People from United Kingdom
65 people remembered here.
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Sir Christopher Lee1922 – 2015 · ActorDracula, Saruman, Dooku: a towering voice who made cinema's villains immortal.
274 candles · 10 tributes
Jane Goodall1934 – 2025 · Primatologist and conservationistWhat you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.
264 candles · 12 tributes
Kevin Keegan1951 – 2026 · Footballer (attacking midfielder / forward)Two-time Ballon d'Or. King Kev. The heartbeat of Newcastle's Entertainers.
259 candles · 20 tributes
Terry Pratchett1948 – 2015 · NovelistNo one is finally dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away.
235 candles · 15 tributes
Winston Churchill1874 – 1965 · Prime Minister of the United KingdomNever, never, never give up.
219 candles · 14 tributes
William Shakespeare1564 – 1616 · Playwright and poetWe are such stuff as dreams are made on.
208 candles · 13 tributes
Isaac Newton1643 – 1727 · Mathematician and physicistIf I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.
203 candles · 11 tributes
Rosalind Franklin1920 – 1958 · Chemist and X-ray crystallographerScience and everyday life cannot and should not be separated.
196 candles · 11 tributes
Jane Austen1775 – 1817 · NovelistThe person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.
196 candles · 10 tributes
Tim Curry1946 – 2026 · ActorSweet Transvestite, Pennywise, Wadsworth: a cult icon of fearless eccentricity.
193 candles · 12 tributes
Diana, Princess of Wales1961 – 1997 · Princess of Wales and humanitarianCarry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward.
190 candles · 15 tributes
Stephen Hawking1942 – 2018 · Theoretical physicistHowever difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.
184 candles · 11 tributes
Audrey Hepburn1929 – 1993 · Actress and humanitarianNothing is impossible. The word itself says 'I'm possible'.
180 candles · 15 tributes
Alexander McQueen1969 – 2010 · Fashion designerI want to empower women. I want people to be afraid of the women I dress.
171 candles · 12 tributes
Sir Roger Moore1927 – 2017 · ActorThe Saint, the Bond with the raised eyebrow, and a lifelong champion for children.
168 candles · 20 tributes
Queen Elizabeth II1926 – 2022 · Queen of the United KingdomGrief is the price we pay for love.
164 candles · 11 tributes
David Bowie1947 – 2016 · Musician and actorI don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring.
163 candles · 15 tributes
Angela Lansbury1925 – 2022 · ActressBroadway queen, TV sleuth, and Mrs Potts forever.
162 candles · 18 tributes
Florence Nightingale1820 – 1910 · Nurse and statisticianI attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.
162 candles · 11 tributes
Amy Winehouse1983 – 2011 · Singer and songwriterI'm not a girl trying to be a star. I'm just a girl who sings.
143 candles · 12 tributes
John Lennon1940 – 1980 · Musician and songwriterYou may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one.
136 candles · 14 tributes
Charles Dickens1812 – 1870 · NovelistIt was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
117 candles · 15 tributes
Alan Turing1912 – 1954 · Mathematician and computer scientistSometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of who do the things no one can imagine.
115 candles · 15 tributes
Charles Darwin1809 – 1882 · NaturalistThere is grandeur in this view of life.
114 candles · 11 tributes
Tony Harrison1937 – 2025 · PoetPublic poet of Leeds: verse for page, stage and screen.
99 candles · 8 tributes- JJimmy Rimmer1948 – 2026 · Professional football goalkeeper
Two European Cups, one England cap; the keeper who put the team first.
96 candles · 6 tributes 
Jilly Cooper1937 – 2025 · AuthorQueen of the British bonkbuster; wit, horses, dogs, and joyous mischief.
95 candles · 7 tributes
John Pickles† 2026 · Music industry entrepreneurYorkshire music entrepreneur who took DJ megamixes to three UK number ones with Jive Bunny.
94 candles · 5 tributes
Phyllida Law1932 – 2026 · Actress (stageScottish actress of silken voice and sly wit, mother of two great actors, forever of the stage.
94 candles · 9 tributes
Bill Oddie1941 – 2026 · ComedianMy ashes can be scattered on Hampstead Heath. I love it there.
89 candles · 7 tributes
Robert Skidelsky1939 – 2026 · Economic historianDefinitive Keynes biographer who made economics a moral argument for the good life.
89 candles · 6 tributes
Stephen Walker† 2026 · JournalistBBC NI truth-teller; Hume and Trimble's biographer; Sky Blue to the end.
79 candles · 5 tributes- HHugh Curran1943 – 2026 · Professional football striker
Fast, airborne striker. Scotland's Wembley goal. Wolves and Norwich great.
74 candles · 5 tributes 
Nick Glennie-Smith1951 – 2026 · ComposerHe will always be the leader of our band.
71 candles · 4 tributes