List of Famous people born in England, United Kingdom

Simon Hughes

First Name Simon
Last Name Hughes
Born on May 17, 1951 (age 75)

Sir Simon Henry Ward Hughes is a former British politician. He is now the Chancellor of London South Bank University, an External Adviser to The Open University, and UK Strategic Adviser to Talgo. Hughes was Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2010 to 2014, and from 2013 until 2015 was Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Bermondsey and Old Southwark from 1983 until 2015.

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Walter Leigh

First Name Walter
Last Name Leigh
Born on June 22, 1905
Died on June 12, 1942 (aged 36)

Walter Leigh was an English composer. Leigh is best known for his Concertino for harpsichord and string orchestra, written in 1934. Other famous works include the overture Agincourt and The Frogs of Aristophanes for chorus and orchestra. He wrote music for documentary films and there is an unfinished sketch for a symphony.

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Mark Oaten

First Name Mark
Last Name Oaten
Born on March 8, 1964 (age 62)

Mark Oaten is a British politician who was a senior member of the Liberal Democrats. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Winchester from 1997 to 2010.

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Nicholas Patrick

First Name Nicholas
Last Name Patrick
Born on November 19, 1964 (age 61)

Nicholas James MacDonald Patrick, Ph.D., is a British-American engineer and a former NASA astronaut. His flight on the 2006 Discovery STS-116 mission made him the fourth person born in the United Kingdom to go into space.

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Flood

Born on August 16, 1960 (age 65)

Mark Ellis, known by his professional pseudonym Flood, is a British post-punk and alternative rock record producer and audio engineer. Flood's list of work includes projects with New Order, U2, Nine Inch Nails, Marc and the Mambas, Depeche Mode, Gary Numan, Sneaker Pimps, King, Ministry, The Charlatans, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Erasure, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey, Foals, a-ha, Orbital, Sigur Rós, The Jesus And Mary Chain, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Killers, White Lies, Pop Will Eat Itself, Warpaint, and EOB. His co-production collaborations have included projects with Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Steve Lillywhite, and longtime collaborator Alan Moulder, with whom he co-founded the Assault & Battery studio complex. In 2006, his work with U2 led to his sharing of the Grammy Award for Album of the Year for How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.

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Michael Lord

First Name Michael
Last Name Lord

Michael Nicholson Lord, Baron Framlingham is a British politician, and was Conservative Member of Parliament for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich between 1997 and 2010. He was first elected for the predecessor seat of Central Suffolk in 1983.

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Danny Webb

First Name Danny
Born on March 22, 1991 (age 35)

Daniel Webb is a British motorcycle racer. During 2020 he competed in World Supersport for Wepol Racing on a Yamaha R6, after racing in the International Road Race Championship aboard a BMW S1000RR.

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Eric Portman

First Name Eric
Last Name Portman
Born on July 13, 1901
Died on December 7, 1969 (aged 68)

Eric Harold Portman was an English stage and film actor. He is probably best remembered for his roles in several films for Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger during the 1940s.

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Paul Kidby

First Name Paul
Last Name Kidby
Born on June 24, 1964 (age 62)

Paul Kidby is an English artist. Many people know him best for his art based on Terry Pratchett's Discworld. He has been included on the sleeve covers since Pratchett's original illustrator, Josh Kirby, died in 2001.

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Jeffrey Walker

First Name Jeffrey
Last Name Walker
Born on March 25, 1969 (age 57)

Jeff Walker may refer to:

  • Jeff Walker (musician), British musician in grindcore/death metal band Carcass
  • Jeffrey Walker (actor), Australian actor and director
  • Jeffrey Walker (cricketer), Australian cricketer
  • Jeffrey N. Walker, adjunct professor at Brigham Young University
  • Jeff Walker, American football player
  • Jerry Jeff Walker (1942–2020), American country music singer and songwriter
  • Jeffrey Walker, American CEO
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