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British-American theoretical physicist and mathematician known for his profound work in quantum field theory, astrophysics, and the mathematical formulation of quantum mechanics

Distinguished English poet, novelist, and critic known for works like 'Claudius the god' and his deep exploration of Greek and Irish mythology

English composer and conductor known for his significant contributions to classical music, including the iconic Enigma Variations and Pomp and Circumstance Marches

British actor known for his intense performances and prolific career across more than 250 stage, film, and television roles

British statesman and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and twice as Foreign Secretary, known for renouncing his peerage to lead the government

English musician and bass guitarist who became the second bassist for the Sex Pistols and an icon of the punk subculture

British actor known for iconic roles including Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter films, Uncle Monty in Withnail and I, and Henry Crabbe in Pie in the Sky, appointed an OBE for his extensive career

English and Australian singer-songwriter and actress who sold over 100 million records worldwide and became the highest-selling female Australian recording artist of all time

English writer and composer known for "A Clockwork Orange" and diverse works spanning literature, screenwriting, music composition, and literary criticism

British chemist and physicist who won the 1922 Nobel Prize for his mass spectrograph, which led to the discovery of isotopes in non-radioactive elements and the enunciation of the whole-number rule

English radio astronomer and Nobel laureate who pioneered revolutionary radio telescope systems and the aperture synthesis technique, leading to the first Nobel Prize in physics for astronomical research

British astrophysicist, mathematician, and philosopher known for the Eddington limit, a fundamental concept in stellar luminosity and accretion

English occultist, writer, and prophet who founded the religion of Thelema

British prime minister, politician, and journalist who led the Labour Party and a National Government, shaping early 20th-century British politics

British statesman and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom three times between the world wars

Scottish inventor who demonstrated the world's first working television and pioneered early color television systems

Celebrated British actor, film director, and producer known for winning two Academy Awards for directing and numerous other accolades, and for iconic roles in films like Jurassic Park

British textile artist, author, and socialist who revived traditional textile arts and helped establish the modern fantasy genre

British politician and barrister who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916, leading the last Liberal Party majority government

British physicist known for his Nobel Prize-winning work on thermionic emission and the discovery of Richardson's law

British novelist and former spy renowned for his sophisticated and morally complex espionage fiction, often adapted for screen

English physicist and Nobel laureate who discovered characteristic X-rays

British physicist who shared the 1951 Nobel Prize for splitting the atomic nucleus, a foundational step for nuclear power and atomic weapons

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974, Leader of the Conservative Party, and a long-serving Member of Parliament also known for his careers as military personnel, a journalist, a conductor, a yachtsman, musician, and author