795-1879), inventor of the modern postal service
- Thomas Newcomen, (1664-1729), inventor
- Isaac Newton, (1642-1727), founder of modern physics, inventor of the reflector telescope
- James Starley, (1831-1881), bicycle pioneer
- George Stephenson, (1781-1848), engineer
- Charles Wheatstone, (1802-1975), inventor
- Frank Whittle, (1907-1996), co-inventor of the jet engine

Military men and women

- Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, (1883-1963), Field Marshal, CIGS during World War II
- Sir Alexander John Ball, (1759-1809), admiral, governor of Malta
- George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, (1608-1670), Civil War era General
- Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, (1891-1969), Field Marshal, World War II hero
- Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Montreal, (1717-1797), General
- Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, (1768-1854), General, Hero of the Napoleonic Wars
- Sir Claude Auchinleck, (1884-1981), World War II commander
- Robert Baden-Powell, (1857-1941), soldier
- Sir Douglas Bader, (1910-1982), fighter pilot
- William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood, (1865-1951), General, World War I
- Robert Blake, (1599 - 1657), reforming Royal Navy Admiral
- Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, (1819-1904), Commander in Chief
- James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, (1797-1888), Commander of the Light Brigade
- Sir Winston Churchill, (1874-1965), British prime minister
- Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, (1738-1805), General
- Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, (1721-1765), Captain-General, victor of Culloden
- Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding, (1882-1970), RAF Commander in World War II
- Sir Francis Drake, (1540-1596), sailor
- Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, (1782-1859)
- Charles George Gordon, (1833-1885), "Chinese Gordon", killed at Khartoum
- John Manners, Marquess of Granby, (1721-1770), General
- Sir Arthur Travers Harris, (1892-1984), airman
- Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, (1726-1799), Admiral
- William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, (1729-1814), General in American Revolutionary War
- John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe (1859-1935), Admiral, World War I
- Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum, (1850-1916), Field Marshal
- John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier, (1680-1770), General
- George Charles Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, (1800-1888), Commander of cavalry at the Battle of Balaclava
- John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, (1650-1722), soldier
- Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein ("The Desert Rat"), (1887-1976), Field Marshal and hero of World War II
- Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, (1900-1979), statesman, sailor
- Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson of the Nile, (1758-1805), sailor, Admiral
- Fitzroy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, (1788-1855), British commander in the Crimean War
- Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar, (1832-1914), Field Marshal, last Commander in Chief of the Forces
- Siegfried Sassoon, (1886-1967), war poet
- Henry Seymour Conway, (1721-1795), General
- William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, (1897-1970), Commander in Burma during World War II, Governor-General of Australia.
- Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien, (1858-1930), General, World War I
- Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, (1883-1950), World War II general, second to last Viceroy of India
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ("The Iron Duke"), (1769-1852), Commander-in-Chief of the British Army (see also his entry under Politicians)
- James Wolfe, (1727-1759), General, hero of Quebec
- Prince Frederick, Duke of York, (1763-1827), son of King George III, commander in French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
- John French, 1st Earl of Ypres, (1852-1925), World War I general and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

Monarchs

- Alfred The Great, (849?-899), English monarch
- Queen Anne, (1665-1714), also Queen of Scotland, then Queen of Great Britain after 1707
- King Charles II, (1660-1685), also King of Scotland
- King Edward I, (1272-1307), English monarch
- King Edward III, (1327-1377), English monarch
- King Edward IV, (1461-1470 and 1471-1483), English monarch
- King Edward V, (1470-1483?), English monarch
- King Edward VI, (1547-1553), first English Protestant monarch
- King Edward VII, (1841-1910)
- King Edward VIII, (1894-1972), (formerly Edward VIII)
- Queen Elizabeth I, (1558-1603), Protestant queen and first Supreme Governor of the Church of England
- Queen Elizabeth II, (born 1926) reigning monarch
- King George III, (1801-1820), English, British monarch
- King George IV, (1762-1830)
- King George V, (1910-1936), English, British monarch
- King George VI, (1895-1952), of England
- King Henry III, (1207-1272), English monarch
- King Henry IV, (1367-1413), English monarch
- King Henry VI, (1421-1471), English monarch
- King Henry VIII, (1491-1547), separated English Catholicism from link with the Roman Catholic Church
- King James II, (1685-1688), also King James VII of Scotland
- Queen Mary I, (1553-1558), Roman Catholic queen
- Queen Mary II, (1662-1694)
- Queen Victoria, (1819-1901)
- King William IV, (1765-1837)

