Person
Notability
Address
Year erected
Erected by
Photo
Jessie Ace and Margaret Wright
Heroines of Mumbles Lifeboat disaster
Mumbles Pier, Swansea, Wales
2016
City and County of Swansea [ 4]
Damon Albarn
Musician
19 Fillebrook Rd, Leytonstone
2017
Richard Arkwright junior (1755–1843)
Inventor of machinery for large scale cotton spinning
Lumford House Bakewell, Derbyshire
2011
Derbyshire County Council [ 5]
Francis William Aston (1877–1945)
Scientist, Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry 1922
Tennal House Tennal Road, Birmingham
2007
Charles Babbage (1791–1871)
Mathematician, astronomer and computer pioneer
1a Dorset Street , W1
Westminster City Council [ 6]
Charles Babbage (1791–1871)
Mathematician, astronomer and computer pioneer
Corner of Larcom Street and Walworth Road , SE17
Southwark Council [ 7]
Olave Baden-Powell (1889–1977)
Chief Guide of the Girl Guides
Shentall Memorial Gardens Chesterfield, Derbyshire
2011
Derbyshire County Council [ 8]
Henry Baines (1793–1878)
Botanist and Curator of York Museum Gardens
Manor Cottage, York Museum Gardens, York.
2018
Yorkshire Philosophical Society York Civic TrustYork Museums Trust
William Barron (1805–1891)
Designer of Elvaston Castle Gardens
2012
Derbyshire County Council [ 9]
John Logie Baird (1888–1946)
132-5 Long Acre , WC2
The Royal Television Society
Mary Barbour (1875–1953)
Scottish social reformer, Rent Strike Leader, Women's Peace Crusader and pioneering woman councillor in Glasgow
10 Hutton Drive, Linthouse , Glasgow
2015
Linthouse Housing Association[ 10]
Harry Beck (1903–1974)
Creator of the schematic Tube map
Finchley Central tube station , N3
London Regional Transport (grey)
Elizabeth Bell (1862–1934)
Physician, Suffragist
Daisy Hill Hospital , Newry, Northern Ireland
2016
Ulster Historical Society (blue)
A. C. Benson (1862–1925)
Author of Land of Hope & Glory
Godolphin House, Common Lane, Eton College
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Jack Kid Berg (1909–1991)
Boxer
Noble Court, Cable Street , E1
Stepney Historical Society (blue)
Hannah Billig (1901–1987)
Physician
198 Cable Street , E1
London Borough of Tower Hamlets [ 11]
Sir William Bragg (1862–1942)
Scientist, Joint Nobel Prize Winner, 1915, with his son, Sir Lawrence, for Physics
Parkinson Building, University of Leeds
Sir William Lawrence Bragg (1890–1971)
Scientist, Joint Nobel Prize Winner, 1915, with his father, Sir William (q.v.), for Physics; the only current instance of both father and son Nobel Prize winners
Parkinson Building, University of Leeds
Enid Blyton (1897–1968)
Writer
83 Shortlands Road, Shortlands, BR2
London Borough of Bromley (blue)[ 12]
Robert Boothby, Baron Boothby
Private secretary to Winston Churchill
1 Eaton Square , SW1
Private[ 13]
Harold Bride (1890–1956)
Wireless operator aboard the RMS Titanic
58 Ravensbourne Avenue, Shortlands, Bromley
London Borough of Bromley (blue)[ 14]
Anne Brontë (1820–1849)
Writer
Grand Hotel, Scarborough , North Yorkshire
Scarborough and District Civic Society
Thomas Boulton and Fredrick Park , (1847–1904), (1846–1881)
Cross-dressers
13 Wakefield Street, Kings Cross, London
Marchmont Association
Frances Bush (1845–1909)
Lace Manufacturer
99 Nottingham Rd, Long Eaton , Derbyshire
2013
Derbyshire County Council [ 15]
Jedediah Buxton (1707–1772)
Mental calculator
Elmton, Derbyshire
2011
Derbyshire County Council [ 16]
Hetty King (1883–1972)
Music Hall Male Impersonator
17 Palmerston Road Wimbledon, London
