Francis Bacon was an English philosopher and statesman.
Eric Arthur Blair, aka George Orwell, was an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic.
John Lydgate was an English poet and monk, renowned for his works and contributions to the development of Middle English literature.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning was a renowned English poet whose love sonnets, particularly "How Do I Love Thee?", profoundly influenced the Romantic era.