What is 100 Greatest Britons?
[[File:Sir Winston S Churchill.jpg|thumb|alt=100 Greatest Britons |100 Greatest Britons]] '''''100 Greatest Britons''''' was a [[BBC]] programme broadcast in 2002.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/2208532.stm |title=BBC reveals 100 great British heroes |author=BBC |date=22 August 2002 |work= |publisher=BBC website |access-date=2 February 2016}}</ref> The list was the result of a poll. The top ten people on the list were:<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/2341661.stm |title=Ten greatest Britons chosen |author=BBC |date=20 October 2002 |work= |publisher=BBC website|access-date=2 February 2016}}</ref> # Sir [[Winston Churchill]], (1874–1965), [[Prime minister|Prime Minister]] during the [[World War II|Second World War]], [[politician]], soldier, author, speaker, artist # [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel]], (1806–1859), engineer, creator of [[Great Western Railway]] and other significant works # [[Diana, Princess of Wales]] (1961–1997), first wife of [[Charles, Prince of Wales|HRH Charles, Prince of Wales]] (1981–1996) and mother of Princes [[Prince William, Duke of Cambridge|William]] and [[Prince Harry of Wales|Harry]] of [[Wales]] # [[Charles Darwin]] (1809–1882), [[natural history|naturalist]], originator of the theory of [[evolution]] through [[natural selection]] and author of ''[[On the Origin of Species|The Origin of Species]]'' # [[William Shakespeare]] (1564–1616), [[English people|English]] [[poet]] and [[playwright]], thought of by many as the greatest of all [[writer]]s in the [[English language]] # [[Isaac Newton|Sir Isaac Newton]] (1643–1727), [[physics|physicist,]] [[mathematician]], [[astronomer]], [[natural philosophy|natural philosopher]], and [[alchemy|alchemist]], regarded by many as the greatest figure in the history of [[science]] # [[Elizabeth I of England|Queen Elizabeth I of England]] (1533–1603), [[monarch]], (reigned 1558–1603) # [[John Lennon]] (1940–1980), [[musician]] with [[The Beatles]], [[philanthropy|philan