The 100 Great Black Britons list was compiled as a response to the BBC's 100 Greatest Britons debate that took place the previous year (November 2002). Patrick Vernon, founder of black heritage website Every Generation, pointed out that no black people had made it to the Top 100, saying that this was due in part to many people being unaware of the achievements and contributions of black people over the centuries. The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... // In 2002, the BBC conducted a vote to determine whom the general public considers the 100 greatest Britons of all time. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

Winners by category

Business

• Jazzie B (Entrepreneur and music producer)

Jazzie B (Beresford Romeo, born 26th January 1963, London, England) is a DJ and music producer. ...

Sport

• Daley Thompson (1980 and 1984 Olympic Gold medal winner for the decathlon)

Francis Morgan Thompson, CBE (born July 30, 1958 in Worcester Park), known commonly as Daley Thompson, is a former English decathlete and arguably the greatest the world had ever seen. ... Badge, released in the USSR The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. ... Music sample: Olympic Fanfare and Theme ( file info) — composed by John Williams for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Problems listening to the file? See media help. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... // The Decathlon Day 1: 100 m long jump shot put High Jump 400 m Day 2: 110m hurdles discus throw pole vault javelin throw 1500 m Decathlon sprouted from the ancient game pentathlon. ...

Greatest Black British Woman

• Mary Seacole (Crimean war veteran nurse and original lady of the lamp)

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Music

• George Bridgetower (Renowned violinist and close friend of Beethoven)

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Arts and Culture

• Linton Kwesi Johnson (Britain's first Dub poet and writer)

Linton Kwesi Johnson (aka LKJ) (born 24 August 1952, in Chapelton, Jamaica) is a British-based Dub poet. ...

Entertainment

• Lenny Henry (Co-founder of Comic Relief and veteran comedian/actor)

Lenworth George Henry, CBE, better known as Lenny Henry (born 29 August 1958), is an English entertainer. ... Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension. ...

Science/Innovation/Design

• Mary Seacole (Crimean War nurse)

A portrait of Mary Seacole in oils, c. ...

Public Life - Pioneers of the Past

• David Pitt, Baron Pitt of Hampstead (Medic, political pioneer and Labour peer)

David Thomas Pitt, Baron Pitt of Hampstead (October 3, 1913 - December 14, 1994) was a civil rights campaigner and Labour politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ...

Public Life - General

• Sir Bill Morris (Former head of the Transport and General Workers Union)

Sir William Morris (born 19 October 1938), generally known as Bill Morris, was general secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union from 1992 to 2003, and the first black leader of a British trade union. ... The Transport and General Workers Union, also known as the TGWU and the T&G, is one of the largest general trade unions in the United Kingdom and Ireland - where it is known as the Amalgamated TGWU - with 900,000 members (and was once the largest trade union in the...

Politics

• Olaudah Equiano (Black Britain's political founding father)

