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| Johannes Gutenberg Inventor of the printing press Greatest Inventor - Jan More details |
| William Shakespeare Playwright Greatest Writer - Feb More details |
| Leonardo Da Vinci Artist / Inventor Greatest Artist - Mar More details |
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| Trevor Baylis and Professor Heinz Wolff chose Frank Whittle and Michael Faraday but you voted overwhelmingly for Johannes Gutenberg. |
| Writers JG Ballard and Malcolm Bradbury chose Dante and Shakespeare. You agreed with Shakespeare. |
| Experts Alan Borg and Sir Roy Strong chose Jan Vermeer and The Master Builder of Chartres. You begged to differ and put Leonardo Da Vinci firmly into the top spot. |
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| 1. THOMAS ALVA EDISON | | 1. JANE AUSTEN | | 1. MICHAELANGELO | ||
| 2. LEONARDO DA VINCI | | 2. GEORGE ORWELL | | 2. PICASSO | ||
| 3. NIKOLA TESLA | | 3. CHARLES DICKENS | | 3. VINCENT VAN GOGH | ||
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| Paul McCartney Songwriter Greatest Composer - Apr More details |
| Mahatma Gandhi Independence leader Greatest World Leader - May More details |
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| Opera star Cecilia Bartoli and musicmaker Thomas Dolby chose Mozart and Bach. Paul McCartney was your favourite although the our celebrity choices did make the top 10. |
| Veteran journalists John Simpson and Jon Snow chose Winston Churchill and Elizabeth I. They made your top 10 but you preferred Mahatma Gandhi. |
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| 1. WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART | | 1. WINSTON CHURCHILL | |
| 2. JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH | | 2. ELIZABETH I | |
| 3. LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN | | 3. GEORGE WASHINGTON | |
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| Amitabh Bachchan Actor Greatest actor of stage and screen - Jun More details |
| Muhammad Ali Heavyweight champion Greatest sportsperson - Jul More details |
| Spike Milligan Comedian Funniest person - Aug More details |
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| June's result surprised our experts, producer Mark Shivas and actor Meera Syal. They chose Cary Grant and Spencer Tracy. |
| Sportsmen Trevor Brooking and Imran Kahn and News Online readers all agreed on Muhammad Ali. |
| Comedy team French and Saunders and director Richard Curtis chose Lucille Ball and William Shakespeare but you preferred Spike Milligan. |
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| The runners up were: | | The runners up were: | | The runners up were: | ||
| 1. SIR LAURENCE OLIVIER | | 1. PELE | | 1. JOHN CLEESE | ||
| 2. SIR ALEX GUINNESS | | 2. SUNIL GAVASKAR | | 2. BILLY CONNOLLY | ||
| 3. CHARLIE CHAPLIN | | 3. MICHAEL JORDAN | | 3. CHARLIE CHAPLIN | ||
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| Karl Marx Philosopher Greatest Thinker - Sep More details |
| Christopher Columbus Explorer Greatest explorer - Oct More details |
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| Philosophers Edward De Bono and Roger Scruton chose William James and Sir Thomas Aquinas. News Online readers voted for Karl Marx. |
| Explorers David Hemplemann Adams and Brian Jones chose Sir Ernest Shackelton and Captain Robert Scott but you preferred the famous Christopher Columbus. |
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| 1. ALBERT EINSTEIN | | 1. CAPTAIN JAMES COOK | |
| 2. SIR ISAAC NEWTON | | 2. NEIL ARMSTRONG | |
| 3. CHARLES DARWIN | | 3. MARCO POLO | |
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