United Kingdom

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

Polish military and political leader who championed Polish independence and played a prominent role in the 1920 Battle of Warsaw

Queen of the United Kingdom who reigned for 63 years, overseeing the Victorian era of industrial and imperial expansion, and becoming Empress of India

English novelist and poet best known for her iconic novel Wuthering Heights

Argentine biochemist who developed the hybridoma technique for monoclonal antibodies, earning the 1984 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

English radiochemist and Nobel laureate who, with Ernest Rutherford, explained radioactivity as the transmutation of elements and proved the existence of isotopes

English neurophysiologist who coined 'synapse' and won the Nobel Prize for his discoveries on neuron functions

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

English physician, natural philosopher, abolitionist, and poet known for works like 'Zoonomia' and 'The Loves of Plants'

British statesman and politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951 and was the longest-serving Labour Party leader

Polish philosopher and historian of ideas known for his critical analysis of Marxism and later focus on religious questions

English writer and diverse author known for his spy novels, historical works, and cookery books, born in Marylebone and died in Guernsey