English women philanthropists

The list English women philanthropists includes Sally Burton, Princess Antonia, Marchioness of Douro, Pat Booth, Anne of Denmark and Lady Emily Foley. The list consists of 94 members.

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Pippa Middleton

British socialite and author (born 1983)

Overview: Philippa Charlotte Matthews (née Middleton; born 6 September 1983) is an English socialite, author and columnist. The younger sister of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, she began receiving media attention ...

Date of birth: 6 September 1983

Age: 41

Nationality: British

Occupation: Relative

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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Matthews family (UK) 4T

People educated at Marlborough College 672T

People educated at Downe House School 43T
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Lisa Vanderpump

British restaurateur

Overview: Lisa Vanderpump (born 15 September 1960) is a British restaurateur, television personality, author and actress. She is known for her appearances on Bravo's The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Van ...

Date of birth: 15 September 1960

Age: 64

Nationality: British

Occupation: Socialite

Gender: Female

Partner: Ken Todd (Married)

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Women restaurateurs 116T

Philanthropists from California 171T

Actresses from London 1,257T
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J.K. Rowling

British, Writer

Overview: Joanne Rowling CH, OBE, HonFRSE, FRCPE, FRSL ( ROH-ling; born 31 July 1965), better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author, screenwriter, producer, and philanthropist ...

Date of birth: 31 July 1965

Age: 59

Nationality: British

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

Partner: Neil Murray (Married)

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British women writers of young adult literature 57T

British women science fiction and fantasy writers 138T

British women philanthropists 48T
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Lola Bute

British, Model

Date of birth: 23 June 1999

Age: 25

Nationality: British

Occupation: Model

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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21st-century women philanthropists 18T

British women fashion designers 127T

British women editors 34T
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Sally Burton

British author and theatre producer

Overview: Sally Burton (née Hay), also known as Sally Hay Burton (born 21 January 1948), is a British author and theatre producer, and was the fourth wife and widow of actor Richard Burton.

Date of birth: 21 January 1948

Age: 77

Nationality: British

Occupation: Special Effects

Gender: Female

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Writers from Essex 49T

English women novelists 1,022T

Richard Burton 8T
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Princess Antonia, Marchioness of Douro

British aristocrat and philanthropist

Overview: Princess Antonia of Prussia, Duchess of Wellington, Princess of Waterloo, Duchess of Victoria, Duchess of Ciudad Rodrigo OBE (Antonia Elizabeth Brigid Louise Mansfeld; born 28 April 1955) is a British ...

Date of birth: 28 April 1955

Age: 70

Nationality: British

Occupation: Royalty

Gender: Female

Partner: Charles Wellesley, Marquess of Douro (Married)

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Philanthropists from London 57T

Fellows of Eton College 8T

Portuguese duchesses 5T
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Pat Booth

English novelist, model, photographer and philanthropist

Overview: Pat Booth, Lady Lowe (24 April 1943 – 11 May 2009) was an English model, photographer, and author of romantic fiction.

Date of birth: 24 April 1943

Date of death: 11 May 2009

Age: 66 (age at death)

Nationality: English

Occupation: Model

Gender: Female

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Photographers from London 268T

21st-century women photographers 411T

20th-century women photographers 594T
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Anne of Denmark

Queen of Scotland (1589–1619); Queen of England and Ireland (1603–1619)

Overview: Anne of Denmark (Danish: Anna; 12 December 1574 – 2 March 1619) was the wife of King James VI and I; as such, she was Queen of Scotland from their marriage on 20 August 1589 and Queen of England and Ireland ...

Date of birth: 12 December 1574

Date of death: 2 March 1619

Age: 44 (age at death)

Nationality: Danish

Occupation: Royalty

Gender: Female

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Danish women philanthropists 18T

17th-century Scottish women 57T

17th-century Norwegian women 7T
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Lady Emily Foley

Overview: Lady Emily Foley (23 June 1805 – 1 January 1900) was a major landowner and benefactress in nineteenth-century England.

Date of birth: 23 June 1805

Date of death: 1 January 1900

Age: 94 (age at death)

Nationality: English

Occupation: Philanthropist

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19th-century women landowners 16T

19th-century English nobility 33T

19th-century Scottish women 83T
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Sarah Lennox, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox

English noble (1705-1751)

Overview: Sarah Lennox, Duchess of Richmond (née Cadogan; 18 September 1705 – 25 August 1751), was Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Caroline from 1724 to 1737. She was the mother of the famous Lennox sisters.

