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Winston Churchill
Led Britain to victory in World War II
Born 1874 ๐ฌ๐ง England 1940
๐ Known For
1
"We shall never surrender" speech rallied Britain in darkest hour (1940)
2
Led the Allied coalition to victory in World War II
3
Nobel Prize in Literature (1953) for historical and memoir writing
Nobel Prize in Literature 1953; "Never surrender" speech
Quick Facts
Category
๐ Leaders
Country
๐ฌ๐ง England
Born
1874
Key Year
1940
Achievement
Led Britain to victory in World War II