2010
Everard Calthrop (1857–1927)
Railway engineer
"Goldings", Clays Lane, Loughton, Essex
2008
Loughton Town Council
Malcolm Campbell (1885–1948)
Racing motorist, Journalist
Bonchester, Bonchester Close, Off Camden Park Road, Chislehurst
London Borough of Bromley (blue)[ 17]
Richard Carr-Gomm (1922–2008)
Humanitarian, founder of the Abbeyfield and Carr-Gomm Societies
36 Gomm Road, Bermondsey
Southwark Council [ 18]
Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977)
Actor, film maker
39 Methley Street, Kennington, London 287 Kennington Road , London, SE 11
The Dead Comics Society (blue)[ 19]
J. A. Chatwin (1830–1907)
Architect
Lloyds Bank, Queen Square, Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton Civic Society/Lloyds Bank [ 20]
Clementine Churchill (1885–1977)
Wife of Winston Churchill
107 High Street, Berkhamsted , Hertfordshire
Berkhamsted Town Council, 1979[ 21]
Alvin Langdon Coburn
Pioneering photographer
Ffordd Isaf, Harlech , Gwynedd, Wales
Royal Photographic Society /Olympus Corporation (blue/octagonal)
Sir Henry Cooper OBE KSG (1934–2011)
Professional Boxer. British, Commonwealth & European Heavyweight Champion.
4 Ealing Road Wembley HA0 4TL
2018
The Heritage Foundation
Arthur C. Clarke
Writer
Blenheim Road, Minehead , Somerset
2001
Minehead Town Council (blue)
William Sands Cox
Surgeon
House of Fraser store, Temple Row, Birmingham
City of Birmingham (blue)
Thomas Crapper (1837–1910)
Plumber and engineer
12 Thornsett Road, Bromley
London Borough of Bromley (blue)[ 22]
Richmal Crompton (1890–1969)
Author
'The Glebe', Oakley Road, Bromley Common, BR2
London Borough of Bromley (green)[ 23]
Dr.James Deeny (1906–1994)
Public Health Pioneer
21, Church Place, Lurgan
2012
Ulster History Circle
Sebastian de Ferranti (1864–1930)
Electrical Engineer
Havelock Building, 130 Bold Street , Liverpool L1 4JA (birthplace)
2016
Liverpool Council
Walter de la Mare (1873–1956)
Writer
14 Thornsett Road, Anerley, SE20
London Borough of Bromley (blue)[ 24]
Bernard Delfont (as Baron Delfont)
Impresario
Prince of Wales Theatre , Coventry Street , SW1
Comic Heritage[ 25]
Grantly Dick-Read (1890–1959)
Obstetrician
25 Harley Street , W1
Westminster City Council /National Childbirth Trust (green)[ 26]
Robert William Dale (1829–1895)
Nonconformist church leader
Carrs Lane Church, Birmingham
Birmingham Civic Society (blue)[ 27]
Air Commodore Edward Mortlock Donaldson CB CBE DSO AFC* LoM (USA) (1912–1992)
Flight airspeed record holder
Park Lane, Selsey , West Sussex 86, Grafton Road, Selsey, West Sussex
West Sussex County Council (Blue)[ 28]
Diana Dors (1931-1984)
Actress and singer
61 & 62 Kent Road, Swindon , SN1
2016
Swindon Heritage
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)
Writer
2 Upper Wimpole Street , W1
Westminster City Council /The Arthur Conan Doyle Society (green)[ 29]
George Elkington (1801–1865)
Promoter of electro-plating
Museum of Science and Industry , Newhall Street, Birmingham B3[ 30]
Arthur English (1919–1995)
Actor and comedian
22 Lysons Road Aldershot, Hampshire
2017
Aldershot Civic Society (blue)[ 31] [ 32]
Geraint Evans (1922–1992)
Opera singer
34 Birchwood Road, Petts Wood, BR5
London Borough of Bromley (blue)[ 33]
Humphrey Gainsborough
Non-conformist minister, engineer and inventor
Christ Church United Reformed Church, Reading Road, Henley-on-Thames
Oxfordshire Blue Plaques Board/Oxford Civic Society (blue)[ 34]
Sampson Gamgee
Surgeon
