List of Famous people born in England, United Kingdom
Gary Owers
Gary Owers is an English former professional footballer, and football manager. He most recently managed Torquay United. He was previously manager of Bath City and Forest Green Rovers as well as the assistant manager at Aldershot Town, Plymouth Argyle and Gateshead.
Nick George
Nick George is a British former professional basketball player.
Peter John Haworth Doyle
Peter John Haworth Doyle is the retired Roman Catholic Bishop of Northampton.
Gary Lucy
Gary Edward Lucy is an English actor, television personality and model who is best known for playing Will Fletcher in the ITV police drama The Bill, Luke Morgan in Hollyoaks, Kyle Pascoe in Footballer's Wives and Danny Pennant in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. He also played a part in the show The Dumping Ground as a footballer named Billy.
Michael Sinelnikoff
Michael Sinelnikoff is a British actor. He is known for his role as Professor Arthur Summerlee on the television series Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World, and has been seen in a variety of film roles such as 300 and The Greatest Game Ever Played.
Danny Sapani
Danny Sapani is a British actor. He is best known for appearing in Misfits, Doctor Who, Penny Dreadful, The Crown, Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Black Panther.
Simon West
Simon West is an English director and producer. He has primarily worked in the action genre, most notably as the director of the films Con Air (1997), Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), The Mechanic (2011), and The Expendables 2 (2012). Outside of action, he directed the mystery thriller film The General's Daughter (1999) and the psychological horror film When a Stranger Calls (2006). He had also directed the music video for Rick Astley’s 1987 single Never Gonna Give You Up.
Richard Franklin
Richard Kimber Franklin is an English actor, writer, director and political activist. Principally a stage actor, he has also appeared as a regular character in several high-profile British television programmes, including Crossroads and Emmerdale Farm, and he portrayed Captain Mike Yates of UNIT in Doctor Who from 1971 until 1974, returning to the role on a number of occasions both on television and in Doctor Who spin-off media.
Jack Shepherd
Jack Shepherd is an English actor, playwright, theatre director, saxophone player and jazz pianist. He is known for his television roles, most notably the title role in Trevor Griffiths' series about a young Labour MP Bill Brand (1976), and the detective drama Wycliffe (1993–1998). His film appearances include All Neat in Black Stockings (1969), Wonderland (1999) and The Golden Compass (2007). He won the 1983 Olivier Award for Best Actor in a New Play for the original production of Glengarry Glen Ross.
Joscelyn Godwin
Joscelyn Godwin is a composer, musicologist, and translator, known for his work on ancient music, paganism, and music in the occult.