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Old 07-28-2012, 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725 View Post
Charles Darwin, Winston Churchill, the Duke of Wellington, Lord Nelson, Lawrence of Arabia, come to mind quicker than the Beatles for famous Englishmen. That's after the various Kings, Queens, Princes, too.

Funny, the most famous Englishman is probably fictional--- Harry Potter would probably be the first thing out of someone's mouth if you asked them to name something coming out of the UK.
I think that you might find that for people under the age of 75 the first thing they think of from England is The Beatles.

The Duke of Wellington? Lord Nelson? I would bet that if you asked 1,000 people who they are, 700 wouldn't know.
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