List of British republicans

"List of English republicans" redirects here. For the English Civil War, see Roundhead.

Supporters of republicanism in the United Kingdom—replacing the country's monarchy with a republic—typically favour an elected head of state to a constitutional monarch who heads the British royal family. ^{[note 1]}

Individuals (living)

Politicians (serving)

Mark Drakeford

• Rhun ap Iorwerth, MS, leader of Plaid Cymru ^[1]
• Natalie Bennett, peer and former leader of the Green Party of England and Wales ^[2]
• Richard Burgon, MP (Labour) ^[3]
• Maggie Chapman, MSP (Scottish Greens) ^[4]
• Katy Clark, MSP (Scottish Labour), peer and former MP (Labour) ^[5]
• Tom Copley, Deputy Mayor of London for Housing and Residential Development and former AM (Labour Co-op) ^[6]
• Jeremy Corbyn, MP (Independent) and former leader of the Labour Party ^[7]
• Mark Drakeford, MS, former leader of Welsh Labour and First Minister of Wales ^[8]
• Mark Ferguson, MP (Labour) ^[9]
• Stephen Flynn, MP (SNP) ^[10]
• George Foulkes, peer, former MP and MSP (Labour, Scottish Labour and Co-operative Party)
• Zöe Garbett, London Assembly member (Green Party) ^{[11] [12]}
• Christine Grahame, MSP (SNP) ^[13]
• Ross Greer, MSP (Scottish Greens) ^[14]
• Nia Griffith, MP (Labour) ^[6]
• John Griffiths, MS (Welsh Labour) ^[13]
• Llyr Gruffydd, MS (Plaid Cymru) ^[15]
• Peter Hain, peer and former MP (Labour) ^[16]
• Patrick Harvie, MSP and co-leader of the Scottish Greens ^[17]
• Elin Jones, MS (Plaid Cymru) and Llywydd (Presiding Officer) of the Senedd ^[18]
• Clive Lewis, MP (Labour) ^[19]
• Gillian Mackay, MSP (Scottish Greens) ^[20]
• John McDonnell, MP (Independent, formerly Labour) ^[21]
• Paul McLennan, MSP (SNP) ^[22]
• Ash Regan, MSP (Alba, formerly SNP) ^[23]
• Ken Skates, MS (Welsh Labour) ^[24]
• Lorna Slater, MSP and co-leader of the Scottish Greens ^[25]
• Andy Slaughter, MP (Labour) ^[26]
• Cat Smith, MP (Labour) ^[27]
• Dick Taverne, peer (Liberal Democrats) and former MP (Labour, Democratic Labour) ^[13]
• Mercedes Villalba, MSP (Scottish Labour) ^[28]
• Humza Yousaf, MSP (SNP), former First Minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party ^[23]

Politicians (former)

