TransporterMalfunction 1 Posted October 7, 2003 Who do you believe is the greatest Briton? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Picard 12 Posted October 8, 2003 Where is Patrick Stewart? :lol: Just kidding :( Well, they are all great ones, listed there (at least the ones I know of them). I voted for William Shakespeare (I recently watched Romeo and Juliet, and I liked it very much). So... good man with some good ideas :( Mrs. Captain Picard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
subcommanderbeavis 0 Posted October 9, 2003 Elizabeth Hurley.The flat out,most beautiful woman in this or any other universe! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
APW 0 Posted October 9, 2003 Elizabeth Hurley.The flat out,most beautiful woman in this or any other universe! I'll agree with that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormtrooper_HK554 0 Posted October 10, 2003 (edited) A.A.Milne.... I loved Winnie the Pooh as a kid (still do ) Close seconds,Beatrix Potter and Lewis Caroll. Edited October 10, 2003 by Stormtrooper_HK554 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr_tinkles 0 Posted October 10, 2003 DAVID BOWIE :P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sirius 0 Posted October 10, 2003 Elizabeth Hurley.The flat out,most beautiful woman in this or any other universe! :o I'll agree with that. Er,well,..... :P as long as my wife isn't looking over my shoulder,I'll agree with that,too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trekzone 0 Posted October 10, 2003 William Shakespear, To Be Or Not To Be.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edmcgon 0 Posted October 10, 2003 Queen Elizabeth I. An example of great leadership. The fact she was a woman only serves to make her accomplishments greater. Also, without her, there might not have been a Shakespeare. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
subcommanderbeavis 0 Posted October 10, 2003 Elizabeth Hurley.The flat out,most beautiful woman in this or any other universe! :P I changed my mind..... I just saw Catherine Zeta-Jones on an commercial,and she is gorgeous!She's from Wales,I think...that's part of the United Kingdom,so she qualifies for this pole. Sorry,Liz....I have a new love :o Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sirius 0 Posted October 11, 2003 Okay.... I'll answer the question seriously now,I'd pick Horatio Nelson.Can't say enough about his military brilliance.I'd also say Queen Elizabeth I.Honorable mentions for General Montgomery,Winston Churchill,and William Shakespeare. Now,my personal favorites... Liz Hurley Benny Hill The Beatles The Rolling Stones Rowan Atkinson Patrick Stewart Marina Sirtis David Warner Margret Thatcher (played an important role in hastening the final days of soviet eastern and central Europe) Many,many others... :P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TransporterMalfunction 1 Posted October 11, 2003 Elizabeth Hurley.The flat out,most beautiful woman in this or any other universe! :P Personally I like the American girls better! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain_Smiley 0 Posted October 11, 2003 Benny Hill.I used to watch reruns of his show every night as a kid.There are very few entertainers who,upon hearing of their passings,have made me cry.I cried the day I heard Benny Hill had died.He was a brilliantly funny man,and though I was never fortunate enough to meet him,he seemed like a very sweet natured person as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KayTroi 0 Posted October 15, 2003 DIANA,PRINCESS OF WALES PATRICK STEWART THE ROLLING STONES THE BEATLES :lol: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edmcgon 0 Posted October 16, 2003 Elizabeth Hurley.The flat out,most beautiful woman in this or any other universe! B) I changed my mind..... I just saw Catherine Zeta-Jones on an commercial,and she is gorgeous!She's from Wales,I think...that's part of the United Kingdom,so she qualifies for this pole. Sorry,Liz....I have a new love B) Have to agree with you. Zeta-Jones is one of the finest. B) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
captainfreeman 0 Posted October 17, 2003 It was difficult to not vote for Winston Churchill....but I say,William Shakespeare.I mean,the Klingons claim him as their very own!He had to have done something right! B) I watched Churchill's biography yesterday on PBS.He was a brilliant man,but rather cold and prone to dark moods.Still,he was there not only for his country,but for the whole world when we needed him.He's a close second to W.S. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roetae 0 Posted October 17, 2003 ethere Darwin or patrik Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ToxicHamster 0 Posted January 16, 2004 Now to me Diana is probaly the greatest britain along with William Shakespeare. Marina Sirtis & Patrick Stewart rule though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abakai2003 0 Posted January 16, 2004 Heres my list by catagory Comady The Goons: (Peter Sellers, Spike Miligan, Sir Harry Secomb) the farthers of modern brittish comady Monty Python: (John Cleese, Eric Idle, Micheal Palin, Graham Chapman & Terry Gilliam(allthough he's American)took the next step. Not the nine oclock news: (Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones, Rowan Atkinson and Pamela Stephenson) carryed the flame of satire in the eightys Acting Alec Guinness David Nivan Patric Stewart Larry Olivier science newton Hawkin Music Queen The Roling Stones The Who The Beatles It is just too hard to get it any narrower than this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8247 0 Posted January 17, 2004 Other...How could you forget John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, and Terry Gilliam? