99 Immigrants Who Made Britain Great

This beautifully illustrated book celebrates the lives of 99 inspirational immigrants.

From Hans Holbein to Raheem Sterling, Freddie Mercury to Judith Kerr, and Joan Armatrading to Malala Yousafzai, these characters made a new life in Britain - and helped to make us what we are today.

Many of them featured in arrived in Britain penniless, knowing little or no English. They achieved success through their hard work and ingenuity - and their legacies shape our society.

Without Michael Marks, we wouldn't have Marks & Spencer. Without Stelios Haji-Ioannou, holidaymakers would not have jetted abroad on easyJet. Without Ludwig Guttmann, there would be no Paralympics.

Without so many others featured in this book, the United Kingdom would be drastically different and immeasurably poorer.

Each entry contains an original illustration and a profile of each individual and their incredible achievements. Readers can add a 100th individual who has inspired them. Who would you add? A mother, father, friend, colleague or neighbour?

This book is an ideal accompaniment to Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, 100 Great Black Britons and Amazing Muslims Who Changed the World.

Here are the inspirational individuals featured in 99 Immigrants Who Made Britain Great:

Ade Adepitan

Alan Yau

Alec Issigonis

Alek Wek

Alf Dubs

András Schiff

Anish Kapoor

Anna Freud

Arthur Wharton

Barbara Cooper

Bushra Nasir

Carlos Acosta

Caroline Herschel

Charles Kao

Charles Yerkes

Charlotte Auerbach

Claudia Jones

Claus Moser

Connie Mark

Deborah Doniach

Dennis Gabor

Dietrich Küchemann

Doreen Lawrence

Edith Bülbring

Emma Orczy

Erich Reich

Ernst Chain

Ernst Gombrich

Eugène Rimmel

Fanny Eaton

Freddie Mercury

George Frideric Handel

George Weidenfeld

Gina Miller

Graeme Hick

Hans Holbein

Hans Krebs

Harry Gordon Selfridge

Henry Wellcome

Ida Copeland

Ida Freund

Ira Aldridge

Iris Murdoch

Isaiah Berlin

Jacob Epstein, sculptor

Jimi Hendrix

Joan Armatrading

Johanna Weber

John Barnes

John Edmonstone

Joseph Conrad

Joseph Rotblat

Judith Kerr

Karan Bilimoria

Karel Kuttelwascher

Krystyna Skarbek

Kylie Minogue

Lew Grade

Lucian Freud

Ludwig Goldscheider

Ludwig Guttmann

Magdi Yacoub

Malala Yousafzai

Marc Isambard Brunel

Margaret Busby

Marie Tussaud

Mary Prince

Mary Seacole

Maureen Dunlop de Popp

Michael Marks

Mo Farah

Mona Hatoum

Montague Burton

Moses Montefiore

Nasser Hussain

Oscar Nemon

Parveen Kumar

Peter Porter

Prince Albert

Raheem Sterling

Richard Rogers

Sake Dean Mahomed

Shanta Pathak

Sislin Fay Allen

Solly Zuckerman

Stelios Haji-Ioannou

Steve Shirley

Stuart Hall

TS Eliot

Tessa Sanderson

Trevor McDonald

Valerie Amos

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

Vera Atkins

Violette Szabo

William Butement

Yasmin Qureshi

Yvonne Thompson

Zaha Hadid

The introduction to 99 Immigrants Who Made Britain Great is by Bonnie Greer, the Chicago-born playwright and cultural commentator. She starts:

'Over a decade ago now, I was invited to be a panellist on BBTV's Question Time. Nick Griffin, then leader of the far-right British National Party, was also invited on as a guest. Then as now, the issue of immigration: good or bad, loomed large...'

How does this story end?