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Lives of 250 Great Britons

Sign up for our email to enjoy your city without spending a thing (as well as some options when you’re feeling flush). Film actors are the largest category with 32 individuals, followed by 26 novelists and 21 television actors. The entertainment industry features figures like Academy Award-winner Peter Finch, contemporary actors Guy Pearce and Kiefer Sutherland, and singer-actress Olivia Newton-John. The Premier League is the most-watched football league in the world, British music acts consistently top global charts, and British actors have defined some of cinema's most iconic roles. One of the more controversial figures to be included on the list was the occultist Aleister Crowley.