Famous British Investors

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Duncan Bannatyne
(Entrepreneur)
Duncan Bannatyne
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Birthdate: February 2, 1949
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Clydebank, Scotland
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Jim Ratcliffe
(Businessperson)
Jim Ratcliffe
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Birthdate: October 18, 1952
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Failsworth, Lancashire, England
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Nathaniel Philip Rothschild
(Financier, Economist and Banker)
Nathaniel Philip Rothschild
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Birthdate: July 12, 1971
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, United Kingdom
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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 4 
Gina Miller
(Businesswoman and Activist, Who Won a Case over Brexit Implementation, against the British Government)
Gina Miller
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Birthdate: April 19, 1965
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Guyana

Guyanese-British businesswoman and activist Gina Miller is the co-founder of the management firm SCM Direct. A former Labour Party member, she campaigned for transparency with regard to Brexit. She won a case challenging the UK government's authority to invoke Article 50 without an approval from the Parliament.

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James Goldsmith
(Politician)
James Goldsmith
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Birthdate: February 26, 1933
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: July 18, 1997
 6 
Ben Horowitz
(Businessperson)
Ben Horowitz
2
Birthdate: June 13, 1966
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: London, England
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Rachel Elnaugh
(Entrepreneur who was one of the investors participating in the first two series of BBC Two's TV show Dragons' Den, founder of Red Letter Days)
Rachel Elnaugh
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Birthdate: December 12, 1964
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Essex, England, United Kingdom
 8 
John Templeton
(Investor)
John Templeton
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Birthdate: November 29, 1912
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Winchester, Tennessee, United States
Died: July 8, 2008
 9 
Moses Montefiore
(Financier)
Moses Montefiore
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Birthdate: October 24, 1784
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Livorno, Italy
Died: July 28, 1885
 10 
Len Blavatnik
(Founder of Access Industries)
Len Blavatnik
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Birthdate: June 14, 1957
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Odesa, Ukraine
 11 
David Lloyd
(English Former Professional Tennis Player and Entrepreneur)
David Lloyd
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Birthdate: January 3, 1948
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England

David Lloyd is an English former professional tennis player who won the 1976 Dewar Cup in men's doubles along with his brother John Lloyd. Lloyd is credited with coaching Tim Henman and playing a major role in making him a world top 10 player. A well-known entrepreneur, David Lloyd is also credited with founding the David Lloyd Leisure Clubs.

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Guy Hands
(English Financier and Investor)
Guy Hands
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Birthdate: August 27, 1959
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, United Kingdom
 13 
Phil Harris
(Businessman)
Phil Harris
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Birthdate: September 15, 1942
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Peckham, London, England, UK
 14 
Harry Oakes
(Businessman)
Harry Oakes
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Birthdate: December 23, 1874
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Sangerville, Maine, United States
Died: July 7, 1943
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James Lancaster
(English merchant)
James Lancaster
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Birthdate: 1554 AD
Birthplace: Basingstoke, England
Died: June 6, 1618
 16 
Simon Sadler
(Owner and Chairman of Blackpool F.C.)
Simon Sadler
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Birthdate: October 18, 1969
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Blackpool, Lancashire, England
 17 
Poju Zabludowicz
(Art collector, Businessperson, Philanthropist)
Poju Zabludowicz
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Birthdate: April 6, 1953
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Helsinki, Finland
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Maurice de Hirsch
(Financier)
Maurice de Hirsch
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Birthdate: December 9, 1831
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: April 21, 1896

German philanthropist and businessman Maurice de Hirsch was born into an affluent family of bankers and was later associated with Bischoffsheim & Goldschmidt. He is remembered for his remarkable charitable contribution to various educational initiatives and for the settlement of Jewish refugees, the most notable being the fund for Russian Jews.

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Arnold Weinstock
(Industrialist)
Arnold Weinstock
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Birthdate: July 29, 1924
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: July 23, 2002
 20 
Rupert Hoogewerf
(Researcher)
Rupert Hoogewerf
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Birthdate: May 3, 1970
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Luxembourg
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Jon Moulton
(Founder and managing partner of the private equity firm Better Capital)
Jon Moulton
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Birthdate: October 15, 1950
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Stoke-on-Trent, England
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Ron Noades
(Businessperson, Football manager)
Ron Noades
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Birthdate: June 22, 1937
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, England
Died: December 24, 2013
 23 
Stephen Peel
(British Businessman, Private Equity Investor, and Rower)
Stephen Peel
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Birthdate: December 29, 1965
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Blackburn, Lancashire, England
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Philip Oppenheimer
(Entrepreneur)
Philip Oppenheimer
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Birthdate: October 29, 1911
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: London, England
Died: October 8, 1995
 25 
Lewis Paul
(Inventor)
Lewis Paul
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Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1759 AD
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William Courteen
(Merchant)
William Courteen
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Birthdate: 1572 AD
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1636 AD
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Victor Matthews, Baron Matthews
(Entrepreneur)
Victor Matthews, Baron Matthews
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Birthdate: December 5, 1919
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Islington, London, England
Died: December 5, 1995
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Alex Cowper-Smith
(Investor, Banker, and Husband of English Actress Alice Eve)
Alex Cowper-Smith
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Birthdate: January 1, 1970
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Hertfordshire, England
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Frederick David Mocatta
(Financier)
Frederick David Mocatta
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Birthdate: January 15, 1828
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London, England
Died: January 16, 1905