Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill KG OM CH PCc RA (born 30 November 1874 in Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire - 24 January 1965 in London) is considered the most important British statesman of the 20th century. He was Prime Minister twice - from 1940 to 1945 and from 1951 to 1955 - and led Britain through the Second World War. He had previously held various government posts, including Home Secretary, First Lord of the Admiralty and Chancellor of the Exchequer. In addition, he emerged as an author of political and historical works and received the 1953 Nobel Prize in Literature.