List of Famous people born in England, United Kingdom
Peter Murray-Rust
Peter Murray-Rust is a chemist currently working at the University of Cambridge. As well as his work in chemistry, Murray-Rust is also known for his support of open access and open data. However, he has also been criticised by Jeffrey Beall for his views on predatory publishers and especially his involvement with publisher MDPI.
Jamie Demetriou
Jamie Demetriou is an English-Cypriot comedian, actor, and screenwriter known for his roles in Fleabag and Stath Lets Flats which he also writes. In the recent BAFTA awards (2020) he won three awards: Best Male Actor in a comedy, Best Writer of a Comedy and the programme itself won the award for Best Scripted Comedy.
Louis Harold Gray
Louis Harold Gray was an English physicist who worked mainly on the effects of radiation on biological systems. He was one of the earliest contributors of the field of radiobiology. A summary of his work is given below. Amongst many other achievements, he defined a unit of radiation dosage which was later named after him as an SI unit, the gray.
Hugh Bayley
Sir Hugh Nigel Edward Bayley is a British Labour Party politician who was Member of Parliament for York Central until 2015, having held the predecessor City of York seat from 1992 to the 2010 general election, when boundary changes took effect and he decided to retire.
Lottie Moss
Charlotte Moss, known professionally as Lottie Moss, is a British fashion model. She is the half-sister of model Kate Moss.
Anthony Epstein
Sir Michael Anthony Epstein is a British pathologist and academic. He is one of the discoverers of the Epstein–Barr virus, along with Yvonne Barr and Bert Achong.
Emma Ferguson
Emma Ferguson is a British actress. She is best known for her starring role in the series Mile High with co-stars Naomi Ryan and Jo Anne Knowles but also appeared in the miniseries North and South.
Mike Stock
Michael Stock is an English songwriter, record producer and musician, best known for being a member of the songwriting and production team Stock Aitken and Waterman that achieved success in the 1980s and 1990s. He has written and/or produced numerous worldwide hits including 18 No. 1 records in America and the UK, and over a hundred top-40 hits. Stock is one of the most successful songwriters of all time as recognised by the Guinness Book of Records. As part of Stock Aitken and Waterman, he is acknowledged as the most successful producer-songwriter in British chart history and holds the record for the most No. 1 records with different acts, with 11. In the UK Singles Chart he has written 54 top-ten hits including 7 number ones.
Blake Ritson
Blake Adam Ritson is an English actor and director.
Sarah Douglas
Sarah Douglas is an English actress. She is perhaps best known for playing the Kryptonian supervillain Ursa in Superman (1978) and Superman II (1980), and Jinda Kol Rozz in one episode of Supergirl in 2018.