List of Famous people born in Bristol, United Kingdom
Martina Topley-Bird
Martina Gillian Topley-Bird is an English vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained fame as the featured female vocalist on trip hop pioneer Tricky's debut album, Maxinquaye (1995). She also worked with him on his subsequent albums Nearly God and Pre-Millennium Tension. In 2003, Topley-Bird released her debut solo album, Quixotic, which was critically praised and earned her a Mercury Prize nomination.
Alex Beresford
Alexander Isaac Beresford is an English television presenter employed by ITV.
Gary Mabbutt
Gary Vincent Mabbutt is an English former professional footballer who made more than 750 appearances playing for Bristol Rovers and Tottenham Hotspur, and won 16 caps for the England national team. He mostly played in central defence but was a versatile player who excelled also in midfield.
Sally Conway
Sally Conway is a Scottish judoka who competed for Team GB in the 2012 and the 2016 Rio Olympics in the women's 70 kg judo event. Conway won a bronze medal in the 2016 Olympics. She competed for Scotland at women's 70 kg judo event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, where she won a bronze medal.
Naomi Wilkinson
Naomi Laura Wilkinson is an English television presenter and actress.
Linzi Drew
Lindsey Jane Drew, known professionally as Linzi Drew, is an English former glamour model, producer, adult model and pornographic actress.
Keith Tippett
Keith Graham Tippetts, known professionally as Keith Tippett, was a British jazz pianist and composer. According to AllMusic, Tippett's career "..spanned jazz-rock, progressive rock, improvised and contemporary music, as well as modern jazz for more than half-a-century". He held " an unparalleled place in British contemporary music," and was known for "his unique approach to improvisation". Tippett appeared and recorded in many settings, including a duet with Stan Tracey, duets with his wife Julie Tippetts, solo performances, and as a bandleader, and appeared on King Crimson albums.
Bobby Decordova-Reid
Bobby Armani Decordova-Reid is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Fulham and the Jamaica national team.
Michael Cates
Michael Elmhirst Cates is a British physicist. He is the 19th Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge and has held this position since 1 July 2015. He was previously Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, and has held a Royal Society Research Professorship since 2007.
Lee Haskins
Lee Haskins is a British former professional boxer who competed between 2003 and February 2020. He held the IBF bantamweight title from 2015 to 2017, and the IBF interim title in 2015. At regional level, he held the Commonwealth flyweight title in 2006; the British super-flyweight title from 2008 to 2009; the Commonwealth super-flyweight title in 2009; the British bantamweight title in 2013; and the European bantamweight title twice between 2012 and 2015.