I. Taylor, A J P BrE AmE
(1906–90) an English ↑ historian , writer, and television speaker. His books include English History 1914–1945 (1965) and The Origins of the Second World War (1961).
II. Tay ‧ lor, Dam ‧ i ‧ lo ‧ la /'teɪləʳ, ˌdæmɪˈləʊlə/ BrE AmE
(1989–2000) a ten-year-old Nigerian boy who was killed in November 2000 in Peckham in south London. In 2002, four teenage boys were charged with his murder, but they were found not guilty after the most important ↑ witness (=person who saw the crime) , a 14-year-old girl, was found to be lying. The police were strongly criticized for reducing the number of detectives trying to solve the murder after the boys had been charged. In 2006 a new ↑ trial took place after spots of blood that the police had missed earlier were found on the clothes of two of the original boys charged with his murder, Danny and Ricky Preddie. This time they were found guilty.
III. Taylor, Elizabeth BrE AmE
(1932–) a US film actress who was born in the UK and is famous for her beauty. Her films include National Velvet (1944), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), and Cleopatra (1962). She won two Oscars, for Butterfield 8 (1960) and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966). She is known for her work in supporting people who have AIDS, and for her many marriages, two of which were to the actor Richard Burton.
IV. Taylor, Graham BrE AmE
(1944–), a British football manager who was the manager of the England football team from 1990 to 1993. He ↑ resign ed when England failed to qualify for the 1994 World Cup. He became famous for saying ‘Do I not like that’ several times in a television ↑ documentary while watching a poor England performance.
V. Taylor, Lawrence BrE AmE
(1959–) a US football player for the New York Giants team in the 1980s and 1990s, who was considered to be the best ↑ linebacker in the NFL. He was known for being very determined, fast, and powerful.
VI. Taylor, Phil /fɪl/ BrE AmE
(1960–) an English ↑ dart s player, who some people think is the best player ever. He is known as ‘The Power’.
VII. Taylor, Zachary BrE AmE
(1784–1850) the twelfth president of the US, from 1849 to 1850