He founded the Salvation Army, a Christian group organized on quasi-military lines, which emphasizes selfless service of and assistance to the poor and needy. The group has had an immense impact.
| 1759–1833 | William Wilberforce |
| 1858–1943 | Beatrice Webb |
| 1880–1958 | Marie Stopes |
| 1759–1836 | Charles Simeon |
| 1879–1976 | Ernest Shepard |
| 1893–1957 | Dorothy Sayers |
| 1866–1943 | Beatrix Potter |
| 1900–1969 | Stephen Potter |
| 1839–1894 | Walter Pater |
| 1857–1928 | Emmeline Pankhurst |
| 1903–1950 | George Orwell |
| 1880–1912 | Lawrence Oates |
| 1834–1896 | William Morris |
| 1873–1958 | G. E. Moore |
| 1882–1956 | A. A. Milne |
| 1802–1876 | Harriet Martineau |
| 1766–1834 | Thomas Malthus |
| 1800–1859 | Thomas Macaulay |
| 1865–1936 | Rudyard Kipling |
| 1792–1866 | John Keble |
| 1894–1963 | Aldous Huxley |
| 1820–1903 | Herbert Spencer |
| 1832–1902 | G. A. Henty |
| 1912–1990 | Lawrence Durrell |
| 1804–1881 | Benjamin Disraeli |
| 1778–1840 | George Brummell |
| 1888–1988 | Archibald Brockway |
| 1847–1933 | Annie Besant |
| 1910–1989 | Sir A. J. Ayer |
| 1822–1888 | Matthew Arnold |
