Born in 1953 in Edinburgh to parents Leo and Hazel. I attempted to become a rock promoter before deciding to study law. In 1983 I was elected to parliament and became a front bencher in 1984.

I won an gold medal for rowing in five consecutive Olympic games ...

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Sir Steve Redgrave
Sir Stuart Allen
Sir Thomas Paine

I was born in 1540. I gained fame as a sea captain, privateer and pirate before becoming a politician. I was knighted in 1581, fought a great sea battle in 1588 and died of dysentry in 1596.

Born 1961, a new romantic singer song writer. Ive influenced and been influenced by the likes of David Bowie and Iggy Pop. The lead singer of the band jesus loves you. In 2009 I was jailed.

Born in 1926, I have been the voice and face of natural history television for over 50 years. I am the younger brother of actor and director Richard.

While working at the European physics organisation CERN i invented HTTP and HTML the foundations of the World Wide Web. I was later knighted. [T-- B------ L--]

I am a poet, author and philosopher who wrote in the 1400s. My first major work was The Book of the Duchess, my most famous work tells of the journey of a group of Pilgrims. [-------- -------]

I founded the boy scout movement in 1908. [R----- B---- P-----]

I am a Scottish patriot with an alliterated name who fought for control of Scotland in 1298.

I wasa physicist, mathematician and astronomer. I created the first practical relecting telescope and developed a theory of color based on a prism. I also spent time on the occult and Alchemy.