Soviet spy operating in
Britain throughout
World War II and part of the
cold war. Blunt was a member of the
Cambridge Four, a group of upper-crust
traitors who did untold damage to
British Intelligence services.
It is believed that Blunt recruited all three of his compatriots, although he denied it.
Despite striking a deal for anonymity in exchange for his confession, Blunt was eventually exposed by Margaret Thatcher and stripped of his knighthood. He died in disgrace (but still fantastically wealthy) in 1983.