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Although the BBC's original ranked list has been removed from their web server and what remains is only an alphabetical list of the Top 100, [15] several other sources have preserved the original ranked list. [4] [16] [17] There was some question as to whether the Richard Burton listed at No. 96 was the actor or the explorer.
Elizabeth Clarke Wolstenholme Elmy (1833–1918) – public speaker and writer; formed the first British suffragist society, first paid employee of the British Women's Movement; Dorothy Evans (1888–1944) – activist and organiser, worked for WSPU in England and the north of Ireland; imprisoned several times
Norman Angell (1872–1967), British internationalist and economist; William Beveridge (1879–1963), economist and social reformer; Edwin Cannan (1861–1935), economist and historian; Colin Clark (1905–1989), British and Australian economist; Ronald Coase (1910–2013), Nobel Prize–winning economist; Martin Ellison, consultant to the Bank ...
Famous nude painting of Emma Dupont by Jean-Léon Gérôme on his original canvas with scratches. Laura Bell, the "Queen of London whoredom"; Theresa Berkeley, dominatrix; Jeanne Brécourt, born 1837, one of France's most notorious courtesans [1]
Some of the most incredible inventors, writers, politicians, & activists have been women. From Ida B. Wells to Sally Ride, here are women who changed the world. 22 Famous Women in History You Need ...
Muslim feminist, professor of politics and women's studies, member of the British House of Lords [121] 1940–1999: Leila Ahmed: Egypt: 1940 – Writer on Islamic feminism [122] 1940–1999: Sara Ahmed: United Kingdom: 1969 – British-Australian academic working at the intersection of feminist theory, queer theory, critical race theory and ...
Many people have been created honorary knights or dames by the British crown. There are also those that have been appointed to two comparable orders, the Order of Merit and the Order of the Companions of Honour, and those that have had conferred on them the decoration of the Royal Victorian Chain; none of these carries pre-nominal styles.
This is a list of notable gay men, lesbian or bisexual people who have been open about their sexuality. The definition of sexual orientation has changed greatly over time and the general term " gay " was not used to describe sexual orientation until the mid 20th century.