Famous people of the United Kingdom

Buckingham Palace-the official residence of Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II - Queen of the United Kingdom and the Other Commonwealth Realms

Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II - Elizabeth Alexandra Mary-was born 21 April 1926. Along with her younger sister, Margaret, Elizabeth was educated at home by private tutors. She particularly liked history, languages, and music.

Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II

The marriage of Elizabeth II and Philip Mountbatten

The marriage of Elizabeth II and Philip Mountbatten

Elizabeth II and Philip Mountbatten
In 1947, Elizabeth II married her distant cousin, Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, who is now the Duke of Edinburgh, with whom she has four children.

Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip , Duke of Edinburgh
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip celebrated their Diamond Wedding Anniversary in 2007. Queen Elizabeth is the first British monarch to celebrate sixty years of marriage.

Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II was crowned head of state in 1953. Her coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey, London, was a great television event.

The Royal Family

The Royal Family
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip have four children: Charles, Anne, Andrew, and Edward.

Charles, Prince of Wales(1948-)

Charles, Prince of Wales(1948-)
Charles, Prince of Wales is Queen Elizabeth II's eldest child. He was born in 1948. He married Lady Diana Spencer in 1981. After Diana’s death he married Camilla Parker Bowles in 2005.

Charles, Prince of Wales, his first wife Diana and their two sons: William and Henry

Charles, Prince of Wales and his second wife Camilla Parker Bowles

Charles, Camilla and Diana

Prince William (1982-) of Wales and his wife Kate Middleton

Prince William and Kate Middleton

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
Prince William was born in 1982. He is the second in line to the British throne (after his father - Charles). On April 29, 2011, Prince William married Kate Middleton. They have a son.

Prince Henry of Wales(1984-)-Prince Charles’s second son

Prince Henry of Wales
Prince Henry of Wales, is the youngest son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and his first wife, Diana, Princess of Wales.

Queen Elizabeth II and her daughter Anne, Princess Royal

Anne, Princess Royal

Anne, Princess Royal
Anne, Princess Royal, is the second child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. She has two children Peter Phillips and Zara Phillips.

Prince Andrew, Duke of York

Prince Andrew, Duke of York

Prince Andrew, Duke of York
Prince Andrew is the second son and the third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He was born in 1960. He married Sarah Ferguson in1986.

Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex

Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex
Prince Edward is the fourth child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. He was born in1964.

Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister and leader of the conservative party(1925-2013)

Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965) was Prime Minister and known for his leadership in World War II. He received the Nobel prize for Literature.

Isaac Newton (1643-1727) was a physicist and is well-known for the “Newton law of universal gravitation”

Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882)
Charles Darwin was a naturalist and famous for his theory of evolution, described in his book “On the Origin of Species”

Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell ( 1847 – 1922) was a famous Scottish scientist, inventor, engineer. He invented the first practical telephone.

Horatio Nelson (1758-1805)
Horatio Nelson was an English officer in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic War. In 1805 he died at the battle of Trafalgar, but the British fleet won.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
William Shakespeare was a playwright and poet. He wrote a lot of plays and sonnets.

Sir Alexander Fleming
Sir Alexander Fleming was
British bacteriologist who discovered penicillin in 1928, for which he got a Nobel Prize in 1945.

Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was a writer who is famous in English Literature. He wrote a lot of interesting books: Oliver Twist, David Copperfield and others.

Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday was British physicist and chemist who discovered electromagnetic induction (1831).

J. R.R. Tolkien (1892 – 1973)
J. R.R. Tolkien is one of the best writers of the twentieth century. He became famous with the books: The Hobbit, and ‘Lord of the Rings’.

J. K. Rowling (1965 - )
J. K. Rowling is the author of the Harry Potter Series. Her success was global. Her books are translated into many languages. The film was also a great success.

Florence Nightingale (1820-1910)
Florence Nightingale was born in Italy, but she spent many years in England. She was a nurse and helped a lot of people.

John Winston Ono Lennon
John Winston Ono Lennon is one of the most famous musical artists. He was one of The Beatles. He wrote most of the band’s songs.

Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams, one of England's most successful pop singers, was born in 1974. In 1995 Williams began a solo career.

Daniel Radcliffe
Daniel Jacob Radcliffe was born in 1989. Daniel is a famous young British actor. He played the main role in Harry Potter.

Keira Knightley
Keira Knightley is a great British actress. She lives in the USA now. She likes English football, going to her local pub, and British TV dramas.

Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell was one of the most beautiful supermodels of the 1990s. She was born in 1970. She was the first black cover girl for ‘Vogue’ magazine.