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Humphrey: Nicknamed Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office, was a stray, long-haired, black-and-white cat who became one of the most well known and admired cats in Great Britain. He wandered into the prime minister's London residence of No.10 Downing Street in 1989, late in Margaret Thatcher's prime ministership, and remained throughout John Major's term in office. Humphrey, named after the character of "Sir Humphrey Appleby" in "Yes, Minister", disappeared in 1997 shortly after Tony and Cherie Blair moved in. Cherie had to deny reports she banished him from the house because she is allergic to cats. It later emerged he had retired to the suburbs with an official after developing kidney problems. Humphrey passed away March, 2006 at the home of the cabinet office worker who looked after him. Humphrey, was believed to be 18.

Ten years after Humphrey retired Downing street has a new feline resident. Sybil, a black and white puss will be given the run of Number 10 and it's garden. Named after the bossy landlady in Fawlty Towers, Sybil belongs to Alistair Darling and his wife Margaret who brought her down from their constituency home in Scotland after they moved into the flat above Number 10. A spokesman for PM Gordon Brown, who lives next door at Number 11 with his family confirmed Humphrey has a successor.

Théophile Gautier: Author - Several cats including three black kittens. The kittens were born in the early days of Les Miserables when everybody was talking of the new masterpiece. The two little males were called "Enjolras" and "Gavroche", and their sister received the name of "Eponine".

Victor Hugo: Author of Les Miserables - Several cats including "Chanoine" originally called "Gavroche" but was renamed because it was so indolent.

Orangey: One of the world’s best animal actors, "Orangey" is best known for his performance as 'Cat' in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) and won a Patsy award (the animal equivalent of an Oscar award) for its role in the film.

T.S. Eliot: British Poet and Playwright - was a cat lover and wrote an entire book of poems about cats; including his own cat, "Jellylorum". Andrew Lloyd Webber was clearly a fan of this great poet and author. He was inspired to produce the musical Cats which was based on the characters from 'Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats'.

Winston Churchill - Prime Minster: Several cats, particularly fond of orange ones. Including a ginger cat named Jock, who stayed in Churchill's bed with him towards the end of his life; he was mentioned in the PM's will.

Edward Lear: Artist, illustrator and writer - Edwards' tabby cat "Foss" became well known because of the cartoons drawn by Lear, especially those which accompany his rhyme, The Owl and the Pussycat. Mr. Lear loved the cat so much that when he moved to a different home he instructed the architects to design it as an exact replica of his previous one. This was supposedly to make the move to the new place as easy as possible for "Foss".

Felix: A cheeky rascal, fictional black and white cat used in the 'Felix' cat food ads.

Fred: Orange, long haired moggy persian cross, who appeared in the 'Whiskas' cat food ad.
"This is fred, he sleeps on my bed
apart from when he's being fed
you'll find him on my bed
so thats fred the bedhead"

Cosmic Creepers: A totally black moggy and everything you imagine a witch's cat to be like in the film Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971). Eglentine Price: "I don't believe in giving animals ridiculous names. I call him Cosmic Creepers, because that's the name he came with".

James Mason: Actor - Siamese cat "Flower-Face" talked about in Mason's 'The Cats in our Lives' 1949.
Pierre Auguste Renoir: Artist - This French artist loved cats and depicted them in several paintings including 'Woman with a Cat'.
Vivien Leigh: Actress - Famed for her cat like smile; a lover of cats, owned several Siamese including "Boy"
William Butler Yeats: Poet - Several cats including "Minnaloushe" from the poem The cat and the moon.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: Poet - Several cats including "Banjo" and "Ajax"
Colette: Author - Several cats including "La Chatte"
Marilyn Monroe: Actress - White Perisan cat "Mitsou"
Bill Clinton: President USA (1993-2001) - black and white cat "Socks"
Freddie Mercury: was best known as the frontman, pianist, and vocalist for the English rock band Queen - owned many cats throughout his life. His solo album Mr Bad Guy is dedicated to cat-lovers all over the world.

Reference and external links:
Internet movie database
Edward Lear - The owl and the pussycat
Andrew Llyod Webber's reallyuseful group


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