3 people a country has contributed to the world

[God's Clown]

I felt like making a random thread, so here it is.

Pick a country, only one, and name 3 people it has contributed to the world that we should be thankful for. You do not have to explain why you picked those three people, but if you feel like it, go ahead. You may also include 2-3 runners up.

My three picks are from Great Britain.
1. Jeremy Clarkson
2. Hugh Laurie
3. Stephen Fry

Runners up are Steve Coogan and Alan Davies.

 

[TheNamlessGuy]

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[Jark212]

USA:
Nikola Tesla
Albert Einstein (Ours when he ditched Germany)
Benjamin Franklin

Werner von Braun Runner up

Cream of the crop in the US of A...

Edit: We Americans have a habit of stealing other Scientists...

 

[Katherine Kerensky]

Well... I suppose I'll give three for Germany (even though I do not live there)
1. Albert Einstein
2. Otto von Bismarck
3. Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (where would we be without lighter than air travel, and Zeppelins at the fore-front of that?)

I love Zeppelins... and I also love Germany... beautiful country...

 

[reg42]

1. Nelson Mandela
2. Shaun Welgemoed (that's Shaun Morgan for the rest of the world)
3. Dave Matthews

 

[Plurralbles]

Australia: Atkinson. Erwin. some actors.
Fail Australia, fail.

 

[Lord Mountbatten Reborn]

The OP used my choices. :/

But you missed out Keith Vaz.

And everybody laughs.

 

[hudsonzero]

USA:
Nikola Tesla
Albert Einstein (Ours when he ditched Germany)
Benjamin Franklin

Stephen Hawking Runner up

Cream of the crop in the US of A...

stephen hawking is english
on topic
endland
willam sakespear
charles darwin
charles dickins

 

[Xaryn Mar]

Denmark:
Tycho Brahe
H. C. Ørsted
Niels Bohr

Physics all the way

 

[Jovlo]

Belgium:

- Andreas Vesalius
- Gerardus Mercator
- Peter Paul Rubens

Wiki them, you should know them.

 

[rokkolpo]

holland:

van gogh
another painter
some guy from the VOC which i should remember.

 

[GrinningManiac]

USA:
Nikola Tesla
Albert Einstein (Ours when he ditched Germany)
Benjamin Franklin

Stephen Hawking Runner up

Cream of the crop in the US of A...

I do sincerely hope you were being ironic.

Though Benjamin Franklin is a good 'un

Mine?

UK:

1.Thomas Paine
2.Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
3.Stephen Hawkings

A cookie for why anyone can tell me Thomas Paine is the greatest ever Englishman WITHOUT using the internet

 

[Trifixion]

I think I'll pick Mexico for the heck of it...

1. Carlos Santana. Great guitar player.

2. Guillermo González Camarena. He invented the color television.

3. Salma Hayek. If you have to ask why...

Runner up: EL SANTO!!

 

[Lord George]

USA:
Nikola Tesla
Albert Einstein (Ours when he ditched Germany)
Benjamin Franklin

Stephen Hawking Runner up

Cream of the crop in the US of A...

You are being sarcastic about Stephen Hawking right?


Anyway my choices for the UK are

1. William Shakespeare
2. David Bowie
3. Charles Darwin

 

[soapyshooter]

Sweden:

1. One of the people in ABBA
2. Another person in ABBA
3. Yet another person in ABBA

Oh, and Roger Pontare, but sssh!

WIN! I am a man and i listen to ABBA. If you think thats gay, go fuck yourselves

 

[soapyshooter]

India:
Gandhi
Gandhi
Gandhi

Runner Up: Gandhi

 

[Jark212]

USA:
Nikola Tesla
Albert Einstein (Ours when he ditched Germany)
Benjamin Franklin

Werner von Braun Runner up

Cream of the crop in the US of A...

stephen hawking is english

my mistake...

 

[Irridium]

USA

1/2: Chuck Jones/Tex Avery: Creators of Looney Toons.
3: Franklin D. Roosevelt

 

[rokkolpo]

USA:
Nikola Tesla
Albert Einstein (Ours when he ditched Germany)
Benjamin Franklin

Werner von Braun Runner up

Cream of the crop in the US of A...

Edit: We Americans have a habit of stealing other Scientists...

so youre most proud of immigrants.