Second son of Elizabeth Campbell, duchess of Hamilton and Argyll. His older brother James having died at the age of fourteen, Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton and 5th Duke of Brandon, also inherited the title Baron Hamilton of Hameldon upon the death of his mother. He lived in Europe between 1772 and 1776 under the tutelage of Dr. John Moore. He was a patron of Moore's son, the future Sir John Moore.

Known for his Memoires de la vie du comte de Grammont (1715).

Swiss physiologist, poet, and romance writer, whose scientific work did much to establish the reputation of the recently founded University of Göttingen. He translated Samuel Richardson's Clarissa (1747-9) into German.

American poet and leading member of the Knickerbocker Group, remembered primarily for his satires. His Alnwick Castle, with Other Poems was published in 1827, followed by his collected Poetical works of Fitz-Greene Halleck in 1847.

English barrister, historian, fellow of the Royal Society, and trustee of the British Museum. He is best remembered for his works View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages (1818), The Constitutional History of England (1827), and Introduction to the Literature of Europe, in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries (1837).

English bishop, moralist, and satirist, noted for the versatility of his writing as well as his literary innovations.

English poet, essayist, pamphleteer, and educational reformer, denouncing the misuse of university revenue and advocating for the inclusion of new mathematics, science, and foreign language in curriculum.

English poet and Whig politician who held much political sway during the reigns of King William III and Queen Anne.

English poet and historian, son of Mary Habington and Sir Thomas Habington and nephew of Sir Edward Habington, all of whom had been implicated in political conspiracies surrounding the crown. Habington's most notable work, Castara, is a collection of poems dedicated to his wife and revered for its imaginativeness.

English actress, mistress of Charles II, and mother of James and Charles Beauclerk. Deemed "pretty, witty Nell" by Samuel Pepys, Gwyn was among the most famous of the Restoration figures of celebrity, regarded as the embodiment of the anti-Puritan attitudes of the Restoration period.