List of Famous people born in England, United Kingdom
Joe Martin
Joseph John Martin is an English professional footballer who plays for League Two club Stevenage. He is a left-sided defender, who can also play as a midfielder. He represented England at under-16 and under-17 levels.
Sam Ricketts
Samuel Derek Ricketts is a professional football coach and former player. He was most recently serving as the manager of Shrewsbury Town.
Paul McGann
Paul John McGann is an English actor. He came to prominence for portraying Percy Toplis in the television serial The Monocled Mutineer (1986), then starred in the dark comedy Withnail and I (1987), which was a critical success and developed a cult following. McGann later became more widely known for portraying the eighth incarnation of the Doctor in the 1996 Doctor Who television film. He is also known for playing Lieutenant William Bush in the series Hornblower.
Demis Hassabis
Dr Demis Hassabis is a British artificial intelligence researcher, neuroscientist, video game designer, entrepreneur, and five times winner of the Pentamind board games championship. He is the chief executive officer and co-founder of DeepMind, and a UK Government AI Advisor since 2018.
Alan Farthing
Alan John Farthing, FRCOG, is an English obstetrician and gynaecologist and Surgeon-Gynaecologist to Queen Elizabeth II's Royal Household.
Greg James
Gregory James Alan Milward is an English radio DJ, television presenter, narrator and author. He is the host of Radio 1 Breakfast on BBC Radio 1, co-presenter on the cricket podcast Tailenders alongside Felix White and James Anderson and writer of the Kid Normal book series alongside Chris Smith.
Jennifer Ellison
Jennifer Lesley Ellison is an English actress, former glamour model, television personality, dancer and singer. Ellison is perhaps best known for playing Emily Shadwick in the television soap opera Brookside until 2003, and as Meg Giry in the 2004 film adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera. Ellison also starred on the reality TV show Dance Mums the UK version of the American reality TV show, Dance Moms.
Courtney Hadwin
Courtney Ann Hadwin is an English singer-songwriter. She rose to fame by competing on ITV's The Voice Kids UK 2017 and the 13th season of the NBC competition show America's Got Talent.
Jon Stead
Jonathan Graeme Stead is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for League Two club Harrogate Town. Stead is a former England Under-21 international, earning 11 caps and scoring once.
Barry Cryer
Barry Charles Cryer, OBE, is an English writer, comedian and actor. Cryer has written for many noted performers, including Dave Allen, Stanley Baxter, Jack Benny, Rory Bremner, George Burns, Jasper Carrott, Tommy Cooper, Les Dawson, Dick Emery, Kenny Everett, Sir Bruce Forsyth, Sir David Frost, Bob Hope, Frankie Howerd, Richard Pryor, Spike Milligan, Mike Yarwood, The Two Ronnies and Morecambe and Wise.