List of Famous people born in England, United Kingdom
Aaron Wilbraham
Aaron Thomas Wilbraham is an English football manager and former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is currently assistant manager of League One side Shrewsbury Town.
Ritchie Neville
Richard Neville Dobson is a British sommelier, restaurateur and singer from Solihull, England. He is most noted for being a member of the boy band Five.
Norman Smith
Norman Stuart Smith is a British journalist. He became the chief political correspondent of BBC News in 2011, and was its assistant political editor from 2014 to 2020.
Joshua Browder
Joshua Browder is a British-American entrepreneur. He is the founder of DoNotPay, the first chatbot that allows motorists to appeal their parking tickets automatically. In 2018, Browder launched a new version of DoNotPay that allowed users to "swipe" on court settlements and sue.
Karen Elson
Karen Jill Elson is an English supermodel and singer-songwriter.
Mary Beard
Dame Winifred Mary Beard, is an English scholar of Ancient Roman civilisation. The New Yorker characterises her as "learned but accessible".
Joan Ryan
Joan Marie Ryan is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Enfield North from 1997 to 2010 and from 2015 to 2019. She was first elected as a Labour Party MP but later defected to join Change UK. Ryan is now an Independent politician.
Ricky Grover
Rickie Joseph Grover is an English actor and comedian. His stepfather was an armed robber and his mother a hairdresser. His first cousin is Jimmy Doherty. Grover became a ladies' hairdresser and a champion boxer, with the nickname Ricky 'Goodnight' Grover due to his big punching power. He then became a stand-up comedian, actor and occasional television presenter. He is best known for his role as Andrew Cotton in EastEnders. Grover is dyslexic and could not read or write until his early thirties.
Julia McKenzie
Julia Kathleen Nancy McKenzie, is an English actress, singer, presenter, and theatre director. She has premièred leading roles written by both Alan Ayckbourn and Stephen Sondheim. On television, she is known for her BAFTA Award nominated role as Hester Fields in the sitcom Fresh Fields (1984–1986) and its sequel French Fields (1989–1991), and as Miss Marple in Agatha Christie's Marple (2009–2013).
Andrew Hogg
Andrew James Hogg is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Maltese side Birkirkara. He has also played as a goalkeeper for the Malta national football team, gaining over 60 caps.