| SIR | Welsh film actor (born in 1937) |
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| SIR | Flemish painter of numerous portraits (1599-1641) |
| SIR | English author who created Sherlock Holmes (1859-1930) |
| SIR | British archaeologist who excavated the palace of Knossos in Crete to find what he called Minoan civilization (1851-1941) |
| SIR | English astronomer remembered for his popular elucidation of relativity theory (1882-1944) |
| SIR | English composer of operettas who collaborated with the librettist William Gilbert (1842-1900) |
| SIR | British Marshal of the Royal Air Force |
| SIR | thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1919 |
| SIR | English general during World War II |
| SIR | English astronomer who pioneered radio astronomy (born in 1913) |
| SIR | English archaeologist who supervised the excavations at Ur (1880-1960) |
| SIR | English physiologist who conducted research on reflex action (1857-1952) |