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Pages in category "English-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 3,354 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This is a list of the present and extant Barons (Lords of Parliament, in Scottish terms) in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Note that it does not include those extant baronies which have become merged (either through marriage or elevation) with higher peerage dignities and are today only seen ...
Sir Sidney Smith (1764–1840), Napoleon famously said of him "that man made me miss my destiny" Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien (1858–1930), general, World War I; Fitzroy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788–1855), British commander in the Crimean War; James Somerville (1882–1949), Admiral of the Fleet, Commander at Mers-El-Kabir
This is a list of the 189 present earls in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. It does not include extant earldoms which have become merged (either through marriage or elevation) with marquessates or dukedoms and are today only seen as subsidiary titles.
J. H. Colton (United States, 1800–1893) Carl Diercke (1842–1913) Max Eckert-Greifendorff (Germany, 1868–1938) Percy Fawcett (1867–1925), British explorer of South America; Matthew Fontaine Maury (United States, 1806–1873), U.S. Navy officer; also oceanographer, meteorologist, cartographer, author, geologist, and educator
The Land of Lost Content (book) The Last Leopard; The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill; The Last Man Who Knew Everything; Lawrence of Arabia: The Authorised Biography of T. E. Lawrence; Lewis Carroll: A Biography; The Life of Erasmus Darwin; The Life of Ian Fleming; The Life of John Sterling; Life of Mr Richard Savage; The Life of Percy ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 January 2025. Leif Erikson (c. 970 – c. 1020) was a famous Norse explorer who is credited for being the first European to set foot on American soil. Explorers are listed below with their common names, countries of origin (modern and former), centuries of activity and main areas of exploration. Marco ...
George Blake, British spy who worked as a double agent for the Soviet Union; William Bligh, British Royal Navy, command of HMS Bounty, Governor of New South Wales in Australia and a colonial administrator; Martin Bormann, prominent official in Nazi Germany as head of the Nazi Party Chancellery