List of Famous people born in United Kingdom
Peter Frampton
Peter Kenneth Frampton is an English rock musician, singer, songwriter, and producer. He was previously associated with the bands Humble Pie and the Herd. As a solo artist, Frampton released several albums including his international breakthrough album, the live release Frampton Comes Alive!. The album sold more than eight million copies in the United States and spawned several hit singles. Since then he has released several other albums. He has also worked with Ringo Starr, the Who's John Entwistle, David Bowie and both Matt Cameron and Mike McCready from Pearl Jam, among others.
Ian Watkins
Ian David Karslake Watkins is a Welsh convicted sex offender and former singer, songwriter, and musician. He achieved prominence as the co-founder, lead vocalist, and lyricist of the rock band Lostprophets. In 2013, he was sentenced to 29 years' imprisonment for multiple sexual offences, including the sexual assault of young children. Lostprophets disbanded shortly thereafter and the remaining members formed the band No Devotion, with American singer Geoff Rickly replacing Watkins.
Shirlie Holliman
Shirlie Kemp is an English singer, who found fame in the 1980s with Wham! and as part of the duo Pepsi & Shirlie.
Paul Potts
Paul Potts is an English tenor. In 2007, he won the first series of ITV's Britain's Got Talent with his performance of "Nessun dorma", an aria from Puccini's opera Turandot. As a singer of operatic pop music, Potts recorded the album One Chance, which topped sales charts in 13 countries. Before winning Britain's Got Talent, Potts was a manager at Carphone Warehouse. He had been a Bristol city councillor from 1996 until 2003, and performed in amateur opera from 1999 to 2003.
John Caudwell
John David Caudwell is a British billionaire businessman, philanthropist who co-founded the mobile phone retailer Phones 4u. He also invests in fashion, real estate and other industries, and chairs Caudwell Children, a children's charity, and Caudwell LymeCo, promoting chronic Lyme disease beliefs in the UK. He is known for being the UK's largest taxpayer.
Petula Clark
Petula Clark, CBE is a British singer, actress and composer.
Martin Roberts
Martin Leyland Roberts is an English television presenter and is a property expert, investor, entrepreneur and author who currently presents the BBC One property auction series, Homes Under the Hammer with co-presenters Martel Maxwell and Dion Dublin, although his co presenter for many years was Lucy Alexander. He also hosts the Talk Radio show 'Home Rule with Martin Roberts' where he also chats about property.
Jason Orange
Jason Thomas Orange is a retired English singer, dancer and actor. He was a member of Take That during their original run from 1990 to 1996 and again following their reunion in 2005. He officially left the band in September 2014, but wasn’t an active part of Take That after the group had performed at The Music Industry Trust Awards in November 2012. His last public appearance was acting in an episode of Channel 4 comedy Shameless, which aired in April 2013.
Nobby Stiles
Norbert Peter Stiles was an English footballer and manager. He played for England for five years, winning 28 caps and scoring one goal. He played every minute of England's victorious 1966 FIFA World Cup campaign. In the semi-final of that tournament against Portugal, he was given the job of marking the prolific Eusébio. His tough performance resulted in Eusébio being practically nullified for the entire game. Stiles also played in the final, which England won 4–2 against West Germany. His post-match dance on the Wembley pitch, holding the World Cup trophy in one hand and his false teeth in the other, was widely broadcast.
Ben Davies
Benjamin Keith Davies is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back or left back for Championship club Preston North End. He has had loan spells with York City, Tranmere Rovers, Southport, Newport County and Fleetwood Town.