100 Greatest Britons

100 Greatest Britons was a BBC programme broadcast in 2002.^[1] The list was the result of a poll. The top ten people on the list were:^[2]

Sir Winston Churchill, (1874–1965), Prime Minister during the Second World War, politician, soldier, author, speaker, artist
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, peace activist, artist
Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758–1805), naval commander
Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658), Lord Protector

The complete list can be found on the BBC website.

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Isambard Kingdom Brunel against the launching chains of the SS Great Eastern at Millwall in 1857, photo by Robert Howlett (1831–1858).
Diana, Princess of Wales 1997 (2)
Charles Darwin by Julia Margaret Cameron, c. 1868
This was long thought to be the only portrait of William Shakespeare that had any claim to have been painted from life, until another possible life portrait, the Cobbe portrait, was revealed in 2009. The portrait is known as the 'Chandos portrait' after a previous owner,
Portrait of Isaac Newton (1642-1727). This is a copy of a painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller (1689).
Elizabeth I Rainbow Portrait3
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Oliver Cromwell by Samuel Cooper