William Tyndale

William Tyndale is often forgotten about unfortunately.
It was William who was responsible for the translation of the Bible into every day English.
He used Greek to translate the New Testament; he used Hebrew to translate the Old Testament.
He lived at the time of the Reformation.
The Roman Catholic Church did not want their Latin version of the Bible translated into English. He wanted everyone to be able to read it vernacular English.
He died at the stake accused of being a heretic. A few years later his translations formed the basis for our present Bible.

John Wycliffe translated the Bible into English from Latin