Repertory Theatre , Centenary Square, Broad Street, Birmingham
Birmingham Civic Society (blue)[ 27]
Robert Graves
English Poet
Vale House, Manor Vale Road, Galmpton , Brixham
Torbay Civic Society (blue)[ 27]
Graham Greene
Writer
St John's Boarding House, Chesham Road, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
Berkhamsted Town Council[ 21]
Nigel Gresley (1876–1941)
Railway engineer
Old Rectory, Ashby Road,Netherseal
2013
Derbyshire County Council [ 35]
Pete Ham
Rock musician, member of The Iveys and Badfinger
Swansea Railway Station , High Street, Swansea, SA1 1NU
2013
City and County of Swansea [ 36]
Tony Hancock
Actor and comedian
10 Grey Close, NW11
The Dead Comics Society (blue)[ 37]
James Harrington (1611–1677)
Author of The Commonwealth of Oceana
Manor House, Rectory Lane, Milton Malsor Northamptonshire, NN7 3AQ
Milton Malsor Historical Society
Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins (1807–1889)
Sculptor and artist
'Fossil Villa', 22 Belvedere Road, Anerley
London Borough of Bromley (black)[ 38]
Ethel Haythornthwaite (1894–1986)
Environmental campaigner and pioneer
Endcliffe Student Village (formerly Endcliffe Vale House), University of Sheffield
2022
CPRE PDSY and University of Sheffield[ 39] [ 40] [ 41]
Mary Frances Heaton (1801–1878)
Music teacher, unjustly incarcerated as mentally ill[ 42]
2020
Wakefield
Oliver Heaviside (1850–1925)
Electrical engineer and mathematician
Homefield, Lower Warberry Road, TQ1
The Institution of Electrical Engineers (blue)
Edward Heron-Allen (1861–1943)
Lawyer, Writer, Scholar, Scientist
122 High Street Selsey West Sussex, PO20 0QE
West Sussex County Council (Blue)[ 28]
Allen Hill
Chemist
Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford OX1 3QR
2012
Royal Society of Chemistry (Blue hexagon)[ 43]
Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889)
Poet
Manresa House , Roehampton
Greater London Council (blue)[ 44]
Frank Hornby (1863–1836)
Toy manufacturer (Meccano Ltd) and MP.
The Hollies, Station road, Maghull, Liverpool L31 3DB
English Heritage (blue)
William Hutton
Historian
Waterstones , High Street, Birmingham
Birmingham Civic Society (blue)[ 27]
Barry Jackson (director)
English theatre director, entrepreneur and the founder of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Old Rep , Station Street, Birmingham, B5 4DY
Birmingham Civic Society
Sid James
Actor
Gunnersbury Avenue , London
The Dead Comics Society
Derek Jarman
Film-maker, artist and gay rights activist
Butler's Wharf Building , 36 Shad Thames , SE1 2YE
2019
[ 45]
Griffith John
Christian missionary and translator
Ebenezer Chapel, Ebenezer Street, Swansea, SA1 5BJ
2013
City and County of Swansea [ 46]
Samuel Johnson & Joshua Reynolds
Founders of The Club
9 Gerrard Street , W1
Westminster City Council /Honsway C&E Foundation (green)[ 47]
Charles Keeping (1924–1988)
Illustrator
16 Church Road, Shortlands, BR2
London Borough of Bromley (blue)[ 48]
Marie Kendall (1873–1964)
Music Hall Artiste
Okeover Manor Clapham Common Northside, London
2011
John F. Kennedy (1917–1963)
Politician and US President
14 Princes Gate, London SW7
Unknown (blue)[ 49]
Albert Ketèlbey (1875–1959)
Composer and musician
Birmingham and Midland Institute , Cornwall Street, Birmingham
2002
Birmingham Civic Society (blue)[ 27]
Hetty King (1883–1972)
Music Hall artistes and male impersonator
17 Palmerston Road, Wimbledon
Erected by The Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America .
