Charles Williams
Poet, novelist, writer, playwright, theologian, literary critic, author of Descent into Hell, member of the Inklings
1886-1945 (59)
charleswilliamssociety.org.uk
C.S. Lewis
author, writer, science fiction novelist of The Space Trilogy ("Cosmic Trilogy"), theologian, pioneer in shamanism, broadcaster, scholar, member of the Inklings
1898-1963 (65)
cslewis.com
Duchess Sophie living
Duchess of Edinburgh, countess of Wessex, member of the British royal family, ski concierge, press officer for Capital Radio, publicist for Maclaurin Communication & Media, founder of R-J H a public relations firm with Murray Harkin
1965- (59)
britannica.com
George Berkeley
Bishop of Cloyne, philosopher, pioneer in the theory of immaterialism
1685-1753 (68)
Ian Telfer
Chairman of Goldcorp, mining executive for Terrain Minerals, TVX Gold, Wheaton Precious Metals (Silver Wheaton), Wheaton River Minerals (bought by Goldcorp for $2 Billion), industrialist, entrepreneur, investor in Uranium One, philanthropist, donated $25 million for the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa
telfer.uottawa.ca
John, King of England
King of England from 1199-1216, Duke of Normandy until the collapse of the Angevin empire and rise of the Capetian dynasty in France
1166-1216 (50)
Kingman Brewster
US ambassador to the United Kingdom, diplomat, academic educator, 17th president of Yale University from 1963-1977
1919-1988 (69)
britannica.com
Lionel Curtis
Lobbyist aka Lord Curtis, diplomat, pioneer of the Christian socialist movement and British federalism, co-founder of Chatham House, also known as the Royal Institute of International Affairs (RIIA), co-founder of the Council on Froeign Relations (CFR), Institute of Pacific Relations, author of The Commonwealth of Nations, leader of Milner's Kindergarten
1872-1955 (83)
spartacus-educational.com
Liz Truss living
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2022 for just a few months, Conservative Party politician
1975- (49)
Dr. E.B. Pusey
Anglican cleric, theologian, Ascot Priory, scholar, professor of Hebrew Studies
1800-1882 (82)
britannica.com
King Richard I
King of the England from 1189-1199, Duke of Normandy and Brittany, Lord of Cyprus, House of Plantagenets, son of King Henry II, known for the Kings' Crusade (Third Crusade) and the tales of Robin Hood which is recognized by the novel Ivanhoe
1157-1199 (42)
encyclopedia.com
Robin Cavendish
Doctor, physician, medical aid for disabilities advocate, philanthropist, contracted polio in Kenya, Africa in 1958
1930-1994 (64)
Spenser Wilkinson
Military historian, professor of military history at Oxford University
1853-1937 (84)
Winston Churchill
Conservative Party politician, statesman, UK Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940-1945 during World War II and again from 1951-1955
1874-1965 (91)