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"David Beckham, Sir David Attenborough, Dame Judi Dench and the Duchess of Cambridge are among the stars and celebrities who feature in a new list of great British heroes. The new annual freuds Heroes Index aims to reveal who are the country&amp;#039;s real national treasures, and the inaugural Top 20 features Olympians, Paralympians, royals and scientists.   Army veteran Simon Weston tops the list, which has been created with a mixture of online research and a panel of 84 people from the establishment and the worlds of entertainment, politics and sports.  &amp;quot;The freuds Heroes Index reveals that despite our national interest in celebrity, we seek much more than just fame in our role models, and overwhelmingly recognise heroes in proportion to their authenticity and the contribution they make in society,&amp;quot; said freuds director of insight Alice Cartner-Morley. Simon Weston said that he was &amp;quot;honoured&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;delighted&amp;quot; to top the list above &amp;quot;the very best of British&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;I am truly humbled,&amp;quot; he said. Politicians fared poorly in the list, with seven of the bottom ten coming from the world of politics and business.  Conservative education secretary Michael Gove finished at the bottom of the pile of the full index.   Other celebrities in the Top 20 including Wimbledon champion Andy Murray and Absolutely Fabulous actress Joanna Lumley. The Top 20 List: 1. Simon Weston, Army Veteran 2. Stephen Hawking, Physicist and Author 3. Ellie Simmonds, Paralympian Swimmer 4. David Attenborough, Broadcaster and Naturalist 5. Jessica Ennis-Hill, Athlete 6. Mo Farah, Athlete 7. Richard Branson, Businessman 8. Chris Hoy, Cyclist 9. Steve Redgrave, Rower 10. Judi Dench, Actress 11. Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom 12. Prince William, The Queen&amp;#039;s Eldest Grandson 13. Andy Murray, Tennis Player 14. David Beckham, Former Footballer 15. Trevor McDonald, Journalist and Broadcaster 16. Joanna Lumley, Actress and Campaigner 17. Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge 18. Bradley Wiggins, Cyclist 19. Bob Geldof, Musician and Activist 20. Brian Cox, Physicist and Broadcaster "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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