| BEARDSLEY | Aubrey ---, illustrator and author; a leading figure in the aesthetic movement (9) |
| PAUL | American singer and activist and a leading figure in the Harlem Renaissance (4,7) |
| ROBESON | American singer and activist and a leading figure in the Harlem Renaissance (4,7) |
| KEROUAC | Jack, U.S. novelist and poet who was a leading figure in the Beat Generation (7) |
| RALEIGH | English statesman and explorer, 1552-1618, a leading figure in the colonisation of North America (7) |
| PACEMAKER | Leading figure in a field offering hearty support? (9) |
| LEONARDO | Italian polymath, painter, engineer, scientist, sculptor and architect, 1452-1519, a leading figure in the High Renaissance (8,2,5) |
| DAVINCI | Italian polymath, painter, engineer, scientist, sculptor and architect, 1452-1519, a leading figure in the High Renaissance (8,2,5) |
| CAGE | John ___ (1912 - 92),US composer who was a leading figure in the post-war avantgarde (4) |
| BRUTUS | Marcus Junius ___ (85-42 BC), a leading figure in the plot to murder Julius Caesar |
| HENRYTHEEIGHTH | A leading figure in half a dozen unions? |
| PIEDPIPER | Leading figure in folklore |
| MORRIS | Textiles/wallpaper designer and leading figure in the Arts and Crafts Movement who said: "Have nothi |
| BRIDGETRILEY | English artist, a leading figure in Op art |
| EMPRESS | A leading figure in society - newsmen follow me back |
| ROBESPIERRE | King honours Curie, perhaps, a leading figure in French history |
| EMMELINE | _____ Pankhurst, leading figure in the suffragette movement born in 1858 (8) |
| WILLIAMMORRIS | Victorian polymath, husband of Jane Burden and leading figure in the 17 movement (7,6) |
| KURT | ____ Cobain, leading figure in the grunge movement, born in 1967 (4) |
| BRIGGS | Best-selling illustrator and author whose works include When the Wind Blows and Ethel and Ernest (6) |