Date of birth: 18 September 1706

Date of death: 25 August 1751

Age: 44 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Philanthropist

Gender: Female

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Court of George II of Great Britain 16T

English duchesses by marriage 120T

British duchesses by marriage 148T
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Mary Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe

British duchess

Overview: Mary Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe (23 March 1915 – 2 July 2014), previously Mary Evelyn Hungerford Crewe-Milnes, was a daughter of Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe by his marriage to Lady ...

Date of birth: 23 March 1915

Date of death: 2 July 2014

Age: 99 (age at death)

Nationality: British

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2014 deaths 9,515T

British duchesses by marriage 148T

Daughters of British marquesses 79T
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Miriam Rothschild

British biologist and entomologist

Overview: Dame Miriam Louisa Rothschild DBE FRS (5 August 1908 – 20 January 2005) was a British natural scientist and author with contributions to zoology, entomology, and botany.

Date of birth: 5 August 1908

Date of death: 20 January 2005

Age: 96 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Scientist

Gender: Female

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Jewish botanists 9T

Jewish British scientists 16T

Chemical ecologists 31T
13.

Barbara Daly

English, Make-Up Artist

Date of birth: 30 March 1949

Age: 76

Nationality: English

Occupation: Make-Up Artist

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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21st-century philanthropists 308T

British women non-fiction writers 108T

English women non-fiction writers 456T
14.

Alice Lucy

Overview: Alice Lucy or Lady Lucy (c.1594 – August 1648), born Alice Spencer, was a British puritan gentlewoman who was known for her charity and piety. She married into the property at Charlecote Park which she ...

Date of birth: 1594

Date of death: 1 August 1648

Age: 54 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Philanthropist

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Lady Edwina Grosvenor

English prison reformer (born 1981)

Overview: Lady Edwina Louise Grosvenor (born 4 November 1981) is an English criminologist, philanthropist and prison reformer. She is a founder and a trustee of the charity The Clink, and founder of the charity ...

Date of birth: 4 November 1981

Age: 43

Nationality: English

Occupation: Philanthropist

Gender: Female

Partner: Dan Snow (Married)

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British prison reformers 33T

21st-century British philanthropists 33T

Snow family 6T
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Eve Branson

British philanthropist

Overview: Evette Huntley Branson (née Flindt; 12 July 1924 – 11 January 2021) was a British philanthropist, child welfare advocate, and the mother of Richard Branson.

Date of birth: 12 July 1924

Date of death: 11 January 2021

Age: 96 (age at death)

Occupation: Writer

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2021 deaths 4,264T

Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom 16T

Philanthropists from London 57T
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Princess Katarina of Yugoslavia and Serbia

Lady de Silva

Overview: Princess Katarina of Yugoslavia (born 28 November 1959) is an English businessperson specializing in etiquette and decorum courses. She is a member of the extended former Yugoslavian royal family.

Date of birth: 28 November 1959

Age: 65

Nationality: English

Occupation: Philanthropist

Gender: Female

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British debutantes 70T

De Silva family 15T

20th-century British businesswomen 30T
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Sarah Acland

Academic socialite, philanthropist, inspiration for the Sarah Acland Home

Overview: Sarah Acland, Lady Acland (née Cotton; 21 July 1815 – 25 October 1878) was the wife of Sir Henry Acland, Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of Oxford. She was a socialite and philanthropist ...

Date of birth: 21 July 1815

Date of death: 25 October 1878

Age: 63 (age at death)

Nationality: English

Occupation: Philanthropist

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Socialites from London 12T

Burials at Holywell Cemetery 35T

19th-century English nobility 33T
19.

Olive Shapley

British broadcaster

Overview: Olive Mary Shapley (10 April 1910, Peckham, London – 13 March 1999, Powys, Wales) was a British radio producer and broadcaster.

Date of birth: 10 April 1910

Date of death: 13 March 1999

Age: 88 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Journalist

Gender: Female

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Workers' Educational Association 14T

Woman's Hour 15T

British women television producers 149T
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Maria Dickin

Animal welfare campaigner

Overview: Maria Elisabeth Dickin CBE (nickname, Mia; 22 September 1870 – 1 March 1951) was a social reformer and an animal welfare pioneer who founded the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) in 1917 ...

Date of birth: 22 September 1870

Date of death: 1 March 1951

Age: 80 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Philanthropist

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Philanthropists from London 57T

British social reformers 112T

Animal welfare workers 93T