List of Famous people born in England, United Kingdom
Annette Badland
Annette Badland is an English actress known for a wide range of roles on television, radio, stage, and film. She is best known for her roles as Margaret Blaine in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who, Mrs. Glenna Fitzgibbons in the first season of Outlander, and Babe Smith in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. She was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 1993 for her performance in Jim Cartwright's play The Rise and Fall of Little Voice.
Hugh Gaitskell
Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell was a British politician who served as Leader of the Labour Party from 1955 until his death in 1963. An economics lecturer and wartime civil servant, he was elected to Parliament in 1945 and held office in Clement Attlee's governments, notably as Minister of Fuel and Power after the bitter winter of 1946–47, and eventually joining the Cabinet as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Facing the need to increase military spending in 1951, he imposed National Health Service charges on dentures and spectacles, prompting the leading left-winger Aneurin Bevan to resign from the Cabinet.
Rabbi Matondo
Rabbi Matondo is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for English club Stoke City, on loan from Bundesliga club Schalke 04. Born in England to parents from DR Congo, he was eligible to play for either country, as well as Wales, where he grew up. Having played for England under-15s, he later opted to represent Wales and played for the under-17 and under-21 teams before making his debut for the senior national team in 2018.
Katy Manning
Catherine Ann "Katy" Manning is an English-Australian actress best known for her part as the companion Jo Grant in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. She has also made many theatre appearances, and is now an Australian citizen. In 2009, Manning moved back to the UK to pursue new acting work and lives in London.
Ellis Genge
Ellis Genge is an English rugby union player for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby who made his international debut for England in 2016. His position is prop. Genge played 26 times for Bristol between 2013–2016. He is known for his aggressive ball carrying. He is nicknamed "Baby Rhino" by the Rugby community.
Rupert Holmes
David Goldstein, better known as Rupert Holmes, is a British-American composer, singer-songwriter, musician, dramatist and author. He is widely known for the hit singles "Escape " (1979) and "Him" (1980). He is also known for his musicals Drood, which earned him two Tony Awards, and Curtains, and for his television series Remember WENN.
Jay Ali
Jay Ali is an English actor of Pakistani descent based in Los Angeles. He is known for the roles as Timothy on Freeform's The Fosters and Ray Nadeem in Daredevil.
Alex da Kid
Alexander Junior Grant, professionally known as Alex da Kid or by.ALEXANDER, is a British musician from Wood Green, London. Grant wears many hats, namely record producer, songwriter, record executive and fashion designer. He has gained recognition for producing several hit singles for a plethora of artists throughout various music genres, such as Dr. Dre, Nicki Minaj, B.o.B, Eminem, Diddy, Imagine Dragons ("Radioactive") and Cheryl.
Mutya Buena
Rosa Isabel Mutya Buena is a British singer and songwriter who rose to fame as a member of girl group the Sugababes. With the Sugababes, Buena had four UK number one singles, an additional six top-ten hits and three multi-platinum albums. After leaving the group in December 2005, she released her debut solo album, Real Girl in June 2007. In October 2010, Buena released a compilation album dedicated to British singers, titled Sound of Camden: Mutya Buena.
Craig Eastmond
Craig Leon Eastmond is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Sutton United. He is also capable of playing at right-back. A product of the Arsenal Academy who came to prominence during the 2008–09 FA Youth Cup, Eastmond would make ten first team appearances between 2009 and 2013 for Arsenal in the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Champions League.