| SIR | British physicist who (with Ernest Walton in 1931) first split an atom (1897-1967) |
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| SIR | English Pre-Raphaelite painter (1829-1896) |
| SIR | a dissolute character in Shakespeare's plays |
| SIR | English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871) |
| SIR | English Shakespearean actor also noted for appearances in films (1904-2000) |
| SIR | English privateer involved in the slave trade |
| SIR | English privateer involved in the slave trade |
| SIR | English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871) |
| SIR | Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856) |
| SIR | English poet and courtier (1609-1642) |
| SIR | English cartoonist (1820-1914) |
| SIR | English architect (1664-1726) |