- English philosopher, mathematician, and author: Nobel Prize in literature 1950.
- U.S. journalist, sociologist, biographer, and political leader.
- U.S. religious leader and publisher: founder of Jehovah's Witnesses.
- Australian novelist.
- Irish poet and painter.
- U.S. astronomer.
- British statesman: prime minister 1846–52, 1865–66.
- U.S. singer and actress.
- U.S. basketball player and coach.
- a mountain in eastern California, in the Sierra Nevada. 14,088 feet (4,294 meters).
- a mountain in south-central Alaska, in the Alaska Range. 11,670 feet (3,557 meters).
- a male given name.
- Bertrand (Arthur William), 3rd Earl. 1872–1970, British philosopher and mathematician. His books include Principles of Mathematics (1903), Principia Mathematica (1910–13) with A. N. Whitehead, Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy (1919), The Problems of Philosophy (1912), The Analysis of Mind (1921), and An Enquiry into Meaning and Truth (1940): Nobel prize for literature 1950
- George William pen name æ . 1867–1935, Irish poet and journalist
- Henry Norris . 1877–1957, US astronomer and astrophysicist, who originated one form of the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram
- John, 1st Earl. 1792–1878, British statesman; prime minister (1846–52; 1865–66). He led the campaign to carry the 1832 Reform Act
- Ken . 1927–2011, British film director. His films include Women in Love (1969), The Music Lovers (1970), The Boy Friend (1971), Valentino (1977), Gothic (1986), and The Rainbow (1989)
