Skip to main content
  • Westminster Abbey
  • EN
    • English (EN)
    • Français (FR)
    • Deutsch (DE)
    • Nederlands (NL)
    • Portuguĕs (PT)
    • Español (ES)
    • Italiano (IT)
    • Polski (PL)
    • Magyar (HU)
    • Русскийязык (RU)
    • 日本語 (JA)
    • 中文 (ZH)
    • 한국의 (KO)
    • العربية (AR)
  • Visit Us
  • Worship & music
  • Events
  • Learning
  • Support us
  • About the Abbey
  • Shop
  • Book Tickets
  • Visit us
    • Plan your visit
      • What to see and do
      • Multimedia guide
      • Access, facilities and frequently asked questions
      • The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries
        • Frequently asked questions
      • Wednesday Lates
    • Prices & entry times
    • Group visits
    • Guided tours
    • Food & drink
    • The Abbey shop
    • Photo gallery
  • Worship & music
    • Worship at the Abbey
      • Welcome from the Dean of Westminster
      • Abbey clergy
      • Attending a service
      • Processional banners
      • Processional crosses
      • Icons at Westminster Abbey
      • Vestments and frontals
    • Services & times
      • Regular services
        • Evensong
        • Morning Prayer
        • Holy Communion
        • Evening Prayer
        • Matins
        • Sung Eucharist
        • Evening Service
      • Choral services
      • Special services
        • Past special services
      • Our Lady of Pew
      • Organ recitals
      • Holy Week and Easter
      • Edwardtide
      • Advent & Christmas
    • Music
      • The Abbey Choir and musicians
        • The Choir
        • Choristership
      • Concerts and events
      • The organs
        • The Harrison & Harrison organ (1937)
        • The Queen's organ (Mander, 2013)
        • Summer Organ Festival
      • Recordings
        • Ludford: Missa Videte miraculum
        • Finzi, Bax & Ireland: Choral Music
        • Taverner: Western Wynde Mass
        • Parry: I was glad & other choral works
        • Music for Remembrance
        • Rejoice! The Lord is King
        • Organ Masterpieces
        • Abbey Spectacular!
        • Elgar Organ Works
    • Sermons
    • Christianity – some basics
  • Events
    • Bell ringing days
    • Flag days
    • Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lectures
  • Learning
    • Primary Schools
      • Self-led visits
      • Video-conferencing
      • Outreach workshops
    • Secondary Schools
      • Self-led visits
      • Video conferencing
    • Overseas schools and universities
    • Families
      • Top tips for visiting
      • The Abbey from the North Green
      • Family Wreath for Remembrance
    • Community groups
    • Youth groups
    • Virtual tours
      • Worship and daily life
      • Monarchy
      • The Abbey and national memory
      • Building Westminster Abbey
  • Support us
    • Make a donation
    • Leave a legacy
    • Join the Abbey Association
      • Individual Associate membership
      • Associate and Guest membership
      • Joint Associate membership
      • Family Associate membership
    • American Fund for Westminster Abbey
  • About the Abbey
    • History
      • History of Westminster Abbey
      • Royalty
        • The Abbey and the Royal Family
        • Royal weddings
        • Coronations
      • Famous people / organisations
      • Retable
      • Wall paintings
      • Cosmati Pavement
      • Oil paintings
      • Architecture
      • Poets’ Corner
      • Lady Chapel
      • Royal tombs
      • The Quire
      • The Cloisters
      • Chapter House
      • Abbey gardens
      • Pyx Chamber
      • Modern Martyrs
      • Jerusalem Chamber
      • Cheyneygates
      • College Hall
      • The Coronation Chair
      • Order of the Bath
      • Benedictine monastery
      • Abbey bells
      • Abbots & Deans
      • War damage
      • RAF Chapel
      • Misericords
      • The Queens Window
      • Stained Glass
    • The Institute
      • Public programmes
      • Public service seminars
      • Fellows' programme
      • Institute people
      • Past Institute lectures
        • Embracing Global Challenges
        • Truth
        • Democracy
        • Integrity
        • In the Public Eye
        • Staying Power
        • In Power
        • Stand and be counted
      • Charles Gore Memorial Lectures
      • One People Oration
      • Join the Institute mailing list
    • Library & research
      • Using our library and archives
      • Library collection
      • Muniment collection
      • Record series
      • Catalogues
    • Our mission and values
    • Jobs & volunteering
      • Employment Opportunities
      • Volunteer at Westminster Abbey
    • Contact us
  • Shop
  • Book Tickets
  • English (EN)
    • English (EN)
    • Français (FR)
    • Deutsch (DE)
    • Nederlands (NL)
    • Portuguĕs (PT)
    • Español (ES)
    • Italiano (IT)
    • Polski (PL)
    • Magyar (HU)
    • Русскийязык (RU)
    • 日本語 (JA)
    • 中文 (ZH)
    • 한국의 (KO)
    • العربية (AR)
  • Choir School
  • St Margaret's Church
  • Corporate hospitality
  • News & media
  • History
  • The Institute
  • Library & research
  • Our mission and values
  • Jobs & volunteering
  • Contact us
  • About the Abbey / History / Famous people / organisations
    • History
      • History of Westminster Abbey
      • Royalty
        • The Abbey and the Royal Family
        • Royal weddings
        • Coronations
      • Famous people / organisations
      • Retable
      • Wall paintings
      • Cosmati Pavement
      • Oil paintings
      • Architecture
      • Poets’ Corner
      • Lady Chapel
      • Royal tombs
      • The Quire
      • The Cloisters
      • Chapter House
      • Abbey gardens
      • Pyx Chamber
      • Modern Martyrs
      • Jerusalem Chamber
      • Cheyneygates
      • College Hall
      • The Coronation Chair
      • Order of the Bath
      • Benedictine monastery
      • Abbey bells
      • Abbots & Deans
      • War damage
      • RAF Chapel
      • Misericords
      • The Queens Window
      • Stained Glass
    • The Institute
      • Public programmes
      • Public service seminars
      • Fellows' programme
      • Institute people
      • Past Institute lectures
        • Embracing Global Challenges
        • Truth
        • Democracy
        • Integrity
        • In the Public Eye
        • Staying Power
        • In Power
        • Stand and be counted
      • Charles Gore Memorial Lectures
      • One People Oration
      • Join the Institute mailing list
    • Library & research
      • Using our library and archives
      • Library collection
      • Muniment collection
      • Record series
      • Catalogues
    • Our mission and values
    • Jobs & volunteering
      • Employment Opportunities
      • Volunteer at Westminster Abbey
    • Contact us
  1. Home
  2. About the Abbey
  3. History
  4. Famous people / organisations

