Lists
Top 10 Great Britons *As voted by the British Public in 2002 | 100 Most Influential Figures in American History *Selected by The Atlantic magazine in 2006 |
Scientists
Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) | James Clerk Maxwell (1831 – 1879) |
Charles Darwin (1809 – 1892) |
Politicians
Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865) | Margaret Thatcher (1925 – 2013) |
Winston Churchill (1874 – 1965) |
Kings, Queens, and Royalty
King Cnut (c. 985 – 1035) | Edward VIII (1894 – 1972) |
Henry VIII (1491 – 1547) |
Engineers
Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806 – 1859) |
Writers
William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616) | Jane Austen (1775 – 1817) |
Musicians and Singers
John Lennon (1940 – 1980) | Kurt Cobain (1967 – 1994) |
Jimi Hendrix (1942 – 1970) |
Sports Figures
Mohammad Ali (1942 – 2016 ) | Stephen Hendry (1969 – ) |
Michael Jordan (1963 – ) |
Magicians
Harry Houdini (1874 – 1926) |