Frederick W. Lanchester
Scientist, inventor and engineer
Oxford Road, Moseley, Birmingham
Unknown (green)[ 50]
George Herbert Lawrence (1888–1940)
Industrialist
Main Street, Hathersage , Derbyshire
2013
Derbyshire County Council [ 51]
Jessie Matthews
Actress, dancer and singer
Blue Posts Pub, 22 Berwick Street, W1
Westminster City Council [ 52]
John Le Mesurier
Actor
Baron's Court, London
The Dead Comics Society[ 53]
Edward Lear (1812–1888)
Painter, poet and humorist
30 Seymour Street, Westminster, W1
Westminster City Council (blue)[ 54] Plaque removed in 2012.
Edward Lear (1812–1888)
Painter, poet and humorist
15 Stratford Place, Westminster, W1
Westminster City Council (green)[ 55]
Edward Lear (1812–1888)
Painter, poet and humorist
Bowman's Mews, N7
London Borough of Islington[ 56]
Lloyds Bank (Sampson Lloyd )
Origin of bank
Dale End, Birmingham
City of Birmingham (blue)[ 27]
Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge FRS
Discoverer of wireless telegraphy and inventor of the spark plug
Wolstanton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
2007
Newcastle-under-Lyme Civic Society
Arthur Lowe (1915–1982)
Actor
Kinder Road Hayfield, Derbyshire
2011
Derbyshire County Council [ 57]
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury (1834–1913)
Banker, politician, naturalist and archaeologist
High Elms Estate, Shire Lane, Farnborough, BR6
London Borough of Bromley (blue)[ 58]
Ewan MacColl (1915–1989)
Singer, songwriter and political activist
35 Stanley Avenue, Beckenham, BR3
London Borough of Bromley (blue)[ 59]
James Joseph Magennis
Submariner and Victoria Cross recipient
Royal Naval Association building, Great Victoria Street, Belfast
Ulster History Circle (blue)[ 60]
(Lord) Mayors of Birmingham of the Martineau family
Birmingham Council House foyer 1 Victoria Square B1
2008
Birmingham Civic Society
Karl Marx (1818–1883)
Philosopher, political economist, and revolutionary
101-8 Maitland Park Road, NW3
Camden London Borough Council (claret)
James McBey (1883–1959)
Artist
1 Holland Park Avenue , London W11
Unknown (grey)
Joe Meek (1929–1967)
Record producer and pioneer of sound recording technology was born here
1 Market SquareNewent , Gloucestershire
Unknown (black) as shown, replaced with The Heritage Foundation (blue) in 2011
Joe Meek (1929–1967)
Record producer – The Telstar man, pioneer of sound recording technology, lived, worked and died here.
