Winston Churchill
Awards & Honours
225
Awards Won
5
Honours
2
Rankings
2
Covers
2
Records
Churchill's achievements are extraordinary by any measure. He is one of the few politicians to have won the Nobel Prize in Literature, and his six-volume memoir The Second World War remains a definitive historical account. He was the first person to be made an honorary citizen of the United States, a testament to his global impact. Historians consistently rank him among the greatest British prime ministers, and a 2002 BBC poll named him the "Greatest Briton" of all time. His speeches and writings continue to be studied and quoted worldwide.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Order of the Garter
Highest order of knighthood in the UK.
Order of Merit
Awarded for exceptional service to the nation.
Companion of Honour
Awarded for distinguished service.
Honorary Citizen of the United States
First person to receive this honor.
Nobel Prize in Literature
For his historical and biographical writings.
Rankings & Lists
Greatest Briton
Man of the Half-Century
Magazine Covers
TIME
1940-05-13
Winston Churchill: Britain's Man of the Hour
LIFE
1940-06-10
Churchill: Britain's New Leader
Records & Feats
First Honorary Citizen of the United States
Churchill was the first person to be made an honorary citizen of the United States, conferred by President Kennedy in 1963.
Longest-serving MP of the 20th century
Churchill served as a Member of Parliament for 62 years, from 1900 to 1964, representing five constituencies.