List of Famous people born in United Kingdom
Abu Izzadeen
Abu Izzadeen (Arabic: أبو عز الدين, Abū ‘Izz ad-Dīn, born Trevor Richard Brooks on 18 April 1975, is a British spokesman for Al Ghurabaa, a British Muslim organisation banned under the Terrorism Act 2006 for the glorification of terrorism. He was convicted on charges of terrorist fund-raising and inciting terrorism overseas on 17 April 2008, and sentenced to four and a half years in jail. He was released in May 2009, after serving three and a half years, including time on remand. In January 2016, he was sentenced to 2 years imprisonment for breaching the Terrorism Act by leaving the UK illegally.
Nick Skelton
Nicholas David Skelton, is a British former equestrian who competed in show jumping. He retired at the age of 59 years old, on 5 April 2017. He began riding at age 18 months and in 1975 took two team silvers and an individual gold at the Junior European Championships.
Sophie Winkleman
Sophie Lara Winkleman is an English actress. She is also known as Lady Frederick Windsor as she is married to Lord Frederick Windsor, son of Queen Elizabeth II's first cousin Prince Michael of Kent.
Jill Gascoine
Jill Viola Gascoine was an English actress and novelist. She was Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes in the 1980s television series The Gentle Touch and its spin-off series C.A.T.S. Eyes. In the 1990s, she also became a novelist and published three books.
Andrea Riseborough
Andrea Louise Riseborough is an English actress. She made her film debut in Venus (2006), and has subsequently appeared in Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), Never Let Me Go, Brighton Rock, Made in Dagenham, W.E. (2011), Shadow Dancer, Disconnect, Welcome to the Punch, Oblivion, Birdman (2014), Nocturnal Animals (2016), Battle of the Sexes and The Death of Stalin and Mandy (2018).
Steve Clarke
Stephen Clarke is a Scottish professional football manager and former player who is the manager of the Scotland national team.
Sarah Taylor
Sarah Jane Taylor is a former English cricketer. She is a wicket-keeper-batter known for her free-flowing stroke play, opening the batting in one-day matches and batting in the middle order in Tests. She was a member of the England team which retained the Ashes in Australia in 2008. She plays county cricket for Sussex. In September 2019, Taylor announced her retirement from all forms of international cricket, following an ongoing anxiety issue.
Aatish Taseer
Aatish Ali Taseer is a British-American writer and journalist of Indo-pakistani origin.
Stephanie Beacham
Stephanie Beacham is an English television, radio, film and theatre actress. She is known for her television roles in the BBC drama Tenko (1981–1982), the ITV drama Connie (1985), and for playing Sable Colby in the ABC soap operas The Colbys (1985–1987) and Dynasty. Her film appearances include Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972), Schizo (1976) and Troop Beverly Hills (1989).
Wes Brown
Wesley Michael Brown is an English professional footballer who last played as a defender for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC.