Sir Winston Churchill, Prime Minister , during the Second World War, statesman, soldier, author, orator
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, (1806–1859)), engineer, creator of Great Western Railway and other significant works
Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997), first wife of HRH Charles, Prince of Wales (1981–1996) and mother of Princes William and Harry of Wales.
Charles Darwin (1809–1882), naturalist, originator of the theory of evolution through natural selection and author of The Origin of Species
William Shakespeare (1564–1616), English poet and playwright, thought of by many as the greatest of all writers in the English language
Sir Isaac Newton (1643–1727), physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, and alchemist, regarded by many as the greatest figure in the history of science
Queen Elizabeth I of England (1533–1603), monarch, (reigned 1558–1603)
John Lennon (1940–1980), musician with The Beatles, philanthropist, political activist, painter
Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758–1805), naval commander
Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658), Lord Protector
Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874–1922), polar explorer
Captain James Cook (1728–1779), explorer
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857–1941), founder of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides
Alfred the Great (849?–899), King of Wessex, (reigned 871–899)
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769–1852), military commander, statesman and Prime Minister 1828–1830 and 1834
Margaret Thatcher (*3) (born 1925), Prime Minister (1979–1990)
Michael Crawford (born 1942), actor
Queen Victoria (1819–1901), monarch (reigned 1837–1901)
Sir Paul McCartney (born 1942), musician with The Beatles
Sir Alexander Fleming (1881–1955), pharmaceutical innovator
Alan Turing (1912–1954), pioneer of computing
Michael Faraday (1791–1867), scientist
Owain Glyndŵr (1359–1416), Prince of Wales
Queen Elizabeth II (*10) (born 1926), reigning monarch (1952–present)
Professor Stephen Hawking (born 1942), theoretical physicist
William Tyndale (1494–1536), English translator of the Bible
Emmeline Pankhurst (1858–1928), suffragette
William Wilberforce (1759–1833), humanitarian
David Bowie (born 1947), musician
Guy Fawkes (1570–1606), English revolutionary
Leonard Cheshire, Baron Cheshire (1917–1992), aviator and charity organiser
Eric Morecambe (1926–1984), comedian
David Beckham (*91) (born 1975), footballer
Thomas Paine (1737–1809), political philosopher
Boudica (died c.60), leader of Celtic resistance to the Roman Empire
Sir Steve Redgrave (born 1962), Olympic rower
Sir Thomas More (1478–1535), English lawyer and politician
William Blake (1757–1827), author and printer
John Harrison (1693–1776), clock designer
King Henry VIII of England (1491–1547), monarch (reigned 1509–1547)
Charles Dickens (1812–1870), author
Sir Frank Whittle (1907–1996), jet engine inventor
John Peel (1939–2004), broadcaster
John Logie Baird (1888–1946), television pioneer
Aneurin Bevan (1897–1960), politician
Boy George (born 1961), musician with Culture Club
Sir Douglas Bader (1910–1982), aviator and charity campaigner
Sir William Wallace (c.1270–1305), Guardian of Scotland
Sir Francis Drake (c.1540–1596), English naval commander
John Wesley (1703–1791), founder of Methodism
King Arthur, legendary Celtic monarch
Florence Nightingale (1820–1910), nurse and charity campaigner
T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) (1888–1935), Arabist and soldier
Robert Falcon Scott (1868–1912), polar explorer
Enoch Powell (1912–1998), politician
Sir Cliff Richard (*29) (born 1940), musician
Alexander Graham Bell (1847–1922), telephone pioneer, placed 9th in the Canadian version
Freddie Mercury (1946–1991), musician with Queen
Dame Julie Andrews (born 1935), actress and singer
Sir Edward Elgar (1857–1934), composer
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (1900–2002), Queen consort
George Harrison (1943–2001), musician with The Beatles
Sir David Attenborough (born 1926), broadcaster
James Connolly (1868–1916),The Scottish born leader of the Irish revolution
George Stephenson (1781–1848), railway pioneer
Sir Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977), comic actor
Tony Blair (*1) (born 1953), Prime Minister (1997–2007)
William Caxton (c.1415~1422–c.1492), English printer
Bobby Moore (1941–1993), footballer and Captain of England 1966 World Cup winning team
Jane Austen (1775–1817), author
William Booth (1829–1912), founder of Salvation Army
King Henry V of England (1387–1422), monarch (reigned 1413–1422)
Aleister Crowley (1875–1947), occultist, writer, and social provocateur; founder of Thelema
Robert the Bruce (1274–1329), King of Scots
The Unknown Warrior, soldier of the Great War
Robbie Williams (*17) (born 1974), musician and former member of Take That
Edward Jenner (1749–1823), pioneer of vaccination
David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd George (1863–1945), Prime Minister (1916–1922)
Charles Babbage (1791–1871), mathematician and pioneer of computing
Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1343–1400), English author
King Richard III of England (1452–1485), monarch (reigned 1483–1485)
J.K. Rowling (born 1965), author
James Watt (1736–1819), developer of the steam engine
Sir Richard Branson (*86) (born 1950), businessman and adventurer
John Lydon (Johnny Rotten) (born 1956), musician
Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1887–1976), military commander
Donald Campbell (1921–1967), water speed world record challenger
King Henry II of England (1133–1189), monarch (reigned 1154–1189)
James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879), physicist
J.R.R. Tolkien (1892–1973), author and philologist
Sir Walter Raleigh (1552–1618), English explorer
King Edward I of England (1239–1307), monarch (reigned 1272–1307)
Sir Barnes Wallis (1887–1979), aviation technology pioneer
Richard Burton (1925–1984), actor 1
Tony Benn (born 1925), politician
David Livingstone (1813–1873), missionary and explorer
Sir Tim Berners-Lee (born 1955), Internet pioneer and inventor of the World Wide Web
Marie Stopes (1880–1958), promoter of birth control
John Cleese (born 1939), Comedian and actor.
