List of Famous people born in United Kingdom
Laura Aikman
Laura Holly Aikman is an English actress, best known for her television appearances.
Paul O'Grady
Paul James O'Grady MBE, is an English comedian, television presenter, actor, writer, radio host, producer, and former drag queen. He achieved notability in the London gay scene during the 1980s with his drag queen persona Lily Savage, with which he went mainstream in the 1990s. O'Grady subsequently dropped the character and in the 2000s became the presenter of various television and radio shows, most notably The Paul O'Grady Show.
Twiggy Lawson
Dame Lesley Lawson is an English model, actress, and singer, widely known by the nickname Twiggy. She was a British cultural icon and a prominent teenage model during the swinging sixties in London.
Martin Sixsmith
Martin Sixsmith is a British author and radio/television presenter, primarily working for the BBC. He has also worked as an adviser to the Labour government and to the BBC television comedy series The Thick of It. Sixsmith's book, The Lost Child of Philomena Lee, was the basis for the 2013 film Philomena, in which Sixsmith is played by Steve Coogan.
Michael Oliver
Michael Oliver is an English professional football referee from Ashington, Northumberland. His county FA is the Northumberland Football Association. He belongs to the Select Group of Referees in England and officiates primarily in the Premier League. He received his FIFA badge in 2012, allowing him to officiate in major international matches. Oliver was appointed to take charge of the final of the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Oliver was promoted to the UEFA Elite Group of Referees in 2018.
Mike Phelan
Michael Christopher Phelan is an English professional football coach and former player who is currently assistant manager of Manchester United.
Terry Venables
Terence Frederick Venables, often referred to as "El Tel", is an English former football player and manager, and an author. During the 1960s and 70s, he played for various clubs including Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers, and gained two caps for England.
Valerie Singleton
Valerie Singleton is an English television and radio presenter best known as a presenter of the popular children's series Blue Peter from 1962 to 1972. She also presented the BBC Radio 4 PM programme for ten years as well as a series of radio and television programmes on financial and business issues.
Susannah Fielding
Susannah Glanville-Hearson, known professionally as Susannah Fielding is an English actress who has worked in theatre, film, television and radio. She won the 2014 Ian Charleson Award for her portrayal of Portia in The Merchant of Venice at the Almeida Theatre. She also starred in the CBS sitcom The Great Indoors. In 2019, she co-starred with Steve Coogan in This Time with Alan Partridge.
Conor Benn
Conor Nigel Benn is a British professional boxer. He is the son of former world champion boxer Nigel Benn.