# List of British republicans

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.

## Individuals (living)
### Politicians (serving)

* Rhun ap Iorwerth, MS, leader of Plaid Cymru
* Jonathan Bartley, theologian and former co-leader of the Green Party of England and Wales
* Natalie Bennett, peer and former leader of the Green Party of England and Wales
* Richard Burgon, MP (Labour)
* Maggie Chapman, MSP (Scottish Greens)
* Katy Clark, MSP (Scottish Labour), peer and former MP (Labour)
* Tom Copley, Deputy Mayor of London for Housing and Residential Development and former AM (Labour Co-op)
* Jeremy Corbyn, MP (Independent) and former leader of the Labour Party)
* Mark Drakeford, MS, former leader of Welsh Labour and First Minister of Wales
* Mark Ferguson, MP (Labour)
* Stephen Flynn, MP (SNP)
* George Foulkes, peer, former MP and MSP (Labour, Scottish Labour and Co-operative Party)
* Zöe Garbett, London Assembly member. (Green Party)
* Christine Grahame, MSP (SNP)
* Ross Greer, MSP (Scottish Greens)
* Nia Griffith, MP (Labour)
* John Griffiths, MS (Welsh Labour)
* Llyr Gruffydd, MS (Plaid Cymru)
* Peter Hain, peer and former MP (Labour)
* Patrick Harvie, MSP and co-leader of the Scottish Greens
* Elin Jones, MS (Plaid Cymru) and Llywydd (Presiding Officer) of the Senedd
* Clive Lewis, MP (Labour)
* Gillian Mackay, MSP (Scottish Greens)
* John McDonnell, MP (Labour)
* Paul McLennan, MSP (SNP)
* Lisa Nandy, MP (Labour)
* John Prescott, peer, former MP (Labour) and Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
* Ash Regan, MSP (Alba; formerly SNP)
* Ken Skates, MS (Welsh Labour)
* Lorna Slater, MSP and co-leader of the Scottish Greens
* Andy Slaughter, MP (Labour)
* Cat Smith, MP (Labour)
* Dick Taverne, peer (Liberal Democrats) and former MP (Labour, Democratic Labour)
* Mercedes Villalba, MSP (Scottish Labour)
* Humza Yousaf, MSP (SNP), former First Minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party

### Politicians (former)

* Norman Baker, former MP (Liberal Democrats)
* John Biggs, former Labour mayor of Tower Hamlets
* Mhairi Black, former MP (Scottish National Party)
* Steven Bonnar, former MP (Scottish National Party)
* Russell Brown, former MP (Labour)
* Ronnie Campbell, former MP (Labour)
* Michael Clapham, former MP (Labour)
* David Crausby, former MP (Labour)
* Roseanna Cunningham, former MSP (SNP)
* Ian Davidson, former MP (Labour)
* Ron Davies, former MP (Labour), Independent councillor and political activist (Plaid Cymru)
* Emma Dent Coad, former MP (Labour)
* Bill Etherington, former MP (Labour)
* Linda Fabiani, former MSP (SNP)
* George Galloway, former MP (Labour, Respect, Workers Party) and leader of the Workers Party
* Rob Gibson, former MSP (SNP)
* Roger Godsiff, former MP (Labour)
* David Hanson, former MP (Labour)
* Roy Hattersley, former MP (Labour) and peer
* Derek Hatton, former deputy leader of Liverpool City Council (Labour)
* John Heppell, former MP (Labour)
* Kelvin Hopkins, former MP (Labour)
* Julian Huppert, former MP (Liberal Democrats)
* Brian Iddon, former MP (Labour)
* Lynne Jones, former MP (Labour)
* Rosie Kane, former MSP (Scottish Socialist Party)
* Ken Livingstone, former mayor of London and Labour MP
* Caroline Lucas, former MP and co-leader of the Green Party of England and Wales
* Andrew MacKinlay, former MP (Labour) and councillor (Liberal Democrats)
* Denis MacShane, author and former MP (Labour)
* Magid Magid, former MEP (Green Party of England and Wales) and Lord Mayor of Sheffield
* Bob Marshall-Andrews, barrister and former MP (Labour)
* John McAllion, former MP and MSP (Labour)
* Natalie McGarry, former MP (SNP and Independent)
* Jim McGovern, former MP (Labour)
* Ann McKechin, former MP (Labour)
* Anne McLaughlin, former MP (SNP)
* Chris Mullin, former MP (Labour)
* Doug Naysmith, former MP (Labour)
* Stephen Pound, former MP (Labour)
* Gordon Prentice, former MP (Labour)
* Ken Ritchie, former Labour councillor, psephologist and founder of Labour for a Republic
* Alex Salmond, former First Minister of Scotland (Alba; formerly SNP)
* Phil Sawford, former MP (Labour)
* Bethan Sayed, former MS (Plaid Cymru)
* Tommy Sheppard, former MP (SNP)
* Jim Sillars, former MP (Labour and SNP)
* Dennis Skinner, former MP (Labour)
* Adam Tomkins, former MSP (Conservative)
* Jean Urquhart, former MSP (SNP and Independent)
* Graham Watson, former MEP (Liberal Democrat)
* Sandra White, former MSP (SNP)
* Chris Williamson, former MP (Labour and Independent)
* Bill Wilson, former MSP (SNP) and political activist (Scottish Greens)
* Leanne Wood, former MS (former leader of Plaid Cymru)

