| HEFNER | Playboy founder who died in 2017, Hugh _ (6) |
| MAURICE | _ White, Earth, Wind & Fire founder who died in February 2016 (7) |
| DIOR | Fashion house named after its founder, who died in 1957 (4) |
| WATERS | Pink Floyd co-founder who embarked on a solo career in 1984 and since released albums including Radio K.A.O.S. and Amused to Death (6) |
| CURTIS | Comic Relief co-founder who wrote Notting Hill and Love Actually (6) |
| GEORGE | - Galloway, Respect Party founder who appeared on Celebrity Big Brother (6) |
| MORRIS | Arts and Crafts Movement founder who designed textile patterns including Bluebell (or Columbine), Snakeshead, Strawberry Thief and Willow Bough (6) |
| COSTIN | Marcos co-founder who put his name to the unsuccessful Amigo sports car (6) |
| GEFFEN | David ___, Asylum Records founder who set up DreamWorks with Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg in 1994 |
| NESBIT | Fabian Society co-founder who wrote The Railway Children |
| FILENE | Department store founder who pioneered credit unions |
| ADDAMS | Women's International League for Peace and Freedom founder who became the second woman to receive a |
| BUFFON | French naturalist and palaeontologist founder who produced the 36-volume quarto volumes Histoire Nat |
| SEANHUGHES | Stand-up comedian and actor, author of novels It's What He Would've Wanted and The Detainees, who died in 2017 (4,6) |
| ERIN | "Happy Days" actress Moran who died in 2017 |
| PETTY | Rock singer Tom who died in 2017 |
| LEACH | Rosemary, actress who died in 2017 (5) |
| BRUCE | Legendary TV presenter who died in 2017, ----- Forsyth (5) |
| GLEN | Country singer Campbell who died in 2017 |
| REESE | Singer/actress Della who died in 2017 |
