History hero

Celebrities and popular figures choose their heroes from history. Browse these interviews to find out more about the people they chose…

May23Hero_Chris Hadfield_Getty

My history hero Chris Hadfield chooses Michael Collins

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My history hero Michelle Gayle chooses James Baldwin

Oct22Hero_BetjemanGetty_Tim DunnUKTV

My history hero Tim Dunn chooses John Betjeman

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My history hero Monica Ali chooses Richard Burton

Jan23Hero_DenisComptonGETTY_PhilTufnellSHITTERSTOCK

My history hero Phil Tufnell chooses Denis Compton

Micheal Rosen and Émile Zola

My history hero Michael Rosen chooses Émile Zola

Reeta Chakrabarti and Janusz Korczak

Second World War

My history hero Reeta Chakrabarti chooses Janusz Korczak

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My history hero Iain Dale chooses Ronald Reagan

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Second World War

My history hero Sam Naz chooses Noor Inayat Khan

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My history hero Jeremy Bowen chooses Vincent Sheean

Paterson Joseph and Ignatius Sancho

My history hero Paterson Joseph chooses Ignatius Sancho

Adam Henson and Robert Bakewell

My history hero Adam Henson chooses Robert Bakewell

Ian Hislop and Alfred the Great

My history hero Ian Hislop chooses Alfred the Great

Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert and Edward Jenner

My history hero Dame Sarah Gilbert chooses Edward Jenner

Sarah Smith and Eleanor of Aquitaine

My history hero Sarah Smith chooses Eleanor of Aquitaine