TheFamousPeople

Discover the British male biographers who have made significant contribution to their field. This list is loosely sorted by popularity and includes many great British male biographers, such as Samuel Johnson, Randolph Churchill, Mary Soames, Thomas De Quincey and A. N. Wilson.

British Male Biographers

Randolph ChurchillRandolph Churchill
28 May 1911, British
Journalist, Politician
Samuel JohnsonSamuel Johnson
18 September 1709, British
Writer

David IrvingDavid Irving
24 March 1938, British
Writer

Evelyn WaughEvelyn Waugh
28 October 1903, British
Writer

Thomas De QuinceyThomas De Quincey
15 August 1785, British
Essayist

A. N. WilsonA. N. Wilson
27 October 1950, British
Writer & Columnist
Nick MasonNick Mason
27 January 1944, British
Drummer

George Lascelles, 7th Earl of HarewoodGeorge Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood
07 February 1923, British
Author

Kevin McCloudKevin McCloud
08 May 1959, British
Designer
Robert PestonRobert Peston
25 April 1960, British
Journalist

Jim DavidsonJim Davidson
13 December 1953, British
Comedian
Nasser HussainNasser Hussain
28 March 1968, Indian, British
Cricketer

Merlin HollandMerlin Holland
1945 AD, British
writer, editor, poet, journalist

Roy JenkinsRoy Jenkins
11 November 1920, British, Welsh
Politician

Howard MarksHoward Marks
13 August 1945, British, Welsh
Writer

Giles Lytton StracheyLytton Strachey
01 March 1880, British
Writer
George CohenGeorge Cohen
22 October 1939, British
Football player

Karl PearsonKarl Pearson
27 March 1857, British
Mathematician, Historian of mathematics,

James BoswellJames Boswell
18 October 1740, British, Scottish
Biographer

E. P. ThompsonE. P. Thompson
03 February 1924, British
Historian
Peter AckroydPeter Ackroyd
05 October 1949, British
Writer

Harold NicolsonHarold Nicolson
21 November 1886, British
Diplomat
Compton MackenzieCompton Mackenzie
17 January 1883, British, Scottish
Writer

Frank MuirFrank Muir
05 February 1920, British
Writer

Sir Leslie StephenSir Leslie Stephen
28 November 1832, British
Author
E.F. BensonE.F. Benson
24 July 1867, British
Novelist

Izaak WaltonIzaak Walton
09 August 1593, British
Writer
Robert LaceyRobert Lacey
03 January 1944, British
Biographer, Historian

Andrew MotionAndrew Motion
26 October 1952, British
Poet

John ForsterJohn Forster
02 April 1812, British
Biographer
Quentin Claudian Stephen BellQuentin Claudian Stephen Bell
19 August 1910, British
Art historian

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Sheridan MorleySheridan Morley
05 December 1941, British
Author
Harold ActonHarold Acton
05 July 1904, British
Writer

Richard AldingtonRichard Aldington
08 July 1892, British
Writer

Lord David CecilLord David Cecil
09 April 1902, British
Biographer

Edmund GosseEdmund Gosse
21 September 1849, British
Poet
James Anthony FroudeJames Anthony Froude
23 April 1818, British
Historian
Michael HolroydMichael Holroyd
27 August 1935, British
Biographer

Thomas Jefferson HoggThomas Jefferson Hogg
24 May 1792, British
Barrister

Humphrey CarpenterHumphrey Carpenter
29 April 1946, British
Biographer

Edward John TrelawnyEdward John Trelawny
13 November 1792, British
Biographer
Hartley ColeridgeHartley Coleridge
19 September 1796, British
Poet

George CavendishGeorge Cavendish
1497 AD, British
Writer

Robin MaughamRobin Maugham
17 May 1916, British
Author

Alexander WalkerAlexander Walker
23 March 1930, British
Film critic, Journalist, Biographer

Tom TaylorTom Taylor
19 October 1817, British
Dramatist
Maxwell FryMaxwell Fry
02 August 1899, British
Architect

Andrew MangoAndrew Mango
14 June 1926, Turkish, British
Author
W. N. P. BarbellionW. N. P. Barbellion
07 September 1889, British
Author

Peter HebblethwaitePeter Hebblethwaite
30 September 1930, British
Priest

Sir Peter QuennellSir Peter Quennell
09 March 1905, British
Writer
Ram GopalRam Gopal
20 November 1912, Indian, British
Choreographer

Henry Francis CaryHenry Francis Cary
06 December 1772, British
Biographer
Richard GarnettRichard Garnett
27 February 1835, British
English librarian

William HayleyWilliam Hayley
09 November 1745, British
Writer

A.J.A. SymonsA.J.A. Symons
16 August 1900, British
Writer

Martin BoydMartin Boyd
10 June 1893, Australian, British
Writer

Thomas DeloneyThomas Deloney
1543 AD, British
Novelist
Frederick Robert TennantFrederick Robert Tennant
01 September 1866, British
Theologian

Charles Cowden ClarkeCharles Cowden Clarke
15 December 1787, British
Author

Paul BaileyPaul Bailey
16 February 1937, British
Novelist

Elijah FentonElijah Fenton
20 May 1683, British
Poet