List of Famous people born in England, United Kingdom
Robert Laycock
Major-General Sir Robert Edward Laycock was a senior British Army officer, most significant for his service with the British Commandos during the Second World War.
Tim Chow
Timothy Alexander Chow is a Taiwanese professional footballer playing for Henan Jianye in the Chinese Super League. He has previously played for Wigan Athletic and Ross County.
David Hewlett
David Ian Hewlett is an English–Canadian actor, writer, director, and voice actor known for his role as Dr. Rodney McKay on the Canadian-American science fiction TV shows Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis and Stargate Universe. He is also known for his role as Grant Jansky on the Canadian TV series Traders (1996—2000) and his two 1993 guest appearances on Shining Time Station, portraying nosy journalist Ted Typo.
Caroline Chikezie
Caroline Chikezie is a British Nigerian actress, best known for playing Sasha Williams in As If, and Elaine Hardy in Footballers' Wives. In recent years she has gained popularity as the main character in the Nigerian series The Governor.
James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn
James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn, is a British nobleman, peer, and politician. He became Duke of Abercorn in the Peerage of Ireland on the death of his father in June 1979. He is the son of James Edward Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn, and Hon. Kathleen Crichton. He is a former politician and Lord Steward of the Household.
Jean-Jacques Burnel
Jean-Jacques "JJ" Burnel is a Franco-English musician, producer and songwriter, best known as the bass guitarist with the English rock band the Stranglers.
Jane Asher
Jane Asher is an English actress, author and entrepreneur. She achieved early fame as a child actress and has worked extensively in film and TV throughout her career.
Richard Dimbleby
Frederick Richard Dimbleby, CBE was an English journalist and broadcaster, who became the BBC's first war correspondent, and then its leading TV news commentator.
Passenger
Michael David Rosenberg, better known by his stage name Passenger, is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Previously the main vocalist and songwriter of Passenger, Rosenberg opted to keep the band's name for his solo work after the band dissolved in 2009. In 2012, he released the song "Let Her Go" which topped the charts in 16 countries. In 2014, the song was nominated for the Brit Award for British Single of the Year, and he received the British Academy's Ivor Novello Award for Most Performed Work.
William Naraine
Double You are an Italian Eurodance group founded in 1985, when singer William Naraine started producing demos with Franco Amato and Andrea de Antoni. By 1992, they had sold more than three million records and the single "Please Don't Go" was a success.