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Percy Bysshe Shelley
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Percy Bysshe Shelley
Author, Playwright, Poet / 1792 - 1822
Known for his lyrical and long-form verse, Percy Bysshe Shelley is one of the most highly regarded English Romantic poets of the 19th century. His works include The Masque of Anarchy and Queen Mab.
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Henry Fielding
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Henry Fielding
Author, Playwright / 1707 - 1754
Henry Fielding was an English writer and justice of the peace who crafted novels like Tom Jones and Amelia.
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David Cameron
David Cameron
Prime Minister / 1966 -
David Cameron is best known for being a revolutionary leader of Britain's Conservative Party, a quality that eventually won him the election as prime minister in 2010.
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Ian Fleming
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- Famous People Named Ian
- Famous Fiction Authors
Ian Fleming
Author / 1908 - 1964
Ian Fleming is a 20th-century novelist known for inventing popular spy character James Bond.
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Lord Snowdon
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Lord Snowdon
Photographer, Filmmaker, Royalty / 1930 -
Lord Snowdon was married to Princess Margaret, sister of Queen Elizabeth II, from 1960 to 1978. He is also a world-renowned photographer and documentarian.
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Joseph Banks
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- Famous Explorers
- Famous Botanists
Joseph Banks
Explorer, Botanist / 1743 - 1820
Joseph Banks was a late-18th to early-19th century British explorer and botanist who pushed for the advancement of science.
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