Wanderlust World Wanderlust World * William Shakespeare (1564-1616): English playwright, poet, and actor, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language.
* Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596): English explorer, privateer, naval commander, and politician.
* Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593): English playwright, poet, and translator, known for his plays such as "Doctor Faustus" and "Tamburlaine".
* Ben Jonson (1572-1637): English playwright, poet, actor, and literary critic.
* John Milton (1608-1674): English poet, pamphleteer, and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under its Council of State and later under Oliver Cromwell.
* Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679): English philosopher, considered one of the founders of modern political philosophy.
* John Locke (1632-1704): English philosopher, considered one of the most influential thinkers of the modern era.
* Isaac Newton (1643-1727): English mathematician and physicist, widely credited as one of the most influential scientists of all time.