Lord Byron
1788–1824 (age 36)
Biography
Lord Byron (1788–1824) was the charismatic poet and nobleman born in Nottinghamshire whose verse captured the intense imagination of the Romantic era, marrying classical learning with passionate personal reflection.
He carried his celebrity far beyond England—pursuing causes such as the Greek struggle for independence and maintaining a salon of literary and political friends—ultimately dying abroad yet leaving behind poems that continue to stir hearts and minds.