Idea purloined from another forum and aimed at English TVF members

However, all members welcome to comment but please keep it civil, this is a fun thread and not an excuse for English bashing or racism.

So, who would you say is the greatest living Englishman (or English woman), who is our greatest national treasure.

It impossible for me to put them in the correct order but my top 5 has to be:

Sir Ranulph Fiennes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranulph_Fiennes

Brian Blessed http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Blessed

Sir David Attenborough http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Attenborough

Stephen Hawking http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking

Sir Steven Redgrave http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Redgrave

Without thinking twice, I would say Margaret Thatcher.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher

Sorry, she's dead, but still she is the greatest for me.

I know the title says greatest "living" but have to recognize

Isambard Kingdom Brunel as one of the greatest ever

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel

As to living:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Clarkson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowan_Atkinson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cleese

due of your above mentioned restrictions i will refrain from answering...

Greatest living Englishman, EASY. ME !!

Michael Palin, Peter Gabriel. I have lived a sheltered life.....

due of your above mentioned restrictions i will refrain from answering...

Oh come now CC, what about Jamie Oliver?

You can't even nominate the world's best chef, as he's Scottish.

due of your above mentioned restrictions i will refrain from answering...

Oh come now CC, what about Jamie Oliver?

You can't even nominate the world's best chef, as he's Scottish.

OK a serious reply-Marco Pierre White(even he is just half a Brit)...

Without thinking twice, I would say Margaret Thatcher.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher

Sorry, she's dead, but still she is the greatest for me.

Yes, some would say she was an Englishman

Without thinking twice, I would say Margaret Thatcher.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher

Sorry, she's dead, but still she is the greatest for me.

Yes, some would say she was an Englishman

she had bigger testicles than most of the limp wristed gits in Westminster

Cant forget Sir Macca

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McCartney

Steering away from academics, I would go for Les Dawson (departed)

and although Scots : Billy Conolly

Cant forget Sir Macca

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McCartney

Soutie, I did say living.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_is_dead

I would also say, Mrtoad......at least he is still alive but I'm sorry can't offer a link.

You can look in Koh Chang..........................

Although fictional, the other Great Briton, still alive..........James Bond !

In no particular order,

Lemmy

Ray Davies (The Kinks)

Sherlock Holmes

Stan Ogden

Eddie The Eagle.

I would also say, Mrtoad......at least he is still alive but I'm sorry can't offer a link.

You can look in Koh Chang..........................

Not since his dramatic fall from grace last week.

Why do you think that he has not been posting?

oxymoron

oxymoron

moron.

In my opinion it is King George the 3rd.

Under his reign we lost the American colony, indeed he was a far sighted and wise man concerning his attitude to that colony.

Rolf Harris.

Without thinking twice, I would say Margaret Thatcher.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher

Sorry, she's dead, but still she is the greatest for me.

Too bad Patakos was not British eh?

Rolf Harris.

Kylie Minogue!

Rolf Harris.

GTF

Rolf Harris.

GTF

Never met a decent Englishman ...... So one just has to go for the best of the worst, I guess.

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Lousy Cricketers too

William Godwin, he died but his spirit lives on.

I didn't mind Maggie Thatcher, he was one tough guy.

Frank Gallagher................Shameless

Rolf Harris.

Kylie Minogue!

Dame Edna Everage.

due of your above mentioned restrictions i will refrain from answering...

Oh come now CC, what about Jamie Oliver?

You can't even nominate the world's best chef, as he's Scottish.

OK a serious reply-Marco Pierre White(even he is just half a Brit)...

Good call but only half a point for half English.