People
- Mitford family
- Algernon Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale (1837–1916), British diplomat, collector and writer, he was the paternal grandfather of the Mitford sisters.
- Bertram Mitford (novelist)
- Deborah Mitford (born 1920), Duchess of Devonshire.
- Diana Mitford (1910–2003), widow of Oswald Mosley.
- Jessica Mitford (1917–1996), Anglo-American author, journalist and political campaigner.
- Mitford Sisters: Nancy, Pamela, Diana, Unity Valkyrie, Jessica and Deborah.
- Mary Russell Mitford (1787–1855), British author and playwright
- Nancy Mitford (1904–1973), English novelist and biographer.
- Unity Mitford (1914–1948), English supporter of fascism and Adolf Hitler.
- William Mitford (1744–1827), English historian and the great-great-great-grandfather of the Mitford sisters.
Read more about this topic: Mitford
Famous quotes containing the word people:
“Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves—and the only way they could do this is by not voting.”
—Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)
“True science investigates and brings to human perception such truths and such knowledge as the people of a given time and society consider most important. Art transmits these truths from the region of perception to the region of emotion.”
—Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910)
“When men and women across the country reported how happy they felt, researchers found that jugglers were happier than others. By and large, the more roles, the greater the happiness. Parents were happier than nonparents, and workers were happier than nonworkers. Married people were much happier than unmarried people. Married people were generally at the top of the emotional totem pole.”
—Faye J. Crosby (20th century)