History hero

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

Iain Duncan Smith and Robert Peel

My history heroIain Duncan Smith chooses Robert Peel. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Nicola Fox and Marie Curie

My history heroNicola Fox chooses Marie Curie. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ruby Turner and Sister Rosetta Tharpe

My history heroRuby Turner chooses Sister Rosetta Tharpe. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Sir Lindsay Hoyle and William Lenthall with a purple background.

My history heroSir Lindsay Hoyle chooses William Lenthall. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

My history heroNatasha Kaplinsky chooses Eglantyne Jebb. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

My history heroSteve Backshall chooses Alfred Russel Wallace. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

My history heroAnthony Horowitz chooses Colin Gubbins. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Natalie Haynes and Phryne

My history heroNatalie Haynes chooses Phryne. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

George C Wolfe and Bayard Rustin

My history heroGeorge C Wolfe chooses Bayard Rustin. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

My history heroEd Davey chooses Æthelstan. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Deborah Meaden and Lady Hester Stanhope

My history heroDeborah Meaden chooses Lady Hester Stanhope. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

My history heroCommonwealth secretary-general Baroness Scotland chooses Ulric Cross. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

My history heroDame Rachel de Souza chooses Ignatius of Loyola

My history heroAshley John-Baptiste chooses Walter Tull

My history heroSir Keir Starmer chooses Eleanor Roosevelt

My history heroChris Hadfield chooses Michael Collins. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

My history heroMichelle Gayle chooses James Baldwin. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

My history heroTim Dunn chooses John Betjeman. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

My history heroMonica Ali chooses Richard Burton. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

My history heroPhil Tufnell chooses Denis Compton. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Micheal Rosen and Émile Zola

My history heroMichael Rosen chooses Émile Zola. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Reeta Chakrabarti and Janusz Korczak

My history heroReeta Chakrabarti chooses Janusz Korczak. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

My history heroIain Dale chooses Ronald Reagan. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

My history heroSam Naz chooses Noor Inayat Khan. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

My history heroJeremy Bowen chooses Vincent Sheean. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Paterson Joseph and Ignatius Sancho

My history heroPaterson Joseph chooses Ignatius Sancho. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Adam Henson and Robert Bakewell

My history heroAdam Henson chooses Robert Bakewell. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ian Hislop and Alfred the Great

My history heroIan Hislop chooses Alfred the Great. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert and Edward Jenner

My history heroDame Sarah Gilbert chooses Edward Jenner. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Sarah Smith and Eleanor of Aquitaine

My history heroSarah Smith chooses Eleanor of Aquitaine. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.