Linda Fabiani

Caroline Lucas

Magid Magid

• Norman Baker, former MP (Liberal Democrats) ^[29]
• Jonathan Bartley, theologian and former co-leader of the Green Party of England and Wales ^[13]
• John Biggs, former Labour mayor of Tower Hamlets ^[13]
• Mhairi Black, former MP (Scottish National Party) ^[30]
• Steven Bonnar, former MP (Scottish National Party) ^[31]
• Russell Brown, former MP (Labour) ^[13]
• Ronnie Campbell, former MP (Labour) ^[32]
• Michael Clapham, former MP (Labour) ^[33]
• David Crausby, former MP (Labour) ^[13]
• Roseanna Cunningham, former MSP (SNP) ^[13]
• Ian Davidson, former MP (Labour) ^[34]
• Ron Davies, former MP (Labour), Independent councillor and political activist (Plaid Cymru) ^[35]
• Emma Dent Coad, former MP (Labour) ^[36]
• Bill Etherington, former MP (Labour) ^[37]
• Linda Fabiani, former MSP (SNP) ^[13]
• George Galloway, former MP (Labour, Respect, Workers Party) and leader of the Workers Party ^[38]
• Rob Gibson, former MSP (SNP) ^[13]
• Roger Godsiff, former MP (Labour) ^[13]
• David Hanson, former MP (Labour) ^[39]
• Roy Hattersley, former MP (Labour) and peer ^[40]
• Derek Hatton, former deputy leader of Liverpool City Council (Labour) ^[41]
• John Heppell, former MP (Labour) ^[39]
• Kelvin Hopkins, former MP (Labour) ^[13]
• Julian Huppert, former MP (Liberal Democrats) ^[13]
• Brian Iddon, former MP (Labour) ^[13]
• Lynne Jones, former MP (Labour) ^[42]
• Rosie Kane, former MSP (Scottish Socialist Party) ^[43]
• Ken Livingstone, former mayor of London and Labour MP ^[44]
• Caroline Lucas, former MP and co-leader of the Green Party of England and Wales ^[45]
• Andrew MacKinlay, former MP (Labour) and councillor (Liberal Democrats) ^[46]
• Denis MacShane, author and former MP (Labour) ^[47]
• Magid Magid, former MEP (Green Party of England and Wales) and Lord Mayor of Sheffield ^[48]
• Bob Marshall-Andrews, barrister and former MP (Labour) ^[46]
• John McAllion, former MP and MSP (Labour) ^[49]
• Natalie McGarry, former MP (SNP and Independent) ^[50]
• Jim McGovern, former MP (Labour) ^[13]
• Ann McKechin, former MP (Labour) ^[13]
• Anne McLaughlin, former MP (SNP) ^[51]
• Chris Mullin, former MP (Labour) ^[52]
• Doug Naysmith, former MP (Labour) ^[46]
• Stephen Pound, former MP (Labour) ^[13]
• Gordon Prentice, former MP (Labour) ^[46]
• Ken Ritchie, former Labour councillor, psephologist and founder of Labour for a Republic ^[6]
• Phil Sawford, former MP (Labour) ^[53]
• Bethan Sayed, former MS (Plaid Cymru) ^[13]
• Tommy Sheppard, former MP (SNP) ^[54]
• Jim Sillars, former MP (Labour and SNP) ^[55]
• Dennis Skinner, former MP (Labour) ^[56]
• Adam Tomkins, former MSP (Conservative) ^[46]
• Jean Urquhart, former MSP (SNP and Independent) ^[4]
• Graham Watson, former MEP (Liberal Democrats) ^[13]
• Sandra White, former MSP (SNP) ^[13]
• Chris Williamson, former MP (Labour and Independent) ^[57]
• Bill Wilson, former MSP (SNP) and political activist (Scottish Greens) ^[13]
• Leanne Wood, former MS (former leader of Plaid Cymru) ^[13]

Political activists

Peter Tatchell

• Tariq Ali, author and political activist ^[58]
• Jamie Bevan, Welsh language activist ^[59]
• Julie Bindel, writer and political activist ^[60]
• Catherine Mayer, author and co-founder of the Women's Equality Party ^[61]
• Alan McCombes, Scottish Socialist Party campaigner ^[62]
• Gareth Miles, Welsh language activist ^[63]
• Craig Murray, former diplomat and activist ^[64]
• Alex O'Connor, English YouTuber and atheism activist ^[65]
• Mike Small, Scottish author and activist ^[66]
• Peter Tatchell, gay rights campaigner ^{[40] [67]}
• Kevin Williamson, Scottish writer and activist ^[68]

Political staff and advisors

• Alastair Campbell, political strategist, journalist and author ^[69]
• Philip Collins, journalist and former chief speechwriter to Tony Blair ^[70]
• Andrew Fisher, political adviser and consultant ^[71]
• Lance Price, writer, journalist and former political adviser to Tony Blair ^[13]

Trade unionists

• John Edmonds, former General Secretary of GMB Union ^[72]
• Mick Lynch, General Secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) ^[73]
• Arthur Scargill, former trade union leader, leader of the Socialist Labour Party ^[74]

