List of people on the postage stamps of the United Kingdom facts for kids
Did you know that stamps are tiny pieces of art that tell stories? They often feature important people from history or famous figures from today. This article is a list of people who have appeared on United Kingdom stamps. The year next to each name shows when they first appeared on a stamp.
For a long time, the Royal Mail had a special rule: only the monarch (the King or Queen) and other members of the Royal Family could be shown on British stamps while they were still alive. This rule was very strict and was only broken a few times. For example, in 1967, a stamp showed a tiny, unclear person on a yacht, who was actually Francis Chichester sailing around the world. Later, on a stamp honoring Freddie Mercury, you could just see Roger Taylor, the drummer, in the background.
The rule started to change in 2003 when players from England's Rugby World Cup team were shown after their big win, but their faces were not clear. The rule was completely changed in 2005. That year, stamps were released to celebrate the English cricket team's victory in Ashes series. These stamps clearly showed team members like captain Michael Vaughan and Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff. Since then, other famous people have appeared, including members of The Beatles and actor David Tennant. British athletes who won gold medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics also appeared on stamps.
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People on UK Stamps
A
- Nicola Adams (2012)
- Ben Ainslie (2012)
- John Alcock (1969)
- Prince Andrew, Duke of York (1986)
- Queen Anne of Cleves, wife of Henry VIII (1997)
- Jessica-Jane Applegate (2012)
- John Archer (2013)
B
- Charles Babbage, scientist (1991, 2010)
- Francis Bacon (2009)
- Robert Baden-Powell (1982)
- Tim Baillie (2012)
- Francis Baily (1970)
- Natasha Baker (2012)
- Sir John Barbirolli (1980)
- Laura Bechtolsheimer (2012)
- Sir Thomas Beecham (1980)
- The Black Prince (1974)
- Admiral Robert Blake (1982)
- Danny Blanchflower (1996)
- Anne Boleyn, wife of Henry VIII (1997)
- Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (1937)
- David Bowie, musician and actor (2017)
- Robert Boyle, scientist (2010)
- Scott Brash (2012)
- Benjamin Britten (2013)
- Charlotte Brontë (1980)
- Emily Brontë (1980)
- Arthur Whitten Brown (1969)
- Danielle Brown (2012)
- Alistair Brownlee (2012)
- Steven Burke (2012)
- Robert Burns (1966, 1996, 2009)
- Sir Matt Busby (2009)
- Mickey Bushell (2012)
C
- Queen Catherine of Aragon, wife of Henry VIII (1997)
- Donald Campbell (2009)
- Luke Campbell (2012)
- Charles, Prince of Wales (1969)
- Charlie Chaplin (1985, 1999)
- Peter Charles (2012)
- Francis Chichester (1967, 2003)
- Sophie Christiansen (2012)
- Sir Winston Churchill (1965, 1974)
- Ed Clancy (2012)
- Hannah Cockroft (2012)
- Mark Colbourne (2012)
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (2009)
- Captain James Cook (2018)
- Peter Cook (1998)
- Tommy Cooper (1998)
- Katherine Copeland (2012)
- Josef Craig (2012)
- Deb Criddle (2012)
- Admiral Andrew Cunningham (1982)
- Peter Cushing, actor (2013)
D
- Charles Darwin (1982)
- Elizabeth David (2013)
- Aled Davies (2012)
- Bishop Richard Davies (1988)
- Les Dawson (1998)
- Dixie Dean (1996)
- Frederick Delius (1985)
- Richard Dimbleby (2013)
- Lord Dowding (1986)
- Sir Francis Drake (1973)
- Charlotte Dujardin (2012)
E
- King Edward VII (1902)
- King Edward VIII (1936)
- Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (1999)
- Duncan Edwards, footballer (1996)
- Edward Elgar (1985)
- George Eliot (1980)
- Queen Elizabeth II (1952)
- Jessica Ennis (2012)
F
- Neil Fachie (2012)
- Michael Faraday (1991)
- Mo Farah (2012)
- Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York (1986)
- Admiral Jackie Fisher (1982)
- Jonathan Fox (2012)
- Benjamin Franklin (1976, 2010)
- Heather Frederiksen (2012)
- Elisabeth Frink (1996)
- Sir Martin Frobisher (1972)
G
