In my topic, I would like to talk about the people who live in Britain. The main population of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland are British. But the British nation - a way of collective rather than nominal, such as derived from the UK: Britain is a country, so people who live in the country - the British. In fact, people living in the United Kingdom, much honor their roots, their origins and thus traditions that evolved over the centuries.

Also in the UK are people who have done much for the kingdom. These people of different nationalities, but all we can say millionaires. A huge number of celebrities were born in England. This well-known actors, directors, athletes, artists and art. Some celebrities have left England to live and work abroad, but many of them still remain living at home.

Rowan Atkinson (1955, Newcastle) - actor, writer, producer, known to us as "Mr. Bean" and Edmund Blackadder in "Black Adder."

Laurence Olivier - Actor, known to us by movies such as "Wuthering Heights" (1939), "Henry V» (1945), "Hamlet" (1948) and "Richard III» (1956).

Sean Connery - Having worked in professions such as sitters, laborer, and a bodybuilder at age 32, Sean became the first screen version of James Bond. However, he does not consider the role of his best work, and is even considered an insult when someone does not agree with him. Her, really good work, he considers the role in the film, "If only live twice." In 1989 the magazine «Peoples» actor named "sexiest man of the universe." Sean Connery has worked with directors such as Alfred Hitchcock, John Huston, Brian De Palma and it is rightly considered one of the brightest and most famous celebrities of England.

Arthur Conan Doyle ( ), physician and writer, because this celebrity world saw England series detective Sherlock Holmes, and the story of Professor Challenger, and historical fiction.

George Byron - romantic poet, was born in London in As a child, Byron suffered a lot because of its ugly appearance. At birth, he had a deformed foot, as a teenager he suffered from many diseases. When he went outside, he was ridiculed classmates. At 10, George inherited the title of Baron granduncle and patrimony Newstead Abbey. In his youth Byron was horrible spender, contract debts in London, he went to Spain, where went to Albania, Athens, Constantinople, and crossed the Dardanelles. Back in England, Byron had brought with him the manuscript of the sad wanderer, disappointed in the travel and youthful hopes. So there was a "Pilgrimage of Childe Harold." It was followed by the cycle of "oriental poems": Gyaur and Bride of Abydos, Corsair and Lara. People soon began to identify with his hero Byron infidels. So even rumors that Byron engaged in piracy. After the honeymoon with Anabella Milbenk, in 1815 the couple settled in London. Byron spring met with Walter Scott. Byron began to leave on long binges. In the third canto of Childe Harold - he writes about the fleeting nature of love. In The Prisoner of Chillon, Don Juan, and the Prophecy of Dante Manfred frustration becomes the universal scope and limits of romantic longing. Tired of aimless existence in 1823, Byron was going to the aid of Greece in the war for independence. He lives on the island of Kefalonia and Missolungi, became commander of the Greek-Albanian. Sobered stresses of life in 1824, he died of a fever.

William Blake - poet, artist, philosopher, was born in 1757 in London. As an artist, became famous after they were published illustration for the poem E.Yunga "Night Reflections", 537 watercolors and 100 illustrations for "The Divine Comedy" by Dante, Milton, Shakespeare, the Book of Job. As a writer, famous for lyrical and philosophical and symbolic works: Songs of Innocence, Songs of Experience, Proverbs of Hell, Book Tel (the descent of the soul from death to eternal life), Visions of the daughters of Albion, America, prophecy. He died in London in 1827.

Elizabeth II (born Elizabeth II), the full name - Elizabeth Alexandra Mary (born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary April 21, 1926, London) - Queen of Great Britain from 1952 to the present.

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