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GREAT BRITONSGREAT BRITONS• Through their legacy and their Through their legacy and their

personality, these British people can personality, these British people can be considered be considered great great people. people.

• Great humanitarians, military Great humanitarians, military heroes, inventors, scientists, heroes, inventors, scientists, explorers, and recent celebrities, all explorers, and recent celebrities, all of them are among great people who of them are among great people who made some kind of contribution to made some kind of contribution to their country or to humanity. their country or to humanity.

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WWinston inston CChurcillhurcill (1874-1965) (1874-1965) Prime Minister and Minister of Defence during Prime Minister and Minister of Defence during the Second World Warthe Second World War. E. Especially famous for specially famous for his speeches on the radio which gave British his speeches on the radio which gave British people strong hope and determination in the people strong hope and determination in the

war.war.

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IIsambardsambard BBrunel (1806-59)runel (1806-59)English civil engineer who built bridges, English civil engineer who built bridges,

dockyards, and tunnels. He was the creator of dockyards, and tunnels. He was the creator of the Great Western Railway, and designer of the Great Western Railway, and designer of

numerous significant ships, tunnels and numerous significant ships, tunnels and bridges His designs revolutionized public bridges His designs revolutionized public

transport and modern engineering.transport and modern engineering.

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DDiana iana , , PPrincess of rincess of WWales (1961-97) ales (1961-97) She was the former wife of Prince She was the former wife of Prince Charles. She was famous for her charity Charles. She was famous for her charity works and for her honest and open works and for her honest and open conversations with the pressconversations with the press. She died in . She died in a car accident in Paris in 1997 while a car accident in Paris in 1997 while trying to escapetrying to escape from from photographers. photographers.

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CCharles harles DDarwin (1809-82) arwin (1809-82) Scientist who wrote about the theory of Scientist who wrote about the theory of evolution. He established that all the evolution. He established that all the

species descend from common ancestors species descend from common ancestors and proposed that the pattern of and proposed that the pattern of

evolution resulted from a process called evolution resulted from a process called natural selection.natural selection.

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WWilliam illiam SShakespeare (1564-1616) hakespeare (1564-1616) AA poet and playwright, often described as poet and playwright, often described as the greatest writer in English language. the greatest writer in English language.

His plays are especially admired for their His plays are especially admired for their poetic language and dramatic technique. poetic language and dramatic technique. He wrote about thirty eight plays in total.He wrote about thirty eight plays in total.

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SSir ir IIsaac saac NNewton (1643-1727) ewton (1643-1727) SScientist cientist and Mathematicianand Mathematician who who

described the gravity and the laws of described the gravity and the laws of motionmotion. . He developed the principles of He developed the principles of

modern physics.modern physics.

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JJohn ohn LLennon (1940-80)ennon (1940-80) AA singer and guitar player with the singer and guitar player with the

Beatles. He and Paul McCartney wrote Beatles. He and Paul McCartney wrote most of their songs. most of their songs. He He was a peace was a peace

campaigner. He was murdered in New campaigner. He was murdered in New York in 1980York in 1980..

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EElizabethlizabeth I I (1533-1603) (1533-1603)She was also called the She was also called the Virgin QueenVirgin Queen. Elizabeth . Elizabeth reign was famous for the flourishing of English reign was famous for the flourishing of English drama, led by playwrights such as Shakespeare. drama, led by playwrights such as Shakespeare.

She stayed on the throne for forty-five years She stayed on the throne for forty-five years and brought to the country stability and a and brought to the country stability and a

sense of national identity.sense of national identity.

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HHoratio oratio NNelson (1758-1805) elson (1758-1805) Admiral famous for his service in the Admiral famous for his service in the

Royal Navy, paricularly during Royal Navy, paricularly during Napoleonic Wars. His leadership, superb Napoleonic Wars. His leadership, superb

strategy, and unconventional tactics strategy, and unconventional tactics resulted in a number of decisive naval resulted in a number of decisive naval

victories.victories.

OOliver liver CCromwell (1599-1658) romwell (1599-1658) Military and political leader. He was a Military and political leader. He was a

strong advocate to the English strong advocate to the English Reformation and the English church’s Reformation and the English church’s break with the papacy in Rome. The break with the papacy in Rome. The

Parliament declared the supremacy over Parliament declared the supremacy over the Church of England in 1534.the Church of England in 1534. He He

createdcreated a Republican England.a Republican England.

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CCaptain aptain JJames ames CCook (1728-1779) ook (1728-1779) British explorer, navigator, and British explorer, navigator, and

cartographer. He was the first to map cartographer. He was the first to map Newfoundland. Newfoundland.

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AAlfred the lfred the GGreat (reigned 871-879)reat (reigned 871-879) He was the first King of the West He was the first King of the West

Saxon. Most of his reforms can be seen Saxon. Most of his reforms can be seen in the basis of the creation of England.in the basis of the creation of England.

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SSir ir AAlexander lexander FFleming (1881-1955)leming (1881-1955)During World War I he served in the During World War I he served in the Army Medical Corps. While he was Army Medical Corps. While he was studying influenza, he discovered studying influenza, he discovered

penicillin. It would alter forever the penicillin. It would alter forever the treatment of bacterial infections.treatment of bacterial infections.

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