2 Ted Hughes(Poet and Children's Writer)
3 W. H. Auden(Poet)
W. H. Auden was an Anglo-American poet. His poetry was noted for its technical achievement and versatility. He wrote poems on love, political and social themes, and cultural and psychological themes. Throughout his career, Auden was both influential and controversial. His personal life also attracted attention as he had sexual relationships with men, which was unusual at the time.
4 D. H. Lawrence(Writer)
English writer, D. H. Lawrence, was known for exploring sensitive issues, such as sexuality, emotional health, and instinct. In his works, he often reflected upon the dehumanizing effects of modernity and industrialization. The sexual nature of his writings earned him many enemies. Even though he died at the relatively young age of 44, he left behind a rich literary legacy.
5 Philip Larkin(Poet)
6 Robert Graves(Poet & Novelist)
7 A. E. Housman(Poet)
8 J. R. R. Tolkien(Author of 'The Hobbit' & 'The Lord of the Rings')
Considered one of the greatest authors, JRR Tolkien is popularly called the father of the modern fantasy literature. He is best known for his high fantasy classic works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, which is set in a conceived world called the Middle-Earth. Many years after his death, Tolkien continues to be one of the best-selling writers.
9 A. A. Milne(Best Known for His Books About the Teddy Bear ‘Winnie-the-Pooh’ and Children's Poetry)
A. A. Milne was an English author best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh. He joined the British Army as a young man and served in both World War I and World War II. In his career as a writer, he wrote several novels, non-fiction pieces, articles, poems, screenplays, and children’s stories.
10 Donovan(Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Composer, Autobiographer, Writer, Poet, Record producer, Film score composer)

Donovan is a Scottish guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is best known for developing and popularizing a distinctive and eclectic style that blended many genres, such as folk, jazz, pop, calypso, and psychedelic rock. Donovan was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, in 2012 and 2014, respectively.
11 Edward Thomas(Poet)

Educated at Oxford, poet Edward Thomas spent a considerable time working rather reluctantly as a journalist and penning nature studies and critiques of 19th-century authors. An encounter with Robert Frost inspired him to write poems. He was killed in action in Arras, France, during World War I.
12 Gilbert K. Chesterton(One of the Greatest Writers of the 20th Century Best Known as the 'Prince of Paradox')
Gilbert K. Chesterton was an English writer, philosopher, and art critic. A prolific writer, he composed around 80 books, hundreds of poems, around 200 short stories, and 4,000 essays. Often referred to as the "prince of paradox", he had as many detractors as he had admirers. He is considered a successor to Victorian authors like Matthew Arnold and John Ruskin.
13 Walter de La Mare(Poet)

14 Carol Ann Duffy(Writer)
15 Michael Rosen(Children's author and poet who has written 140 books)

16 C. Day Lewis(British poet and Poet Laureate from 1968 until his death in 1972.)
C. Day-Lewis was an Anglo-Irish poet who also wrote many mystery stories. From 1968 to 1972, he served as the Poet Laureate. He also contributed as a publications editor during World War II, working for the Ministry of Information.
17 Angela Carter(Author of 'The Bloody Chamber' and 'Nights at the Circus')
18 Michaela Coel(Actress)

19 Johnny Marr(Guitarist, Poet, Singer, Songwriter, Record producer)

20 Dorothy L. Sayers(English crime writer and poet.)
21 Frieda Hughes(Painter, Poet)

22 John Berger(Novelist)
23 Kingsley Amis(Novelist)
24 John Betjeman(Poet)

25 Benjamin Zephaniah(Actor, Poet, Writer, Singer)

26 William Ernest Henley(Poet)

Best known for his short poem Invictus, William Ernest Henley was a Victorian-era British poet and author. A disease he contracted in childhood caused one of his legs to be amputated. It is believed, he was the inspiration behind the crippled character Long John Silver in RL Stevenson’s Treasure Island.
27 Jeremy Lloyd(Writer)

28 Genesis P-Orridge(Singer-songwriter)

29 Robert Bridges(Poet)

30 David Knopfler(Singer)

31 Diana Wynne Jones(Known for Writing Fantasy and Speculative Fiction Novels for Children and Young Adults)

Diana Wynne Jones was an English writer who is known for fantasy and speculative fiction novels for children and young adults.. She began writing stories for her siblings at the age of thirteen. However, she was actually introduced to children's literature while reading out to her sons, starting to write on her own once her children started going to school, authoring more than forty books in her lifetime.
32 John Masefield(Poet)

33 Simon Armitage(Poet)

34 Charles Salvador(British criminal who has been referred to in the British press as the "most violent prisoner in Britain" and "Britain's most notorious prisoner)

Former bare knuckle boxer Charles Salvador, also known as Charles Bronson, is also a highly infamous criminal, who was once convicted for an armed robbery. Known for his violent temper, he later penned several books, one of them on fitness. He is also a talented painter and poet.
35 John Webster(Playwright, Poet, Writer, Poet lawyer)

36 Leslie Bricusse(Composer, Musician, Playwright, Lyricist, Screenwriter, Poet, Songwriter, Film score composer)

37 Laurie Lee(Screenwriter, Poet, Autobiographer, Journalist)

38 Mark Haddon(Writer)

39 Radclyffe Hall(Poet)

40 Ford Madox Ford(Novelist)

Best remembered for his novel The Good Soldier, author Ford Madox Ford was the grandson of Pre-Raphaelite painter Ford Madox Brown. He had been part of World War I. He spent his final years in France and the US, mostly authoring criticism. The tetralogy Parade's End remains one of his best-known works.
41 Craig Charles(Actor)

42 Rumer Godden(Author)

43 Alfred Douglas(Poet)
Alfred Douglas was an English journalist and poet best remembered as one of the lovers of famous Irish poet Oscar Wilde. Douglas played an important role in Wilde's imprisonment for homosexuality. Alfred Douglas' father John Sholto Douglas abhorred his son's relationship with the Irish poet and publicly accused the latter of homosexuality, which was illegal at that time.
44 Mervyn Peake(Writer)

45 Vita Sackville-West(Writer)

46 Jake Thackray(Singer-songwriter, Poet)

47 Akala(Rapper)

48 Lionel Johnson(Poet)

Poet and critic Lionel Johnson was part of the 1890s’ tragic generation, with themes of decadence prevailing in his works. Best known for his study on Thomas Hardy, he was a closeted homosexual and was plagued by alcoholism. It is believed he died after falling and suffering a skull fracture.
49 Roger McGough(Poet, performer, and children's author)

50 Vivian Stanshall(Musician)
