Beautifully-illustrated and written, this lively, engaging book celebrates the lives of talented individuals who came to the UK and built a sparkling new life here.

From Hans Holbein to Marie Tussaud, Mary Seacole to Mo Farah, find out the real stories of people recognizable to children and adults alike, and other quieter individuals, who have shaped our lives from business to food to medicine.

Discover how:
• Refugee Michael Marks founded Marks & Spencer
• Banker Charles Yerkes built the London Underground
• Scientist Ernst Chain developed life-saving penicillin
• Activist Claudia Jones launched the Notting Hill Carnival

Each individual is celebrated with an original illustration and a short biography.

Many showed grit to make their mark on Britain after fleeing persecution or war abroad. All achieved their success through talent and hard work.

100 Immigrants Who Made Britain Great is a stirring gift for any teenager curious about how modern Britain came into being.

Many of them featured in arrived in Britain penniless, knowing little or no English.

They achieved success through their hard work and ingenuity – and their legacies shape society. Without Michael Marks, we wouldn’t have Marks & Spencer. Without Stelios Haji-Ioannou, holidaymakers would not have jetted abroad on easyJet. Without Ludwig Guttmann, there would be no Paralympics.



Without so many others featured in this book, the United Kingdom would be drastically different and immeasurably poorer.

Each entry contains an original illustration and a profile of each individual and their incredible achievements.

This book is an ideal accompaniment to Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, 100 Great Black Britons and Amazing Muslims Who Changed the World.

Here are the inspirational individuals featured in 100 Immigrants Who Made Britain Great:
Ade Adepitan, athlete and TV presenter
Alan Yau, restaurateur
Alec Issigonis, car designer
Alek Wek, model
Alf Dubs, politician
András Schiff, pianist and conductor
Anish Kapoor, sculptor
Anna Freud, psychoanalyst
Arthur Wharton, footballer
Barbara Cooper, RAF officer
Bernard Katz, physician
Bushra Nasir, headteacher
Carlos Acosta, ballet dancer
Caroline Herschel, astronomer
Charles Kao, physicist and engineer
Charles Yerkes, financier
Charlotte Auerbach, geneticist
Claudia Jones, journalist and activist
Claus Moser, statistician
Connie Mark, campaigner
Deborah Doniach, immunologist
Dennis Gabor, physicist and engineer
Dietrich Küchemann, engineer
Doreen Lawrence, campaigner
Edith Bülbring, scientist
Emma Orczy, novelist and playwright
Erich Reich, entrepreneur
Ernst Chain, scientist
Ernst Gombrich, author
Eugène Rimmel, perfumer
Fanny Eaton, model
Freddie Mercury, pop singer
George Frideric Handel, composer
George Weidenfeld, publisher
Gina Miller, entrepreneur and activist
Graeme Hick, cricketer
Hans Holbein, painter
Hans Krebs, scientist
Harry Gordon Selfridge, retailer
Henry Wellcome, scientist
Ida Copeland, politician
Ida Freund, academic
Ira Aldridge, actor and playwright
Iris Murdoch, novelist
Isaiah Berlin, philosopher
Jacob Epstein, sculptor
Jimi Hendrix, musician
Joan Armatrading, musician
Johanna Weber, engineer
John Barnes, footballer
John Edmonstone, footballer
Joseph Conrad, author
Joseph Rotblat, physicist
Judith Kerr, author
Karan Bilimoria, entrepreneur
Karel Kuttelwascher, fighter pilot
Krystyna Skarbek, wartime spy
Kylie Minogue, pop singer
Lew Grade, broadcaster
Lucian Freud, painter
Ludwig Goldscheider, publisher
Ludwig Guttmann, neurologist
Magdi Yacoub, heart surgeon
Malala Yousafzai, campaigner
Marc Isambard Brunel, engineer
Margaret Busby, publisher and editor
Marie Tussaud, entrepreneur
Mary Prince, campaigner
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