In Great Britain

Emily Bronte ( 1818 – 1848 )

An English writer, the sister of Anne and Charlotte, best known for her novel Wuthering Heights.

Agatha Christie ( 1890 – 1976 )

An English writer of popular books, detective stories and plays, many of which have been made into films.

Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930)

A British writer, creator of the detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr Watson.

John Galsworthy (1867-1933)

An English writer of books and plays who won the Nobel prize for literature in 1932. He is the best-known for his books The Forsyte Saga (1906-28) about a rich middle-class English family called the Forsytes.

Robert Burns (1759 – 1796)

A Scottish national poet. The source of Burns’ poetry is the life of common toilers and Scottish folklore. A sense of liberty is the animating force of his genius.

William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)

An English writer of plays, one of the most famous ever, born in Stratford-upon-Avon. His plays show a great understanding of human activities of all kinds.

Rowan Atkinson (1955 - )

A British comedian and actor known especially for his leading parts in TV programmes such as Blackadder and Mr Bean.

Sean Connery (1930 - )

A Scottish film actor. He is famous especially for playing the character of James Bond in several films, such as Dr No, and From Russia with Love.

Charlie Chaplin (1889 – 1977)

A British-American film actor and director, who is famous for his silent film comedies, in which he created and acted the part of the “little man”.

Alfred Hitchcock (1899 – 1980)

A British filmmaker whose films are known for the terror experienced by people watching them. Among his best films were The Thirty-Nine Steps, Psycho, Strangers on a Train, The Birds, and Frenzy.

Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948 - )