List of Famous people born in England, United Kingdom
Aktar Islam
Aktar Islam is a multiple award-winning English Michelin starred chef, restaurateur and entrepreneur. He left the Lasan Group in 2016 to work on his new, flagship project, Opheem 1 Michelin star and launched his new Italian restaurant, Legna Michelin guide listed in winter 2018. His new group of restaurants concentrate on celebration of ingredients and are dedicated to gastronomy. Both Opheem and Legna have opened to critical acclaim and Opheem has received its first Michelin star in October 2019 and is the first and only Michelin starred indian restaurant in the UK outside of London. Pulperia; an Argentine restaurant built around the celebration of beef opened its doors in March 2020 and has gone on to become the only Michelin listed Steak restaurant in Birmingham.
Peter Owen-Jones
Peter Owen-Jones is an English Anglican priest, author and television presenter.
Susie Dent
Susan Francesca Dent, is an English lexicographer, etymologist and media personality. She has appeared in "Dictionary Corner" on the Channel 4 game show Countdown every year since 1992. She also appears on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, a post-watershed comedy version of the show presented by comedian Jimmy Carr. She has been Honorary Vice-President of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP) since 2016.
Chris Silverwood
Christopher Eric Wilfred Silverwood is a former international cricketer and current head coach of the England cricket team.
Dani Behr
Dani Behr is an English singer, actress, voice-over artist, television presenter and real estate agent.
Ian Ogilvy
Ian Raymond Ogilvy is an English actor, playwright, and novelist.
Ian Bone
Ian David Bone is an English anarchist and an active publisher of anarchist newspapers and tabloids, such as Class War and The Bristolian. He has been involved in social campaigns since the 1960s, including the 2001 "Vote Nobody" election campaign.
Sophie Christiansen
Sophie Margaret Christiansen, CBE is an English equestrian who has competed in four successive Paralympic Games. In 2012 and 2016 she gained three gold medals at the Paralympics. In 2008 she won two gold medals and a silver at the Beijing Paralympics whilst studying for a master's degree in mathematics at Royal Holloway, University of London. Not only an athlete, she works as a software developer at investment bank, Goldman Sachs, and uses her platform to be a disability campaigner.
Chris Sutton
Christopher Roy Sutton is an English former professional football player and manager. He later became a pundit and commentator for BT Sport, regularly working on their coverage of Scottish football. He is now also a pundit and occasional match co-commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live.
Becky Mantin
Rebecca “Becky” Mantin, is an English TV presenter and weather presenter and forecaster for ITV Weather.