They are among the 54,922 "Great Britons" who died before December 31, 2000, listed in the new 60-volume Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
The entire lot weighs 128 kg, and it took 12 years and $76 million to put together the more than 62 million words.
It contains people—including mythical characters like King Arthur--from almost every walk of life who impacted Britain between the 4th century BC and 2000.
Others entries include Jack the Ripper, Robin Hood, and Deen Mahomed (1759-1851) an Indian born barber-turned-surgeon-turned
Doreen Valiente, described as the "mother of modern pagan witchcraft," shares space with other women like Queen Elizabeth I, Linda McCartney, Virginia Woolf (whose father compiled the first edition) Dusty Springfield and Princess Diana.
Compared to its 19th century predecessor, the canvas is obviously much broader this time.
"The main change is that we've had a much more inclusive attitude. We've moved away from the establishment attitude, and included more people from popular areas such as entertainment and sports," Alex May, one of the dictionary's five research directors, was quoted as saying.
At nearly $13,500, the dictionary isn't cheap.
But that hasn't stopped 1000 individuals and institutions from buying it so far.
