List of Famous people born in United Kingdom
James Ward
James Ward is a British tennis player. He is a Davis Cup champion and former British No. 2.
Victoria Pendleton
Victoria Louise Pendleton, is a British jockey and former track cyclist who specialised in the sprint, team sprint and keirin disciplines. She is a former Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth champion. With two Olympic gold medals and one silver, Pendleton is one of Great Britain's most successful female Olympians.
Natalia Tena
Natalia Gastiain Tena is an English actress. She played Nymphadora Tonks in the Harry Potter film series, and the wildling Osha in the HBO series Game of Thrones.
Skin
Deborah Anne Dyer, known by the stage name Skin, is a British singer, songwriter, electronic music DJ, and occasional model. She is best known as the lead vocalist of British rock band Skunk Anansie, a band often grouped as part of the Britrock movement in the UK and gained attention for her powerful, wide-ranging soprano voice and trademark bald look. As Deborah Dyer, Skin studied Interior Design at Teesside University in Middlesbrough, from which she later received an honorary degree. Mavis Bayton, author of Frock Rock, says that "women like Skin, Natacha Atlas, Yolanda Charles, Mary Genis, and Debbie Smith are now acting as crucial role models for future generations of black women".
Jim Broadbent
Jim Broadbent is an English actor. He won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for his supporting role as John Bayley in the feature film Iris (2001), as well as winning a BAFTA TV Award and a Golden Globe for his leading role as Lord Longford in the television film Longford (2006). Broadbent received four BAFTA Film Award nominations and won for his performance in Moulin Rouge! (2001). He was also nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Paul Anderson
Paul Anderson is a British actor. He came to prominence for portraying Arthur Shelby Jr. in Peaky Blinders, Anderson in The Revenant, and Sebastian Moran in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.
Emma Walton Hamilton
Emma Katherine Walton Hamilton is an English children's book author, theatrical director and actress. She is an instructor in the MFA program at Stony Brook Southampton, where she serves as Director of the Southampton Children's Literature Fellows program and the Young Artists and Writers Project (YAWP). She is the daughter of singer and actress Dame Julie Andrews.
David Marshall
David James Marshall is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Championship club Derby County and the Scotland national team.
Matty Longstaff
Matthew Ben Longstaff is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Newcastle United.
Jack Harrison
Jack David Harrison is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Leeds United on loan from Manchester City. He has also represented England U21.