Top Celebrity Names Starting With Th

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   William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam

   1748 - 1833 Male
   

   Politician, Viscount, Statesman

   
   

   William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam PC, styled Viscount Milton until 1756, was a British Whig statesman of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1782 he inherited his uncle Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham's estates, making him one of the richest people in Britain. He played a leading part in Whig politics until the 1820s.… read more

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   Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford

   1550 - 1604 Male
   

   Peer, Poet, Dramatist

   
   

   Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford was an English peer and courtier of the Elizabethan era. Although he had a reckless, unpredictable, and violent nature that precluded him attaining any court or government responsibility and led to the ruination of his estate, Oxford was noted in his own time as a patron of the arts, lyric poet, and playwright, and since the 1920s he has been the most popular alternative candidate proposed for the authorship of Shakespeare's works.… read more

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   14th Dalai Lama

   Age 76 Male
   

   Dalai Lama

   
   

   The 14th Dalai Lama is the 14th and current Dalai Lama. Dalai Lamas are the most influential figures in the Gelugpa lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, although the 14th has consolidated control over the other lineages in recent years. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, and is also well known for his lifelong advocacy for Tibetans inside and outside Tibet. Tibetans traditionally believe him to be the reincarnation of his predecessors and a manifestation of the Bodhisattva of Compassion.… read more

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   Martin Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke

   1860 - 1938 Male
   

   Cricketer

   
   

   Lord Hawke redirects here. For other holders of the title, see Baron Hawke Martin Bladen Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke of Towton, generally known as Lord Hawke, was an English amateur cricketer who played major roles in the sport's administration. Hawke was especially noted for his captaincy of Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1883 to 1910, the team winning the County Championship eight times under his leadership.… read more

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   Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick

   1428 - 1471 Male
   

   Jure Uxoris 16th Earl of Warwick and Suo Jure 6th Earl of Salisbury

   
   

   Richard Neville KG, jure uxoris 16th Earl of Warwick and suo jure 6th Earl of Salisbury and 8th and 5th Baron Montacute, known as Warwick the Kingmaker, was an English nobleman, administrator, and military commander. The son of Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury, Warwick was the wealthiest and most powerful English peer of his age, with political connections that went beyond the country's borders.… read more

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   Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald

   1775 - 1860 Male
   

   Politician, Admiral, Earl

   
   

   Admiral Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, 1st Marquess of Maranhão, GCB, ODM, styled Lord Cochrane between 1778 and 1831, was a senior British naval flag officer and radical politician. He was a daring and successful captain of the Napoleonic Wars, leading the French to nickname him Le Loup des Mers ('The Sea Wolf').… read more

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   Robert Petre, 9th Baron Petre

   1742 - 1801 Male
   

   Peer

   
   

   Robert Edward Petre, 9th Baron Petre was a British peer. Lord Petre was the son of Robert Petre, 8th Baron Petre (1713–1742), a renowned horticulturist, and Lady Henrietta Anna Mary Barbara Radclyffe (1714–1760), daughter of the 3rd Earl of Derwentwater (1689–1716) who was the grandson of Charles II by his mistress Moll Davis.… read more

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   Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire

   1833 - 1908 Male
   

   Politician, Overlord, Statesman

   
   

   Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire KG, GCVO, PC, PC (23 July 1833 – 24 March 1908), styled Lord Cavendish of Keighley between 1834 and 1858 and Marquess of Hartington between 1858 and 1891, was a British statesman.… read more

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   George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen

   1784 - 1860 Male
   

   Politician, Overlord, Landowner

   
   

   George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen KG KT FRSE FRS PC FSA(Scot) (28 January 1784 – 14 December 1860), styled Lord Haddo from 1791 to 1801, was a British politician and landowner, successively a Tory, Conservative and Peelite, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1852 until 1855.… read more

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    John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch

    Male
    

    Politician, Peer, Volunteer

    
    

    Walter Francis John Montagu Douglas Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch and 11th Duke of Queensberry, KT, VRD, JP, DL was a Scottish Peer, politician and landowner. He served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in the Second World War, and represented Edinburgh North in the House of Commons for 13 years. He owned the largest private landed estate in the United Kingdom, covering some 280,000 acres (1,100 km).… read more

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    Thomas de Courtenay, 13th Earl of Devon

    Male
    

    Duke, Noble, Earl

    
    

    Thomas Courtenay, 13th earl of Devon was born, presumably in Devonshire, in 1414. As the only surviving son of Hugh de Courtenay, 12th Earl of Devon, Courtenay inherited the earldom on his father’s death in 1422. He may have been a ward of the all-powerful Duke of Exeter. In August, a mere teenager, he was amongst a noble entourage of 300 who attended Henry VI's coronation at Paris.… read more

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    Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, 12th Earl of Shaftesbury

    Age 33 Male
    

    Peerage

    
    

