Sir Roger Bannister
English
Athlete and doctor. He was the first man to run the mile under four minutes, and thus expressed hard work, preparation, and determinism, as well as a joy in speed and in movement.
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| 1879–1976 | Ernest Shepard |
| 1893–1957 | Dorothy Sayers |
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| 1933–1967 | Joe Orton |
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| 1882–1956 | A. A. Milne |
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| 1888–1988 | Archibald Brockway |
| 1847–1933 | Annie Besant |
| 1910–1989 | Sir A. J. Ayer |
