Which BBC poll included Fleming among the 100 Greatest Britons in 2002?

The BBC poll that included Fleming was the 2002 “100 Greatest Britons” poll.

The BBC television series invited the public to nominate and rank notable people from British history and culture. Alexander Fleming appeared among the 100 selected figures, reflecting his major role in the development of modern medicine through the discovery of penicillin.

Fleming is sometimes confused with lists such as “Greatest Britons” or general “top scientists” rankings. Those are separate titles or categories. The BBC programme’s canonical name was “100 Greatest Britons,” and it was presented as a television poll rather than a scientific award.

Fleming’s inclusion also fits his wider public legacy: he was knighted in 1944 and shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Howard Florey and Ernst Chain.