304 Holloway Road, N19
Unknown (black)[ 61]
Sir John Everett Millais (1829–1896)
Painter
The OctagonBudleigh Salterton , Devon
Unknown (blue)
Spike Milligan
Comedian
Camden Palace, Camden High Street , NW1
Comic Heritage (blue)[ 62]
Keith Moon (1946–1978)
Drummer with The Who
90 Wardour Street , Soho , London W1 Site of the Marquee Club
2009
Gladys Moss
(1919-1941)
First Woman Police Officer in West Sussex
Worthing Police Station
Chatsworth Road
Worthing
BN11 1LY
2015
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Composer
20 Frith Street , W1
Royal Music Association (blue)[ 63]
James Murray
Lexicographer
78 Banbury Road , Oxford
Oxfordshire Blue Plaques Board/Oxford Civic Society (blue)[ 64]
Heddle Nash (1895–1961)
Opera singer
49 Towncourt Crescent, Petts Wood, Bromley
London Borough of Bromley (black)[ 65]
Edith New
Suffragette
Kent Road, Swindon SN1
2016
Swindon Heritage[ 66]
J. A. R. Newlands (1837–1898)
Chemist
West Square , London, SE11
Royal Society of Chemistry
Florence Nightingale (1820–1910)
Social reformer
2014
Derbyshire County Council [ 67]
Seán O'Casey (1880–1964)
Dramatist
Ashburton Road, Totnes , Devon
Unknown (stone)
Joe Orton (1933–1967)
Playwright
25 Noel Road , London, N1
London Borough of Islington (green)
Alexander Parkes
Metallurgist and inventor
Museum of Science and Industry, Birmingham
Birmingham Civic Society (blue)[ 27]
Sir Joseph Paxton (1803–1865)
Gardener, architect of The Crystal Palace , MP
Chatsworth Estate , Derbyshire
2011
Derbyshire County Council [ 68]
Sir William Perkin
Chemist
Cable Street , E1
Stepney Historical Trust (blue)
Dr Stephen Perse
Educator
Free School Lane , Cambridge
Cambridge Blue Plaque Scheme (blue)[ 69]
John Phillips
Geologist and first Keeper of the Yorkshire Museum
St. Mary's Lodge, York Museum Gardens, York
2016
Yorkshire Philosophical Society, York Civic Trust, and York Museums Trust
Joseph Priestley
Scholar, scientist, theologian and discoverer of oxygen
Church of St Michael and St Joseph, New Meeting House Lane, Birmingham
Birmingham Civic Society (blue)[ 27]
Anthony E. Pratt (1903 – 1994)
Inventor of Cluedo
9 Stanley Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham
2013[ 70]
Gwen Raverat
Artist
Darwin College , Silver Street, Cambridge
Cambridge Blue Plaque Scheme (blue)[ 69]
Elizabeth Jesser Reid
Slavery abolitionist and founder of Bedford College for Women
48 Bedford Square , WC1
Unknown (green)[ 71]
George Arthur Roberts (1890–1970)
First World War soldier, Second World War fireman, West Indian Community Leader
Lewis Trust Dwellings, Warner Road, Camberwell
2016
London Borough of Southwark
Joan Robinson
Economist
Kensington Park Gardens, London
2024
English Heritage (blue)[ 72]
W. Heath Robinson (1872–1944)
Cartoonist and Illustrator
75 Moss Lane Pinner, Harrow
1976
unknown(blue)
Sir Henry Royce (1863–1933)
Co-founder of Rolls-Royce
Quarndon House, Derby
2012
Derbyshire County Council [ 9]
Willie Rushton
Satirist
Mornington Crescent tube station , NW1
Comic Heritage (blue)[ 73]
Rex C. Russell
Historian, author and lecturer
Priestgate, Barton-upon-Humber
2015
Barton Civic Society
Bertha Ryland
Suffragette
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
2018
Birmingham Civic Society
Terry Scott (1927–1994)
Actor and comedian
32 Tucker Street, Watford
Comic Heritage (blue)[ 74] [ 75]
Peter Sellers (1925-1980)
Actor and comedian
10 Muswell Hill Road, N6
The Dead Comics Society (blue)[ 76]
Eileen Sheridan (1923–2023)
Cyclist
Butts Park Arena, Coventry
2024
Coventry Cycling Club
The Coventry Society
Samuel Slater (1768–1835)
Father of the American Industrial Revolution
Sunnymount Cottage, Chevin Road, Belper
2012
Derbyshire County Council [ 9]
Small Faces and Don Arden
1960s mod group and manager
52–55 Carnaby Street , London
Westminster City Council (green)[ 77]
John Smedley (1803–1874)
