Upton Sinclair was an American author who in 1906 caused a sensation when he exposed in his book, The Jungle, the conditions in the U.S. canning industry. He continued to expose other industrial evils in his later books, among them being Oil, Mountain City, King Midas and Bill Porter. He was born in 1878.

Dame Edith Sitwell was a Poetess who made a name with her book The Mother and other Poems in 1915, followed by an anthology of poems each year until 1921. She gave poetry recitals to a musical accompaniment. Her later works include Green Song, A Song of the Cold, and Fanfare for Elizabeth. She was born in 1887.  

Tom Walls was an actor, racehorse owner and trainer. He made his stage debut in 1905, and toured the U.S.A. and Canada in 1906. He was joint manager of the Shaftesbury Theatre in 1922, acting in Tons of Money which had a two year run. He appeared in many stage productions and movies, and won the Derby in 1932. He was born in 1883.

Lord Edward Mauger Iliffe entered his father’s publishing business and during the First World War was appointed Controller of the Machine Tool Department at the Ministry of Munitions. In 1923 he became he became the Unionist member for Tamworth, he also owned provincial newspapers in addition to his London publishing house. He was born in 1877.

Bobby Howes was an English stage comedian who began as a boy at the Battersea Palace, and later in a stage dancing team for two years, then spent three years with the Royal Gotham Quartette. He served in the First World War, later appearing in various revues and plays. He was born in 1895.

Capt. Robert Falcon Scott was an Antarctic explorer who commanded the ship Discovery on the National Antarctic Expedition of 1901. He discovered and named Ross Island and King Edward VII Land. In 1910 he headed the British Expedition that reached the South Pole, but was forestalled by Amundsen. His body was found in 1912.