Musicians

- Malcolm Arnold, (born 1921), composer
- John Barbirolli, (1899-1970), conductor
- David Bedford, (born 1937), composer and musician
- Thomas Beecham, (1879-1961), conductor
- Harrison Birtwistle, (born 1934), composer
- Adrian Boult, (1889-1983), conductor
- Havergal Brian, (1876-1972), composer
- Benjamin Britten, (1913-1976), composer and pianist
- William Byrd, (1543-1623), composer
- Andrew Davis, (born 1944), conductor
- Colin Davis, (born 1927), conductor
- Frederick Delius, (1862-1934), composer
- John Dowland, (c. 1563-c. 1626), composer of songs
- John Dunstable, (c. 1383-1453), composer
- Edward Elgar, (1857-1934), composer
- Orlando Gibbons, (1583-1625), composer
- Ron Goodwin, (1925-2003) composer and conductor
- George Harrison, (1943-2001), composer, member of the Beatles
- Gustav Holst, (1874-1934), composer
- John Ireland, (1879-1962), composer
- Elton John, (born 1947), pop star and composer
- Olivia Newton-John, (born 1948), pop star
- Nigel Kennedy, (born 1956), violinist
- John Lennon, (1940-1980), pop star, co founder of the Beatles
- Andrew Lloyd Webber, (born 1948), composer of musicals
- Peter Maxwell Davies, (born 1934), composer
- Paul McCartney, (born 1942), pop star, co-founder of the Beatles
- Thomas Morley, (c. 1557-1602), consort composer
- Mike Oldfield, (b.1953), composer and instrumentalist
- Peter Pears, (1910-1986), tenor
- Jacqueline du Pré, (1945-1987), cellist
- Henry Purcell, (1659-1695), composer
- Simon Rattle, (born 1955), conductor
- Malcolm Sargent, (1895-1967), conductor
- Ringo Starr, (born 1940), composer, member of the Beatles
- Thomas Tallis, (c. 1505-1585), composer
- Lionel Tertis, (1876-1975), violist
- Michael Tippett, (1905-1998), composer
- Ralph Vaughan Williams, (1872-1958), composer
- William Walton, (1902-1983), composer
- Thomas Weelkes, (c.1575-1623), composer
- John Wilbye, (1574-1638), composer
- Henry Wood, (1869-1944), conductor
- Roger Waters, (b. 1943) founder of Pink Floyd

Philosophers

- Francis Bacon, (1561-1626), philosopher and essayist
- Jeremy Bentham, (1748-1832), philosopher
- Robert Boyle, (1627-1691), philosopher and physicist
- Thomas Hobbes, (1588-1679), philosopher
- John Locke, (1632-1704), philosopher
- John Stuart Mill, (1806-1873), economist, philosopher
- William of Ockham (c. 1285-1349), philosopher
- Bertrand Russell, (1872-1970), philosopher
- William Whewell, (1794-1866), philosopher
- Alfred North Whitehead, (1861-1947), mathematician
- Bernard Williams, (1929-2003), philosopher

Politicians

Scientists

- Arthur Aikin, (1773-1854), chemist and mineralogist
- Charles Babbage, (1791-1871), mathematician
- Joseph Banks, (1743-1820), naturalist
- Thomas Bayes, (c. 1702-1761), mathematician
- Tim Berners-Lee, (born 1955), computer scientist
- George Boole, (1815-1864), mathematician
- Robert Boyle, (1627-1691), philosopher and physicist
- Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett, (1897-1974), physicist
- Isaac Barrow, (1630-1677), mathematician
- Henry Cavendish, (1731-1810), scientist
- Sir George Cayley, (1773-1857), polymath and aviator
- Francis Crick, (1916 - 2004), molecular biologist
- John Dalton, (1766-1844), chemist and physicist
- Charles Darwin, (1809-1882), Founder of The Theory of Evolution
- Horace Donisthorpe (1870-1951), entomologist, myrmecologist and coleopterist
- Paul Dirac, (1902-1984), physicist
- Arthur Eddington, (1882-1944), physicist
- Michael Faraday, (1791-1867), scientist
- Ronald Fisher, (1890-1962), geneticist and statistician
- Rosalind Franklin, (1920-1958), molecular biologist
- J. B. S. Haldane, (1892-1964), geneticist
- Stephen Hawking, (born 1942), cosmologist
- Oliver Heaviside, (1850-1925), physicist
- C. A. R. Hoare, computer scientist
- Robert Hooke, (1635-1703), scientist
- John Herschel, (1792-1871), mathematician and astronomer
- Edward Jenner, (1749-1823), doctor
- R. V. Jones, (1911-1997), physicist
- James Prescott Joule, (1818-1889), physicist
- Joseph Lister, (1827-1912), surgeon
- Bernard Lovell, astronomer
- James Lovelock, (born 1919), scientist
- Martin Lowry, (1874-1936), chemist
- John William Lubbock, (1803-1865), banker, mathematician and astronomer
- Sir Charles Lyell, (1797-1875), geologist
- John Maynard Smith, geneticist
- Desmond Morris, (born 1928), zoologist
- Roger Needham, (1935-2003), computer scientist
- Isaac Newton, (1642-1727), founder of modern physics, last of the alchemists
- Roger Penrose, (born 1931), cosmologist
- Joseph Prestwich, (1812-1896), geologist
- Joseph Priestley, (1733-1804), chemist
- Adam Sedgwick, (1785-1873), geologist
- Joseph Wilson Swan, (1828-1914), physicist and chemist
- J. J. Thomson, (1856-1940), physicist
- Henry Tizard, scientist
- Alan Turing, (1912-1954), mathematician
- Alfred Russel Wallace, (1823-1913), naturalist
- Robert Watson-Watt, (1892-1973), scientist
- Alfred North Whitehead, (1861-1947), mathematician
- Maurice Vincent Wilkes, (born 1913), computer scientist
- James H. Wilkinson, (1919-1986), mathematician
- William Hyde Wollaston, (1766-1828), chemist
- Thomas Young, (1773-1829), scientist