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike 5 Posted January 17, 2004 I had to go with John Lennon being the big fan that I am... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TransporterMalfunction 1 Posted January 17, 2004 Other...How could you forget John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, and Terry Gilliam? Not my choice as I got it from a BBC poll after the nation had voted. For the record the order they appear in the poll is the order they finally appeared at the end of the BBC poll, however I would personally place the choices in the following order: 1. Winston Churchill 2. Horatio Nelson 3. William Shakespeare 4. Charles Darwin 5. Isambard Kingdom Brunel 6. Isaac Newton 7. Queen Elizabeth I 8. Oliver Cromwell 9. John Lennon 10. Diana, Princess of Wales For me Churchill had to win as her led us to the British Empire's greatest hour. The difficult choice was who should come second between Nelson and Shakespeare, but I reasoned that had it not been for Nelson then I think we would all have been reading more French literature and the last 200 years would have been very different. The people I don't believe should have been included in the final poll are John Lennon and Diana and Princess of Wales. I say this because I feel people such as John Snow (who discovered the Mode of Communication of Cholera), Alexander Graham Bell, Charles Dickens and David Lloyd George contributed to Britain and the world to such a greater extent. Here is the complete list of the top 100 as voted for by the British public: Click for Spoiler: The complete list of the top 100 in alphabetical order Alfred the Great Andrews, Julie Attenborough, David Austen, Jane Babbage, Charles Baden Powell Bader, Douglas Beckham, David Bell, Alexander Graham Benn, Tony Berners Lee, Tim Bevan, Aneurin Blair, Tony Blake, William Bono Booth, William Boudicca Bowie, David Boy George Branson, Richard Bruce, Robert Brunel, Isambard Kingdom Burton, Richard Campbell, Donald Caxton, William Chaplin, Charlie Chaucer, Geoffrey Cheshire, Leonard Churchill, Winston Connelly, James Cook, Captain Crawford, Michael Cromwell, Oliver Crowley, Aleister Darwin, Charles Diana, Princess of Wales Dickens, Charles Drake, Francis Edward I Elgar, Edward Elizabeth I Faraday, Michael Fawkes, Guy Fleming, Alexander Geldof, Bob Glyndwr, Owain Harrison, George Harrison, John Hawking, Stephen Henry II Henry V Henry VIII Jenner, Edward King Arthur Lawrence, TE (L of Arabia) Lennon, John Livingstone, David Lloyd George, David Logie Baird, John Lydon, John Maxwell, James Clerk McCartney, Paul Mercury, Freddie Montgomery Moore, Bobby More, Thomas Morecambe, Eric Nelson, Horatio Newton, Isaac Nightingale, Florence Paine, Thomas Pankhurst, Emmeline Peel, John Powell, Enoch Queen Elizabeth II Queen Mother Queen Victoria Raleigh, Walter Redgrave, Steve Richard III Richard, Cliff Rowling, J.K. Scott, Captain Shackleton, Ernest Shakespeare, William Stephenson, George Stopes, Marie Thatcher, Margaret The Unknown Soldier Tindale/Tyndale, William Tolkien, J R R Turing, Alan Wallace, William Wallis, Barnes Watt, James Wellington, Duke of Wesley, John Whittle, Frank Wilberforce, William Williams, Robbie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hangon 3 Posted January 20, 2004 BEING MYSELF ENGLISH THERES ONLY ONE MAN WHO IS BRITONS GREATEST AND THATS SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL!!!!!!! "WE SHALL FIGHT THEM ON THE BEACHES,AND IN THE TOWNS,WE SHALL NEVER SURRENDER" winston churchill 1940 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Star Trek Fan 0 Posted February 16, 2004 WINSTON CHURCHILL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KIMIMELA 1 Posted December 9, 2005 DIANA,PRINCESS OF WALES PATRICK STEWART ROBBIE WILLIAMS and ME! Me loves me, me! Me thinks me is so me! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
APW 0 Posted December 9, 2005 Benny Hill John Cleese Eric Idle What can I say? I like people that make me laugh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethlehem 7 Posted December 10, 2005 I Do not know much about the English, I voted Winston Churchill. Because years ago one of my teachers told the class I was in that Sir Churchill was one of the main people in keeping England Free from Germany. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theunicornhunter 2 Posted December 10, 2005 It's like the Greatest American poll - what criteria do you use? I would not consider an entertainer a great person - fame does not equal greatness. And, unfortunately I don't know enough about English history to make a really informed decision. IMO, a truly great person is a person who makes personal sacrifices and serves the greater good Based on my limited knowledge I voted Winston Churchill A couple of others for the list: Sir Thomas More William Penn - although his contributions were directed mainly towards America But if I were to add authors I'd have to add C.S. Lewis Jane Austen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mj 7 Posted December 18, 2005 I confess I voted other only because I could not decide between one of the greatest mathematician/scientists of all time ( and one of the inventors of calculus) Sir Isaac Newton, and the immortal bard, William Shakespeare. Two of the most brilliant minds to grace this planet, and today still impacting the intellectual development of human beings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
