| SIR | English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890) |
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| SIR | English comparative anatomist and paleontologist who was an opponent of Darwinism (1804-1892) |
| SIR | English writer (1672-1729) |
| SIR | Scottish archaeologist (1890-1976) |
| SIR | British politician (1788-1850) |
| SIR | English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975) |
| SIR | English Whig statesman who (under George I) was effectively the first British prime minister (1676-1745) |
| SIR | English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929) |
| SIR | British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932) |
| SIR | Botswanan statesman who was the first president of Botswana (1921-1980) |
| SIR | English poet and critic (1909-1995) |
| SIR | British playwright (1911-1977) |