- Mohandas Gandhi (1969)
- Elizabeth Gaskell (1980)
- Saint George (1951)
- King George V (1911)
- King George VI (1937)
- Helen Glover (2012)
- Owain Glyndŵr (1974)
- King Harold Godwinson (1966)
- William Gilbert Grace (1973)
- Katherine Grainger (2012)
- Thomas Gray (1971)
- Alex Gregory (2012)
- Joyce Grenfell (1998)
H
- George Frederic Handel (1985)
- Thomas Hardy (1990)
- Sir Arthur Harris (1986)
- Prince Harry (2018)
- King Henry V (1964)
- King Henry VIII (1982)
- Sir John Herschel (1970)
- Sir William Herschel, astronomer (1970)
- Carl Hester (2012)
- Sir Rowland Hill, postal reformer (1979)
- Philip Hindes (2012)
- Alfred Hitchcock, filmmaker (1985)
- Dorothy Hodgkin, scientist (2010)
- Wenceslaus Hollar (1965)
- Gustav Holst, composer (1985)
- Sophie Hosking (2012)
- Queen Catherine Howard, wife of Henry VIII (1997)
- Sir Chris Hoy (2012 twice)
- Henry Hudson, explorer (1972)
- Ollie Hynd (2012)
J
- Tom James (2012)
- Edward Jenner, scientist (2010)
- Samuel Johnson (2009)
- Jade Jones (2012)
- Anthony Joshua (2012)
K
- Anthony Kappes (2012)
- John Keats, poet (1971)
- Peter Kennaugh (2012)
- Jason Kenny (2012 twice)
- Alice Keppel, mistress of Edward VII (1983)
- Violet Keppel (1983)
- Danielle King (2012)
L
- Stan Laurel, comedian (1990)
- Mary Leakey (2013)
- Edward Lear (1988)
- Vivien Leigh (1985, 1996, 2013)
- John Lennon (1988)
- Joseph Lister (1965, 2010)
- David Livingstone (1973)
- David Lloyd George (2013)
- Helena Lucas (2012)
M
- Craig MacLean (2012)
- Ben Maher (2012)
- Guglielmo Marconi, inventor (1995)
- Meghan Markle (2018)
- Ed McKeever (2012)
- Freddie Mercury, musician (1999)
- Bobby Moore, footballer (1996 & 1999)
- Rev William Morgan, Welsh Bible translator (1988)
- Andy Murray (2012)
- Brian May (2020)
N
- Alexander Nasmyth (1966)
- Admiral Horatio Nelson (1982)
- Sir Isaac Newton, scientist (2010)
- Florence Nightingale, nurse (1970)
- David Niven (1985)
P
- Emmeline Pankhurst (1968)
- Norman Parkinson (2013)
- Jonnie Peacock (2012)
- Josie Pearson (2012)
- Lee Pearson (2012)
- Fred Perry (2009)
- Queen Catherine Parr, wife of Henry VIII (1997)
- Bishop Richard Parry (1988)
- Victoria Pendleton (2012)
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1972)
- Captain Mark Phillips (1973)
- Lord Portal (1986)
R
- Sir Henry Raeburn (1973)
- Sir Walter Raleigh (1973)
- Pete Reed (2012)
- Pamela Relph (2012)
- Sir Joshua Reynolds (1973)
- Naomi Riches (2012)
- Gus Risman (1995)
- Robert the Bruce (1974)
- James Roe (2012)
- Sir James Clark Ross (1972)
- Joanna Rowsell (2012)
- Ernest Rutherford, scientist (2010)
- Greg Rutherford (2012)
S
- William Salesbury (1988)
- Sir Malcolm Sargent (1980)
- Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1972)
- Sir Walter Scott (1971)
- Peter Sellers (1985)
- Sir Nicholas Shackleton, scientist (2010)
- Queen Jane Seymour, wife of Henry VIII (1997)
- William Shakespeare (1964, 1988)
- Bill Shankly (2013)
- Ellie Simmonds (2012)
- Paul Simonon
- Simon de Montfort (1965)
- Nick Skelton (2012)
- Archibald Skirving (1966)
- David Smith (2012)
- Sophie, Countess of Wessex (1999)
- Lady Diana Spencer (1981)
- The Spice Girls (2024)
- Henry Morton Stanley (1973)
- Heather Stanning (2012)
- David Stone (2012)
- Barney Storey (2012)
- Sarah Storey (2012)
- Etienne Stott (2012)
- George Stubbs (1967)
- Charles Sturt (1973)
T
- Roger Taylor (1999)
- Lord Tedder (1986)
- David Tennant (2011, 2013)
- Alfred Tennyson (1992)
- Geraint Thomas (2012)
- Lord Trenchard (1986)
- Andrew Triggs Hodge (2012)
- Laura Trott (2012 twice)
V
- Lily van den Broecke (2012)
- Queen Victoria (1840, 1970)
- Ralph Vaughan Williams (1972)
W
- Harold Wagstaff
- Alfred Russel Wallace, scientist (2010)
- Anna Watkins (2012)
- David Weir (2012)
- Sophie Wells (2012)
- Bradley Wiggins (2012)
- Peter Wilson (2012)
- Billy Wright (1996)
- Henry Wood (1980)
- Mary Wollstonecraft (2009)
See also
- List of United Kingdom commemorative stamps
- List of people on stamps of Lundy
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