### Political activists

* Tariq Ali, author and political activist
* Jamie Bevan, Welsh language activist
* Julie Bindel, writer and political activist
* Catherine Mayer, author and co-founder of the Women's Equality Party
* Alan McCombes, Scottish Socialist Party campaigner
* Gareth Miles, Welsh language activist
* Craig Murray, former diplomat and activist
* Mike Small, Scottish author and activist
* Peter Tatchell, gay rights campaigner
* Kevin Williamson, Scottish writer and activist

### Political staff and advisors

* Alastair Campbell, political strategist, journalist and author
* Philip Collins, journalist and former chief speechwriter to Tony Blair
* Andrew Fisher, political adviser and consultant
* Lance Price, writer, journalist and former political adviser to Tony Blair

### Trade unionists

* John Edmonds, former General Secretary of GMB Union
* Mick Lynch, General Secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT)
* Arthur Scargill, former trade union leader, leader of the Socialist Labour Party

### Journalists and non-fiction writers

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

### Novelists and fiction authors

* Philippa Gregory, novelist
* Mark Haddon, novelist
* James Kelman, novelist and playwright
* Kathy Lette, novelist
* John Niven, screenwriter and author
* Caryl Phillips, novelist
* Philip Pullman, author
* Michèle Roberts, novelist and poet
* Sara Sheridan, author and historical novelist
* Zadie Smith, author
* Jonathan Trigell, author

### Broadcasters

* Simon Fanshawe, writer and broadcaster
* Mariella Frostrup, journalist and broadcaster
* Julia Hartley-Brewer, radio presenter and political journalist
* John Humphrys, radio and television presenter
* Mark Kermode, film critic, journalist
* Paul Mason, political commentator and author
* Fiona Phillips, journalist and broadcaster
* Amol Rajan, journalist and broadcaster
* Lesley Riddoch, radio broadcaster, activist and journalist
* Matthew Wright, broadcaster and journalist

### Business people

* Dawn Airey, media executive and sports administrator
* Alan McGee, co-founder of Creation Records and Poptones
* Tim Waterstone, founder of Waterstones bookshops and author

### Actors

* Steve Coogan, actor and comedian
* Brian Cox
* Ben Dover, pornographic actor
* Christopher Eccleston
* Colin Firth
* Mark Gatiss, actor, comedian, screenwriter and novelist
* Margot Leicester, actor
* Paul McGann
* Josh O'Connor
* Daniel Radcliffe
* Dougray Scott
* Elaine C. Smith
* Abigail Thorn, YouTuber, actress and playwright
* Samuel West, actor and director

### Comedians

* Frankie Boyle, comedian and writer
* Jo Brand
* Robin Ince, comedian, actor and writer
* Eddie Izzard, comedian, actor and writer
* Lloyd Langford
* Rob Newman
* John Oliver, actor and comedian, host of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
* Mark Steel
* Mark Thomas, comedian, author and activist
* Tracey Ullman, actor and comedian
* Henning Wehn

