For contribution to the country it would be
Elizabeth 1st
Henry 7th
Henry 2nd (strictly speaking Angevin -Anglo-French-Norman)
Churchill
Princess Diana
The Best of Brits.
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stillajwexelder
For technical/literary etc Geoffrey Chaucer
William Shakespeare
Sir Isaac Newton
Michael FARADAY
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IronGland
Duke of Wellington
Horatio Nelson
Francis Drake
Edward I
The Black Prince (could have been)
Charles Darwin
Eric Idle
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jukief
Mike Hooper, without a doubt!
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jst2laws
Eman,
I guess I more of a philosopher than I thought. John Locke and Frances Bacon are the first to come to my mind.
Isn't Stephen Hawking English too?
Jst2laws
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FlyingHighNow
For shame: none of you mentioned Benny Hill.
And the best group of Brits:
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Mulan
I'm kind of partial to Mike and Christina..............and Simon and Ang.
I've read all of Daphne Du Maurier too, so have to put her on the list.
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Check_Your_Premises
Hey Limey-man, I mean Englishman.
Actually I am just kidding. As Yank, I love my limey cousins. And much of my Yankee mongrel northern European bloodline hails from England. It is unquestionably the heritage I am most proud of.
Anyway, my favorite Englishman would have to be Winston Churchill. Whenever I think of some really awesome quote I have heard, I simply attribute it to Winston Churchill, and as a result I am usually right.
My next would probably be C.S. Lewis.
After that? Lady Thatcher.
Next? How about The Arthur Wellesley. If the Brits and America never have anything else in common, we will still have to agree to hate the French won't we?!
I could go on. But I won't.
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Englishman
Ah Churchill..this is pretty good. Some excellent examples of Churchill's speeches in audio:
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DanTheMan
E-man, when I click on your post or even just try to view the second page of this thread, my browser is automatically directed to the History Channel page that is linked in your post. Maybe they have some new technology that prevents the page from being embedded somewhere else?