Sportsmen/sportswomen

- Harold Abrahams (1899-1978), athlete, one of the two subjects of Chariots of Fire
- Chris Adams (1955-2001), pro wrestler and judoka
- Neil Adams (born 1958), judoka and two-time silver medalist in Judo (1980 and 1984). Younger brother of Chris Adams
- Tony Adams (Born 1966), football player
- Roger Bannister (born 1929), first sub-four-minute miler
- Alan Ball (born 1945), 1966 football World Cup winner
- Gordon Banks (born 1937), goalkeeper of 1966 World Cup winning team
- David Beckham (born 1975), football player
- Ian Botham (born 1955), cricketer
- Geoffrey Boycott (born 1940), cricketer
- Sir Bobby Charlton (born 1937), 1966 football World Cup winner
- Jack Charlton (born 1935), 1966 football World Cup winner
- Don Cockell (born 1928), heavyweight boxer
- Sir Henry Cooper (born 1934), heavyweight boxer
- John Deacon (1962-2001), motorcycle endurance racer
- Christopher Dean (born 1958), figure skater (ice dance)
- Jonathan Edwards (born 1966), athlete (triple jump)
- Godfrey Evans (1920-1999), cricketer (wicket-keeper)
- James Figg, Boxing's first world champion
- Bob Fitzsimmons (1863-1917), boxing's first world champion in three divisions
- Paul Gascoigne (born 1967), football player
- Sir Steve Redgrave (born 1962), rower, winner of gold medal in five consecutive Olympics
- W. G. Grace (1848-1915), cricketer
- Naseem Hamed (born 1974), world champion featherweight boxer
- Ricky Hatton (born 1978), highly touted boxing prospect
- Sir Geoff Hurst (born 1941), 1966 football World Cup winner
- Len Hutton (1916-1990), cricketer
- Martin Johnson (born 1970), rugby player
- Dougie Lampkin, (born 1976), Motorcycle Trials World Champion
- Lennox Lewis (born 1965), world champion heavyweight boxer
- Gary Lineker (born 1960), football player
- George Mallory (1886-1924), mountaineer
- Nigel Mansell (born 1953), racing driver, F1 and CART champion
- Alan Minter (born 1951), world champion boxer
- Bobby Moore (1941-1993), captain of 1966 soccer World Cup winning team
- Michael Owen (born 1979), football player
- Fred Perry (1909-1995), Wimbledon champion tennis player
- Martin Peters (born 1943), 1966 football World Cup winner
- Paula Radcliffe (born 1973), athlete (distance runner)
- Sir Gordon Richards (1904-1988), jockey
- Alan Shearer (born 1970), football player
- Nobby Stiles (born 1942), football World Cup winner
- Jayne Torvill (born 1957), figure skater (ice dance)
- Randolph Turpin (1928-1966), middleweight boxer
- Michael Vaughan (born 1974), cricketer player
- Virginia Wade (born 1945), tennis player
- Jonny Wilkinson (born 1979), rugby player
- Justin Wilson (Born 1978), Champ Car Racer
- Ian Wright (Born 1963), football player

Writers

- Matthew Arnold, (1822-1888), poet
- David Attenborough, (born 1926), naturalist and broadcaster
- W. H. Auden, (1907-1973), poet
- Jane Austen, (1775-1817), novelist
- Alan Ayckbourn, (b. 1939) playwright
- Pam Ayres, (born 1947), poet
- Hilaire Belloc, (1870-1953), writer and poet
- John Betjeman, (1906-1984), poet laureate
- Enid Blyton, (1897-1968), author
- William Blake, (1757-1827), painter, poet
- Robert Bolt, (1924-1995), dramitist and screenwriter. Wrote A Man For All Seasons
- Anne Bronte, (1820-1849), author
- Charlotte Bronte, (1816-1855), author
- Emily Bronte, (1818-1848), author
- Rupert Brooke, (1887-1915), poet
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning, (1806-1861), poet
- Robert Browning, (1812-1889), poet
- Anthony Buckeridge, (1912-2004) children's author
- John Bunyan, (1628-88), author
- Samuel Butler (1612-1680), poet and satirist
- Samuel Butler (1835-1902), writer and satirist
- George Gordon, Lord Byron
- Lewis Carroll, (1832-1898), author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
- Geoffrey Chaucer, (c. 1343-1400), poet, author of The Canterbury Tales.
- G. K. Chesterton, (1874-1936), author essayist
- Dame Agatha Christie, (1891-1976), mystery writer
- Winston Churchill, (1874-1965), British prime minister, author
- John Clare, (1793-1864), poet.
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge, (1772-1834), poet
- Wilkie Collins, (1824-1889), novelist
- William Congreve, (1670-1729), poet
- Walter de la Mare, (1873-1956),poet and novelist
- Daniel Defoe (or De Foe), (1660?–1731), writer
- Charles Dickens, (1812-1870), author
- John Donne, (1572-1631), poet.
- John Dryden, (1631-1700), poet
- Daphne Du Maurier, (1907–89), novelist
- George Eliot, (1819-1880), (Mary Ann Evans)
- T. S. Eliot, (1888-1965), poet, playwright and Nobel prizewinner
- C.S. Forester, 1899-1966) author
- E.M. Forster, (1879-1970), author
- Christopher Fry, (1907-2005), dramatist
- John Galsworthy, (1867-1933) author and dramatist
- Elizabeth Gaskell, novelist
- William Golding, writer, Nobel prizewinner
- Kenneth Grahame, (1859-1931), author
- Robert Graves, (1895-1985), author
- Thomas Gray, (1716-1771), poet
- Graham Greene, (1904-1991), author, writer
- Thomas Hardy, (1840-1928), poet
- William Hazlitt, (1778-1830)
- Gerard Manley Hopkins, (1884-1889), poet
- Nick Hornby, (born 1957), novelist
- A. E. Housman, (1859-1936),poet and scholar.
- Ted Hughes, 1930-1998), poet laureate.
- Leigh Hunt, (1784-1859), poet
- Aldous Huxley, (1884-1963), writer
- Thomas Henry Huxley, (1825-1895), coiner of the term agnosticism
- Jerome K. Jerome, (1859-1927), humorist and playwright
- Samuel Johnson, (1709-1784), poet
- Ben Jonson, (1573-1637), poet
- John Keats, (1795-1821), poet
- Rudyard Kipling, (1865-1936), author
- Philip Larkin, (1922-1985), poet
- D.H. Lawrence, (1885-1930), poet
- Edward Lear, (1812-1888), artist, humorist and poet
- Thomas Malory, (c. 1430-c. 1471), author of Le Morte d'Arthur
- Andrew Mango, (born 1926), author
- Christopher Marlowe, (1564-1593), playwright
- Eric Maschwitz, (1901-1969), writer, lyricist and entertainer
- John Masefield, (1878-1967), poet laureate, and novelist
- William Somerset Maugham, (18741965), writer
- A. A. Milne, (1882-1956), author and poet
- John Milton, (1608-1674), poet
- Nancy Mitford, (1904-1973), novelist
- William Morris, (1834-1896), architect, author
- William Ralph Inge, clergyman, writer, mysticist
- Joe Orton, (1933-1967), dramatist
- George Orwell, (1903-1950), (Eric Blair), journalist and novelist
- John Osborne, (1929-1994), dramatist, wrote Look Back In Anger
- Wilfred Owen, (1893-1918), war poet
- Samuel Pepys, (1633-1703), diarist and public official in 17th century England
- Harold Pinter, (b. 1930), playwright
- Alexander Pope, (1688-1744), poet
- Beatrix Potter, (1866-1943),author and illustrator
- J. B. Priestley, (1894-1984), dramatist and novelist
- Philip Pullman, (born 1946), author
- Arthur Ransome, (1884–1967), author,
- Christina Rossetti, (1830-1894), poet
- Dante Gabriel Rossetti, (1828-1882), poet
- J. K. Rowling (born 1965), author, creator of Harry Potter
- John Ruskin, (1819-1900), writer, critic and reformer
- Siegfried Sassoon, (1886-1967), war poet
- Dorothy L. Sayers, (1893-1957), mystery writer
- William Shakespeare, (c. 1564-1616), poet
- Mary Shelley, (1797-1851), author
- Percy Bysshe Shelley, (1792-1822), poet
- Philip Sidney, (1554-1586), poet and soldier
- Edmund Spenser,(c. 1552-1599), poet. Wrote The Faerie Queene
- Nevil Shute, (1899-1960), aeronautical engineer and author
- Stevie Smith, (1902-1971), poet and novelist
- Robert Southey, (1774-1843), Poet Laureate 1813
- Algernon Swinburne, (1837-1909), poet
- Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Poet Laureate
- William Makepeace Thackeray, (1811-193), novelist
- Anthony Trollope, (1815-1882), novelist
- Evelyn Waugh, (1903-1966), novelist
- John Webster, (died 1630), poet
- Gilbert White, (1720-1795)
- P. G. Wodehouse, (1881-1975), humorous author
- Mary Wollstonecraft, (1759-1797), pioneer feminist known for her work A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
- Virginia Woolf, (1882-1941), author and feminist.
- William Wordsworth, (1770-1850), Romantic poet

