100 Greatest Britons

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

 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.

References

Category:BBC
Category:Lists of British people