FAMOUS PEOPLE FROM THE UNITED

KINGDOM100 Greatest Britons

100 GREATEST BRITONS • "100 Greatest Britons" was a

programme broadcast in 2002 by the BBC. It was based on a television poll conducted to determine whom the United Kingdom public considered the greatest British people in history.

• The definition of a 'Great Briton‘ was anyone who has played a significant part in the life of the United Kingdom.

Politician Military figures Historical figures Artist Litterateur Scientist

Religious Figure Royal family

Revolutionist Athlete

Famous Political Figures

#7.Queen Elizabeth Ic #9.Horatio Nelson Naval commander

#10.Oliver CromwellMilitary and political leader

#16.Margaret ThatcherPrime Minister

#14.Alfred the Great King of Wessex

#15.Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

#34.Thomas Paine Political philosopher.

#18.Queen Victoria

#1. SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL (1874-1965)

• Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was a British politician and author, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. (1940-1945, 1951–1955)

• Churchill was famous for his stubborn resistance to Hitler during the darkest hours of the Second World War.

• After winning the Second World War, he was shocked to lose the 1945 general election to a resurgent Labour party. But, under the Conservatives he returned to power in the 1950 election - accepting much of the post war consensus and end of the British Empire.

#3. DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES (1961–1997)

• Princess Diana is one of the most loved women in the world.

• Lady Diana was famous for using her position and power to help the ones in need. "People's Princess" touched the lives of the sick, the homeless and everyday people with her warmth and humanity.

• Dubbed the "Queen of Hearts" by then Prime Minister of England, John Major, Diana, of one of the most fabled women of the century, “revived a staid monarchy with her vitality, charm, and glamour and ushered in a new age for the British monarchy”.

FAMOUS LITTERATEUR AUTHOR

#38.William Blake Author, poet

#70.Jane Austen Author

#26.William Tyndale English translator of the Bible.

#41.Charles Dickens Author.

#83.J.K. Rowling

#5.WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616)

• Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon. He was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language.

• Shakespeare wrote historical plays which told the history of England, but also showed the virtues and vices of monarchs. He also wrote witty comedies, full of fun and fantasy. But he is best known for his great tragedies, in which he explores human weakness, jealousy and ambition.

• Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies and it is still played in theatres the world.

#41.CHARLES DICKENS (1812 - 1870)

• Charles Dickens, pen-name "Boz", was an English novelist of the Victorian era.

• The popularity of his books during his lifetime and to the present is demonstrated by the fact that none of his novels has ever gone out of print.

FAMOUS SCIENTIST

#2.Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Engineer.

#20.Alexander Fleming Biologist, pharmacologist

#21.Alan Turing Pioneer of computing.

#25. Stephen Hawking Theoretical physicist.

#22.Michael Faraday Scientist.

#4.CHARLES DARWIN (1809–1882)

• Charles Robert Darwin, was an English naturalist and geologist,best known for his contributions to evolutionary theory. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors, and in a joint publication with Alfred Russel Wallace introduced his scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding.

#6.ISAAC NEWTON (1643 – 1727)• Isaac Newton was an English physicist,

mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian, and is considered by many scholars and members of the general public to be one of the most influential people in human history.

• Newton built the first practical reflecting telescope and developed a theory of colour based on the observation that a prism decomposes white light into the many colours that form the visible spectrum.

• He also formulated an empirical law of cooling and studied the speed of sound.

FAMOUS MUSICIANS ARTISTS ACTORS

#32.Eric Morecambe Comedian.

#29.David Bowie Musician. #19.Sir Paul McCartney

Musician.#58.Freddie Mercury Musician

#59.Julie Andrews Actress & singer.

#17.Michael Crawford Actor & singer.

#96.Richard Burton Actor.

#8.JOHN LENNON (1940-1980)• John Lennon was a key member of the Beatles. He went

on to have a distinguished solo career, and became an icon of the 1960s counter-culture revolution.

• In 1969 the Beatles had started to split up; it was John Lennon who was the main factor behind this. After 1970, John Lennon created a very successful solo career, often with the help of his second wife, Yoko Ono. 

• John Lennon was shot dead in 1980, by David Chapman – an obsessed fan. The death shocked the world, both musical and non musical.

#66.SIR CHARLIE CHAPLIN(1889 –1977) • Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, was an

English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the silent era.

• Chaplin became a worldwide icon through his screen persona "the Tramp" and is considered one of the most important figures in the history of the film industry.

His career spanned more than 75 years, from childhood in the Victorian era until a year before his death in 1977, and encompassed both adulation and controversy.

#19.PAUL MCCARTNEY (1942- STILL ALIVE)

• Paul McCartney was a key member of the Beatles and also pursued a very successful solo career. According to the Guinness book of records he is the best selling artist of all time.

• After the break up of the Beatles, Paul McCartney successful pursued a new career path forming a new band - The Wings and also recording many solos such as the most covered song of all time - Yesterday. The Mull of Kintyre performed by the Wings was the first single to sell more than 2 million.

• Paul McCartney has produced over 60 gold discs and has sold over 100 million singles.

#33.David Beckham Footballer.

#52.Florence Nightingale Nurse.

#85.Sir Richard Branson Businessman.

#77.Robbie Williams Musician

#12.Captain James Cook Explorer #31.Leonard Cheshire

Aviator#30.Guy Fawkes English revolutionary.

#43.John Peel Broadcaster.

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