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Captain Henry Morgan

Writer and photographer Lucinda Lambton chooses the supposed pirate captain.

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George Sand

Mary Kenny nominates the 19th-century French novelist.

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Charles M Schulz

Valerie Grove selects Charles M Schulz, creator of the Peanuts cartoon strip.

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Robert Louis Stevenson

Poet Douglas Dunn nominates Robert Louis Stevenson, author of Treasure Island.

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Francine Stock presents the biographical details of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's great life.

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John D Rockefeller

Martin Smith, the Chairman of English National Opera proposes John D Rockefeller.

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Elizabeth Gaskell

Amanda Vickery and Jenny Uglow discuss the life of the Elizabeth Gaskell.

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Ronald Reagan

Lord Powell nominates Ronald Reagan for great life status.

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Ronald Reagan

Lord Powell nominates former US President Ronald Reagan.

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Duke of Wellington

Francine Stock presents a discussion about the first Duke of Wellington.

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Mae West

Writer Kathy Lette proposes the blondest bombshell of them all, Mae West.

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R D Laing

Francine Stock presents a discussion about the Glaswegian psychiatrist R D Laing.

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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

Composer Howard Goodall champions the composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.

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Vasily Grossman

Francine Stock presents a discussion about the Soviet writer Vasily Grossman.

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Zhao Ziyang

Robert Thomson maps the rise and fall of the reforming Chinese premier Zhao Ziyang.

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Thomas Cromwell

Historian and author Derek Wilson proposes 16th century politician Thomas Cromwell.

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Beatrix Potter

Fiona Reynolds, former director of the National Trust, chooses writer Beatrix Potter

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Nevil Shute

Historian and broadcaster Adam Hart-Davis nominates the author Nevil Shute.

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Dorothy Parker

Writer and actress Helen Lederer nominates the writer-poet Dorothy Parker.

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Marty Feldman

DJ Annie Nightingale nominates the late comic Marty Feldman.

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Morecambe and Wise

Penelope Keith champions the achievements of one of the most famous comic duos of all time

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Andrew Carnegie

Jeff Randall explores the life of the businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.

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Julian Clary on Noel Coward

Matthew Parris presents Julian Clary's nomination of Noel Coward.

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Sigmund Freud

Matthew Parris presents Craig Brown's nomination of Sigmund Freud.

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Ella Fitzgerald

Ivan Massow nominates the great jazz singer, with expert advice from Cleo Laine.

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Johnny Weissmuller

Athlete Duncan Goodhew nominates the athlete-turned-actor Johnny Weissmuller.

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Ignaz Semmelweis

Writer Frances Cairncross nominates the forgotten hero of medicine Ignaz Semmelweis.

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Tamara Karsavina

Broadcaster and agony aunt Anna Raeburn nominates the ballerina Tamara Karsavina.

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W G Grace

Piers Morgan nominates W G Grace as the greatest English cricketer of all time.

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Robin Day

News presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy nominates his illustrious predecessor Robin Day.

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