List of Famous people born in England, United Kingdom
Fara Williams
Fara Tanya Franki Merrett MBE is an English footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Reading and the England national team. A consistent goalscorer and set-piece specialist, Williams is considered one of England's leading players. Since making her senior debut in 2002, Williams has accrued 172 caps for the England Women's Team, making her their highest capped player. She played at the 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017 European Championships, as well as the World Cups in 2007, 2011 and 2015. Williams also featured for Team GB at the 2012 London Olympics.
Mick Philpott
Michael Philpott is a British convicted killer who was found guilty of causing the deaths of six of his children by arson in May 2012. Philpott, who had made several media appearances because of his benefits-funded lifestyle and polyamorous relationships, was sentenced to life imprisonment for their manslaughter. He had first come to prominence in the British media as a result of his large family, and his reliance on state benefits.
Julia Hartley-Brewer
Julia Hartley-Brewer is a British broadcaster, political journalist and newspaper columnist. She is the presenter of the weekday breakfast radio show on Talkradio.
Dominic Bess
Dominic Mark Bess is an English cricketer who plays for Yorkshire County Cricket Club and England.
Tim Murtagh
Timothy James Murtagh is an English-born Irish cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He represented England in the 2000 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
Mark Chapman
Mark Andrew Chapman is a British television presenter who, mainly working in sports, presents Match of the Day 2 and also hosts Saturday afternoons plus The Monday Night Club on 5 live Sport.
Peter J. Ratcliffe
Sir Peter John Ratcliffe, FRS, FMedSci is a British Nobel Laureate physician-scientist who is trained as a nephrologist. He was a practising clinician at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford and Nuffield Professor of Clinical Medicine and head of the Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine at the University of Oxford from 2004 to 2016. He has been a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford since 2004. In 2016 he became Clinical Research Director at the Francis Crick Institute, retaining a position at Oxford as member of the Ludwig Institute of Cancer Research and Director of the Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford.
Cameron Carter-Vickers
Cameron Robert Carter-Vickers is an American professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Championship club Bournemouth, on loan from Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, and the United States national team.
Lesley Sharp
Lesley Sharp is an English stage, film and television actress whose roles on British television include Clocking Off (2000–2001), Bob & Rose (2001) and Afterlife (2005–2006). She was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the 1997 film The Full Monty. Her other film appearances include Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1986), Naked (1993), Priest (1994), From Hell (2001) and Vera Drake (2004). Between 2011 and 2016, she starred as DC Janet Scott in the ITV drama Scott & Bailey.
Rachel Daly
Rachel Ann Daly is an English footballer who plays for Houston Dash and the England national team.