Other Notables

- Douglas Adams

English people

:This article is about the English as an ethnic group. For information about residents or nationals of England, see demographics of England. The English people are an indigenous European ethnic group originating in the lowlands of Great Britain and are drawn from a composite population descended from a combination of Romano-Celts and Angles, Saxons and Jutes.

History

The English as an ethnic group can trace their heritage back to the Anglo-Saxons (or Old English), who between the 5th and 7th centuries, after the withdrawal of the Roman Empire, came to occupy most of lowland Britain (although a lack of documentation from the Dark Ages means few individuals can prove such descent). The name of the area known as England derives from this settlement. The tribes participating in this conquest of Britain include the Angles, the Jutes, the Saxons, the Franks, and the Friesians. At one time it was widely believed that the Anglo-Saxons supplanted the Celtic populations. Recent genetic studies are contradictory. One suggests the Anglo-Saxons may have established political and cultural dominance over the Celts and intermarried with them. In particular, analyses performed upon the mitochondrial DNA of modern day English suggest that any continental admixture from the period of Germanic invasions would have been almost exclusively derived from the male line, suggesting a process of intermarriage between male invaders and female indigenous Celts. However, a recent Y chromosome analysis of people from the British Isles, Denmark, Germany, Norway, Friesland and the Basque Country has revealed that some areas of England have a higher Germanic (Danish/German/Frisian) component in the male line of descent than others. Germanic Y chromosomes are at their highest concentrations in York and Norfolk, here the Germanic male sex chromosome occurs in about 60% of men, with indigenous Y chromosomes comprising about 40%. The research connot distinguish between Danish (the presumed source of Danish-Viking settlers to East and Northern England), North German (Anglo-Saxon) and Frisian (Anglo-Saxon) Y chromosomes. The study cloncludes these data are consistent with the presence of some indigenous component in all British regions. See Anglo-Saxons for more detail. A further settlement of Danes occurred during the 9th century in northern and eastern England. Some British ethnic groups, notably the Cornish and the Cumbrians have a noticeably less diluted connection to the pre-Anglo-Saxon ancient Britons; As a result of this, some Cornish claim not to be English but Cornish. A further influence on the English language is from Scandinavian culture, particularly in the north of England. This is most pronounced in York, formerly the Danish settlement of Jorvik. These groups had a noticeable impact on the English language, for example the modern meaning of the word dream is of Scandinavian origin. Additionally place names that include thwaite and by are Scandinavian in origin. English language The Anglo-Saxons established several kingdoms, commonly referred to as the Heptarchy. These were united in the early 9th century under the overlordship of Wessex, forming what would eventually become the modern nation state of England. These kingdoms were then subjected to a series of raids, conquest and settlement by Vikings originating from Denmark from the 9th century onwards. The Treaty of Wedmore gave the Danes dominion over territory north and east of a line between London and Chester called the Danelaw and represented the beginning of a of period of acceptance and assimilation of the Danes. Most notably, this period saw the rise of Alfred the Great. The only king in English history to receive 'the great' appended to his name. Alfred was king of the region of Wessex which effectively held off the Danish conquest of what would later become England. Wessex grew from a relatively small kingdom in the South West to the complete annexing of all remaining Anglo-Saxon kingdoms not in the Danelaw. The Norman Conquest of 1066 brought English and Danish rule to an end, and began a diminished period, both culturally and socially for the native inhabitants. The new Norman French elite began a scorched earth policy against the rebellious Anglo-Danish population north of the Humber during the winter of 1069-70, which became known as The Harrying of the North. The English existed as a subject class for about 300 years with the aristocracy speaking French until a full assimilation was made by the time of Chaucer , in the late 1300s. By this time a large number of French words had been added to the English language. During Britain's centuries as a major colonial power, people migrated from all over Britain's sphere of influence to England, leaving a small, but noticeable mark on English culture. Also, and sporadically for much of its history as a recognisable political entity England has had a significant Jewish population.

