Middlesex

 

Geoffrey Chaucer, best known for The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer was also active as a diplomat and civil servant for several English kings, holding posts such as comptroller in the Customs House, and justice of the peace and knight of the shire in Kent.
Chaucer, Geoffrey

 

Sir Douglas Bader, courageous pilot, courageous man  

Douglas Bader - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

Sir Roger Bannister - remarkable athlete    

CNN/SI - 1998 Sportsman of the Year - 1954: Roger Bannister - Thursday December 17, 1998 03:40 PM

 

Self-taught astronomer and musician, the presenter Sir Patrick Moore was born here -  

BBC - Science & Nature - Space - The Sky At Night - Sir Patrick Moore

 

Stirling Moss, audacious racing driver  

The Biography Channel - Stirling Moss Biography

 

 

Successful ballerina, Alicia Markova, born in London 

Alicia Markova

 

Sir Tim Berners-Lee - inventor of the World Wide Web 

Tim Berners-Lee

 

John Gielgud, possibly the greatest Shakespearean actor 

 Biography for John Gielgud

 

Phil Collins - drummer, all round musician and songwriter  

Phil Collins - Biography Part 1

 

http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Image:George_Gordon_Byron,_6th_Baron_Byron_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_13619.jpg  Lord Byron.  Poet.  

George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron - definition of George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron in Encyclopedia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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