!00 great Midlanders: Poets, potters and playwrights. From: Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England) | Date: December 26, 1999 | COPYRIGHT 1999 Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

WELCOME to 1,000 years of memorable, magnificent Midlanders.

These are the celebrities, scientists and sportsmen, the poets and politicians who made their mark over the past millennium.

Many are still household names. The fame of others has faded with the passage of time but every one of them has had an influence on the way we live now.

Mercury chief feature writer Richard Williamson has selected the Sunday Mercury Millennium 100, but it wasn't easy...

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