Are these history's greatest losers? 19 people who had glory snatched away from them
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Al GoreJack NicklausWilliam ShakespeareNeil ArmstrongJimmy WhiteAlexander Graham BellStephen HendryRoald AmundsenElisha GrayFrancis DrakeEddy MerckxFrancis CrickRinus MichelsRaymond PoulidorFerdinand MagellanAlfred Russel WallaceJames WatsonRoger BannisterBuzz AldrinRosalind Franklin
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Sun, 27 September 2026
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History may celebrate the winners, but what about those who came tantalisingly close to the top spot? Jonny Wilkes shines a light on 19 famous ‘almosts’