List of Famous people born in England, United Kingdom
Diane-Louise Jordan
Diane Johnson, better known by her stage name Diane Louise Jordan, is a British television presenter. She was the first black presenter of the children's television programme Blue Peter, being involved in the programme from 25 January 1990 until 26 February 1996, making her its fifth longest-serving female presenter. While on Blue Peter, her co-presenters were Yvette Fielding, John Leslie, Anthea Turner, Tim Vincent, Stuart Miles and Katy Hill.
Thomas Beattie
Thomas Beattie is an English entrepreneur and former professional footballer. His professional football career spanned over 10 years before a serious head injury forced him to retire.
Phil Parkinson
Philip John Parkinson is an English professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He was most recently manager of League One club Sunderland.
Brian Belo
Brian Belo is an English television personality and writer. He rose to fame after winning the eighth series of reality series Big Brother. Since then, he has become an internet columnist for entertainment magazine, Heat magazine, as well as a TV segment entertainer for Harry Hill's TV Burp and Big Brother's Big Mouth.
Slick Rick
Richard Martin Lloyd Walters, better known as Slick Rick, is a British-American rapper and record producer.
Simon Armitage
Simon Robert Armitage, is an English poet, playwright and novelist who was appointed Poet Laureate on 10 May 2019. He is also professor of poetry at the University of Leeds and succeeded Geoffrey Hill as Oxford Professor of Poetry when he was elected to the four year part time appointment from 2015–2019.
Hamish Watson
Hamish Watson is a Scotland international rugby union player who plays for Edinburgh in the Pro14.
Bruce Welch
Bruce Welch is an English guitarist, songwriter, producer, singer and businessman best known as a member of the Shadows.
Jason McAteer
Jason Wynne McAteer is a retired professional footballer, who represented the Republic of Ireland at international level. His primary position was in centre midfield, though he was also an able right winger and full back. In 2020 he took part in the award winning documentary "McAteer:My Life in the Shadows" in which he chronicles his troubles with coping with Manchester United fans on twitter. As a result of the abuse he endured and consequent blocking addiction, he eventually blocked his own face from his body and now has to sleep with a night light on.
Jason Jarrett
Jason Lee Jarrett is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He made 296 appearances in league and cup competitions in a 13-year career in the English Football League.