Journalists and non-fiction writers

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

Johann Hari

Zadie Smith

Owen Jones

Vicky Richardson

• Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, columnist for The Independent ^[13]
• Jackie Ashley, journalist ^[75]
• Julian Baggini, philosopher and writer ^[13]
• Piers Brendon, historian and writer ^[13]
• Emma Brockes, author and journalist ^[76]
• Heather Brooke, journalist, writer and FOI activist ^[13]
• Julie Burchill, writer and columnist ^{[13] [77]}
• Beatrix Campbell, journalist and author ^[13]
• Nick Cohen, columnist for The Observer ^[78]
• Michael Collins, writer and broadcaster ^[79]
• Robert Crampton, journalist ( The Times ) ^[80]
• Bill Emmott, former editor of The Economist ^[81]
• Otto English, author and journalist ^[82]
• Jonathan Freedland, journalist ^[13]
• Tanya Gold, journalist ^[83]
• Roy Greenslade, journalist and academic ^[13]
• Johann Hari, writer and journalist ^[84]
• Lester Holloway, journalist and former councillor (Labour) ^[85]
• Mick Hume, journalist ^[86]
• Owen Jones, journalist ^{[87] [88]}
• Kitty Kelley, American journalist and author ^[13]
• Simon Kelner, journalist and former editor of The Independent ^[89]
• Matt Kennard, journalist and head of investigations at Declassified UK ^[90]
• A. L. Kennedy, writer and academic ^[91]
• Philippe Legrain, economist and writer ^[13]
• Tim Lott, author ^[13]
• Iain Macwhirter, political commentator ^[92]
• Kevin Maguire, journalist ^[93]
• Kenan Malik, writer, lecturer and broadcaster ^[13]
• Andrew MacGregor Marshall, journalist ^[94]
• Allegra McEvedy, chef and food writer ^[91]
• Chris McLaughlin, journalist ^[13]
• Suzanne Moore, journalist ^[13]
• Tom Nairn, essayist ^[95]
• Brendan O'Neill, journalist ^[13]
• Susie Orbach, psychotherapist and writer ^[91]
• Stephen Pollard, author and journalist ^[13]
• Jay Rayner, food critic ^[96]
• Brian Reade, Daily Mirror columnist ^[97]
• Vicky Richardson, journalist ^[13]
• Paul Routledge, Daily Mirror journalist ^[98]
• Frances Ryan, journalist and political activist ^[99]
• Ash Sarkar, journalist and political activist ^{[100] [101]}
• Miranda Sawyer, journalist ^[102]
• Mark Seddon, journalist ^[13]
• Will Self, journalist ^[103]
• Joan Smith, novelist, journalist and human rights activist ^[13]
• Polly Toynbee, columnist for The Guardian ^[13]
• Janice Turner, journalist and columnist for The Times ^[104]
• Francis Wheen, journalist, writer and broadcaster ^[13]
• Andreas Whittam Smith, journalist (co-founder and first editor of The Independent) ^[105]
• Peter Wilby, journalist ^[106]
• Gary Younge, journalist ^[13]

Novelists and fiction authors

• Philippa Gregory, novelist ^[13]
• Mark Haddon, novelist ^[13]
• James Kelman, novelist and playwright ^[107]
• Kathy Lette, novelist ^[108]
• John Niven, screenwriter and author ^[109]
• Caryl Phillips, novelist ^[13]
• Philip Pullman, author ^[91]
• Michèle Roberts, novelist and poet ^[110]
• Sara Sheridan, author and historical novelist ^[111]
• Zadie Smith, author ^[112]
• Jonathan Trigell, author ^[13]

Broadcasters

Fiona Phillips

• Simon Fanshawe, writer and broadcaster ^[13]
• Mariella Frostrup, journalist and broadcaster ^[113]
• Julia Hartley-Brewer, radio presenter and political journalist ^[114]
• John Humphrys, radio and television presenter ^[115]
• Mark Kermode, film critic, journalist ^[116]
• Paul Mason, political commentator and author ^[117]
• Fiona Phillips, journalist and broadcaster ^[118]
• Amol Rajan, journalist and broadcaster ^[119]
• Lesley Riddoch, radio broadcaster, activist and journalist ^[120]
• Matthew Wright, broadcaster and journalist ^[121]

Business people

• Dawn Airey, media executive and sports administrator ^[91]
• Alan McGee, co-founder of Creation Records and Poptones ^[122]
• Tim Waterstone, founder of Waterstones bookshops and author ^[91]

Actors

Christopher Eccleston

• Steve Coogan, actor and comedian ^{[123] [124]}
• Brian Cox ^[125]
• Ben Dover, pornographic actor ^[126]
• Christopher Eccleston ^[127]
• Colin Firth ^[128]
• Mark Gatiss, actor, comedian, screenwriter and novelist ^{[129] [130]}
• Margot Leicester, actor ^[131]
• Paul McGann ^[132]
• Josh O'Connor ^[133]
• Daniel Radcliffe ^[134]
• Dougray Scott ^[135]
• Elaine C. Smith ^[136]
• Abigail Thorn, YouTuber, actress and playwright ^[137]
• Samuel West, actor and director ^[138]

