99 Immigrants Who Made Britain Great

This beautifully illustrated book celebrates the lives of 99 inspirational immigrants. From Hans Holbein to Raheem Sterling, Freddie Mercury to Judith Kerr, and Joan Armatrading to Malala Yousafzai, these characters made a new life in Britain - and helped to make us what we are today. 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 our 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. Readers can add a 100th individual who has inspired them. Who would you add? A mother, father, friend, colleague or neighbour? 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 99 Immigrants Who Made Britain Great: Ade Adepitan Alan Yau Alec Issigonis Alek Wek Alf Dubs András Schiff Anish Kapoor Anna Freud Arthur Wharton Barbara Cooper Bushra Nasir Carlos Acosta Caroline Herschel Charles Kao Charles Yerkes Charlotte Auerbach Claudia Jones Claus Moser Connie Mark Deborah Doniach Dennis Gabor Dietrich Küchemann Doreen Lawrence Edith Bülbring Emma Orczy Erich Reich Ernst Chain Ernst Gombrich Eugène Rimmel Fanny Eaton Freddie Mercury George Frideric Handel George Weidenfeld Gina Miller Graeme Hick Hans Holbein Hans Krebs Harry Gordon Selfridge Henry Wellcome Ida Copeland Ida Freund Ira Aldridge Iris Murdoch Isaiah Berlin Jacob Epstein, sculptor Jimi Hendrix Joan Armatrading Johanna Weber John Barnes John Edmonstone Joseph Conrad Joseph Rotblat Judith Kerr Karan Bilimoria Karel Kuttelwascher Krystyna Skarbek Kylie Minogue Lew Grade Lucian Freud Ludwig Goldscheider Ludwig Guttmann Magdi Yacoub Malala Yousafzai Marc Isambard Brunel Margaret Busby Marie Tussaud Mary Prince Mary Seacole Maureen Dunlop de Popp Michael Marks Mo Farah Mona Hatoum Montague Burton Moses Montefiore Nasser Hussain Oscar Nemon Parveen Kumar Peter Porter Prince Albert Raheem Sterling Richard Rogers Sake Dean Mahomed Shanta Pathak Sislin Fay Allen Solly Zuckerman Stelios Haji-Ioannou Steve Shirley Stuart Hall TS Eliot Tessa Sanderson Trevor McDonald Valerie Amos Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Vera Atkins Violette Szabo William Butement Yasmin Qureshi Yvonne Thompson Zaha Hadid The introduction to 99 Immigrants Who Made Britain Great is by Bonnie Greer, the Chicago-born playwright and cultural commentator. She starts: 'Over a decade ago now, I was invited to be a panellist on BBTV's Question Time. Nick Griffin, then leader of the far-right British National Party, was also invited on as a guest. Then as now, the issue of immigration: good or bad, loomed large...' How does this story end?