    Nicholas Edmund Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 12th Earl of Shaftesbury, also known as Nick Ashley-Cooper, succeeded his brother as Earl of Shaftesbury. The 12th Earl of Shaftesbury is the godson of Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster; and Simon Elliot, husband of Annabel Shand, sister of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.… read more

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    Thomas de Courtenay, 5th Earl of Devon

    1414 - 1458 Male
    

    Noble

    
    

    Thomas Courtenay, 5th Earl of Devon was an English nobleman, son of Hugh de Courtenay, 4th Earl of Devon, who was involved in the Wars of the Roses that led to his death, the execution of three of his sons, and the eventual attainder of his titles.… read more

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    Gilbert de Clare, 8th Earl of Gloucester

    1291 - 1314 Male
    

    14th-century English Magnate

    
    

    Gilbert de Clare, 8th Earl of Gloucester and 7th Earl of Hertford was an English nobleman and a military commander in the Scottish Wars. In contrast to most English earls at the time, his main focus lay in the pursuit of war rather than in domestic political strife. He was the son of Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester, and Joan of Acre, daughter of Edward I.… read more

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    David Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley

    Age 51 Male
    

    Politician, Viscount, Earl

    
    

    David George Philip Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley, KCVO, DL, was styled from birth Viscount Malpas until 1968, and subsequently Earl of Rocksavage until 1990. He is a British peer and is the current Lord Great Chamberlain of the United Kingdom, as a 14-partite holder of that office.… read more

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    Sir Richard Strachan, 6th Baronet

    1760 - 1828 Male
    

    Admiral, Military Person

    
    

    Sir Richard John Strachan, 6th Baronet GCB was a British officer of the Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, eventually rising to the rank of admiral.

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    Robert Boyd, 5th Lord Boyd

    1590 Male
    

    Noble, Courtier

    
    

    Robert Boyd, 5th Lord Boyd was a Scottish noble and courtier.

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    William Boyle, 12th Earl of Cork and Orrery

    1873 - 1967 Male
    

    Admiral, Military Person

    
    

    Admiral of the Fleet William Henry Dudley Boyle, 12th Earl of Cork, 12th Earl of Orrery GCB GCVO RN was a career Royal Navy officer who had achieved the rank of full Admiral before succeeding a cousin in 1934 to the family titles, chief of which is Earl of Cork. He was, at the time, serving as Commander-in-Chief of the British Home Fleet (1933–1935).… read more

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    Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster

    Age 60 Male
    

    Politician, Major General, Owner

    
    

    Major-General Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, KG, CB, OBE, CD, DVD, TD, DL, GCLJ, is the son of Robert George Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster, and his wife Hon. Viola Maud Lyttelton. He is the owner of property company Grosvenor Group.… read more

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    García Hurtado de Mendoza, 5th Marquis of Cañete

    1535 - 1609 Male
    

    Governor, Marquis, Soldier

    
    

    García Hurtado de Mendoza y Manrique, 5th Marquis of Cañete was a Spanish soldier, governor of Chile, and viceroy of Peru (from January 8, 1590 to July 24, 1596). He is often known simply as "Marquis of Cañete".… read more

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    Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick

    1272 - 1315 Male
    

    Opposition, King, Front Runner

    
    

    Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick was an English magnate, and one of the principal opponents of King Edward II and his favourite Piers Gaveston. Guy de Beauchamp was the son of William de Beauchamp, the first Beauchamp earl of Warwick, and succeeded his father in 1298. He distinguished himself at the Battle of Falkirk and subsequently, as a capable servant of the crown under King Edward I.… read more

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    Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey

    1851 - 1917 Male
    

    Politician, Noble, Governor General

    
    

    Albert Henry George Grey, 4th Earl Grey PC GCB GCMG GCVO was a British nobleman and politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the ninth since Canadian Confederation. Grey was born the eldest son of a noble and political family in the United Kingdom and educated at Harrow School before moving on to the University of Cambridge.… read more

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    Percy Bernard, 5th Earl of Bandon

    1904 - 1979 Male
    

    Commanding Officer, Military Person, Earl

    
    

    Percy Ronald Gardner Bernard, 5th Earl of Bandon, GBE, CB, CVO, DSO, RAF was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force in the mid-20th century. He was a squadron, station and group commander during World War II and the fifth Commandant of the Royal Observer Corps after the War. He was awarded a US Distinguished Flying Cross in December 1946 and the American Bronze Star Medal also in 1946.… read more

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    William Petre, 13th Baron Petre

    1847 - 1893 Male
    

    Priest

    
    

    William Joseph, 13th Baron Petre was a Monsignor of the Roman Catholic Church.

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    Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas

    1372 - 1424 Male
    

    Scottish Nobleman and General

    
    

    Archibald Douglas, Duke of Touraine, Earl of Douglas, and Wigtown, Lord of Annandale, Galloway 13th Lord of Douglas, was a Scottish nobleman and warlord. He is sometimes given the epithet "Tyneman", but this may be a reference to his great-uncle Sir Archibald Douglas.… read more