Comedians

Tracey Ullman

• Frankie Boyle, comedian and writer ^[139]
• Jo Brand ^{[13] [140]}
• Robin Ince, comedian, actor and writer ^[13]
• Eddie Izzard, comedian, actor and writer ^[141]
• Lloyd Langford ^[142]
• Rob Newman ^[91]
• John Oliver, ^[143] actor and comedian, host of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
• Mark Steel ^[40]
• Mark Thomas, comedian, author and activist ^[13]
• Tracey Ullman, actor and comedian ^[144]
• Henning Wehn ^[145]

Singers, musicians and composers

• James Dean Bradfield, lead vocalist and guitarist of the Manic Street Preachers ^[146]
• Ray Burns (Captain Sensible), musician ^[13]
• Adrian Fry, trombonist and arranger ^[147]
• Iona Fyfe, singer ^[4]
• Mark 'Barney' Greenway, singer ^[13]
• Paul Heaton, singer (The Beautiful South) ^[148]
• Pat Kane, musician (Hue and Cry), journalist and political activist ^[120]
• Kunt and the Gang, musician ^[149]
• Sean Moore, musician (Manic Street Preachers) ^[146]
• Morrissey, singer-songwriter and author (formerly of The Smiths) ^[150]
• Craig Reid, musician (The Proclaimers) ^[151]
• Charlie Reid, musician (The Proclaimers) ^[151]
• Paul Simonon, musician (formerly of The Clash) ^[13]
• Robert Smith, musician (The Cure) ^[152]
• Paul Towndrow, saxophonist ^[153]
• Nicky Wire, musician (Manic Street Preachers) ^[146]

Artists

• Steve Bell, cartoonist ^[13]
• Peter Fluck, caricaturist and satirist ^[91]
• Mark McGowan, performance artist known as Chunky Mark and The Artist Taxi Driver ^[154]
• Ralph Steadman, cartoonist ^[91]

Theatre and film directors

• John Boorman, film director ^[155]
• Danny Boyle, Academy Award-winning film director ^[156]
• Richard Eyre, theatre and film director ^[91]
• Stephen Frears, film director and producer ^[157]
• Paul Greengrass, film director and screenwriter ^[13]
• Duncan Jones, film director, producer and screenwriter ^[158]
• Mike Leigh, writer and director of film and theatre ^[13]
• Ken Loach, film and television director ^[13]

Screenwriters and playwrights

• Alan Bissett, author and playwright ^[4]
• Jon Canter, television comedy writer ^[13]
• Maureen Chadwick, screenwriter, dramatist and television producer ^[13]
• Michael Frayn, author and playwright ^[159]
• David Hare, playwright ^[81]
• Julia Pascal, playwright and theatre director ^[13]

Poets

Luke Wright

• Tony Harrison, poet, translator and playwright ^[160]
• Mike Jenkins ^[161]
• Patrick Jones, poet, playwright and filmmaker ^[13]
• Liz Lochhead, Makar (National Poet for Scotland) and essayist ^[162]
• Sean O'Brien, poet and critic ^[163]
• Michael Rosen, novelist and poet ^[13]
• Luke Wright ^[164]

Sportspeople

• Joey Barton, football manager and former footballer ^[165]
• Stan Collymore, former footballer ^[13]
• Frankie Dettori, Italian jockey ^[166]
• Brian Moore, former rugby union player ^[167]

Legal professionals

Clive Stafford Smith

• Louise Christian, human rights lawyer ^[13]
• Imran Khan, lawyer ^[46]
• Michael Mansfield, KC ^{[40] [168]}
• Geoffrey Robertson, KC ^[13]
• Clive Stafford Smith, lawyer and human rights campaigner ^[169]

Academics

• Kehinde Andrews, author and professor of Black Studies at Birmingham City University ^[170]
• Sophie Grace Chappell, philosopher ^[171]
• Richard Dawkins, evolutionary biologist and writer ^{[13] [172]}
• Gregor Gall, writer and academic ^[173]
• Ted Honderich, academic and philosopher ^[13]
• Laura McAllister, Professor of Public Policy and the Governance of Wales at the Wales Governance Centre, Cardiff University ^[174]
• Steven Rose, scientist and writer ^[13]
• Quentin Skinner, academic and historian ^[175]
• Adam Tomkins, academic and former MSP (Scottish Conservatives) ^[46]
• Nigel Warburton, academic and philosopher ^[13]

Religious figures

• Pete Broadbent, former Bishop of Willesden ^[176]

Individuals (deceased)