### Singers, musicians and composers

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

### Artists

* Steve Bell, cartoonist
* Peter Fluck, caricaturist and satirist
* Mark McGowan, performance artist known as Chunky Mark and The Artist Taxi Driver
* Ralph Steadman, cartoonist

### Theatre and film directors

* John Boorman, film director
* Danny Boyle, Academy Award-winning film director
* Richard Eyre, theatre and film director
* Stephen Frears, film director and producer
* Paul Greengrass, film director and screenwriter
* Duncan Jones, film director, producer and screenwriter
* Mike Leigh, writer and director of film and theatre
* Ken Loach, film and television director

### Screenwriters and playwrights

* Alan Bissett, author and playwright
* Jon Canter, television comedy writer
* Maureen Chadwick, screenwriter, dramatist and television producer
* Michael Frayn, author and playwright
* David Hare, playwright
* Julia Pascal, playwright and theatre director

### Poets

* Tony Harrison, poet, translator and playwright
* Mike Jenkins
* Patrick Jones, poet, playwright and filmmaker
* Liz Lochhead, Makar (National Poet for Scotland) and essayist
* Sean O'Brien, poet and critic
* Michael Rosen, novelist and poet
* Luke Wright

### Sportspeople

* Joey Barton, football manager and former footballer
* Stan Collymore, former footballer
* Frankie Dettori, Italian jockey
* Brian Moore, former rugby union player

### Legal professionals

* Louise Christian, human rights lawyer
* Imran Khan, lawyer
* Michael Mansfield, KC
* Geoffrey Robertson, KC
* Clive Stafford Smith, lawyer and human rights campaigner

### Academics

* Kehinde Andrews, author and professor of Black Studies at Birmingham City University
* Sophie Grace Chappell, philosopher
* Richard Dawkins, evolutionary biologist and writer
* Gregor Gall, writer and academic
* Ted Honderich, academic and philosopher
* Laura McAllister, Professor of Public Policy and the Governance of Wales at the Wales Governance Centre, Cardiff University
* Steven Rose, scientist and writer
* Quentin Skinner, academic and historian
* Adam Tomkins, academic and former MSP (Scottish Conservatives)
* Nigel Warburton, academic and philosopher

### Religious figures

* Pete Broadbent, former Bishop of Willesden

## Individuals (deceased)
### Politicians

* Tony Banks (1942–2006), MP and peer (Labour)
* Tony Benn (1925–2014), MP (Labour)
* Charles Bradlaugh (1833–1891), MP (Liberal)
* George Buchanan (1890–1955), MP (Labour)
* William Cluse (1875–1955), MP (Labour)
* Richard Crossman (1907–1974), MP (Labour) and editor of the New Statesman
* Donald Dewar (1937–2000), Scottish Labour politician and First Minister of Scotland
* Sir Charles Dilke (1843–1911), MP (Liberal)
* Jack Dormand (1919–2003), MP and peer (Labour)
* Raymond Fletcher (1921–1991), MP (Labour)
* Paul Flynn (1935–2019), MP (Labour)
* Michael Foot (1913–2010), MP (Labour) and Leader of the Opposition
* Willie Gallacher (1881–1965), MP (Communist Party of Great Britain)
* Arthur Greenwood (1880–1954), MP (Labour)
* Willie Hamilton (1917–2000), MP (Labour)
* George Hardie (1873–1937), MP (Labour)
* Keir Hardie (1856–1915), MP and founder of the Labour Party
* Emrys Hughes (1894–1969), MP (Labour) and journalist
* Glenda Jackson (1936–2023), MP (Labour) and actress
* William Keenan (1889–1955), MP (Labour)
* George Lansbury (1859–1940), MP (Labour) and Leader of the Opposition
* Margo MacDonald (1943–2014), MP and MSP (SNP)
* David Marquand (1934–2024), academic, author and former MP (Labour)
* James Maxton (1885–1946), MP (Independent Labour Party)
* Valentine McEntee (1871–1953), MP (Labour)
* John McGovern (1887–1968), MP (Labour)
* Kevin McNamara (1934–2017), MP (Labour)
* Michael Meacher (1939–2015), MP (Labour)
* John Stuart Mill (1806–1873), MP (Liberal), philosopher and political economist
* 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
* Stan Orme (1923–2005), MP (Labour)
* Gwilym Prys-Davies (1923–2017), peer (Labour)
* Richard Rogers (1933–2021), peer (Labour) and architect
* Alfred Salter (1873–1945), MP (Labour), 1925–45
* Nancy Seear (1913–1997), peer and social scientist (Liberal, then Liberal Democrats)
* Algernon Sidney (1623–1683), English politician and political theorist
* Campbell Stephen (1884–1947), MP (Independent Labour Party)
* Ernest Thurtle (1884–1954), MP (Labour)
* Kay Ullrich (1943–2021), MSP (SNP)
* Benjamin Vaughan (1751–1835), political economist and MP

