Famous People A-Z

Activity Village has a large and growing resource of famous people resources for teachers and parents to use with their kids – from colouring pages to “learn to draw” tutorials! Children can learn about the famous people we cover with our short, child-friendly biographies, write about them, tackle a comprehension or have a go at some of our fun worksheets that are designed specifically to get your kids interested.

Here you can find a simple listing of all the famous people, ancient and modern, we have on the website, in first name order.

(If you would prefer to browse by category or by type of activity, you can do that here).

Explore all our Famous People

Famous People are featured in first name order.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

• Ian Thorpe – Australian swimmer, nicknamed ‘the Thorpedo’
• Isaac Newton – English scientist most famous for gravity
• Isabella Bird – Intrepid Victorian explorer and travel writer

J

K

• Kelly Holmes – winner of 2 gold medals in Olympics 2004

L

M

N

• Nadia Comaneci – first female gymnast to score an Olympic perfect 10
• Ned Kelly – infamous Australian bushranger
• Neil Armstrong – first man to walk on the moon
• Nelson Mandela – South Africa’s first black President
• Niall Horan – member of the popular boy band One Direction

O

• Olave Baden-Powell – wife of Robert Baden-Powell and Chief Guide for many years
• Olga Korbut – star of the gymnastic arena in the 1972 Olympic Games
• Orville Wright – took the first flight in a powered aeroplane

P

R

S

T

• Tanni Grey Thompson – 11 times Paralympic gold medal winner
• Taylor Swift – award winning American singer and songwriter
• Theodore Roosevelt – 26th President of the USA
• Thomas Jefferson – 3rd President of the USA
• Tiger Woods – one of the greatest golf players of all time
• Tim Peake – first British astronaut to do a spacewalk

U

• Ulysses Grant – 18th President of the USA
• Usain Bolt – Jamaican sprinter who wowed at 2008 and 2012 Olympics

V

• Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha – Thai owner of Leicester City Football Club
• Victoria – Queen of England from 1830 to 1901, the “Victorian Age”
• Vincent van Gogh – Dutch Post-Impressionist painter

W

Z

• Zachary Taylor – 12th President of the USA
• Zayn Malik – member of the popular boy band One Direction