Arts:
JK Rowling
Business:
Sir John Rose
Public Life:
Shami Chakrabarti CBE
Creative Industries:
Jonathan Ive
Environment:
Tim Smit
Science & Innovation:
Sir Martin Evans
Sport:
Lewis Hamilton

The Morgan Stanley Great Briton of 2007

J.K. Rowling

2007 Category Winners

Arts: J.K. Rowling
Business: Sir John Rose
Campaigning: Shami Chakrabarti
Creative Industries: Jonathan Ive
Environment: Tim Smit
Science & Innovation: Professor Sir Martin Evans
Sport: Lewis Hamilton

A Lifetime Achievement award was presented to Baroness Margaret Thatcher, by the leader of the opposition, the Rt. Hon David Cameron in recognition of Baroness Thatcher’s lifetime contribution to public service and international affairs.

David Cameron, Conservative Party Leader, said:
“As one of the towering figures of the past 50 years, Baroness Thatcher modernised and transformed our country and once again gave Britain a powerful voice in world affairs. She truly is a Great Briton.”

Previous Winners

In previous years, the range of people nominated has been diverse, coming from a large range of fields and backgrounds, but each has displayed the core British characteristics of adaptability, modesty, humour and determination. Together they say more about what it means to be British than a single definition.

Awards Ceremony

The Morgan Stanley Great Britons Awards 2007 was attended by a host of outstanding British talent, including June Sarpong, Rob Brydon, Jane Asher and Quentin Wilson.

Great Britons Learning Programme

In 2006, we developed the Morgan Stanley Great Britons Education Programme to enable young people to explore and express what Britishness means to them. In 2007 we continued to develop the education programme by developing more detailed lesson plans and resources that meet the national curriculum for key stage 3 and 4 citizenship. This year we held a competition which encouraged young people to create their own ‘British Charter’ and a debate in Westminster on ‘Can Britishness be taught?’ The debate discussed the challenges of engaging young people in questions of national identity, as well as moving to a broader discussion of Britishness.