Culture

Contribution to humanity

The English have played a significant role in the development of the arts and sciences. Prominent individuals have included the scientists and inventors Isaac Newton, Francis Crick, Abraham Darby, Michael Faraday, Charles Darwin, Frank Whittle and Tim Berners-Lee; the poet and playwright William Shakespeare, the novelists Jane Austen, Charles Dickens and George Orwell, the composer Gustav Holst, and the explorer James Cook (for a complete list of famous English people see List of English people). English philosophers include Francis Bacon, John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, Thomas Paine, Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, Bertrand Russell, Michael Oakeshott and Roger Scruton. The English language is now the world's unofficial lingua franca, and the jury system (used in a few non-anglo-saxon countries in the world) is an English innovation. English common law is also the foundation of legal systems throughout the English speaking countries of the world, and the English Parliament had an influence on the operation of most democratic governments created after 1651. The English have, through overseas colonisation in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, created several major world nations. These include what are now called the United States of America, Canada (the English part), Australia, and New Zealand, and also the language and institutions of such diverse nations as Jamacia, South Africa, Belize, and a number of others.

Language

All English people traditionally speak the English language, a member of the West Germanic language family. The only other language traditionally spoken is Cornish, a Celtic language originating in Cornwall spoken by about 3500 people. More recently immigrants from the British Commonwealth and elsewhere have brought other languages to England which are used privately as a home language. Such languages include Bengali, Hindi, Hebrew, Arabic and Chinese.

Religion

Ever since the break with the Roman Catholic Church in the sixteenth century, the English have been predominantly a Protestant people, a historical legacy that many scholars have argued resulted in the development of a relatively liberal political culture. Today, most English people practicing organized religion are affiliated to the Church of England or other Christian denominations such as Roman Catholicism and Methodism. At the 2001 Census, a little over 37 million people in England & Wales professed themselves to be Christian. Jewish immigration since the seventeenth century means that there is a fully assimilated Jewish English minority mostly in urban areas. 252,000 Jews were recorded in England & Wales in the 2001 Census; however this represents a decline of about 50% over the previous 50 years, caused by emigration and intermarriage, and the long-term future of the community is a matter of some concern to community leaders. The gradual assimilation of migrants from India and Pakistan since the 1950s means that there is a growing group of people who are culturally English and practise Islam (818,000), Hinduism (467,000), or Sikhism (301,000). The 2001 census also revealed that 15% of the population claim no religion.

Sport

England, like the other nations of the United Kingdom, competes as a separate nation in many international sporting events. The English Football (soccer), Cricket and Rugby teams have contributed to an increasing sense of English identity. Supporters today (2005) carry the cross of St George, whereas twenty years ago only the British Union Jack would be seen.

Symbols

Union Jack The English flag is a red cross on a white background, commonly called the Cross of St George adopted after the crusades. Saint George, famed as a dragon-slayer, is also the patron saint of England. The three golden lions or leopards on a red background was the banner of the kings of England derived from their status as Duke of Normandy and is now used to represent the English national football team and the English national cricket team. The Tudor rose and the English oak are also English symbols. "God Save The Queen" is widely regarded as England's unofficial national anthem; however, other songs are sometimes used, including "Land of hope and glory" (used as England's anthem in the Commonwealth Games), "Jerusalem" and "I Vow to Thee, My Country."

Identity

England and Wales were united in the Acts of Union in 1536 and 1543, in 1707 England and Wales formed a union with Scotland, and in 1800 Ireland was joined to the existing union to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, although most of Ireland achieved independence in 1922 as the Irish Free State. A new 'British' identity was developed through the nineteenth century, to some extent overlaying regional identities. The English, along with the other peoples of the British Isles found their old identities undermined in favour of a new British national identity. The 1990s saw the beginning of a gradual reclamation and reformation of English identity. For several decades nationalist movements had existed in Wales, Ireland, Scotland, and Cornwall but England had no counterpart. Partly in response to devolution to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and the rise in general of nationalism in the Celtic fringe some English people now question what it is to be English and its relationship with being British. Some English nationalist parties have been created, their following however remains small, but are growing as many English people are beginning to resent their loss of identity. see English nationalism.

