John Taubman served as Speaker of the House of Keys on the Isle of Man. The Taubman family was one of the most prominent on the Island, and his daughter Dorothy married Colonel Mark Wilks, the future Governor of St Helena.
John Wattleworth was a Ramsey fisherman whose boat was illegally seized in Ramsey Bay in November 1765, six months after the Revestment. He petitioned for its return alongside John Sayle and John Kneene.
Joseph Hubertus Pilates (1883-1967) was a German-born physical fitness instructor who developed the Pilates method of exercise. During the First World War, he was interned on the Isle of Man as an enemy alien, and it was during this period of internment that he refined his exercise system, reportedly working with fellow internees to improve their physical fitness and health.
Charles III (b. 1948) is the current King of the United Kingdom and Lord of Mann, having acceded to the throne in 2022 upon the death of his mother, Elizabeth II. He has visited the Isle of Man on several occasions, including in his earlier role as Prince of Wales.
James I (1566-1625) was King of England and Scotland from 1603 to 1625. During his reign, the lordship of Mann continued under the Stanley family, Earls of Derby, and the Island was affected by the broader political and religious tensions of the early Stuart period.
John (1166-1216) was King of England from 1199 to 1216. His reign saw English assertions of authority over the Irish Sea region, including the Isle of Man, during a period when the Island's Norse kingdom was subject to competing claims from England, Scotland and Norway.
Olaf Godredson (d. 1153), also known as Olaf I, was King of Mann and the Isles for a reign of approximately forty years. He maintained the Norse kingdom through diplomacy and alliances, and the Chronicle of Man records that he kept peace throughout his long reign. He was succeeded by his son Godred II.
Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948) was a German-born artist associated with the Dada and Merz movements. He fled Nazi Germany in 1937 and, after the outbreak of the Second World War, was interned on the Isle of Man as an enemy alien. During his internment, he continued to produce art and gave lectures to fellow internees, and his time on the Island forms a notable chapter in the history of wartime internment.
Letitia Christian Tyler (1790-1842) was the first wife of John Tyler, the tenth President of the United States, and served as First Lady from 1841 until her death. She was descended from the Christian family of the Isle of Man, her ancestors having emigrated from Mann to colonial Virginia in the seventeenth century.
Lieutenant Hawkes commanded HMS Maria and arrived at Douglas in August 1811. He assured the High-Bailiff, Norris Moore, that he did not intend to impress fishermen. On the night of 17 August, he broke his word, impressing fishermen and working men after what contemporary accounts describe as a hard fight, in which several men were dangerously wounded. The Admiralty initially refused to release the men, citing the "very improper conduct of the people of Douglas," before eventually ordering their return.
Peter King, 1st Baron King (1669-1734), served as Lord Chancellor from 1725 to 1733. His connection to the Isle of Man relates to the legal and political affairs of the Island during the early eighteenth century.
Lord Clare served as First Lord of the Board of Trade when George Moore petitioned London on behalf of the Manx people after the Revestment of 1765. When Moore described the sufferings of the Island's emptied towns and departing young people, Clare responded with contempt, calling the inhabitants of the former trading towns "a Nest of Vermin collected from the Dregs of the neighbouring Countries."
Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough (1750-1818), served as Lord Chief Justice of England. His connection to the Isle of Man relates to legal proceedings and political affairs concerning the Island's governance.
Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Baron Fairfax of Cameron (1612-1671), was commander of the Parliamentary New Model Army during the English Civil War. Following the surrender of the Isle of Man in 1651, he was appointed Lord of Mann by Parliament. He appointed William Christian (Illiam Dhone) as Governor of the Island in 1656, the only Manx-born person ever to hold that title, though Christian was replaced by James Chaloner in 1658.
Lord John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792-1878), served twice as Prime Minister. His connection to the Isle of Man relates to his involvement in the governance and constitutional development of the Island during the mid-nineteenth century.
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield (1705-1793), served as Lord Chief Justice of England from 1756 to 1788. He was involved in the legal deliberations surrounding the Revestment of the Isle of Man in 1765 and the subsequent legal framework governing the Crown's administration of the Island.
Frederick North, Lord North (1732-1792), served as Prime Minister from 1770 to 1782. His government oversaw the administration of the Isle of Man during the post-Revestment period, including the implementation of customs and revenue policies that significantly affected the Island's economy and trade.
Lord Strange was the courtesy title used by the eldest sons of the Stanley Earls of Derby, who were Lords of Mann. The title is most associated with James Stanley (1607-1651), who personally managed the Isle of Man as Lord Strange from 1628, introducing controversial land tenure changes and imprisoning Deputy Governor Edward Christian. He inherited the earldom in 1642, and his period as Lord Strange is central to the events leading to the 1651 Manx rebellion. An earlier holder, Ferdinando Stanley (1559-1594), was also known by the title.
Alexander Shaw served as Lieutenant-Governor of the Isle of Man during the late eighteenth century. His tenure is mentioned in connection with the appointment of Joseph Stowell, the Manx clergyman and scholar, as tutor to his family.