Politicians

Tony Benn

Keir Hardie

Glenda Jackson

Margo MacDonald

Kay Ullrich

• Tony Banks (1942–2006), MP and peer (Labour) ^[52]
• Tony Benn (1925–2014), MP (Labour) ^[177]
• Charles Bradlaugh (1833–1891), MP (Liberal) ^[178]
• George Buchanan (1890–1955), MP (Labour) ^[179]
• William Cluse (1875–1955), MP (Labour) ^[180]
• Richard Crossman (1907–1974), MP (Labour) and editor of the New Statesman ^[181]
• Donald Dewar (1937–2000), Scottish Labour politician and First Minister of Scotland ^[182]
• Sir Charles Dilke (1843–1911), MP (Liberal) ^[183]
• Jack Dormand (1919–2003), MP and peer (Labour) ^[184]
• Raymond Fletcher (1921–1991), MP (Labour) ^[185]
• Paul Flynn (1935–2019), MP (Labour) ^[13]
• Michael Foot (1913–2010), MP (Labour) and leader of the Labour Party ^[186]
• Willie Gallacher (1881–1965), MP (Communist Party of Great Britain) ^[180]
• Arthur Greenwood (1880–1954), MP (Labour) ^[187]
• Willie Hamilton (1917–2000), MP (Labour)
• George Hardie (1873–1937), MP (Labour) ^[180]
• Keir Hardie (1856–1915), MP and founder of the Labour Party ^[184]
• Emrys Hughes (1894–1969), MP (Labour) and journalist ^[188]
• Glenda Jackson (1936–2023), MP (Labour) and actress ^[13]
• William Keenan (1889–1955), MP (Labour) ^[189]
• George Lansbury (1859–1940), MP (Labour) and leader of the Labour Party ^[190]
• Margo MacDonald (1943–2014), MP and MSP (SNP) ^[191]
• David Marquand (1934–2024), academic, author and former MP (Labour) ^[192]
• James Maxton (1885–1946), MP (Independent Labour Party) ^[180]
• Valentine McEntee (1871–1953), MP (Labour) ^[193]
• John McGovern (1887–1968), MP (Labour) ^[194]
• Kevin McNamara (1934–2017), MP (Labour) ^[52]
• Michael Meacher (1939–2015), MP (Labour) ^[195]
• John Stuart Mill (1806–1873), MP (Liberal), philosopher and political economist ^[16]
• Peter Mond, 4th Baron Melchett (1948–2018), life peer (Labour) and campaigner
• Mo Mowlam (1949–2005), MP (Labour) and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland ^[196]
• Stan Orme (1923–2005), MP (Labour) ^[52]
• John Prescott (1938–2024), MP, peer (Labour) and Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ^[197]
• Gwilym Prys-Davies (1923–2017), peer (Labour) ^[13]
• Richard Rogers (1933–2021), peer (Labour) and architect ^[198]
• Alfred Salter (1873–1945), MP (Labour) ^[199]
• Alex Salmond (1954–2024), MP, MSP and First Minister of Scotland (SNP, Alba) ^[200]
• Nancy Seear (1913–1997), peer and social scientist (Liberal, then Liberal Democrats) ^[201]
• Algernon Sidney (1623–1683), English politician and political theorist ^{[202] [203]}
• Campbell Stephen (1884–1947), MP (Independent Labour Party) ^[180]
• Ernest Thurtle (1884–1954), MP (Labour) ^[188]
• Kay Ullrich (1943–2021), MSP (SNP) ^[204]
• Benjamin Vaughan (1751–1835), political economist and MP ^[205]

Political activists, advisers and social reformers

George William Foote

• Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832), philosopher, jurist and social reformer ^{[206] [207]}
• Julian Cayo-Evans (1937–1995), Welsh political activist and leader of the Free Wales Army ^[208]
• Dennis Coslett (1939–2004), Welsh political activist (Free Wales Army) and author ^[209]
• Marcia Falkender (1932–2019), peer and private secretary to prime minister Harold Wilson ^[210]
• George William Foote (1850–1915), secularist and journal editor; secretary of the London Republican Club (1870) and National Republican League (1871) ^{[211] [212]}
• John Frost (1750–1842), English radical ^[213]
• Stephen Maxwell (1942–2012), SNP activist ^[214]
• Trefor Morgan (1914–1970), Welsh nationalist activist ^[215]
• Thomas Muir of Huntershill (1765–1799), Scottish political reformer ^[216]
• Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–1797), feminist writer and philosopher ^[217]