References

# The [http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/uk.html#people CIA World Factbook] reports that in the 2001 UK census 92.1% of the UK population were in the White ethnic group, and that 83.6% of this group are in the English ethnic group. The UK Office for National Statistics[http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/profiles/uk.asp] reports a total population in the UK census of 58,789,194. A quick calculation shows this is equivalent to 45,265,093 people in the English ethnic group. However this number may not represent self-defined ethnic group. The number who described their ethnic group as English in the 2001 UK census has not been published by the Office for National Statistics. #The [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=D&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U_QTP13&-ds_name=D&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false 2000 US census] shows 24,515,138 persons claiming English ancestry. This figure is likely to be an underestimate of the true number with English ancestry as some people will not have been aware of their English ancestry, or will have chosen not to mention it. According to [http://www.euroamericans.net/euroamericans.net/english%20census.htm EuroAmericans.net] the greatest population in a single state was 2,521,355 in California, and the highest percentage was 29.0% in Utah. # The [http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/B85E1EB3A2BC274ACA256D39001BC337?Open Australian Bureau of Statistics] reports 6.4 million people of English ancestry in the 2001 Census. Up to two ancestries could be chosen. Recent increases in the number who identify as Australian suggest that this number is an underestimate of the true number with English ancestry. [http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/B85E1EB3A2BC274ACA256D39001BC337?Open]. #[http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/highlight/ETO/Table1.cfm?Lang=E&T=501&GV=1&GID=0 2001 Canadian Census] gives 1,479,520 respondents stating their ethnic origin as English as a single response, and 4,499,355 including multiple responses, giving a combined total of 5,978,875. # The [http://www.stats.govt.nz/census/2001-ethnic-groups/default.htm 2001 New Zealand census] reports 34,074 people stating they belong to the English ethnic group. The 1996 census, which used a slightly different question[http://www.stats.govt.nz/census/change-in-ethnicity-question.htm], reported 281,895 people belonging to the English ethnic group. #[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VRT-48PV5SH-12&_coverDate=05%2F27%2F2003&_alid=339895807&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_qd=1&_cdi=6243&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000049116&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=949111&md5=9edf5ce1c39d4139af4c01733282fa82 A Y Chromosome Census of the British Isles]; Cristian Capelli, Nicola Redhead, Julia K. Abernethy, Fiona Gratrix, James F. Wilson, Torolf Moen, Tor Hervig, Martin Richards, Michael P. H. Stumpf, Peter A. Underhill, Paul Bradshaw, Alom Shaha, Mark G. Thomas, Neal Bradman, and David B. Goldstein Current Biology, Volume 13, Issue 11, Pages 979-984 (2003). Retrieved 6 December 2005.

External links

- [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/state/nations/ BBC Nations] Articles on England and the English
- [http://www.macs.hw.ac.uk/britishisles/ The British Isles] Information on England
- [http://www.walkingtree.com/ Mercator's Atlas] Map of England ("Anglia") circa 1564.
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/1689955.stm Viking blood still flowing]; BBC; 3 December, 2001.
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/2076470.stm English and Welsh are races apart]; BBC; 30 June, 2002.
- [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/profiles/64.asp UK 2001 Census] showing 49,138,831 people from all ethnic groups living in England.
- [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/04/23/ncen23.xml Tory MP leads English protest over census]; The Telegraph; 23 April 2001.
- [http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewForeignBureaus.asp?Page=%5CForeignBureaus%5Carchive%5C200104%5CFor20010423f.html On St. George's Day, What's Become Of England?]; CNSNews.com; 23 April, 2001. Category:Ethnic groups of the United Kingdom Category:Germanic peoples Category:Ethnic groups of Europe

Tom Baker

] Thomas Stewart Baker (born January 20, 1934) is a British actor, mainly associated with playing the fourth incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who, whom he played from 1974 to 1981.

Early life and career

Baker was born in Liverpool. His father, Thomas, was a sailor who was rarely at home resulting in Tom being raised largely by his mother, Mary Jane, in her Roman Catholic faith. He left school at 15 to become a novice monk and remained in the monastic life for six years, but left and went into the Merchant Navy, at the same time taking up acting, at first as a hobby. In 1971, he got his first big break with the role of Rasputin in the film Nicholas and Alexandra.

Baker in Doctor Who

In 1974, Baker took on the role of the Doctor from Jon Pertwee. He was cast largely because of his performance in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad. Baker was working on a construction site at the time, as acting jobs were scarce. Initially he was dubbed "Boiler Suit Tom" by the media as he had been supplied for a press conference with some old studio set clothes to replace his modest garments. He quickly made the part his own. As the Doctor, his eccentric style of dress and speech — particularly his trademark long scarf and fondness for jelly babies — made him an immediately recognisable figure and he quickly caught the viewing public's imagination. His decision to move on in 1981 was regretted by many of the programme's fans, and his incarnation is generally regarded as the most popular of the Doctors. Baker played the Doctor for seven consecutive seasons over a seven-year period, making him the longest-serving actor in the part on-screen. In 1981 he married Lalla Ward who had co-starred in Doctor Who (playing his assistant Romana) with him for two years - their marriage lasted only 16 months. In 1985, Baker married Sue Jerrard, who had been an assistant editor on Doctor Who. They moved to a converted school in Maidstone, Kent where they kept lots of cats before emigrating to France in 2002.

