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Step into the lives and worlds of our ever-growing selection of cultural icons who were prominently influential in the 1960s. We know there are many more still to cover, so feel welcome to nominate your favourites for future addition to this section of the website!

Celia Birtwell

Elisa.rolle, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (Cropped)

Lamborghini trouser suit made by Celia Birtwell and Ossie Clark (1969)

Fashion designer, textile designer & model

Celia Birtwell

Jack Nicholson

Los Angeles Times, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (Cropped)

Photograph of Jack Nicholson with his Oscar at the 1976 Academy Awards (1976)

Actor, Screenwriter & Director

Jack Nicholson

Jane Fonda

Unstated photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (Cropped)

Publicity photo of Jane Fonda for the film 'Sunday in New York' (1963)

Actress, Model, Fitness instructor, Activist and Philanthropist

Jane Fonda

Bill Willis

Bill Willis

Interior designer

Bill Willis

Muhammad Ali

Eric Bachmann Fotoarchiv, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (Cropped)

Muhammad Ali sitting on a bench in the Zürich woods, Switzerland (1971)

Boxer, Activist, Entertainer & Philanthropist

Muhammad Ali

Jack Kerouac

Tom Palumbo from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Portrait of Jack Kerouac (1956)

Novelist & Poet

Jack Kerouac

David Hockney

Connaissance des Arts, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

David Hockney portrait (2017)

Painter, Photographer, Stage Set Designer & Art Historian

David Hockney

Malcolm X

Marion S. Trikosko, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (Cropped)

Portrait photograph of Malcolm X (1964)

Civil Rights Campaigner, Anti-Racism Campaigner & Muslim Leader

Malcolm X

Bob Dylan

Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (Cropped)

Bob Dylan at the Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Stockholm, Sweden (1966)

Singer, Songwriter & Painter

Bob Dylan

Joan Baez

Bernard Gotfryd, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (Edited)

Portrait photograph of Joan Baez (1973)

Folk Singer, Human Rights Activist, Anti-racism & Peace Campaigner

Joan Baez

Michael McClure

Onehandclapping, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (Cropped)

Michael McClure during the video taping of 'Add-Verse' (2004)

Beat Poet, Playwright, Essayist & San Francisco Counterculture Leader

Michael McClure

Ken Kesey

Associated Students of the California Institute of Technology (ASCIT), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (Cropped)

Portrait of Ken Kesey in Pasadena (1974)

Novelist & Alternative Artist

Ken Kesey

John Lennon

Tony Barnard, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (Cropped)

John Lennon being interviewed (1974)

Musician, Peace campaigner & Co-founder of The Beatles

John Lennon

Maxime de La Falaise

Maxime de La Falaise

Model & Actress

Maxime de La Falaise

Paloma Picasso

Eduardo Correa, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Portrait of Paloma Picasso in Malaga, Spain [date unknown]

Fashion Designer & Businesswoman

Paloma Picasso

Nicolas Roeg

Petr Novák, Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons (Cropped)

Nicolas Roeg at the '43rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival', Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic (2008)

Film Director

Nicolas Roeg

Brian Epstein

Joop van Bilsen for Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (Cropped / Restored)

Brian Epstein receiving the Edison Award for the Beatles at 'Grand Gala du Disque' (1965)

Music Manager & Concert Promoter

Brian Epstein

Allen Ginsberg

Engramma.it, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (Edited)

Allen Ginsberg crowned 'King of May' at his speech, Praga, Czech Republic (1965)

Poet, Writer & Political Campaigner

Allen Ginsberg