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Complete list

1. Mary Seacole
2. Wilfred Wood/O.A. Lyseight
3. Mary Prince
4. Olaudah Equiano
5. Philippa of Hainault
6. Courtney Pine
7. Sir Bill Morris/Sir Trevor McDonald
8. Shirley Bassey
9. Bernie Grant
10. Professor Stuart Hall
11. Ellery Hanley
12. Sade Adu
13. Stephen Lawrence
14. Ms. Dynamite
15. Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Queen Charlotte)
16. Henry Sylvester Williams
17. Daley Thompson
18. Lenny Henry
19. Joan Armatrading
20. Benjamin Zephaniah
21. Arthur Wharton/Andrew Watson
22. Linton Kwesi Johnson
23. Nana Bonsu/Len Garrison
24. George of Lydda
25. Septimus Severus
26. Rosalind Howells, Baroness Howells of St Davids
27. Harold Moody
28. Lennox Lewis
29. Diane Abbott
30. William Cuffay
31. Francis Barber
32. Ignatius Sancho
33. Phil Lynott
34. Moira Stuart
35. Frank Bruno
36. Niger Val Dubh
37. Learie Constantine
38. Elizabeth Barrett Browning
39. Robert Wedderburn
40. Claudia Jones
41. Herman Ouseley
42. Craig David
43. John Barnes
44. Martin Offiah
45. Des'ree
46. Randolph Turpin
47. Paul Boateng
48. Cleo Laine
49. John Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick
50. Ottobah Cuguano
51. Trevor Phillips
52. Ian Wright
53. Linford Christie
54. Bruce Oldfield
55. Peter Herbert
56. Mike Fuller
57. Lee Jasper
58. Beverley Knight
59. Ozwald Boateng
60. Viv Anderson
61. Desmond Douglas
62. Patrick Berry
63. Brendan Batson
64. Floella Benjamin
65. David Pitt, Baron Pitt of Hampstead
66. John Edmonstone
67. Kanya King
68. Val McCalla
69. Dame Jocelyn Barrows
70. David Lammy
71. Oona King
72. John Archer
73. Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal
74. Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos
75. George Bridgetower
76. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
77. Zadie Smith
78. Jazzie B
79. Ira Aldridge
80. Colin Jackson
81. Yvonne Brewster
82. Duonne Alexander
83. David Case
84. Tessa Sanderson
85. Seal
86. Errol Brown
87. Rudolph Walker
88. Gabrielle/Naomi Campbell
89. Goldie
90. Mica Paris
91. Angie Le Mar
92. Ben Okri
93. Denise Lewis
94. Jeremy Guscott
95. Paul Ince
96. Nigel Benn/Chris Eubank
97. John Conteh
98. Janet Kay
99. Jenette McDonald
100. Carroll Thompson

