Nicholas Winton

January 9, 2024
War Hero

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Nicholas Winton
Full Name Nicholas Winton
Occupation War Hero
Date Of Birth May 19, 1909(1909-05-19)
Age 115
Date Of Death 2015-07-01
Birthplace Hampstead
Country United Kingdom
Birth City England
Horoscope Taurus

Nicholas Winton Biography

Name Nicholas Winton
Birthday May 19
Birth Year 1909
Place Of Birth Hampstead
Home Town England
Birth Country United Kingdom
Birth Sign Taurus
Parents Rudolph Wertheim, Barbara Wertheim
Spouse Grete Winton
Children(s) Barbara Winton, Robin Winton, Nick Winton

Nicholas Winton is one of the most popular and richest War Hero who was born on May 19, 1909 in Hampstead, England, United Kingdom. British war hero and humanitarian who organized a rescue mission for 669 Czechoslovakian Jewish children. He helped to move them from Czechoslovakia to Britain and found them homes.

In 1999’s All My Loved Ones, he was played by He was portrayed by Rupert Graves in the 1999 film All My Loved Ones..

He was married to Grete Gjelstrup.

Nicholas Winton Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income War Hero
House Living in own house.

Nicholas Winton is one of the richest War Hero from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nicholas Winton 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Before moving to London, he worked for the Behrens Bank and Wasserman Bank in Berlin. He then became a stockbroker.

For his efforts in establishing Abbeyfield homes to care for the elderly, he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Nicholas Winton Dating?

According to our records, Nicholas Winton married to Grete Winton. As of December 1, 2023, Nicholas Winton’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Nicholas Ranked on the list of most popular War Hero. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Nicholas Winton celebrates birthday on May 19 of every year.

What did Nicholas Winton accomplish?

Sir Nicholas Winton was born in Hampstead, London in 1909. For nine months in 1939 he rescued 669 children from Czechoslovakia, bringing them to the UK, thereby sparing them from the horrors of the Holocaust. Sir Nicholas died in July 2015, aged 106.

Was Nicholas Winton a hero?

In 2010, Winton was named a British Hero of the Holocaust by the British Government. Winton was awarded the Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, Fourth Class, by the Czech President Václav Havel in 1998. In 2008, he was honoured by the Czech government in several ways.

Why is Nicholas Winton honored?

A British man who saved 669 children, most of them Jews, from the Nazis has been awarded the Czech Republic’s highest state honour. Sir Nicholas Winton was 29 when he arranged trains to take the children out of occupied Czechoslovakia and for foster families to meet them in London.

Did Nicholas Winton write a book?

He Saved 669 Children From Nazis — ‘ Nicky & Vera‘ Tells His Story To Kids : NPR. He Saved 669 Children From Nazis — ‘Nicky & Vera’ Tells His Story To Kids In Nicky & Vera, Peter Sís chronicles the work of Nicholas Winton, who helped hundreds of kids escape Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia in 1939.

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