Post Doctor Who career

Baker has played character parts on television (including Captain Redbeard Rum in the second series Blackadder episode "Potato" and Puddleglum in the BBC's production of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair) and radio (including John Mortimer Presents the Trials of Marshall Hall in which Baker plays Britain's most celebrated criminal barrister, Sir Edward Marshall Hall). He has also hosted the children's literature show The Book Tower. He became mostly known, however, for doing advertising voiceovers. Baker's distinctive voice has become a gift for impressionists, and he is regularly impersonated in the popular comedy series Dead Ringers. In the 1990s, he played Professor Geoffrey Hoyt in Medics and had a recurring role in the Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer revival of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased). (Reeves later bought Baker's school house when he moved to France.) He also had a part in the 2001 BBC Radio 4 version of The Thirty-Nine Steps as Sir Walter Bullivant and narrated the BBC radio comedy series Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World and later Little Britain. He continues to narrate the television series of the same name. Also in the early 2000s, it was reported that Baker was a candidate for the role of Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings films, after playing a minor role as a wise elf in the Dungeons & Dragons film. In 2002 he also had a speaking role in the critically-acclaimed but commercial flop Hostile Waters as the Narrator. In 2004, Baker completed filming a season of Monarch of the Glen, a BBC drama series. He plays Donald McDonald, an eccentric former race car champion who, having been away since early childhood, returns home after hearing of the death of his brother Hector (who was played by Richard Briers until his departure at the end of the previous season). More recently, he voiced the role of the villain ZeeBadDee in the computer-animated film version of The Magic Roundabout, and played the role of the Captain in the Challenge TV version of Fort Boyard.. He continues to be associated with the Doctor, appearing on documentaries like The Story of Doctor Who and Doctor Who Confidential and giving interviews about his time on the programme. Although he reappeared as the Doctor for the 1993 charity special Dimensions in Time, he has, to date, declined to follow his successors and reprise the role for any of the audio dramas based upon the series. In a 2005 interview regarding the series revival, Baker suggested that he be cast as the Master, an in-joke referring to his role in the original series. However, he was most likely joking.

Miscellaneous

Several reference books published in the late 1980s erroneously reported that Baker died of a drug overdose in 1982. Baker does have a reputation, acknowledged in his autobiography, of being a heavy drinker like fellow Doctor actor William Hartnell, and sometimes makes humorous reference to it. In response to the numerous inquiries he gets about his time as the Doctor he often replies 'You will have to excuse me but I was drunk at the time.' Baker had a brief foray into the world of music, providing the monologue to the track Witness to a Murder (Part Two) on the album Six by Mansun. Baker's autobiography entitled Who on Earth is Tom Baker? (ISBN 000638854X) was published in 1997. He has also written a short fairytale-style novel titled The Boy Who Kicked Pigs (ISBN 057119771X), which has been described as "A Grotesque Masterpiece". Tom Baker is unrelated to Colin Baker, who played the Sixth Doctor in Doctor Who.

External links

- [http://www.tombaker.tv/ The Official Tom Baker Website]
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- [http://www.thomas-stewart-baker.com/ thomas-stewart-baker.com - a fan site]
- [http://www.lunaestas.com/doctorwho/ The One And Only Doctor Number Four - a fan site] Baker, Tom Baker, Tom Baker, Tom Baker, Tom Baker, Tom Baker, Tom Baker, Tom Baker, Tom Baker, Tom simple:Tom Baker

Judi Dench

Dame Judith Olivia Dench, CH, DBE, better known as Judi Dench (born on December 9 1934 in North Yorkshire, England), is an Oscar-winning English stage, film and television actress. Dame Judi came first in a poll to find Britain's best actress. When she was thirteen, she entered [http://www.mount.n-yorks.sch.uk/ The Mount School] in York. Today, she is a patron of [http://www.friends.org.uk/ Friends' School Saffron Walden]. In 1971 she married British actor Michael Williams and they had their only child, Tara Cressida Williams (aka "Finty Williams"), on 24 September 1972. Their daughter later became an actor like her parents. Judi starred with her husband in the 1980s British sitcom, A Fine Romance. Michael Williams died of lung cancer at the age of 65 in 2001. Her many television appearances include the series As Time Goes By and the aforementioned A Fine Romance. She has also occasionally directed plays. A Fine Romance

Theatrical career

In her native country, Dame Judi has developed a reputation as arguably the greatest actress in post-World War II history, primarily through her work in theatre, which has been her main forte throughout her career. She received her professional training at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London and made her professional debut as Ophelia in Hamlet in Liverpool in 1957. She subsequently spent several seasons in repertory in Oxford and Nottingham. In 1961 she joined the Royal Shakespeare Company and made numerous appearances with the company in Stratford and London over the next two decades, winning several best actress awards. Dame Judi has also made numerous appearances in the West End and with the National Theatre in London. She is a multiple winner of the main awards for performances on the London stage, including a record six Laurence Olivier Awards. She has also appeared with success on Broadway in Amy's Room. As she enters her seventies, Dame Judi remains probably the biggest draw on the London stage. She is often compared and contrasted with Dame Maggie Smith, another British actress of the same generation, with whom she has appeared in several movies and on stage in David Hare's two-hander Breath of Life.

Selected filmography

- A Room with a View (1985)
- A Handful of Dust (1987)
- Henry V (1989)
- Mrs. Brown (1997; also known as Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown)
- Shakespeare in Love (1998)
- Tea With Mussolini (1999)
- Chocolat (2000)
- Iris (2001)
- The Shipping News (2001)
- The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
- Ladies in Lavender. (2004)
- Pride & Prejudice (2005)

James Bond

In 1995 she took over the role of M in the James Bond series and has appeared in the films:
- GoldenEye (1995)
- Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
- The World Is Not Enough (1999)
- Die Another Day (2002) Judi Dench has also been confirmed by the producers of the Bond film series as returning to the role for the 2006 film, Casino Royale. In 2004 she lent her voice for the role of M in two James Bond video games, Everything or Nothing and GoldenEye: Rogue Agent.

Selected discography

- A Midsummer Night Dream (1995) From Felix Mendelssohn as Recitant. Conducted by Seiji Ozawa.

