Path = Home > Famous People in History whose Surname begins with 'T' - 1

Famous People in History whose Surname begins with 'T' - 1

This category is for famous people in history whose surname begins with the letter 'T'. The names shown on this page are - Sir John Tenniel - Alfred, first Lord Tennyson - William Makepeace Thackeray - Dylan Marlais Thomas - Sir Joseph Thomson - Henry David Thoreau - James Thurber - Count Leo Tolstoy - Evangelista Torricelli - Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky.

This is page 1 of 2.

Pages: 1 2 Next

Sir John Tenniel

(1820-1914) Sir John Tenniel was an English caricaturist and cartoonist. He illustrated Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' and 'Through the Looking Glass'.

Alfred, first Lord Tennyson

(1809-1892) Alfred, first Lord Tennyson was an English poet. In 1850 he was appointed poet laureate. His many poems include 'Idylls of the King', 'Locksley Hall', 'In Memoriam' and 'The Charge of the Light Brigade'.

William Makepeace Thackeray

(1811-1863) William Makepeace Thackeray was an English novelist and satirist. His novels include 'Vanity Fair', 'Henry Esmond' and 'The Newcombes'.

Dylan Marlais Thomas

(1914-1953) Dylan Marlais Thomas was a Welsh poet. He also wrote short stories and scripts for movies and radio. His outstanding work is considered to be the radio play 'Under Milk Wood'.

Sir Joseph Thomson

(18S6-1940) Sir Joseph Thomson was a physicist and mathematician. He discovered the electron.

Henry David Thoreau

(1817-1862) Henry David Thoreau was an American writer and philosopher. He wrote 'A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers' and 'Walden'.

James Thurber

(1894-1961) James Thurber was an American cartoonist and author. Much of his work first appeared in the New Yorker magazine. He wrote 'The Owl in the Attic', 'My Life and Hard Times' and 'The Secret Life of walter Mitty'.

Count Leo Tolstoy

(1828-1910) Count Leo Tolstoy was a Russian novelist. He was the author of the famous novel "War and Peace".

Evangelista Torricelli

(1608-1647) Evangelista Torricelli was an Italian physicist. He invented the first barometer and was first to propose that the atmosphere is finite and space is a vacuum.

Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky

(1840-93) Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky was a Russian composer.