Famous Great Britons from my perspective

1. Eddie, also known as Eddie The Head, is the mascot for the British heavy metal band, Iron Maiden. He is a perennial fixture of the group's artwork, appearing in all of their record covers (including most of their singles) and in their merchandise, which includes t-shirts, posters and action figures.[1]




2. Sir Winston Churchill, (1874–1965), Prime Minister during the Second World War.

Winston Churchill was the son of conservative politician Lord Randolph Churchill and his American wife, Jennie Jerome, and a direct descendant from the first Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722).

He served as Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955.

Churchill proved to be a powerful and respected war leader. Churchill was particularly noted for his speeches and radio broadcasts, which helped inspire the British people. He led Britain as Prime Minister until victory had been secured over Nazi Germany.

On 15 January 1965, Churchill suffered a severe stroke that left him gravely ill. He died at his home nine days later, at age 90, on the morning of Sunday 24 January 1965.


3. Kenneth Mathieson "Kenny" Dalglish (Scottish pronunciation: [dɛlɡliːʃ]) MBE (born 4 March 1951) is a Scottish former footballer and the current manager of Liverpool. In a 22-year playing career, he played for two club teams, Celtic and Liverpool, winning numerous honours with both. He is the most capped Scottish player, with 102 appearances, and is Scotland's joint leading goal scorer. Dalglish was voted PFA Player of the Year for the 1982–83 season,[1] and he also won two Football Writers' Footballer of the Year awards. In 2009 he was named by FourFourTwo magazine as the greatest striker in post-war British football,[2][3] and in 2006 he was placed first in Liverpool's official list of "100 Players Who Shook the Kop".[4]




4. 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.

Diana, Princess of Wales was a member of the British royal family and an international personality of the late 20th century as the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on 29 July 1981. The wedding, which was held at St. Paul's Cathedral, was televised and watched by a global audience of over 750 million people. The marriage produced two sons: Princes William and Harry.

During the early 1990s, the marriage of Diana and Charles fell apart, an event at first suppressed, then sensationalised, by the world media. Both the Prince and Princess of Wales allegedly spoke to the press through friends, each blaming the other for the marriage's demise

Known lovingly as 'the Queen of Hearts'. Diane was famous all over the world and dedicated much of her life to charity.

Sadly Diane was killed in a car crash in 1997. Diana's funeral took place in Westminster Abbey on 6 September 1997. The previous day Queen Elizabeth II had paid tribute to her in a live television broadcast. Her sons, the Princes William and Harry, walked in the funeral procession behind her coffin, along with the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh, and with Diana's brother, Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer.



5. John Lennon (1940–1980), musician with The Beatles, philanthropist, peace activist, artist

John Lennon has been a great influence on the world, not only through his music, but also through other channels such as his art and peace campaigns. Lennon revealed a rebellious nature and biting wit in his music, on film, in books, and at press conferences and interviews.

John married Cynthia Powell on 23 August at the Mount Pleasant Register Office in Liverpool. They had a son called John Charles Julian Lennon, who was born in Sefton General Hospital on 8 April 1963. John married married in Yoko Ono in Gibraltar on 20 March 1969. Their had a son, Sean Lennon, who was born on Lennon's 35th birthday, October 9, 1975.

On the night of 8 December 1980, at around 10:50 pm, Mark David Chapman shot Lennon in the back four times in the entrance of the Dakota apartment building.