There are no great ones. Their ancestors all left for Australia in 1788.

Greatest thing that ever happened!!!! Shipping off all the criminal to the other side of the World.

So why do you all want to emigrate to Oz? There are millions of you here. You have almost turned us into a third world country.

The English ain't done that...............

Easy answer. Jimmy Greaves http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Greaves

You won't believe this but he was actually the first person who sprang into my mind (true)!!!

What a striker, him and 'gilly the flick' along with the other greats of the Spurs team of the 60's were different class. I had the opportunity of watching these players a bit later on than the early 60's but I see most of the other greats - Mike England, Danny boy, 'Bucket hands Pat', Alan Mullery, Jimmy Robertson etc: right through to the 90's.

I still maintain that Alan Mullery's thunderbolt volley for Fulham V Leicester in 1973/74 was one of the best goals I've ever seen (even if it wasn't for the 'mighty Spurs')!!

Not forgetting the brilliant Billy Nick. I'm getting all sentimental now.

ATTENTION.............Grammar police with nooooooooooo humour...........

ATTENTION.............Grammar police with nooooooooooo humour...........

Based on his bile spouted today and complete lack of humor, he cant be a real Aussie or Englishman

must be an import to Aussie one suspects with a high opinion of himself

William Pembroke-Paddington von Thursteltohaven Smythe......has my vote.

Ohhh...wait he doesnt exist...

Harry Potter...without a doubt!

Harry Potter...without a doubt!

I hate to shatter your illusions but Harry Potter, like Father Christmas and the geezer born to a virgin who walked on water ain't real

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.

. Bobby Charlton....who cares about politicians..

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

As you ask for a living person. There's none.

Only good Pommie is a dead one....???

Rolf Harris.

GTF

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

Lousy Cricketers too

SIR ian botham,,,,

Diego Maradona

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

I'm not going to refrain from answering. Out of the OPs five "greatest" Englishmen, three of them have "Sirs" in front of their name. It's about time the UK joined the 21st century and got rid of those stupid titles which belong back in the 18th century and earlier and also the "wiggies" who prance about British courtrooms like transvestites.

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

I'm not going to refrain from answering. Out of the OPs five "greatest" Englishmen, three of them have "Sirs" in front of their name. It's about time the UK joined the 21st century and got rid of those stupid titles which belong back in the 18th century and earlier and also the "wiggies" who prance about British courtrooms like transvestites.

But but but, everyone calls me Sir..............

Sir Tim Berners-Lee

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Berners-Lee

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

and although Scots : Billy Conolly

Is that Kojak in your new avatar Charlie? I though he sucked lollipops, not smoked cigars.

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 agree on Maggie 100%. But one of the real greatest was Winston Churchill without him I really think the Germans would have got us.

Rolf Harris.

Yes, he had three legs, didn't he?

In no particular order,

Lemmy

Ray Davies (The Kinks)

Sherlock Holmes

Stan Ogden

Eddie The Eagle.

You forgot Alf Garnett.

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 agree on Maggie 100%. But one of the real greatest was Winston Churchill without him I really think the Germans would have got us.

Fink without the Americans they would have, not WC..........

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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.

How did I know that you would Love Thatcher

Andy Murray or Rory mcilroy. There English when there winning

Just banter by the way

Stan Butler.

Inspector Blake.

Eddie Booth.

Mr Humphries.

Young Mr Grace.

Harry Windsor , Barbara's Son

Still finking.............

Well all the great ones are gone.......

No!! Your still here Trans.

Still finking.............

Well all the great ones are gone.......

No!! Your still here Trans.

Made my day......................

Mick Jagger, John Lennon (sorry, departed), Joni Wilkinson. No seriously, Mr Bean is REALLY the Greatest as he unites the whole world, wherever you were born ....

Andy Murray or Rory mcilroy. There English when there winning

Just banter by the way

Yes, and Celtic were a British team when they won the European cup.

The greatest ever Scotsman Jock Stein.

The greatest ever Irishman. Michael Collins.

The greatest ever Welshman. No! not Tom Jones,

what about John Hartson?

I like Basil Brush and basil faulty

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Pompous describes English. They even have a famous song Pompous Circumstance.

Boom Boom Mr Derek

A bating style/off topic post has been removed, if you wish to discuss other nationalities, why not start your own thread.