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Sir Tim Berners-Lee, by Sean Henry, 2015 - NPG - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir Tim Berners-Lee
by Sean Henry
2015
NPG 6996

Simon Weston, by Nicky Philipps, 2014 - NPG - © National Portrait Gallery, London (NPG 6984) Commissioned jointly by the National Portrait Gallery and the BBC, 2013

Simon Weston
by Nicky Philipps
2014
NPG 6984

Shami Chakrabarti, by Gillian Wearing, 2011 - NPG - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Shami Chakrabarti
by Gillian Wearing
2011
NPG 6923

Kelly Holmes, by Craig Wylie, 2012 - NPG - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Kelly Holmes
by Craig Wylie
2012
NPG 6944

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, by Paul Emsley, 2012 - NPG - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
by Paul Emsley
2012
NPG 6956

Sir Andrew John Wiles, by Rupert Alexander, 2015 - NPG - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir Andrew John Wiles
by Rupert Alexander
2015
NPG 6994

Dame Zaha Hadid, by Michael Craig-Martin, 2008 - NPG - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Dame Zaha Hadid
by Michael Craig-Martin
2008
NPG 6840

James Ephraim Lovelock, by Michael Gaskell, 2011 - NPG - © National Portrait Gallery, London

James Ephraim Lovelock
by Michael Gaskell
2011
NPG 6928

Image currently unavailable owing to copyright restrictions

David Beckham ('David')
by Sam Taylor-Johnson (Sam Taylor-Wood)
2004
NPG 6661

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