Famous English Figures and Their Contributions
- William Shakespeare (1564–1616): Greatest English-language writer; Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth.
- Sir Isaac Newton (1643–1727): Laws of motion, universal gravitation, optics.
- Charles Darwin (1809–1882): Evolution by natural selection; On the Origin of Species (1859).
- Elizabeth I (1533–1603): "Virgin Queen"; presided over golden age of exploration, arts.
- Winston Churchill (1874–1965): WWII Prime Minister; leadership, oratory.
- Alan Turing (1912–1954): Father of computer science; Universal Turing Machine.
- John Lennon (1940–1980): Beatle; "Imagine," "Give Peace a Chance."
- J.K. Rowling (1965–): Harry Potter (500M+ copies, 80 languages).
- Stephen Hawking (1942–2018): Black holes, Big Bang; A Brief History of Time.