Explore biographies & memorials of people from around the world.
19372020
Irish politician and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who co-founded the Social Democratic and Labour Party and was a central architect of the Good Friday Agreement, dedicating his life to finding a peaceful solution to the conflict in Northern Ireland
18741965
British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister during World War II and won the Nobel Prize in Literature for his historical and biographical works and brilliant oratory
19461991
British singer, songwriter, and musician, globally renowned as the iconic frontman of the rock band Queen, celebrated for his flamboyant stage persona and extraordinary four-octave vocal range
19262022
Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 1952 to 2022, whose reign of 70 years and 214 days was the longest of any British monarch and the second-longest of any sovereign state
19091997
Russo-British-Latvian Jewish social and political theorist, philosopher, and historian of ideas known for his influential lectures and insightful works
18571934
English composer and conductor known for his significant contributions to classical music, including the iconic Enigma Variations and Pomp and Circumstance Marches
18571952
English neurophysiologist who coined 'synapse' and won the Nobel Prize for his discoveries on neuron functions
19372025
Celebrated Czech–English playwright and screenwriter known for his intellectually stimulating plays on human rights, censorship, and philosophical themes
19252013
British stateswoman and prime minister who served as the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to hold the office, known for implementing policies known as Thatcherism
18831946
British economist and mathematician known for developing Keynesian economics, considered the "father of macroeconomics" and one of the most influential economists of the 20th century
19182013
British biochemist and double Nobel Prize winner renowned for his work on protein and nucleic acid sequencing
19362023
Acclaimed British actress and politician, recipient of the Triple Crown of Acting, who served 23 years as a Member of Parliament
