Top Celebrity Names Starting With St

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   Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma

   1900 - 1979 Male
   

   
   
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   Sir William Gull, 1st Baronet

   1816 - 1890 Male
   

   Physician

   
   

   Sir William Withey Gull, 1st Baronet of Brook Street was a prominent 19th century English physician. Of modest family origins, he rose through the ranks of the medical profession to establish a lucrative private practice and serve in a number of prominent roles, including Governor of Guy's Hospital, Fullerian Professor of Physiology and President of the Clinical Society.… read more

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   Roger Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes

   1872 - 1945 Male
   

   Admiral, Baron, Military Person

   
   

   Admiral of the Fleet Roger John Brownlow Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes, Bt GCB KCVO CMG DSO RN was a noted British admiral, with an active service life that included 19th-century African anti-slavery patrols to the Allied landings in Leyte in World War II. He was regarded throughout the British Empire as one of the great military heroes of his day.… read more

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   Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay

   1887 - 1965 Male
   

   Army Officer

   
   

   General Hastings Lionel "Pug" Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay, KG, GCB, CH, DSO, PC was a British Indian Army officer and diplomat, remembered primarily for his role as Winston Churchill's chief military assistant during the Second World War and his service as the first Secretary General of NATO from 1952 to 1957. Ismay was born in India in 1887, but educated in the United Kingdom at the Charterhouse School and Royal Military College, Sandhurst.… read more

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   Roger Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes

   1872 - 1945 Male
   

   
   
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   William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield

   1705 - 1793 Male
   

   Politician, Barrister, Earl

   
   

   William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, SL, PC was a British barrister, politician and judge noted for his reform of English law. Born to Scottish nobility, he was educated in Perth, Scotland before moving to London at the age of 13 to take up a place at Westminster School. He was accepted into Christ Church, Oxford, in May 1723, and graduated four years later.… read more

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   Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive

   1725 - 1774 Male
   

   
   
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   Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett

   1883 - 1962 Male
   

   Judge

   
   

   William Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett, QC PC was a British barrister, judge, politician and preacher who served as the alternate British judge during the Nuremberg Trials. Educated at Barrow-in-Furness Grammar School. He was a Methodist preacher and a draper before attending Emmanuel College, Cambridge, in 1907 to study theology, history and law. Upon graduating in 1910 he worked as a secretary and was called to the Bar in 1913.… read more

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   Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall

   1284 - 1312 Male
   

   Favourite of King Edward Ii of England

   
   

   Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall was an English nobleman of Gascon origin, and the favourite of King Edward II of England. At a young age he made a good impression on King Edward I of England, and was assigned to the household of the King's son, Edward of Carnarvon.… read more

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    Claud Schuster, 1st Baron Schuster

    1869 - 1956 Male
    

    Barrister, Politician, Baron

    
    

    Claud Schuster, 1st Baron Schuster, GCB, CVO, KC was a British barrister and civil servant noted for his long tenure as Permanent Secretary to the Lord Chancellor's Office. Born to a middle-class Mancunian family, Schuster was educated at St. George's School, Ascot and Winchester College before matriculating at New College, Oxford in 1888 to study history.… read more

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    James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie

    1812 - 1860 Male
    

    Scottish Politician and Civil Servant

    
    

    James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie KT, PC, styled Lord Ramsay until 1838 and known as The Earl of Dalhousie between 1838 and 1849, was a Scottish statesman, and a colonial administrator in British India. He served as Governor-General of India from 1848 to 1856.… read more

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    Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet

    1740 - 1810 Male
    

    Merchant Banker

    
    

    Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet was an English merchant banker, later becoming the first of the Baring Baronets.

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    Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester

    1754 - 1842 Male
    

    Member of Parliament, Earl, Politician

    
    

    Thomas William Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester, known as Coke of Norfolk, was a British politician and agricultural reformer. Born to Wenman Coke, Member of Parliament (MP) for Derby and his wife Elizabeth, Coke was educated at several schools, including Eton College, before undertaking a Grand Tour of Europe. After returning to Britain and being married, Coke's father died, leaving him the owner of a 30,000 acre Norfolk estate.… read more

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    Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay

    1800 - 1859 Male
    

    Politician, Baron, Poet

    
    

    Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay PC was a British poet, historian and Whig politician. He wrote extensively as an essayist and reviewer, and on British history. He also held political office as Secretary at War between 1839 and 1841 and Paymaster-General between 1846 and 1848.… read more

