Heroes of the English speaking world.

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English heroes

English heroes?

English heroes - literature

William Shakespeare - poems and plays.
Language development.

Charles Dickens - novels.
One of the first to write about poor people. 

Personal favourites: Roald Dahl and J.K. Rowling.

English Heroes - Scientific

Sir Isaac Newton - first to explain gravity. 

Charles Darwin - theory of evolution. 

Stephen Hawking - Black holes emitting radiation.

Ada Lovelace - Computer programmer before computers existed. Together with Babbage.

Rosalind Franklin - understanding of the molecular structures of DNA, RNA, viruses, coal, and graphite.

Which famous scientist is responsible for the evolution theory?

Which famous scientist is do you see in this cartoon?

English Heroes - Political

Winston Churchill - prime minister 1940-1945 and 1951-1955.

Margaret Thatcher - first female prime minister, controversial. From 1979-1990.

Founding Fathers - united the first American states + per person made individual impact. 

Susan B. Anthony - women's rights activist. 

Martin Luther King - American minister and activist. Civil rights movement.

Barack Obama - 44th president of the USA.

English heroes - various

Charlie Chaplin - actor. Silent films. 

George Handel and Edward Elgar - composers.

David Beckham - football player.

Princess Diana - first and former wife of prince Charles.

Florence Nightingale - nurse during the Crimean war. Rolemodel. 

James Bond and Robin Hood - fictional character. 
Neill Armstrong - one of the men on the moon. 

Personal favourites