You couldn't make them up

:: Historical figures and the percentage of Britons who believe they are myths:
1. Richard the Lionheart (47%)
2. Winston Churchill (23%)
3. Florence Nightingale (23%)
4. Bernard Montgomery (6%)
5. Boudica (5%)
6. Sir Walter Raleigh (4%)
7. Duke of Wellington (4%)
8. Cleopatra (4%)
9. Gandhi (3%)
10. Charles Dickens (3%)

:: Fictional figures and the percentage of Britons who believe they are real:
Sherlock Holmes (58%)
Biggles (33%)

Big Myth-Take: Brits Think Churchill Didn't Exist |Sky News|UK News