| BEARDSLEY | Aubrey _, illustrator and author; a leading figure in the aesthetic movement (9) |
| THELWELL | Norman ___, illustrator and cartoonist whose works include 1991's The Effluent Society (8) |
| ROBINSON | Heath _; illustrator known for his comic drawings of machines (8) |
| KEROUAC | Novelist and poet, 1922-1969, a leading figure in the Beat Generation, author of On the Road (7) |
| PAUL | American singer and activist and a leading figure in the Harlem Renaissance (4,7) |
| ROBESON | American singer and activist and a leading figure in the Harlem Renaissance (4,7) |
| RALEIGH | English statesman and explorer, 1552-1618, a leading figure in the colonisation of North America (7) |
| DANTON | Lawyer who was a leading figure in the French Revolution, executed without trial in 1794 (6) |
| DAVINCI | Italian polymath, painter, engineer, scientist, sculptor and architect, 1452-1519, a leading figure in the High Renaissance (8,2,5) |
| LEONARDO | Italian polymath, painter, engineer, scientist, sculptor and architect, 1452-1519, a leading figure in the High Renaissance (8,2,5) |
| CAGE | John ___ (1912 - 92),US composer who was a leading figure in the post-war avantgarde (4) |
| BRUTUS | Marcus Junius ___ (85-42 BC), a leading figure in the plot to murder Julius Caesar |
| BRIGGS | Best-selling illustrator and author whose works include When the Wind Blows and Ethel and Ernest (6) |
| MORRIS | Textiles/wallpaper designer and leading figure in the Arts and Crafts Movement who said: "Have nothi |
| HENRYTHEEIGHTH | A leading figure in half a dozen unions? |
| EMPRESS | A leading figure in society - newsmen follow me back |
| ROBESPIERRE | King honours Curie, perhaps, a leading figure in French history |
| ISAMBARD | English engineer, 1806-1859, leading figure in the Industrial Revolution, who built the Great Western Railway and a series of transatlantic steamships (8,7,6) |
| BRUNEL | English engineer, 1806-1859, leading figure in the Industrial Revolution, who built the Great Western Railway and a series of transatlantic steamships (8,7,6) |
| KINGDOM | English engineer, 1806-1859, leading figure in the Industrial Revolution, who built the Great Western Railway and a series of transatlantic steamships (8,7,6) |
