Name
- Boyle, John, 5th Earl of Orrery2
- Carte, Thomas, historian2
- Maizeaux, Pierre, journalist and biographer, ?1672-17452
- Swift, Jonathan, Dean of St Patrick's Dublin, author, 1667-17452
- Warburton, William, writer, critic and Bishop of Gloucester, 1698-17792
- Aldrich, Henry, Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, composer, 1648-17101
- Allen, Thomas, Rector of Kettering1
- Allix, Peter, DD; French Protestant theologian, d 17171
- Anstis, John, the elder, herald and antiquary, 1669-17741
- Atterbury, Francis, Bishop of Rochester, politician, and Jacobite conspirator, 1663-17321
- Bacon, Francis, Viscount St Albans,, Lord Chancellor, politician and philosopher, 1561-16261
- Barnes, Joshua, author; Regius Professor of Greek, Cambridge University, 1654-17121
- Batley, Jeremiah, bookseller and publisher, d 18371
- Baxter, Andrew, metaphysician, 1686-17501
- Bayle, Pierre, French philosopher, 1647-17061
- Bernard, John Peter, FRS; biographer, d 17501
- Bettenham, James, printer, of London1
- Beverland, Adrian, Dutch jurist and philosopher, d 17121
- Bingham, Joseph, Rector of Havant; ecclesiastical historian1
- Birch, Thomas, DD, FRS, d 17661