Famous People in Great Britain

Famous People in Great Britain

Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II(1926 - ) The Queen of Britain since 1952. She married her third cousin, Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. They have 4 children: Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.

Walter Elias Disney

Walter Elias Disney   (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American entrepreneur, animator, writer, voice actor and film producer. A pioneer of the  American animation industry , he introduced several developments in the production of  cartoons . As a film producer, Disney holds the record for most  Academy Awards  earned by an individual, having won 22 Oscars from 59 nominations. He was presented with two  Golden Globe  Special Achievement Awards and an  Emmy Award , among other honors. Several of his films are included in the  National Film Registry  by the  Library of Congress .

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin(1889 – 1977) A British-American film actor and director, who is famous for his silent film comedies, in which he created and acted the part of the “little man”.

Mother Teresa

Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu  (born  Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu , Albanian; 26 August 1910 –

5 September 1997), commonly known as Mother Teresa  and honoured in the  Catholic Church

  as  Saint Teresa of Calcutta , was an  Albanian - Indian [4]   Roman Catholic   nun  and  missionary .

  She was born in  Skopje  (now the capital of  North Macedonia ), then part of the  Kosovo Vilayet

  of the Ottoman Empire. After living in Skopje for eighteen years,

she moved to Ireland and then to  India , where she lived for most of her life.

Jack London  

John Griffith London  (born  John Griffith Chaney ; January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916) was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. A pioneer in the world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first writers to become a worldwide celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing. He was also an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.

His most famous works include  The Call of the Wild  and  White Fang , both set in the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life". He also wrote about the South Pacific in stories such as "The Pearls of Parlay", and "The Heathen".

The Beatles

The Beatles One of Britain’s most influential pop groups, first performing in 1959 in Liverpool. They made their 1 st record in 1962 and became probably the most famous and successful group ever. They separated in 1970, each member of the group continued to work in popular music.

Tell your classmates about a successful person whom you respect. He/She can be a world famous person or just your relative or neighbor. (5-7 sentences)