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ICONS: The Greatest Person of the 20th Century

In 2019, the BBC aired a television show nominating people in different fields as the greatest of the 20th century. Those who won their categories, as voted for by the British public, went through to a live final where a sole winner would be chosen. Guess the people nominated.
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Last updated: February 12, 2026
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First submittedJanuary 29, 2021
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Category
Clue
Person
Overall Winner
One of the answers designated (Winner)
Alan Turing
Leaders
UK Wartime Prime Minister
Winston Churchill
Leaders
First female UK Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher
Leaders
Four term US President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Leaders (Winner)
South African President and anti-apartheid activist
Nelson Mandela
Sports
Brazilian footballing legend, widely considered as one of the greatest players of all-time
Pele
Sports
11 time Paralympic gold medallist for Great Britain
Tanni Grey-Thompson
Sports
Beat Bobby Riggs in 'Battle of the Sexes'
Billie Jean King
Sports (Winner)
Boxer known as 'The Greatest'
Muhammad Ali
Activists
Key figure in the Suffragette movement
Emmeline Pankhurst
Activists
Disability rights advocate
Helen Keller
Activists
Peacefully fought for Indian independence
Mohandas Gandhi
Activists (Winner)
Key figure in the US civil rights movement
Martin Luther King Jr.
Artists & Writers
Director of movies, including 'Psycho' and 'Vertigo'
Alfred Hitchcock
Artists & Writers
Author of books, including 'Mrs Dalloway' and 'To the Lighthouse'
Virginia Woolf
Artists & Writers
Art subjects included Campbell's Soup Cans
Andy Warhol
Artists & Writers (Winner)
Painter of 'Guernica'
Pablo Picasso
Entertainers
Actress in 'Some Like It Hot'
Marilyn Monroe
Entertainers
Singer nicknamed 'Lady Day'
Billie Holiday
Entertainers
British actor and director, famous for his Tramp character
Charlie Chaplin
Entertainers (Winner)
Singer of 'Life on Mars'
David Bowie
Scientists
Hugely influential in the fight against Malaria
Tu Youyou
Scientists
E=Mc2
Albert Einstein
Scientists
Pioneered research into radioactivity
Marie Curie
Scientists (Winner)
Mathematician who helped the UK crack the Nazi's Enigma code
Alan Turing
Explorers
First man on the moon
Neil Armstrong
Explorers
British archaeologist who helped map and control policy for the Middle East
Gertrude Bell
Explorers
Primatologist known for her work with Chimpanzees
Jane Goodall
Explorers (Winner)
Led three British expeditions to Antarctica
Ernest Shackleton
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1 Comments
cmr0
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Level 73
Feb 18, 2026
Too biased tbh
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