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"100 Greatest Britons" was broadcast in 2002 by the BBC. The programme was based on a television poll conducted to determine whom the United Kingdom public considered the greatest British people in history.〔(100 great British heroes )—BBC News article, dated Wednesday, 21 August 2002 (contains the top 100, sorted alphabetically)〕〔(BBC reveals 100 great British heroes )—BBC News article, dated Thursday, 22 August 2002〕 The series, ''Great Britons'', included individual programmes featuring the individuals who featured in the top ten, with viewers having further opportunities to vote after each programme.〔(Ten greatest Britons chosen )—BBC News article, dated Sunday, 20 October 2002〕 It concluded with a debate. All of the top 10 were dead by the year of broadcast. The poll resulted in nominees including Guy Fawkes, who was executed for trying to blow up the Parliament of England; Oliver Cromwell who created a republican England; Richard III, suspected of murdering his nephews; James Connolly, an Irish nationalist and socialist who was executed by the Crown in 1916; and a surprisingly high ranking of 17th for actor and singer Michael Crawford (the second highest-ranked entertainer, after John Lennon). Diana, Princess of Wales was judged to be a greater historical British figure than William Shakespeare by BBC respondents to the survey. One of the more controversial figures to be included on the list was occultist Aleister Crowley. His works have had a direct influence on the rise in popular occultism and some forms of neopaganism in the 20th century. He is considered an influence on Gerald Gardner, founder of Gardnerian Wicca. In addition to the Britons, some notable non-British entrants were listed, including two Irish nationals, the philanthropic musicians Bono and Bob Geldof. The top 19 entries were people of English origin (though Sir Ernest Shackleton and Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, were both born into Anglo-Irish families when what is now the Republic of Ireland was part of the United Kingdom). The highest-placed Scottish entry was Alexander Fleming in 20th place, with the highest Welsh entry, Owain Glyndŵr, at number 23.〔(Rebel 'plot' to topple greatest Welshman ) The Independent. Retrieved 26 September 2011〕 Sixty had lived in the twentieth century. The highest-ranked living person was Margaret Thatcher, placed 16th.〔(Three lead race to be greatest Briton ) The Times. Retrieved 26 September 2011〕 Ringo Starr is the only member of The Beatles not on the list. Isambard Kingdom Brunel occupied the top spot in the polls for some time thanks largely to "students from Brunel University who have been campaigning vigorously for the engineer for weeks." However a late surge in the final week of voting put Churchill over the top.〔("Churchill leads great Britons poll" ). Daily Mail. Retrieved 13 March 2013〕 The opening and closing ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympics featured the two greatest Britons, Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Winston Churchill as main characters, played by Kenneth Branagh and Timothy Spall, each of them reading a monologue from William Shakespeare's ''The Tempest''.〔("Brunel reads from Shakespeare's The Tempest" ). ITV News. Retrieved 24 August〕〔("Timothy Spall plays Churchill at closing ceremony" ). BBC News. Retrieved 24 August〕 In addition, the ceremony also contained a personal appearance by Tim Berners-Lee,〔("Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee stars in Olympics opening ceremony" ) ZDNet. Retrieved 10 April 2013〕 who was placed 99th on the list. There were no black Britons on the list, prompting a separate three-month survey to find the 100 greatest black Britons, with double Olympic decathlon gold medalist Daley Thompson the highest ranked track athlete on both lists. ==Top 10 on the list== Because of the nature of the poll used to select and rank the Britons, the results do not claim to be an objective assessment. They are as follows: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「100 Greatest Britons」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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