“2269 is a celebration of life and living, creativity and community, innovation and exploration"
Richard Fisher
As an award-winning senior journalist at BBC Future and a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT from 2019–20, Richard Fisher...
Katie Paterson
There aren’t many people whose work resonates with us more than renowned Scottish artist Katie Paterson. She broadcasts the sound...
Stewart Brand
The Guardian said it well: for Stewart Brand, “big ideas are a way of life”. Our latest addition to the...
Sophie Howe
Governments are famously short-sighted. Thinking long-term isn’t always popular and it’s an unfortunate by-product of the democratic process that once...
Adam Buxton
A great party guest should bring something special to the table, whether it’s humour, a sense of camaraderie or the...
Roman Krznaric
If journalist Richard Fisher is the herald of the deep future, the evangelist, John-the-Baptist figure, it’s tempting to see Roman...
Zander Grashow
The third decade of the 21st century has thrown a major spanner into the way the world works, but even...
Austin Kleon
Austin Kleon’s message is that “creativity is not magic. Creativity is for everyone.” It’s not a talent, it’s a way...
Richard Linklater
Time plays a big role in the 2269 project: Insisting on a wait of 250 years for the event, it...
Dame Olivia Newton-John
It might seem odd to include this Cambridge-born Aussie chanteuse in the 2269 Pantheon. Olivia Newton-John is best remembered for...
Ava DuVernay
A celebrated writer-director, documentarian, TV showrunner and activist, DuVernay was the first black woman to be nominated for a Golden...
Sir David Attenborough
It’s hard to think of anyone more deserving of our first Pantheon selection than Sir David Attenborough, a man who...