National Treasures

National Treasures are famous people who most Brits agree are worthy of respect. Some may not be treasurable to others. People who have been knighted are usually considered treasures.

* knighted

List of living treasures

 * Rowan Atkinson
 * David Attenborough*
 * Julie Andrews*
 * Clare Balding
 * Gary Barlow
 * Banksy
 * The Beatles*
 * Paul McCartney*
 * Ringo Starr*
 * David Beckham
 * Tim Berners-Lee*
 * Mary Berry
 * Kenneth Branagh*
 * Kate Bush
 * Michael Caine*
 * Peter Capaldi
 * John Cleese
 * Brian Cox
 * Brian Cox
 * Judi Dench*
 * Mo Farah*
 * Ralph Fiennes
 * Colin Firth
 * Dawn French
 * Stephen Fry
 * David Gilmour
 * Hugh Grant
 * Richard Hammond
 * Mick Jagger
 * Elton John
 * Hugh Laurie
 * Joanna Lumley
 * James May
 * Trevor McDonald*
 * Ian McKellen*
 * Helen Mirren*
 * Bobby Moore
 * Captain Tom*
 * Florence Nightingale
 * Michael Palin*
 * Daniel Radcliffe
 * Paula Radcliffe
 * Eddie Redmayne
 * Phillip Schofield
 * Mary Seacole
 * William Shakespeare
 * Maggie Smith*
 * Jon Snow
 * David Tennant
 * Emma Thompson*
 * Julie Walters*
 * Bradley Wiggins*
 * The Royal Family
 * Queen Elizabeth II
 * Princess Anne
 * Prince William

...and many others

List of deceased treasures

 * David Bowie
 * Roald Dahl
 * Charles Darwin
 * Princess Diana
 * Bruce Forsyth*
 * Stephen Hawking*
 * Freddie Mercury
 * George Michael
 * Morecambe and Wise
 * The Queen Mother
 * Prince Phillip

...and many others

List of debatable treasures
These people are treasures to some people, and scumbags to others.
 * Tony Blair
 * Richard Branson*
 * Winston Churchill*
 * James Corden
 * Liam Gallagher
 * Ricky Gervais
 * Jade Goody
 * Boris Johnson
 * Jamie Oliver
 * Gordon Ramsay
 * J.K. Rowling
 * Cheryl Tweedy
 * Robbie Williams
 * Amy Winehouse

...and many others

Irish national treasures
Believe it or not, people in Britain like some Irish people.
 * Bono
 * Dara Ó Briain
 * Pierce Brosnan
 * Michael Gambon*
 * Bob Geldof
 * Graham Norton
 * Terry Wogan*

...and not so many others