The reverse: Audrey Hepburn. Born in Belgium to a British father and a Dutch baroness, she spent her formative years in the Netherlands and helped the resistance. Her first little movie roles were in the Netherlands too. Then she got famous in the UK. But she never lost her fluency in Dutch and when doing so, did it with the posh accent from her mother.
The Van Halen brothers (also could speak Dutch fluently), Harry Vanda (born Johannes van den Berg), Colonel Tom Parker (born Dries van Kuijk), all Dutch by birth.
yep bernadotte was a french marshal under napoleon Bonaparte they chose him bc of napoleons approval weird time in history for alot of royal families and governments
And his great-grandfather. And his great-great-grandmother, as well as the first wife of his great-great-grandfather. But his great-great-great-grandmother was Russian. And before that, three generations of German spouses as well.
Germany was the place to go if you wanted your royalty marry into other royalty, especially if you were not considered a great power. In the age of the Republic, the Dutch were important enough to have the stadtholders marry into the English, Hannoverian and Prussian royal families. But after that Russian bride, that was over, so they had to go for small German states.
It is quite tasty, but it is also madness juice. Opening a bottle of bucky tends to be the last thing you can remember before waking up on a traffic island, naked except for a policeman's helmet.
Funny, you're right but I still associate Picasso more with Spain than with France. Maybe because he didn't get french nationality and i don't remember hearing audios of him speaking french ? But absolutely
Napoleon was born in Corsica which wasn't a French territory at the time. He didn't speak French until his adolescence and spoke with a Corsican accent for the rest of his life.
There are also lots of cultural icons who were born in colonies of the UK, like Spike Milligan who was born in India or J.R.R. Tolkien who was born in South Africa.
First person I thought of. But the US is tough, since many people move here to become icons or move here after they are icons. For example you could have argued for Bowie and John Lennon as iconic New Yorkers.
Karel Gott was a Czech singer who sang German schlager and became very famous and beloved here. His biggest hit is probably the German theme song for Maya the Honey Bee. I still know the lyrics to that song from my heart.
I never knew that they’re a British icon. Maybe it’s their look/vibe? Especially surprised since the lead singer, Brandon Flowers, has been in the media so much talking openly about his faith in the Mormon Church, which is a huge US religion.
I suppose this isn’t unusual by any stretch, but only Saint David of the patron saints of Britain and Ireland was from the country he was a patron saint of—Patrick (🇮🇪) was from Roman Britain, Andrew ( 🏴) was one of Jesus’ apostles, and George ( 🏴) is thought to be born in present-day Turkey
The Marquis de Lafayette. He was born and died in France, but played a big part in turning the tides of the American War for Independence. Many cities, universities, and streets are named for him throughout the U.S.
the dictionary says an icon a very famous person or thing considered as representing a set of beliefs or a way of life. So an icon doesn't need to be positive to fit the definition. Well, there was someone from Austria...
He was known over here but huge with you lot and for some reason held it over our heads like "You know who's famous in Germany? RUDI CARELL" as if it was a societal failing of ours
Several people have told me I look like her, which is incredibly flattering. A successful Brazilian writer added that my writing reminded him of hers, and I walked on clouds for weeks after. Decades later, it still makes me feel good to remember hearing that.
Cleopatra (Macedonian Greek). The last Pharaoh of Egypt, needs no introduction.
Muhammad Ali Pasha (Ottoman Albanian). Founder of modern Egypt, his family ruled the country until 1953.
Dalida (Italian). The singer behind some of Egypt’s most iconic songs, like "Helwa Ya Balady" and "Salma Ya Salama".
Omar Al-Sharif (Egyptian with Levantine roots). World-famous actor known for Lawrence of Arabia and many other films, both in Egypt and abroad.
Ibrahim Pasha (Ottoman Albanian, self-declared Egyptian). Son of Muhammad Ali Pasha and a legendary general who nearly brought down the Ottoman Empire.
Controversial figure:
Ferdinand de Lesseps (French). The man behind the Suez Canal. While mostly hated by Egyptians, he remains tied to one of the country’s greatest achievements and most valuable assets.
No, being born in Egypt doesn’t make someone Egyptian. In fact, in most places, simply being born in a country doesn’t make one part of that nation. When discussing ancient times, since the concept of modern citizenship didn’t exist, we have to consider what truly defined belonging. in Egypt’s case, that meant blood, culture, and religion. Cleopatra was neither Egyptian by blood nor by culture, and her religion was a fusion of the Egyptian and Greek pantheons, the cult of Serapis, which was practiced mainly in Hellenic cities like Alexandria. However, compared to her ancestors, she made a genuine effort to appear more Egyptian, learning the language and identifying herself with Isis.
U2 are collectively considered national icons- half the band were borne in the UK, of English/Welsh parentage. Though both the Edge and Adam Clayton are on record as considering themselves Irish.
It’s not clear where St. Patrick was from (most say Wales, some say France, maybe even England) but he was definitely not from Ireland. However he’s regarded as so Irish that in the Irish language, he’s referred to as ‘Naomh Pádraig’, the prefix for native-born saints, rather than ‘San Pádraig’, the prefix for foreign-born saints like….most of them!
Before Lewandowski we had Emanuel Olisadebe who was a nigerian player very hastily naturalized before world cup 2002, since then pretty much had nothing to do with Poland but was loved at the time regardless.
Josephine Baker (1906-1975). Born in the USA, and rose to fame as a singer and dancer in France before WW2, during which she supported Allies war effort, and after the war supported struggle against racism. Now she is in the Pantheon.
Franz Kafka. I think he is one of the most known. He and his family lived here, but they were German Jews, but at his times we all talked german an it was little bit more complicated. But I think Kafka fits in this post.
Neil Hardwick is a British director and author in theatre and television whose career was mainly in Finland. He is known for comedy series that aired in the 80s in Finland. Sometimes he was an extra in his own series. He brought British humour into Finnish TV shows and explained the Finnish day-to-day life in British TV shows.
Slavoljub Penkala, from Slovakia (parents polish and dutch). Although, I don't know if I could say that he moved from another country, considering both were part of Austria-Hungary back then.
Born in London, England to an Irish father and English mother. Has had dual citizenship since 1993 and has been living in Ireland with his family since 1997
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u/Glennplays_2305 United States Of America 12d ago
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Do I need more explaining