Greatest Britons Great Britain is know for having a number of famous people who played a great role in the country’s and world’s history.
William Shakespeare The name of the English national poet William Shakespeare is known all over the world. During his life he wrote 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. He is considered to be one of the greatest writers in the world literature. Shakespeare’s authorship question however still puzzles the greatest minds.
Sir Winston Churchill Sir Winston is one of the greatest wartime leaders, an officer in the British Army, an artist, a writer, a historian, an orator, a noted statesman and a British Conservative politician. He served twice as a Prime Minister in 1940 -1945 and in 1951 -1955. He is the only Prime Minister in Britain who received the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Queen Victoria has reigned the country for 63 years and 7 months which makes it the longest reign in the British history. This period came down to the history as the Victorian era. It is marked by expansion of the British Empire. This period is characterized by the military, scientific, political, cultural and industrial change in the United Kingdom.
Sir Isaac Newton This man is very often referred to as the greatest and the most influential scientist who ever lived on this planet. Sir Isaac Newton was theologian, alchemist, natural philosopher, astronomer, mathematician and physicist. He formulated theory about the nature of life, theory of universal gravitation and invented different calculus.
Diana, Princess of Wales Diana has always been the most iconic celebrity from the moment of her marriage to the Prince of Wales till her death in the car accident. She is known for her charity work as well as for being the president of the Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Margaret Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher Margaret Thatcher was the United Kingdom's first woman prime minister. She got her nickname “Iron Lady” for a reason. She is the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20 th century.
John Lennon was a musician and composer, a founding member of the Beatles. In 2008, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him the fifth greatest singer of all times. Together with Paul Mc. Cartney they formed one of the greatest songwriting partnerships.
JK Rowling is the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series. She's sold over 400 million copies of her Harry Potter books. She encourages children from different corners of the world to be creative, to feel inspired and to read books. She is ranked 48 in the list of the most powerful celebrities in the world by Forbes magazine.
Charles Darwin Originator of theory of evolution through natural selection and author of On the Origin of Species.
Queen Elizabeth I Popular monarch of England (reigned 1558– 1603) who brought a period of relative internal stability. She is associated with the defeat of the Spanish Armada.
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