Top 20 Teacher celebrities in England
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Teacher celebrities [Updated June 2, 2023].
Hermione Lee was born
on March 1, 1948
in England.
Known for her writings on the lives and works of such prominent literary figures as Virginia Woolf, Eudora Welty, and Philip Roth, this British scholar taught English literature at several institutions of higher education and served as President of Oxford University's Wolfson College.
She wrote literary reviews for both The New York Review of Books and The Guardian and also hosted an English television program called Book Four.
Chris Atton was born
on March 10, 1959
in Rotherham, England.
His publications include Writing about Listening: Alternative Discourses in Rock Journalism (2009) and An Alternative Internet (2004).
William Jones was born
on September 28, 1746
in England.
At age 17 he wrote the famous poem Caissa, which told a mythical story about the origins of chess.
Samuel Parr was born
on January 26, 1747
in England.
He received a law degree from the University of Cambridge in 1781, after abandoning his divinity studies.
Robert Burton was born
on February 8, 0
in England.
His writings had an immense impact on poet and essayist
Samuel Johnson.
Richard Bentley was born
on January 27, 0
in England.
He was one of the key figures in the establishment of the English scholarly field of Hellenism (Greek studies).
John Carey was born
on April 5, 1934
in England.
He served as chairman of the Man Booker Prize committee. His book-length publications include What Good Are the Arts? and The Violent Effigy: A Study of Dickens' Imagination.
John Brand was born
on August 19, 1744
in England.
He authored the famous 1777 work Popular Antiquities.
George Lyttelton was born
on January 6, 1883
in England.
He excelled in university shot put competitions, but was known as a talentless cellist.
Benjamin Jowett was born
on April 15, 1817
in London, England.
He became known for translating the works of Plato, Aristotle, and Thucydides.
Montague Druitt was born
on August 15, 1857
in England.
Many modern investigators into the Jack the Ripper murders have concluded that Druitt was likely not the killer.
Stephen Chapman was born
on May 12, 1959
in England.
He is an influential figure in chemistry research and has written more than two hundred publications on the subject.
Terrence Barnardt was born
on September 8, 1968
in England.
He created a chat-based meditation app called Breathe with Terrence.
Emily Wilson was born
on September 28, 1971
in England.
An English professor and classicist, Emily Wilson is best known as a literary reviewer for The London Review of Books and The Times Literary Supplement. Emily Wilson's scholarly works include Mocked with Death: Tragic Overliving from Sophocles to Milton (2004) and The Death of Socrates: Hero, Villain, Chatterbox, Saint (2007).
Emily Wilson won the prestigious Rome Prize in 2006.
Megan Fletcher was born
on August 2, 1989
in Reading, England.
She attended the University of Bath and has worked as geography teacher.
Tristan Pang was born
on October 18, 2001
in England.
He delivered a speech called "The Future of Education: But Not As You Know It" at New Zealand's Festival of Education.
TJ Binyon was born
on February 18, 1936
in England.
His 2002 biography of Aleksandr Pushkin earned him the Samuel Johnson Prize in 2003.
Mike Tomlinson was born
on October 17, 1942
in England.
He served as governor of the University of Hertfordshire and was a member of the Public Engagement group of the Science Museum.
Brian Simon was born
on March 26, 1915
in England.
Between 1943 and 1998, he published a number of works on education in society including A Student's View of the Universities and Education and the Social Order, 1940-1990.
Ian Morris was born
on January 27, 1960
in England.
He has published many books including The Measure of Civilisation: How Social Development Decides the Fate of Nations in 2013.
