In 2003, British TV station Channel 4 conducted a vote to discover the 100 Worst Britons We Love To Hate. The rules dictated that the winner had to be British and alive and not currently in prison or pending trial, though enough respondents ignored these rules for a fictional character and a rock band to be listed among the "winners".

The results of the vote were shown on Channel 4 in a programme presented by British comedian Jimmy Carr. The show lasted several hours and went through the list from No. 100 counting up to No. 1, featuring TV clips of the Britons in question, together with various commentators suggesting why they had made the list.

The vote was inspired by the BBC series 100 Greatest Britons, though it was less serious in nature.

The results reflected the opinions of those who voted on the Channel 4 website. As with similar votes, little or no effort was expended to prevent people voting more than once. The resulting list turned out to consist mostly of minor celebrities and politicians, largely reflecting the tabloid prejudices of the day.

Results

The results, which are not statistically valid, are shown below. People marked (*) also appeared on the 100 Greatest Britons list.

1. Tony Blair (*)
2. Jordan
3. Margaret Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (*)
4. Jade Goody
5. Martin Bashir
6. Gareth Gates
7. Alex Ferguson
8. H from Steps
9. Geri Halliwell
10. The Queen (*)
11. Liam Gallagher
12. Chris Evans
13. Victoria Beckham
14. Rik Waller
15. Anthea Turner
16. Bernard Manning
17. Robbie Williams (*)
18. Peter Stringfellow
19. Neil and Christine Hamilton
20. Jim Davidson
21. Charlotte Church
22. Darren Day
23. Lady Victoria Hervey
24. HRH The Prince of Wales
25. Anne Robinson
26. Edwina Currie
27. Chris Moyles
28. Jamie Oliver
29. Cliff Richard (*)
30. Max Clifford
31. The 3AM Girls
32. Naomi Campbell
33. Simon Cowell
34. Sara Cox
35. Harry Potter - who appears on this list despite being a fictional character and therefore not strictly eligible for inclusion
36. Tara Palmer-Tomkinson
37. James Hewitt
38. Andrew Lloyd Webber
39. Catherine Zeta-Jones
40. The Earl of Wessex
41. Tracey Emin
42. Lawrence Llewelyn-Bowen
43. Mick Hucknall
44. Michael Winner
45. Pete Waterman
46. Naseem Hamed
47. Ainsley Harriott
48. Trinny and Susannah
49. Peter Mandelson
50. Ken Livingstone
51. Darius Danesh
52. Amanda Holden
53. Zoë Ball
54. Martine McCutcheon
55. Elton John
56. Ant and Dec
57. Alastair Campbell
58. Ozzy Osbourne
59. Stephen Byers and Jo Moore
60. Richard Madeley
61. Vinnie Jones
62. Alan Titchmarsh
63. The Countess of Wessex
64. Chris Tarrant
65. Ben Elton
66. Jeremy Clarkson
67. Jeremy Spake
68. Carol Vorderman
69. David Dickinson
70. Frank Skinner
71. Paul Burrell
72. Tom Jones
73. Sarah, Duchess of York
74. Carol Smillie
75. Liz Hurley
76. The Princess Royal
77. Guy Ritchie
78. Delia Smith
79. Johnny Vaughan
80. Peter Tatchell
81. Sting
82. Gordon Ramsay
83. Mick Jagger
84. Damien Hirst
85. Julie Burchill
86. Richard Branson (*)
87. John Prescott
88. Judith Chalmers
89. Cherie Blair
90. Nigella Lawson
91. David Beckham (*)
92. Will Young
93. Vanessa Feltz
94. Ann Widdecombe
95. Davina McCall
96. Chris Eubank
97. The Lord Irvine of Lairg
98. Craig David
99. Iain Duncan Smith
100. Atomic Kitten - actually a band, not a person

See also

• UK topics

External link

• 100 Worst Britons page on the Channel 4 website