Sir Clive Sinclair (born July 30, 1940), Entrepreneur and inventor
I think I saw pretty much every indie band of note during my long career as a gig go-er, but I never saw Gene for some reason - always seemed to miss them!
[cite]Posted By: Oakster[/cite]I think I saw pretty much every indie band of note during my long career as a gig go-er, but I never saw Gene for some reason - always seemed to miss them!
Jim, isn't your list taken from the Greatest Britons programme a couple of years ago?
I voted for Shakespeare but actually I thought the right bloke won i.e Sir Winston Churchill. If it wasn't for him Charlton may have been playing in the Bundesleague
[cite]Posted By: Oakster[/cite]I think I saw pretty much every indie band of note during my long career as a gig go-er, but I never saw Gene for some reason - always seemed to miss them!
You never became a gold gig go-er then! lol
I saw them lots in a 3 year period, about 3 years ago. went to their last ever gig at the social. an acoustic gig where they announced the split. people were in tears. saddos. great band tho.
[cite]Posted By: suzisausage[/cite]made a difference. that fella in the list that pioneered vaccination, never heard of him, but where would we be without him?
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel, (1806–1859)), engineer, creator of Great Western Railway and other significant works
Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997), first wife of HRH Charles, Prince of Wales (1981–1996) and mother of Princes William and Harry of Wales.
Charles Darwin (1809–1882), naturalist, originator of the theory of evolution through natural selection and author of The Origin of Species
William Shakespeare (1564–1616), English poet and playwright, thought of by many as the greatest of all writers in the English language
Sir Isaac Newton (1643–1727), physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, and alchemist, regarded by many as the greatest figure in the history of science
Queen Elizabeth I of England (1533–1603), monarch, (reigned 1558–1603)
John Lennon (1940–1980), musician with The Beatles, philanthropist, political activist, painter
Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758–1805), naval commander
Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658), Lord Protector
Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874–1922), polar explorer
Captain James Cook (1728–1779), explorer
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857–1941), founder of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides
Alfred the Great (849?–899), King of Wessex, (reigned 871–899)
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769–1852), military commander, statesman and Prime Minister 1828–1830 and 1834
Margaret Thatcher (*3) (born 1925), Prime Minister (1979–1990)
Michael Crawford (born 1942), actor
Queen Victoria (1819–1901), monarch (reigned 1837–1901)
Sir Paul McCartney (born 1942), musician with The Beatles
Sir Alexander Fleming (1881–1955), pharmaceutical innovator
Alan Turing (1912–1954), pioneer of computing
Michael Faraday (1791–1867), scientist
Owain Glyndŵr (1359–1416), Prince of Wales
Queen Elizabeth II (*10) (born 1926), reigning monarch (1952–present)
Professor Stephen Hawking (born 1942), theoretical physicist
William Tyndale (1494–1536), English translator of the Bible
Emmeline Pankhurst (1858–1928), suffragette
William Wilberforce (1759–1833), humanitarian
David Bowie (born 1947), musician
Guy Fawkes (1570–1606), English revolutionary
Leonard Cheshire, Baron Cheshire (1917–1992), aviator and charity organiser
Eric Morecambe (1926–1984), comedian
David Beckham (*91) (born 1975), footballer
Thomas Paine (1737–1809), political philosopher
Boudica (died c.60), leader of Celtic resistance to the Roman Empire
Sir Steve Redgrave (born 1962), Olympic rower
Sir Thomas More (1478–1535), English lawyer and politician
William Blake (1757–1827), author and printer
John Harrison (1693–1776), clock designer
King Henry VIII of England (1491–1547), monarch (reigned 1509–1547)
Charles Dickens (1812–1870), author
Sir Frank Whittle (1907–1996), jet engine inventor
John Peel (1939–2004), broadcaster
John Logie Baird (1888–1946), television pioneer
Aneurin Bevan (1897–1960), politician
Boy George (born 1961), musician with Culture Club
Sir Douglas Bader (1910–1982), aviator and charity campaigner
