If There Was a New Poll of the 100 Greatest Britons?

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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This one was done in 2002 and if it was laughable at the time it is hilarious now.

Results. (Thanks to wiki)

Johnny Rotten? Good God.

Assuming this is not a popularity poll, and going on what they achieved (and acknowledging their failures) who would be your top five?

(I am not setting this as a poll as I have no idea what others may wish to contribute)

My top 5, in no specific order:

Henry V
Sir Isaac Newton
William Wilberforce
Horatio Nelson
The Black Prince
Go for it.

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Hmm. William Shakespeare, Isaac Newton, John Locke, Michael Faraday, and . . . the Bronte sisters, grouped as one ;).

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Apart from the celebs, it looks pretty un-laughable to me.

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Berners-Lee would be much higher now I hope.

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What. no

James Clerk Maxwell?

Andrew Carnegie

William Armstrong

William Gladstone

Benjamin Disreali
I would tend to look for social reformers and industrialists for our greatest Britons, with a heavy smattering of scientists such as Joseph Lister and Edward Jenner

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Any such list that includes Bono and leaves off Pete Townshend cannot be taken seriously.

And where is Robert Whitehead (inventor of the torpedo)???