Quotation authors – british

A. C. Benson APR 24, 1862 Author A. J. P. Taylor MAR 25, 1906 Historian Aaron Klug AUG 11, 1926 Physicist Abraham Tucker SEP 2, 1705 Philosopher Adam Ant NOV 3, 1954 Musician Adam Clarke – Theologian Adam Rickitt MAY 29, 1978 Actor Adam Sedgwick MAR 22, 1785 Scientist Adrian Mitchell OCT 24, 1932 Poet Alan Bates FEB 17, 1934 Actor Alan Bleasdale MAR 22, 1936 Playwright Alan Bullock DEC 13, 1914 Historian Alan Coren JUN 27, 1938 Writer Alan Davies MAR 6, 1966 Actor Alan Moore NOV 18, 1953 Writer Alan Parker FEB 14, 1944 Director Alan Parsons DEC 20, 1948 Musician Alan Rickman FEB 21, 1946 Actor Alastair Campbell MAY 25, 1957 Journalist Albert Finney MAY 9, 1936 Actor Albert Meltzer JAN 7, 1920 Activist Alec Douglas-Home JUL 2, 1903 Politician Alex Cox DEC 15, 1954 Director Alexei Sayle AUG 7, 1952 Comedian Alfred Leslie Rowse DEC 4, 1903 Historian Alfred Russel Wallace JAN 8, 1823 Scientist Alfred Sisley OCT 30, 1839 Artist Alfred Sutro AUG 7, 1863 Novelist Alice Thomas Ellis SEP 9, 1932 Writer Alison Moyet JUN 18, 1961 Musician Alistair Darling NOV 28, 1953 Politician Alister Hardy FEB 10, 1896 Scientist Alvin Martin JUL 29, 1958 Athlete Amanda Holden FEB 16, 1971 Actress Amy Levy – Poet Andrew Lloyd Webber MAR 22, 1948 Composer Andrew Mitchell MAR 23, 1956 Politician Andy Goldsworthy JUL 26, 1956 Artist Angela Cartwright SEP 9, 1952 Actress Angus Wilson AUG 11, 1913 Novelist Ann Oakley – Sociologist Anna Ford – Journalist Anna Jameson MAY 17, 1794 Writer Anna Wickham – Poet Anne Bronte JAN 17, 1820 Novelist Anne Perry OCT 12, 1938 Novelist Anne Robinson SEP 26, 1944 Celebrity Anthony Crosland AUG 29, 1918 Politician Anthony Holden MAY 22, 1947 Journalist Anthony Hope FEB 9, 1863 Writer Anthony Minghella JAN 6, 1954 Director Anthony Powell DEC 21, 1905 Novelist Anthony Sampson AUG 3, 1926 Writer Antonia Fraser AUG 27, 1932 Author Antony Beevor DEC 14, 1946 Historian Antony Hewish MAY 11, 1924 Scientist Antony Jay APR 20, 1930 Writer Arabella Weir DEC 6, 1957 Comedian Archer John Porter Martin MAR 1, 1910 Scientist Archibald Primrose MAY 7, 1847 Politician Archibald Wavell MAY 5, 1883 Soldier Archie Panjabi MAY 31, 1972 Actress Arnold J. Toynbee APR 14, 1889 Historian Arnold Wesker MAY 24, 1932 Playwright Arthur Balfour JUL 25, 1848 Statesman Arthur Bryant FEB 18, 1899 Historian Arthur Cayley AUG 16, 1821 Mathematician Arthur Conan Doyle MAY 22, 1859 Writer Arthur Eddington DEC 28, 1882 Scientist Arthur Harris APR 13, 1892 Soldier Arthur Helps JUL 10, 1813 Historian Arthur Henderson SEP 13, 1863 Politician Arthur Lowe SEP 22, 1915 Actor Arthur O'Shaughnessy MAR 14, 1844 Poet Arthur Phillip OCT 11, 1738 Soldier Arthur Ponsonby FEB 16, 1871 Politician Arthur Ransome JAN 18, 1884 Author Arthur Scargill JAN 11, 1938 Politician Arthur Sullivan MAY 13, 1842 Composer Arthur Symons FEB 28, 1865 Poet Auberon Waugh NOV 17, 1939 Author B. H. Liddell Hart OCT 31, 1895 Historian Barbara Amiel DEC 4, 1940 Journalist Barbara Castle OCT 6, 1910 Politician Barbara Steele DEC 29, 1937 Actress Barry Sheene SEP 11, 1950 Celebrity Barry Unsworth AUG 10, 1930 Writer Basil Bunting MAR 3, 1900 Poet Beatrice Webb JAN 2, 1958 Sociologist Bede Griffiths DEC 17, 1906 Clergyman