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Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey, DBE (born January 8, 1937 ) in Cardiff, Wales), is a Welsh singer, perhaps best-known for performing the theme songs to the James Bond films Goldfinger (1964), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), and Moonraker (1979). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Stuart Hall (born 1932 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a cultural theorist from the United Kingdom. ... Ellery Hanley is a Rugby League player and coach. ... Helen Folasade Adu (born 16 January 1959), MBE, known professionally as Sade (IPA pronunciation: ), is a Nigerian-born Grammy Award-winning English soul, jazz, R&B, and adult contemporary singer, songwriter, composer, and record producer, noted for her soulful, smoky contralto. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Ms. ... Queen Charlotte, (née Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, 19 May 1744 – 17 November 1818) was the queen consort of George III of the United Kingdom (1738–20). ... Category: ... Francis Morgan Thompson, CBE (born July 30, 1958 in Worcester Park), known commonly as Daley Thompson, is a former English decathlete and arguably the greatest the world had ever seen. ... Lenworth George Henry, CBE, better known as Lenny Henry (born 29 August 1958), is an English entertainer. ... It has been suggested that The Weakness in Me be merged into this article or section. ... Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah (born 15 April 1958, Coles Hill, Birmingham, England) is a British Rastafarian writer and dub poet, and is well known in contemporary English literature. ... Arthur Wharton, (October 28, 1865 – December 13, 1930) was the first black professional association football player in the world. ... Andrew Watson (born May 1857, Demerara, British Guiana; died in Sydney, Australia, date unknown) was the worlds first black international football player, capped three times for Scotland between 1881 and 1882 and considered as one of the top ten most important players of the 19th century. ... Linton Kwesi Johnson (aka LKJ) (born 24 August 1952, in Chapelton, Jamaica) is a British-based Dub poet. ... Saint-George is a municipality with 695 inhabitants (as of 2003) in the district of Aubonne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... Emperor Septimius Severus Lucius Septimius Severus, (April 11, 146 - February 4, 211) was Roman emperor from April 9, 193 to 211. ... Rosalind Patricia-Anne Howells, Baroness Howells of St Davids (born 10 January 1931) is a Labour member of the House of Lords. ... Harold Arundel Moody (1882-1947) was a physician in London who established the League of Coloured Peoples in 1931 with the support of the Quakers. ... Lennox Claudius Lewis CBE (born September 2, 1965 in West Ham, London, England) is a retired professional boxer who represented Canada in the Olympics and fought under the British flag as a professional. ... Diane Julie Abbott (born September 27, 1953 in Paddington, London) is a British Labour Party Member of Parliament, representing the Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency. ... William Cuffay (1788 - 1870) was a Chartist leader and alleged rebel in early Victorian London. ... Francis Barber (c. ... Ignatius Sancho (1729-1780) was a composer, actor, and writer. ... Philip Parris Lynott (August 20, 1949–January 4, 1986) was an Irish singer, instrumentalist and songwriter, who first came to prominence as a member of Thin Lizzy. ... Moira Stuart OBE (born 1952) was the first Afro-Caribbean female newsreader on British television. ... Franklin Ray Bruno (born November 16, 1961) is an English former boxer whose career highlight was winning the WBC world heavyweight championship in 1995. ... Learie Nicholas Constantine, Baron Constantine, MBE (21 September 1901 –1 July 1971) was a cricketer, broadcast journalist, administrator, lawyer, and politician. ... Elizabeth Barrett Browning Elizabeth Barrett Browning (March 6, 1806 – June 29, 1861) was a member of the Barrett family and one of the most respected poets of the Victorian era. ... Robert Wedderburn - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Claudia Jones (1915–1964) was born in Belmont, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. ... Herman George Ouseley, Baron Ouseley, (born 24 March 1945), is a British politician. ... Craig Ashley David (born May 5, 1981 in Holyrood, Southampton) is an English R&B singer. ... John Charles Bryan Barnes (born November 7, 1963 in Kingston, Jamaica) was a hugely successful and well known Jamaican-born English football player of the 1980s and 1990s, and was once the manager of Celtic F.C. // Having moved to England as a boy, Barnes was noticed by Watford whilst... Martin Offiah MBE (born 29th December 1966) is an English rugby league player. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Randy Turpin (June 7, 1928 - May 17, 1966) was a boxer from Britain who was considered by many to be Europes best Middleweight boxer of the 1940s and 1950s. ... The Rt Hon. ... Dame Cleo Laine, Lady Dankworth DBE, (born Clementina Dinah Campbell on October 28, 1927 in Middlesex, England) is a scat and jazz singer and an actor. ... John David Beckett Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick (born 1952) is a British politician and Conservative member of the House of Lords. ... Trevor Phillips Trevor Phillips OBE (born in London on December 31, 1953) is a Black British Labour politician and former political journalist of Guyanese origins. ... For other persons named Ian Wright, see Ian Wright (disambiguation). ... Linford Christie, OBE (born April 2, 1960) is a former athlete, and the only English man to win Olympic, World, Commonwealth and European 100 m gold medals. ... Bruce Oldfield (born July 14, 1950) is a British fashion designer. ... We dont have an article called Mike Fuller Start this article Search for Mike Fuller in. ... Lee Jasper is the Senior Policy Advisor on Equalities to the Mayor of Greater London He is responsible for the development, enactment and promotion of equalities policies for the Greater London Authority and has corporate responsibility for the development and delivery of anti discriminatory policies aimed at ensuring equality in... Beverley Knight MBE (born March 22, 1973) is a critically-acclaimed English soul singer, songwriter, and record producer who released her debut album in 1995. ... Ozwald Boateng is a famous fashion designer. ... Vivian Anderson (born 29 August 1956) was the first black football player to represent England. