In no particular order I would go for...
Isambard Kingdon Brunel
Horatio Nelson
Winston Churchill
Ernest Shackleton
Charles Darwin
Who'd be in your top 5?
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The Baitrunner |
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OK, as today is St George's day, who are your top 5 Great Englishmen of all time.
In no particular order I would go for... Isambard Kingdon Brunel Horatio Nelson Winston Churchill Ernest Shackleton Charles Darwin Who'd be in your top 5? www.chrismurray.podomatic.com |
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Sir Francis Drake
Sir William Shakespeare Michael Faraday Sir Isaac Newton James Prescott Joule This list could go on and on.................................................... :)
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Real tough question mate, but off the top of my head here's some suggestions
Winston Churchill Horatio Nelson Bobby Moore William Shakespeare and...................... ME
This blessed plot, This Earth, This ENGLAND
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A tough one just to pick 5
Isambard Kingdom Brunel - Engineer, as well as bridges & railways he also built the first iron hulled, propeller driven ship Sir Frank Whittle - Jet engine Tim Berners-Lee - Invented The Internet Sir Ranulph Fiennes Charles Darwin Also ran's: Sir Francis Drake Sir Walter Rayleigh Lord Horatio Nelson Sir Francis Chichester Bill Shakespear Winston Churchill Douglas Bader Charlie Chaplin Sir Isaac Newton Plus all those above (previous posts) and many others too $id "Minds are like parachutes, they only work when there open" Frank Zappa |
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Some good names there
I'd add the name of RJ Mitchell who invented the Spitfire and happens to be from Southampton |
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