People

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!

Sixties psychedelic-style background image with flowers pattern

Bill Willis

Interior designer

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

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

Muhammad Ali

Boxer, Activist, Entertainer & Philanthropist

Portrait of Jack Kerouac (1956)

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

Jack Kerouac

American Novelist & Poet

David Hockney portrait

Connaissance des Arts, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

David Hockney

Painter, Photographer, Stage Set Designer & Art Historian

Portrait of Malcolm X (1964)

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

Malcolm X

Civil Rights Campaigner, Anti-Racism Campaigner & Muslim Leader

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

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

Bob Dylan

Singer, Songwriter & Painter

Joan Baez performing in Hamburg, Germany (1973)

Heinrich Klaffs, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (Cropped)

Joan Baez

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

Michael McClure during the video taping of "Add-Verse" in 2004

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

Michael McClure

Beat Poet, Playwright, Essayist & San Francisco Counterculture Leader

Portrait of Ken Kesey in Pasadena (1974)

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

Ken Kesey

Novelist & Alternative Artist

John Lennon being interviewed (1974)

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

John Lennon

Musician, Peace campaigner & Co-founder of The Beatles

Sixties psychedelic-style background image with flowers pattern

Maxime de La Falaise

Model & Actress

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

Eduardo Correa, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Paloma Picasso

Fashion Designer & Businesswoman

Nicolas Roeg at the 43rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2008

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

Nicolas Roeg

Film Director

Brian Epstein at the Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands (1965)

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

Brian Epstein

Music Manager & Concert Promoter

Close-up portrait of Allen Ginsberg (1979)

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

Allen Ginsberg

Poet, Writer & Political Campaigner

Sixties psychedelic-style background image with flowers pattern

Nicky Haslam

Interior Designer, Painter, Writer & Newspaper Columnist

Marc Bolan playing the guitar (1973)

ABC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (Cropped)

Marc Bolan

Singer, Songwriter & Television Presenter

Diana Vreeland posing between 2 mannequins (1978)

Lynn Gilbert, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (Cropped)

Diana Vreeland

Fashion Journalist & Fashion Magazine Editor