### Political activists, advisers and social reformers

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

### Journalists, authors and writers

* J. G. Ballard (1930–2009), novelist
* William Blake (1757–1827), writer and artist
* Robert Burns (1759–1796), poet and lyricist
* Carmen Callil (1938–2022), writer and publisher
* John Cole (1927–2013), BBC political editor
* Thomas Davison (1794–1826), journalist and publisher
* A. A. Gill (1954–2016), journalist and critic
* Thomas Gordon (c. 1691–1750), Scottish writer and Commonwealthman
* Alasdair Gray (1934–2019), Scottish author
* Barbara Hall (1923–2022), crossword compiler and writer
* James Harrington (1611–1677), political theorist and author
* Christopher Hitchens (1949–2011), author and columnist
* Leonard Hobhouse (1864–1929), political theorist
* Anthony Holden (1947–2023), writer, broadcaster and critic
* Mervyn Jones (1922–2010), writer
* Ethel Mannin (1900–1984), novelist and travel writer
* Kingsley Martin (1897–1969), editor of the New Statesman, 1930–60
* John Milton (1608–1674), poet
* Edwin Morgan (1920–2010), Makar (National Poet for Scotland) and translator
* Jan Morris (1926–2020), historian and writer
* William Morris (1834–1896), writer and artist
* Deborah Orr (1962–2019), journalist
* Thomas Paine (1737–1809), English-American author and revolutionary
* Ronald Payne (1926–2013), journalist and war correspondent
* Edward Pearce (1939–2018), New Statesman contributor
* Claire Rayner (1931–2010), journalist
* George W. M. Reynolds (1814–1879), author and journalist
* Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822), English Romantic poet
* 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 (novel))
* H. G. Wells (1866–1946), writer
* Peter Whelan (1931–2014), playwright
* Gwyn A. Williams (1925–1995), historian
* Benjamin Zephaniah (1958–2023), poet

### Singers, musicians and composers

* Shane MacGowan (1957–2023), singer and songwriter (The Pogues)
* Robert Simpson (1921–1997), composer

### Actors

* Honor Blackman (1925–2020)
* 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

### Artists

* Terence Conran (1931–2020), designer and restaurateur
* William James Linton (1812–1897), wood-engraver and author

### Legal professionals

* Anthony Scrivener (1935–2015), QC
* Nathaniel Wade (c. 1666?–1718), English lawyer

### Academics

* Patrick Collinson (1929–2011), historian
* Bernard Crick (1929–2008), academic and political philosopher
* Stephen Haseler (1942–2017), professor, author

### Military personnel

* Robert Overton (c. 1609–1678), English soldier and scholar
* John Lawson (ca. 1615–1665), naval officer

### Religious figures

* Joseph Fawcett (c. 1758–1804), English Presbyterian minister and poet
* Donald Soper (1903–1998), Methodist minister and peer (Labour)

### Media figures

* Max Clifford (1943–2017), publicist
* Tony Garnett (1936–2020), television producer

### Other public figures

* Nicholas Culpeper (1616–1654), botanist, herbalist, physician and astrologer

## Groups

* Breakthrough Party
* Green Party of England and Wales
* Republic
* Labour for a Republic
* Our Republic
* Scottish Greens
* Scottish Socialist Party
* Scottish Republican Socialist Movement