* William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is considered one of the greatest writers in the English language. He wrote over 30 plays, including "Hamlet", "Romeo and Juliet", and "Macbeth".
* J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851) was a Romantic landscape painter. He is known for his dramatic and atmospheric paintings, such as "The Fighting Temeraire" and "Rain, Steam, and Speed".
* John Constable (1776-1837) was another Romantic landscape painter. He is known for his idyllic paintings of the English countryside, such as "The Haywain" and "Salisbury Cathedral".
* William Blake (1757-1827) was a poet, painter, and printmaker. He is known for his visionary art, which often combined images and text.
* Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) was a portraitist and landscape painter. He is known for his elegant and sophisticated portraits, such as "The Blue Boy" and "Mrs. Graham".
* Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) was another portraitist. He is known for his grand and imposing portraits, such as "The Age of Innocence" and "The Infant Samuel".
* Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797) was a painter known for his dramatic and atmospheric paintings of industrial and scientific subjects, such as "An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump" and "The Orrery".
* George Stubbs (1724-1806) was a painter known for his equestrian paintings, such as "Whistlejacket" and "Gimcrack on Newmarket Heath".
* Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) was a portraitist known for his flattering and idealized portraits of the British aristocracy, such as "The Pinkie" and "Elizabeth Farren".
* Richard Wilson (1714-1782) was a landscape painter known for his classical and idealized landscapes, such as "The Destruction of Niobe's Children" and "The Tiber and the Temple of Vesta".