W. E. Gladstone
1809 – 1898
English

Prime minister. He led Britain for fourteen years, tried to reform the political and social system along 19th century liberal lines, and was known for his personal rectitude. In one peculiar incident, he befriended a prostitute and tried to reform her.

Contemporaries
1872–1970Bertrand Russell
1820–1910Florence Nightingale
1883–1946John Maynard Keynes
1812–1870Charles Dickens
1809–1882Charles Darwin
1874–1965Sir Winston Churchill
1821–1890Sir Richard Burton
1829–1912William Booth
1748–1832Jeremy Bentham
1857–1941Robert Baden-Powell