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English Romantic poet and lyricist

Scottish novelist, poet and playwright

English mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer who originated the concept of a programmable computer

English poet and artist

English Romantic poet

English chemist

Anglo-Scottish evangelist and the first Christian Protestant missionary in China

4th Governor of Hong Kong; hymnwriter; translator

English journalist, political philosopher and novelist

Scottish historian, writer, and preacher

Scottish poet and lyricist

English writer

English poet, literary critic and philosopher

English educator and historian, headmaster of Rugby School

English scientist who contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry

English botanist and botanical illustrator

British blasphemer

British writer

British historian

Irish poet, singer and songwriter

British dramatist and antiquarian

English essayist

English clergyman

New Zealand politician

English poet and translator

Welsh Methodist preacher and hymn-writer

British writer and barrister

British writer

British Adventurer and Writer

Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher

English Romantic poet

English novelist, poet, and official of the East India Company

English barrister, politician, and Lord Chancellor of Great Britain

British poet

Scottish musician, artist and author

English polymath

British writer

British writer

Scottish explorer of Canada

Abolitionist