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Brendan M. Batson, MBE (born February 1, 1953) was an English association footballer. ... Floella Benjamin OBE (born September 23, 1949) is known to a generation of Britons as a presenter of popular childrens programmes such as Play School and Playaway. ... David Thomas Pitt, Baron Pitt of Hampstead (October 3, 1913 - December 14, 1994) was a civil rights campaigner and Labour politician in the United Kingdom. ... John Edmonstone is included in the list of 100 Great Black Britons compile by Patrick Vernon. ... Kanya King is the youngest of nine children and born in London. ... Val McCalla (born October 3, 1943 in Kingston, Jamaica; died August 22, 2002 in Seaford, East Sussex) is best known as the founder of The Voice. ... Dame Jocelyn Barrows is the Director for UK Development at Focus Consultancy Ltd. ... David Lindon Lammy (born July 19, 1972) is a British politician who has been tipped as Britains first Black Prime Minister Lammy was born in Tottenham, a working-class area of North London, and brought up by his mother after his father left the family. ... Oona Tamsyn King (born October 22, 1967, in Sheffield) is an English politician. ... John Richard Archer (8 June 1863—July, 1932) was a British race and political activist. ... Patricia Janet Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal PC QC (born August 19, 1955) is a barrister and minister in the United Kingdom government. ... Valerie Ann Amos, Baroness Amos, PC (born 13 March 1954), is a British Labour Party politician and life peer, currently serving as Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council. ... George Bridgetower - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... A 1912 obituary in the African Methodist Episcopal Church Review Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (August 15, 1875–September 1, 1912) was a black, English composer who achieved such success he was called The Black Mahler. ... Zadie Smith (born October 27, 1975) is an English novelist. ... Jazzie B (Beresford Romeo, born 26th January 1963, London, England) is a DJ and music producer. ... Ira Aldridge as Mungo in The Padlock, 1820s or 1830s Ira Frederick Aldridge (July 24, 1807 New York City – 7 August 1867 Łódź) was an American stage actor who made his career largely on the London stage. ... Colin Ray Jackson CBE (born February 18, 1967 in Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh sprint and hurdling athlete of Jamaican and Scottish ancestry, who now works as a sports commentator and television presenter predominantly for the BBC. // Jackson attended Llanedeyrn High School playing football and cricket for the county and... Yvonne Brewster, O.B.E. is a Stage Director, Teacher and Writer. ... Air Commodore David Case is the highest ranking black officer in the Royal Air Force and at the age of 47-year-old is the highest ranking black officer ever to serve in Britains armed forces. ... Tessa Sanderson CBE (born 14 March 1956) is a former British javelinist and heptathlete. ... Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel (born February 19, 1963 in Paddington, London, England) is a three-time Grammy Award-winning British soul vocalist and songwriter. ... Errol Brown MBE (born November 12, 1948, Kingston, Jamaica) is the singer, songwriter, and frontman of the successful British band, Hot Chocolate. ... Rudolph Walker Rudolph Walker (born September 28, 1939) is a British character actor. ... Gabrielle is a womans name, originally the French feminine form of Gabriel, which meant man of god in Hebrew. ... Naomi Campbell (born May 22, 1970) is an English supermodel, actress, singer, businesswoman, and author. ... Clifford Price, better known as Goldie (born September, 1965 in Wolverhampton) is a British electronic music artist, disc jockey, and actor. ... Mica Paris (born Michelle Wallen on April 27, 1969 in London, England) is an English singer. ... Angie Le Mar is a British comedian, writer, director and actor. ... Ben Okri (born March 15, 1959) is a Nigerian poet and novelist. ... Denise Lewis OBE (born August 27, 1972, in West Bromwich, England) is a British athlete who specialises in the heptathlon. ... Jeremy Clayton Guscott (born 7 July 1965 in Bath) is a former rugby union outside centre who played for Bath, England and the British Lions. ... Paul Emerson Carlyle Ince (born 21 October 1967 in Ilford, London) is a football player who won numerous honours with Manchester United and became the first black player to captain the England team[1]. His career saw him play for six English clubs and Italian side, Inter Milan. ... Nigel Benn (born January 22, 1964) is an English former boxer who held world titles at both Middleweight and Super Middleweight. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... John Conteh (born Kirkby, May 27, 1951) was a British boxer and former world Light-Heavyweight boxing champion. ... Janet Kay is a British singer of Jamaican parentage best known for her Lovers Rock songs of the late 1970s, Silly Games and a cover of Minnie Ripertons Lovin You. She has also had roles as a theatre and television actress. ...

References

• 100 Great Black Britons Press Release. Press release. Retrieved on 2006-05-27.

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External links

• 100 Great Black Britons Website