English women memoirists

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Mallowan, Lady Mallowan, usually known by her first married name, Agatha Christie, was an English author known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short-story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers, particularly in the mystery genre.

English and Australian singer (1948-2022)

Lily Rose Beatrice Allen is an English singer, songwriter, and actress. Her accolades include a Brit Award as well as nominations for a Grammy Award and a Laurence Olivier Award.

British singer (born 1979)

English writer

Natascha McElhone is an English actress and producer, who has worked extensively in film and television in both the United Kingdom and the United States. She is known to film audiences for her roles in Surviving Picasso (1996), Ronin (1998), The Truman Show (1998), Kenneth Branagh's Love's Labour's Lost (2000), Solaris (2002) and Carmen (2021).

English children's writer

English writer (1893-1970)

British author and academic (1959-)

Saraya-Jade Bevis is an English professional wrestler. As of April 2026, she is signed to WWE where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Paige, and is one-half of the current WWE Women's Tag Team Champions with Brie Bella in their first reign. She is also known for her tenure in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) from 2022 to 2025, where she performed under her real name and was a one-time AEW Women's World Champion.

British author

British singer and actress (1981-2021)

British actress (1939–2014)

English actress and writer (1809–1893)

British stage and film actress (1944–2026)

English model

English Bluestocking, artist, and letter-writer (1700-1788)

English model and actress

British actress (1888-1982)

English-born American actress

English author and dramatist (1787–1855)

English Protestant martyr

English socialite and author (1894–1972)

Titanic survivor (1905-1996)

English publisher, editor, writer, poet, activist (1847–1922)

English model, actress, author, and activist (1935–2021)

British aristocrat (1922–2014); daughter of Winston Churchill and Clementine Hozier

noblewoman; English social figure, actress and memoirist, editor (1892–1986)

British author, Children's Laureate

British journalist and activist for transgender rights

British literary editor, novelist, memoirist (1917–2019)

English comedian and actress

English writer (1920–2014)

English novelist, poet, memoirist, and magazine editor (1894-1983)

English singer, actress and television personality

English novelist, writer of autobiographical fictions, and memoirist

British countess and memoirist (1920–2021)

English painter and memoirist (1873-1947)

English writer, diarist (1890-1943)

British actress and manager (1840–1921)

British writer (1812–1880)

British writer and memoirist

English children's writer (1892-1990)

Writer, Historian, Teacher and Journalist

British politician (born 1940)

English writer (1868-1928)

noblewoman; British gardener

English historian and biographer (1842-1927)

British writer (born 1974)

British writer

English writer (1931–1996)

British journalist, novelist and screenwriter

British magazine editor

English writer (1913-1994)

poet

British activist (1965-2017)