Famous people / organisations

Find out about some of the 3,300 people buried and others commemorated at Westminster Abbey, many of them among the most significant in the nation's history.

69595456275a41fbb723cef8e3f20ffd
Clear all

Event

Occupation

Location

Memorial

Material

Country

A to Z

Century

Period

The biggest challenge we face is maintaining such a large physical collection of material within a historic building – believe it or not, there’s just not enough space for it all.

spacer

Matthew - Keeper of the Muniments

 
small logo
Westminster Abbey is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Digital Communications Award 2018 Stevie International Business Gold Award 2018

Useful links

  • The Institute
  • News & media
  • Jobs & volunteering
  • Corporate hospitality
  • Contact us
  • Support us

Contact us

The Chapter Office
Westminster Abbey
20 Dean's Yard
London
SW1P 3PA
phone+44(0)20 7222 5152
email[email protected]

Follow us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • Tumblr
  • LinkedIn

Sign up to our newsletter

Subscribe

Website by Myself&Co user experience and design

Developed by Pixel to Code website development in Umbraco

  • © 2019 Dean and Chapter of Westminster
  • Terms & conditions
  • Privacy policy & cookies
  • Safeguarding
  • Access, facilities and frequently asked questions
  • Our mission and values
  • Social engagement policy
Twitter logo Tweet this