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    Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden

    1714 - 1794 Male
    

    Politician, Lawyer, Judge

    
    

    Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden was an English lawyer, judge and Whig politician who was first to hold the title of Earl of Camden. As a lawyer and judge he was a leading proponent of civil liberties, championing the rights of the jury, and limiting the powers of the State in leading cases such as Entick v Carrington.… read more

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    Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke

    1678 - 1751 Male
    

    Politician, King, Foreign Minister

    
    

    Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke was an English politician, government official and political philosopher. He was a leader of the Tories, and supported the Church of England politically despite his atheism. In 1715 he supported the Jacobite rebellion of 1715 which sought to overthrow the new king George I. Escaping to France he became foreign minister for the Pretender.… read more

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    Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds

    1632 - 1712 Male
    

    Politician, Statesman, Overlord

    
    

    Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, KG, English statesman, commonly known as Lord Danby, served in a variety of offices under Kings Charles II and William III of England.

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    Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield

    1874 - 1948 Male
    

    British-american Businessman and Politician

    
    

    Albert Henry Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield, PC, TD, born Albert Henry Knattriess, was a British-American who was managing director, then chairman of the Underground Electric Railways Company of London (UERL) from 1910 to 1933 and chairman of the London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB) from 1933 to 1947.… read more

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    Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont

    1636 - 1701 Male
    

    Colonial Governor of New York, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts

    
    

    Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont, known as The Lord Coote between 1683 and 1689, was a member of the English Parliament and a colonial governor. Born in Ireland, he was an early supporter of William and Mary, siding with them in the Glorious Revolution. In 1695 he was given commissions as governor of the provinces of New York, Massachusetts Bay, and New Hampshire, which he held until his death.… read more

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    John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey

    1885 - 1971 Male
    

    Admiral, Baron, Elder

    
    

    Admiral of the Fleet John Cronyn "Jack" Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey GCB, KBE, DSO, DCL was a Royal Navy admiral who served in both World Wars. He signed himself as "Jack", not "John". Tovey joined the Royal Navy before World War I, and commanded destroyers in that war. He rose, with several senior commands, until promoted to Admiral of the Fleet in 1943. He retired in 1946 and died in 1971, in Madeira.… read more

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    Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley

    1833 - 1913 Male
    

    Field Marshal

    
    

    Field Marshal Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley, KP, GCB, OM, GCMG, VD, PC was an Anglo-Irish officer in the British Army. He served in Burma, the Crimean War, the Indian Mutiny, China, Canada, and widely throughout Africa—including his Ashanti campaign (1873–1874) and the Nile Expedition against Mahdist Sudan in 1884–85. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Forces from 1895 to 1900.… read more

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    William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong

    1810 - 1900 Male
    

    Inventor, Scientist, Engineer, Industrialist

    
    

    William George Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong CB, FRS was an effective Tyneside industrialist who founded the Armstrong Whitworth manufacturing empire.

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    Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo, 21st Duchess of Medina Sidonia

    1936 - 2008 Female
    

    Politician, Duchess, Grandee

    
    

    Luisa Isabel Alvarez de Toledo y Maura, 21st Duchess of Medina Sidonia, Grandee of Spain was the holder of the ducal title Medina-Sidonia in Spain. Known as the La Duquesa Roja or The Red Duchess. She was the 21st Duchess of the ducal family of Medina-Sidonia, one of the most prestigious noble families and Grandees of Spain.… read more

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    John Somers, 1st Baron Somers

    1651 - 1716 Male
    

    Politician, Statesman, Bishop

    
    

    John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, PC, FRS was an English Whig jurist and statesman. Somers first came to national attention in the trial of the Seven Bishops where he was on the their defence counsel. He published tracts on political topics such as the succession to the crown, where he elaborated his Whig principles in support of the Exclusionists. He played a leading part in shaping the Revolution settlement.… read more

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    Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke

    1705 - 1781 Male
    

    Politician, Statesman, Admiral

    
    

    Admiral of the Fleet Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke KB, PC was an officer of the Royal Navy. He is best remembered for his service during the Seven Years' War, particularly his victory over a French fleet at the Battle of Quiberon Bay in 1759, preventing a French invasion of Britain. A number of Royal Navy warships were named after him, in commemoration of this.… read more