Journalists, authors and writers

Ethel Mannin

• J. G. Ballard (1930–2009), novelist ^[218]
• William Blake (1757–1827), writer and artist ^[219]
• Robert Burns (1759–1796), poet and lyricist ^[220]
• Carmen Callil (1938–2022), writer and publisher ^[221]
• John Cole (1927–2013), BBC political editor ^[222]
• Thomas Davison (1794–1826), journalist and publisher ^[223]
• A. A. Gill (1954–2016), journalist and critic ^[224]
• Thomas Gordon (c. 1691–1750), Scottish writer and Commonwealthman ^[225]
• Alasdair Gray (1934–2019), Scottish author ^[226]
• Barbara Hall (1923–2022), crossword compiler and writer ^[227]
• James Harrington (1611–1677), political theorist and author ^[228]
• Christopher Hitchens (1949–2011), author and columnist
• Leonard Hobhouse (1864–1929), political theorist ^[229]
• Anthony Holden (1947–2023), writer, broadcaster and critic ^[230]
• Mervyn Jones (1922–2010), writer ^[231]
• Ethel Mannin (1900–1984), novelist and travel writer ^[232]
• Kingsley Martin (1897–1969), editor of the New Statesman, 1930–60 ^[233]
• John Milton (1608–1674), poet ^[234]
• Edwin Morgan (1920–2010), Makar (National Poet for Scotland) and translator ^[162]
• Jan Morris (1926–2020), historian and writer ^[235]
• William Morris (1834–1896), writer and artist ^[236]
• Deborah Orr (1962–2019), journalist ^[237]
• Thomas Paine (1737–1809), English-American author and revolutionary ^[238]
• Ronald Payne (1926–2013), journalist and war correspondent ^[239]
• Edward Pearce (1939–2018), New Statesman contributor ^[240]
• Claire Rayner (1931–2010), journalist ^[241]
• George W. M. Reynolds (1814–1879), author and journalist ^[242]
• Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822), English Romantic poet ^[243]
• Sue Townsend (1946–2014), author (wrote the best-selling political satire The Queen and I , in which Britain becomes a republic, later adapted as a TV drama on Sky One, and its sequel, Queen Camilla ) ^[244]
• H. G. Wells (1866–1946), writer ^{[245] [246]}
• Peter Whelan (1931–2014), playwright ^[13]
• Gwyn A. Williams (1925–1995), historian ^[95]
• Benjamin Zephaniah (1958–2023), poet ^[247]

Singers, musicians and composers

• Shane MacGowan (1957–2023), singer and songwriter (The Pogues) ^[248]
• Robert Simpson (1921–1997), composer ^{[249] [250]}

Actors

• Honor Blackman (1925–2020) ^[40]
• Andrew Ray (1939–2003), actor who played the Duke of York (George VI) in Edward and Mrs Simpson and the Duke of Windsor (Edward VIII) in Passion and Paradise ^[251]

Artists

• Terence Conran (1931–2020), designer and restaurateur ^[91]
• William James Linton (1812–1897), wood-engraver and author ^[252]

Legal professionals

• Anthony Scrivener (1935–2015), QC ^[13]
• Nathaniel Wade (c. 1666?–1718), English lawyer ^[253]

Academics

• Patrick Collinson (1929–2011), historian ^[254]
• Bernard Crick (1929–2008), academic and political philosopher ^[58]
• Stephen Haseler (1942–2017), professor, author ^[13]

Military personnel

• Robert Overton (c. 1609–1678), English soldier and scholar ^[255]
• John Lawson (ca. 1615–1665), naval officer ^[256]

Religious figures

• Joseph Fawcett (c. 1758–1804), English Presbyterian minister and poet ^[257]
• Donald Soper (1903–1998), Methodist minister and peer (Labour) ^[258]

Media figures

• Max Clifford (1943–2017), publicist ^[91]
• Tony Garnett (1936–2020), television producer ^[259]

Other public figures

• Nicholas Culpeper (1616–1654), botanist, herbalist, physician and astrologer ^[260]

Groups

Logo of the British pressure group Republic

• Breakthrough Party
• Green Party of England and Wales ^[261]
• Republic ^[262]
• Labour for a Republic ^[263]
• Our Republic ^[264]
• Scottish Greens ^[265]
• Scottish Socialist Party ^[266]
• Scottish Republican Socialist Movement ^[267]

Notes

1. The following list includes notable figures and groups who have advocated for this position. It excludes those who have since disclaimed their support for republicanism, or retracted such statements.

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