Few countries can have produced as many World famous people as the British Isles. Mention many of these people throughout the world by surname only and the majority of educated people will be able to tell you something about them. Names such as Darwin, Dickens, Faraday, Raleigh, Wordsworth and of course Shakespeare should evoke a certain amount of pride in any British citizen. Not only have the British written, explored, invented or discovered many things - they are renowned for being inspired to be the 'first' to achieve something. For information on famous British people or in some cases, people born in other countries but with strong British connections - Click on the name below or click the categories on the right. Where an inn listed on the site has some connection with somebody famous, we will award a 'Shakespeare' icon. If you know of any inn related to somebody famous - please let us know and if you think there's somebody important that we've missed, as this list is constantly under construction. inns@fatbadgers.co.uk