Selected awards and recognition

Theatre

- 1997 - London Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actress for Amy's View
- 1996 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress for Absolute Hell
- 1996 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical or Entertainment for A Little Night Music
- 1987 - Laurence Olivier Award, Evening Standard Award and London Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actress for Antony and Cleopatra
- 1984 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a New Play for Pack of Lies
- 1982 - London Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actress for The Importance of Being Earnest and A Kind of Alaska
- 1980 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Revival for Juno and the Paycock
- 1977 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Revival for Macbeth

Film and television

- 2002 - Nominated Academy Award for Best Actress for Iris
- 2001 - Nominated Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Chocolat
- 1999 - Won Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Shakespeare in Love
- 1998 - Nominated Academy Award for Best Actress and won Golden Globe for Mrs. Brown
- 1987 - Won BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress for A Room with a View
- 1967 - Won BAFTA Television Award for Best Actress for Talking to a Stranger
- 1966 - Won BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for Four in the Morning

Other

- 2005 - made a Companion of Honour
- 1988 - made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)

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- [http://www.djdchronology.com/djdmainpage.htm Unofficial Chronology]
- [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1960857 Judi Dench on Acting Regal] Dench, Judi Dench, Judi Dench, Judi Dench, Judi Dench, Judi Dench, Judi Dench, Judi Dench, Judi Dench, Judi Dench, Judi Dench, Judi Dench, Judi Dench, Judi Dench, Judi Dench, Judi ja:ジュディ・デンチ

Michael Gambon

Sir Michael Gambon (born October 19, 1940) is an actor perhaps best known worldwide for his role as Albus Dumbledore in the two latest Harry Potter films; he is also a Samuel Beckett scholar. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, and emigrated with his family to the UK in 1945 at the age of 5. He attended Catholic school. His father was a policeman for a period of time. He made his film debut in the Laurence Olivier Othello in 1965. He then played romantic leads, notably in the early 1970s BBC television series, The Borderers, in which he was swashbuckling Gavin Ker. However, his craggy looks soon made him into a character actor, and it was not until Dennis Potter's The Singing Detective (1986) that he became a household name. Even after this success, for which he won a BAFTA award, his career was patchy, with big hits such as the 1989 film, The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, which also starred Helen Mirren long before he was knighted, interspersed with less notable work. In 1992 he starred as Georges Simenon's detective Inspector Jules Maigret in an ITV adaptation of Simenon's series of books. He starred as Fyodor Dostoyevsky in the Hungarian director Károly Makk's movie The Gambler (1997) about the writing of Dostoyevsky's novella The Gambler. In recent years, films such as Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) and Plunkett and Macleane (1998), as well as television appearances in series such as Wives and Daughters (1999) (for which he won another BAFTA), a made for TV adaption of Beckett's Endgame (2001) and Perfect Strangers (2001), have made him one of Britain's most sought-after actors, as well as revealing his talent for comedy. In 2004, he proved his versatility by appearing in five motion picture releases, including Wes Anderson's quirky comedy The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou; the British gangster flick Layer Cake; theatrical drama Being Julia; and CGI action fantasy Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. Perhaps his most significant role in 2004, however, was Albus Dumbledore, Hogwart's headmaster in the third installment of JK Rowling's franchise, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, taking over from the late Irish actor Richard Harris. He has also recently appeared on the BBC's Top Gear programme in which he launched a Suzuki Liana airborne off the final corner. The final corner of the track at Dunsfold Park has now been named 'Gambon' after this feat. He reprised the role of Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, which was released in November 2005 in the US and UK. During his career, Gambon has appeared in film, television and theatre with an alumni of highly regarded actors, directors and writers: Maggie Smith, Miranda Richardson, Dennis Potter and Derek Jacobi have all appeared alongside the 'Great Gambon' on multiple occasions. Michael Gambon is not married.

Selected Filmography

- The Good Shepherd (2006)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
- Layer Cake (2004)
- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
- Being Julia (2004)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
- Angels in America (2003) (miniseries)
- Sylvia (2003)
- Open Range (2003)
- The Lost Prince (2003) (TV)
- Ali G Indahouse (2002)
- Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001) (voice)
- Gosford Park (2001)
- Perfect Strangers (2001) (TV)
- Sleepy Hollow (1999)
- The Insider (1999)
- Dancing at Lughnasa (1998)
- Mary Reilly (1996)
- The Browning Version (1994)
- Toys (1992)
- The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
- A Dry White Season (1989)
- The Rachel Papers (1989)
- The Singing Detective (1986) (miniseries)
- Othello (1965)

External links

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John Gielgud

Sir Arthur John Gielgud OM CH (April 14, 1904–May 21, 2000) was an English theatre and film actor, regarded by many as one of the greatest of his time. John Gielgud was born in Kensington in London to Kate Terry and Frank Gielgud (who was of Polish Catholic background) and had a head start in the theatrical profession, being a grandnephew of Dame Ellen Terry. After Westminster School, where he gained a King's Scholarship, he trained at RADA and had his initial success as a stage actor in classical roles. He starred and directed in many Royal Shakespeare Company productions at Stratford-upon-Avon. His Hamlet of 1936 was particularly admired and widely acclaimed. Although he began to appear in British films as early as the 1930s, he would not make an impact in the medium until the last decades of his life. His film roles included: Benjamin Disraeli in The Prime Minister (1940), Cassius in Julius Caesar (1953) and George, Duke of Clarence to Laurence Olivier's Richard III (1955). Unlike Olivier, he remained primarily a stage actor, and so the rivalry between them was minimal. As he aged, Gielgud began to adapt more to changing fashions in the theatre, appearing in plays by David Storey (Home), Charles Wood (Veterans), Edward Bond (Bingo) and Harold Pinter (

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