Florence Nightingale

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Previous banknotes have pictured other national figures including novelist Charles Dickens, physicist and chemist Michael Faraday, composer Edward Elgar, nurse Florence Nightingale and architect Christopher Wren.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Thanks to the work of Bagmanyan and the rest of the repair shop staff, it soon will be back in the hands of a cello student at Florence Nightingale Middle School.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2025

He is aided by fictional Hester Latterly, a resourceful nurse who was a friend of Florence Nightingale.

From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2023

Lib’s no-nonsense demeanor and grim history — she was a nurse in the Crimean War, presumably alongside Florence Nightingale — make her seem perfect for the position.

From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2022

Beverly sat with her arms crossed over her chest, Louisiana looked out the window, and Raymie stared down at A Bright and Shining Path: The Life of Florence Nightingale and flexed her toes.

From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo