List of Famous people born in United Kingdom
Frank Bruno
Franklin Roy Bruno, is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1982 to 1996. He had a highly publicised and eventful career, both in and out of the ring. The pinnacle of Bruno's boxing career was winning the WBC heavyweight title from Oliver McCall at a packed Wembley Stadium in 1995, in what was his fourth world championship challenge. Bruno faced multiple top-rated heavyweights throughout his career, including two fights against Mike Tyson in 1989 and 1996, and a domestic clash against Lennox Lewis in 1993.
David Price
David Price is a British professional boxer. He has held multiple heavyweight titles at regional level, including the British and Commonwealth titles from 2012 to 2013, and has challenged once for the European title in 2015. As an amateur he won a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics, gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and 2008 EU Championships, and three ABA titles; all in the super-heavyweight division.
Patsy Palmer
Julie Anne Merkell, known professionally as Patsy Palmer, is an English DJ and actress, known for her roles as Natasha in the children's drama series Grange Hill (1985–1987), and Bianca Jackson in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, which earned her the British Soap Award for Best Actress.
Philip May
Sir Philip John May is a British investment manager and Conservative Party supporter who worked for Capital Group as an investment relationship manager. He is married to Theresa May, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Michelle Gomez
Michelle May Romney Marsham Antonia Gomez is a Scottish actress. She gained recognition for her roles in the comedy series The Book Group (2002–2003), Green Wing (2004–2007), and Bad Education (2012–2013). She went on to appear as Missy in the long-running British science fiction series Doctor Who (2014–2017), for which she was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Les McKeown
Leslie Richard McKeown is a Scottish pop singer who was the lead singer of the Bay City Rollers during their most successful period.
John Cooper Clarke
John Cooper Clarke is an English performance poet, who first became famous as a "punk poet" in the late 1970s. In the late 1970s and early 1980s he released several albums. Around this time he performed on stage with several punk and post-punk bands, and continues to perform regularly.
Lauren Steadman
Lauren Steadman is a British Paralympic athlete who has competed in three Summer Paralympics, in both swimming and the paratriathlon. She competed at both the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing and the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London as a swimmer, before switching to the paratriathlon for the 2016 Games in Rio where she won a silver medal in the Women's PT4.
Stephen Crabb
Stephen Crabb is a British politician of the Welsh Conservative Party, serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Preseli Pembrokeshire since the 2005 general election, and as Chairman of the Welsh Affairs Select Committee since January 2020. In 2016, Crabb was briefly Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. He has previously been a government whip, a junior minister for Wales and the Secretary of State for Wales.
Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster
Hugh Richard Louis Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster, styled as Earl Grosvenor until August 2016, is a British aristocrat, billionaire, businessman, and owner of Grosvenor Group. He became Duke of Westminster on 9 August 2016, on the death of his father Gerald Grosvenor.