Sir William Wallace (c.1270–1305), Guardian of Scotland
Sir Francis Drake (c.1540–1596), English naval commander
John Wesley (1703–1791), founder of Methodism
King Arthur, legendary Celtic monarch
Florence Nightingale (1820–1910), nurse and charity campaigner
T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) (1888–1935), Arabist and soldier
Robert Falcon Scott (1868–1912), polar explorer
Enoch Powell (1912–1998), politician
Sir Cliff Richard (*29) (born 1940), musician
Alexander Graham Bell (1847–1922), telephone pioneer, placed 9th in the Canadian version
Freddie Mercury (1946–1991), musician with Queen
Dame Julie Andrews (born 1935), actress and singer
Sir Edward Elgar (1857–1934), composer
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (1900–2002), Queen consort
George Harrison (1943–2001), musician with The Beatles
Sir David Attenborough (born 1926), broadcaster
James Connolly (1868–1916),The Scottish born leader of the Irish revolution
George Stephenson (1781–1848), railway pioneer
Sir Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977), comic actor
Tony Blair (*1) (born 1953), Prime Minister (1997–2007)
William Caxton (c.1415~1422–c.1492), English printer
Bobby Moore (1941–1993), footballer and Captain of England 1966 World Cup winning team
Jane Austen (1775–1817), author
William Booth (1829–1912), founder of Salvation Army
King Henry V of England (1387–1422), monarch (reigned 1413–1422)
Aleister Crowley (1875–1947), occultist, writer, and social provocateur; founder of Thelema
Robert the Bruce (1274–1329), King of Scots
The Unknown Warrior, soldier of the Great War
Robbie Williams (*17) (born 1974), musician and former member of Take That
Edward Jenner (1749–1823), pioneer of vaccination
David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd George (1863–1945), Prime Minister (1916–1922)
Charles Babbage (1791–1871), mathematician and pioneer of computing
Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1343–1400), English author
King Richard III of England (1452–1485), monarch (reigned 1483–1485)
J.K. Rowling (born 1965), author
James Watt (1736–1819), developer of the steam engine
Sir Richard Branson (*86) (born 1950), businessman and adventurer
John Lydon (Johnny Rotten) (born 1956), musician
Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1887–1976), military commander
Donald Campbell (1921–1967), water speed world record challenger
King Henry II of England (1133–1189), monarch (reigned 1154–1189)
James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879), physicist
J.R.R. Tolkien (1892–1973), author and philologist
Sir Walter Raleigh (1552–1618), English explorer
King Edward I of England (1239–1307), monarch (reigned 1272–1307)
Sir Barnes Wallis (1887–1979), aviation technology pioneer
Richard Burton (1925–1984), actor 1
Tony Benn (born 1925), politician
David Livingstone (1813–1873), missionary and explorer
Sir Tim Berners-Lee (born 1955), Internet pioneer and inventor of the World Wide Web
Marie Stopes (1880–1958), promoter of birth control
John Cleese (born 1939), Comedian and actor.
Sir Clive Sinclair (born July 30, 1940), Entrepreneur and inventor
the first Britain to kick the italians in the nuts.....
And Freddie Mercury! FFS And David Bowie. Give me strength
Paine
Darwin
Cromwell
Athelstan
Guy Fawkes - the only man who went to parliament intending to keep his promises.
Personally, I'd vote for Martin Rossiter.
You never became a gold gig go-er then! lol
What a fecking GREAT Country. (Though they now reckon the Unkown Soldier was in fact a German)
(I K Brunel for me)
I voted for Shakespeare but actually I thought the right bloke won i.e Sir Winston Churchill. If it wasn't for him Charlton may have been playing in the Bundesleague
I saw them lots in a 3 year period, about 3 years ago. went to their last ever gig at the social. an acoustic gig where they announced the split. people were in tears. saddos. great band tho.
Gotta be Churchill, Newton, Raleigh or something like that.
made a difference. that fella in the list that pioneered vaccination, never heard of him, but where would we be without him?
some of them on that list, really didn't make that much a difference. Cliff Richard? He's done more harm than good.
Edward jenner the cowpox/smallpox guy
Hard to see much beyond Churchill though really.