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Discover the British male editors who have made significant contribution to their field. This list is loosely sorted by popularity and includes many great British male editors, such as Anna Wintour, Andrew Sullivan, Alan Coren, Norman Angell and C.P. Scott.

British Male Editors

Christopher TolkienChristopher Tolkien
21 November 1924, British
English editor
Alfred DouglasAlfred Douglas
22 October 1870, British
Poet

Andrew SullivanAndrew Sullivan
10 August 1963, British
Author

Alan CorenAlan Coren
27 June 1938, British
Writer

Norman AngellNorman Angell
26 December 1872, British
British Journalist & Author

C.P. ScottC.P. Scott
26 October 1846, British
Former Editor of 'The Guardian'
Nigel LawsonNigel Lawson
11 March 1932, British
Journalist, Politician, Editor

Ian HislopIan Hislop
13 July 1960, British
Screenwriter, Journalist, Editor, Writer

Dominic LawsonDominic Lawson
17 December 1956, British
Columnist, Journalist, Editor
Ted KoppelTed Koppel
08 February 1940, British, American
Journalists

Michael MoorcockMichael Moorcock
18 December 1939, British
Writer
Toby YoungToby Young
17 October 1963, British
Journalist

William Ernest HenleyWilliam Ernest Henley
23 August 1849, British
Poet

Gary WhittaGary Whitta
21 July 1972, British
Journalist, Editor, Screenwriter

Ford Madox FordFord Madox Ford
17 December 1873, British
Novelist

Piers AnthonyPiers Anthony
06 August 1934, British, American
Novelist
Wyndham LewisWyndham Lewis
18 November 1882, British
Painter, Writer, Journalist, Editor, Novelist

Charles WintourCharles Wintour
18 May 1917, British
Editor

William Worrall MayoWilliam Worrall Mayo
31 May 1819, British, American
Chemist, Politician, Gynaecologist, Editor

Richard HakluytRichard Hakluyt
1553 AD, British
Writer
Frederick James FurnivallFrederick James Furnivall
04 February 1825, British
Philologists

Henry MayhewHenry Mayhew
25 November 1812, British
Journalist
David AstorDavid Astor
05 March 1912, British
Newspaper Publisher

John MorleyJohn Morley
24 December 1838, British
Statesman

James Anthony FroudeJames Anthony Froude
23 April 1818, British
Historian
Edwin ArnoldEdwin Arnold
10 June 1832, British
Poet

J.R. AckerleyJ.R. Ackerley
04 November 1896, British
Writer
Mark BoxerMark Boxer
19 May 1931, British
Cartoonist

Geoffrey GrigsonGeoffrey Grigson
02 March 1905, British
Poet

BryherBryher
02 September 1894, British
Novelist
Larry LambLarry Lamb
15 July 1929, British
Newspaper editor

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John MaddoxJohn Maddox
27 November 1925, British, Welsh
Chemist
Norman LockyerNorman Lockyer
17 May 1836, British
Astronomer

Robert Smith SurteesRobert Smith Surtees
17 May 1805, British
Novelist

Tom TaylorTom Taylor
19 October 1817, British
Dramatist

Marcus ClarkeMarcus Clarke
24 April 1846, Australian, British
Novelist
David Samuel MargoliouthDavid Samuel Margoliouth
17 October 1858, British
Orientalist
Alfred Richard OrageAlfred Richard Orage
22 January 1873, British
Teacher

Rex WarnerRex Warner
09 March 1905, British
Writer

John LehmannJohn Lehmann
02 June 1907, British
Poet

Peter HebblethwaitePeter Hebblethwaite
30 September 1930, British
Priest
Sir Peter QuennellSir Peter Quennell
09 March 1905, British
Writer

Stanley SadieStanley Sadie
30 October 1930, British
Musicologist

Edward GarnettEdward Garnett
05 January 1868, British
Writer

FougasseFougasse
17 December 1887, British
Cartoonist

John GrossJohn Gross
12 March 1935, British
Writer
Geoffrey DawsonGeoffrey Dawson
25 October 1874, British
Journalist

David EnglishDavid English
26 May 1931, British
Journalist
Edward Levy-Lawson, 1st Baron BurnhamEdward Levy-Lawson, 1st Baron Burnham
28 December 1833, British
Media proprietor

John HawkesworthJohn Hawkesworth
1715 AD, British
Writer

Lewis TheobaldLewis Theobald
02 April 1688, British
Scholar
Alastair HetheringtonAlastair Hetherington
31 October 1919, British, Welsh
Journalist

Joseph Moses LevyJoseph Moses Levy
15 December 1812, British
Publisher
William GiffordWilliam Gifford
31 March 1756, British
Critic

Thomas BarnesThomas Barnes
11 September 1785, British
Journalist

Hugh ChisholmHugh Chisholm
22 February 1866, British
Editor

Nigel Forbes DennisNigel Forbes Dennis
16 January 1912, British
Writer

John Thadeus DelaneJohn Thadeus Delane
11 October 1817, British
Journalist
Denis HamiltonDenis Hamilton
06 December 1918, British
Editor

Gordon NewtonGordon Newton
16 September 1907, British
Journalist

Tom HopkinsonTom Hopkinson
19 April 1905, British
Journalist

John LanghorneJohn Langhorne
29 February 1735, British
Poet
Edward ArberEdward Arber
04 December 1836, British
Scholar

Alan Wheatley BoonAlan Wheatley Boon
28 September 1913, British
Editor