Father of the American Industrial Revolution
County Hall, Smedley Street, Matlock , Derbyshire
2012
Derbyshire County Council [ 9]
William Thomas Stead
Journalist
5 Smith Square , London
Westminster City Council [ 78]
George Stephenson (1781–1848)
Civil engineer
Chesterfield railway station , Derbyshire
2011
Derbyshire County Council [ 79]
George Herbert Strutt (1854–1928)
Mill owner, Philanthropist
Makeney Hall, Belper , Derbyshire
2013
Derbyshire County Council [ 80]
Joseph Sturge (1793–1859)
Quaker, campaigner for peace, extension of the vote and abolition of slavery
Eden Croft, Wheeleys Road, Edgbaston , Birmingham
Birmingham Civic Society [ 81]
William Terriss (1847–1897)
Actor
Beside the stage door of the Adelphi Theatre in London
1971
Westminster City Council (green)
Dylan Thomas
Writer
5 Cwmdonkin Drive, Uplands , Swansea, SA2 0RA
Harry Relph – "Little Tich" (1867–1928)
Music hall comedian
The Blacksmith Arms, Cudham, Bromley
London Borough of Bromley (blue)[ 82]
J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973)
Writer
Sarehole Mill Hall Green , Birmingham
Birmingham Civic Society and The Tolkien Society (blue)[ 83]
J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973)
Writer
1 Duchess PlaceEdgbaston , Birmingham
Birmingham Civic Society (blue)[ 84]
J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973)
Writer
4 Highfield RoadEdgbaston , Birmingham
Birmingham Civic Society and The Tolkien Society (blue)[ 85]
J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973)
Writer
Plough and Harrow, Hagley RoadEdgbaston , Birmingham
The Tolkien Society (blue)[ 86]
J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973)
Writer
20 Northmoor Road Oxford
Oxfordshire Blue Plaques Board (blue)[ 87]
P. L. Travers (1899–1996)
Author of Mary Poppins
50 Smith Street, London SW3
Edward Turner (1901–1973)
Motorcycle designer
8, Philip Walk, Peckham SE15
Southwark Council
William Turner (1789–1862)
Artist
16 St John Street, Oxford
Oxford Civic Society[ 88]
Alison Uttley (1884–1976)
Author
Castle Top Farm,Cromford , Derbyshire
2012
Derbyshire County Council [ 9]
Barnes Wallis (1887–1979)
Pioneer of aircraft design and inventor of the Bouncing Bomb
241 New Cross Road, New Cross , London, SE14
Lewisham Council (scarlet)
Sam Wanamaker (1919–1993)
Visionary who recreated Shakespeare's Globe
Bankside , SE1
Southwark Council [ 89]
Baron Dickinson Webster (1818–1860)
Wire manufacturer
Penns Hall , Birmingham 52°32′11″N 1°48′29″W / 52.536484°N 1.808112°W / 52.536484; -1.808112
Sutton Coldfield Civic Society (blue)
H. G. Wells (1866–1946)
Writer
Chiltern Court, Baker Street , NW1
The H. G. Wells Society (scarlet)
H. G. Wells (1866–1946)
Writer
Primark Store, Market Place, Bromley, BR1
Unknown (blue)[ 90] [ 91]
William Willett (1856–1915)
Campaigner for daylight saving time
The Cedars, Camden Park Road, Chislehurst
London Borough of Bromley (blue)[ 92]
Kenneth Williams
Comedy actor
57 Marchmont Street, WC1
The Heritage Foundation
Henry Williamson (1895–1977)
Author
Crowberry Cottage, Georgeham , Devon , and Skirr Cottage in Georgeham
The Henry Williamson Society (blue)[ 93]
Ted Willis, Baron Willis (1918–1992)
Playwright
5 Shepherds Green, Chislehurst, BR7
London Borough of Bromley (blue)[ 94]
Sir Joseph Whitworth (1803–1887)
Engineer, Inventor
Amber Mill,Oakerthorpe , Derbyshire
2012
Derbyshire County Council [ 9]
Major General James Wolfe (1727–1759)
Victor of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Quebec 1759
5 Trim Street, Bath
unknown - bronze rectangle
Ken Wood (1916–1997)
Entrepreneur and businessman, inventor of the eponymous Kenwood Chef food mixer.
Goldsworth Road, Woking, Surrey
2017
Woking Borough Council [ 95]
Thomas Telford
(1757 – 1834)
Civil Engineer
Towyn Lodge, Ravenspoint Road, Trearddur Bay, Anglesey
2016
BAe Systems