A column in Trafalgar Square, London commemorates this British Naval officer.
Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson
This buisness tychoon and founder of Virgin Group pledged $3 billion to fight global warming.
Richard Branson
Burned in effigy every year, who is the most infamous villian in the UK?
Guy Fawkes
Who is the UK's second longest reigning monarch?
Queen Victoria
This enlightenment thinker formulated a theory of gravity.
Sir Isaac Newton
Who wrote "On the Origin of Species"
Charles Darwin
This famous poet and playwrite, known as the father of modern English, never published any of his own plays.
William Shakespeare
This astrophysist, famous for his work on black holes, once ran over King Charles III toes with his wheelchair.
Stephen Hawking
After abolishing the monarchy, who ruled as Lord Protector from December 1653 until his death in September 1658
Oliver Cromwell
Who is this?
Winston Churchill
This computer scientist broke the Enigma code and may have shortened WWII by up to two years
Alan Turing
This legendary character became king after pulling a sword from a stone.
King Arthur
Known as the People's Princess, she dreamed of becoming a ballerina as a child.
Princess Diana
This English footballer gained international fame for his on-field play as well as for his highly publicized personal life, including his marriage to a former Spice Girl.
David Beckham
Before becoming the first female Prime Minister, she invented a method of putting more air in ice cream.
Margaret Thatcher
This novelist chose not to publish under her real name because she was told boys wouldn't read books written by a woman.
J.K. Rowling
Famous for her detective novels, she once disappeared for 11 days.
Agatha Christie
Known as the Lady with the Lamp, she is considered the founder of modern nursing
Florence Nightingale