List of Famous people born in United Kingdom

John Heffernan

First Name John
Last Name Heffernan
Born on June 30, 1981 (age 44)

John Heffernan is a British actor. He has worked with the English Touring Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, and the National Theatre, taking the lead roles in Edward II at the National Theatre, and Oppenheimer with the RSC.

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Roman Griffin Davis

First Name Roman
Last Name Davis
Born on March 5, 2007 (age 19)

Roman Griffin Davis is an English actor. He is best known for his title role in the film Jojo Rabbit (2019), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor — Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy.

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Stephen Kinnock

First Name Stephen
Last Name Kinnock

Stephen Nathan Kinnock is a Welsh Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberavon since the 2015 general election. His wife is the former Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt. His father, Neil is a former Leader of the Labour Party and was also a European Commissioner and Vice President of the European Commission. His mother, Glenys, formerly served as a Labour Party Member of the European Parliament (MEP).

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Dakota Blue Richards

First Name Dakota
Last Name Richards
Born on April 11, 1994 (age 32)
Height 164 cm | 5'5

Dakota Blue Richards is an English actress. Her film debut at the age of 13 was in The Golden Compass, as the lead character Lyra Belacqua. Other lead roles include the wayward teenager April in Dustbin Baby and Maria in the 2009 film The Secret of Moonacre. In 2011 she played Franky Fitzgerald in the third generation cast of British teen drama Skins. She has also played roles in television, film and on stage.

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Nick Heyward

Nicholas Heyward
First Name Nick
Last Name Heyward
Born on May 20, 1961 (age 64)

Nicholas Heyward is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. He came to international attention in the early 1980s as the lead singer and songwriter for Haircut 100. He and the band parted ways after their first album, after which he continued as a solo artist.

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Neil Tennant

Neil Francis Tennant
First Name Neil
Last Name Tennant
Born on July 10, 1954 (age 71)
Height 179 cm | 5'10

Neil Francis Tennant is an English musician, singer, songwriter, music journalist and co-founder of the synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys, which he formed with Chris Lowe in 1981. He was also a journalist for Smash Hits, and was assistant editor for the magazine for a period in the mid-1980s.

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Zharnel Hughes

First Name Zharnel
Born on July 13, 1995 (age 30)
Height 190 cm | 6'3

Zharnel Hughes is a British sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres and 200 metres. He won the gold medal in both the 100 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2018 European Championships representing Great Britain, and in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, representing England.

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David Mitchell

David James Stuart Mitchell
First Name David
Last Name Mitchell
Born on July 14, 1974 (age 51)

David James Stuart Mitchell is a British comedian, actor, writer and television presenter. He is half of the comedy duo Mitchell and Webb, alongside Robert Webb. The duo starred in the Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show, in which Mitchell plays Mark Corrigan. Mitchell won the British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Performance in 2009 for his performance in the show. The duo have written and starred in several sketch shows including Bruiser, The Mitchell and Webb Situation, That Mitchell and Webb Sound and also That Mitchell and Webb Look. The pair also starred in the UK version of Apple's "Get a Mac" advertising campaign. Their first film, Magicians, was released in 2007. In 2013, the duo starred in the short-lived Ambassadors. Mitchell currently stars in the Channel 4 comedy-drama Back (2017–) alongside Webb.

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Bob Mortimer

First Name Bob
Last Name Mortimer
Height 170 cm | 5'7

Robert Renwick Mortimer is an English comedian, podcast presenter, and actor. He is known for his work with Vic Reeves as part of their Vic and Bob comedy double act, and more recently the Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing series with comedian Paul Whitehouse. He has also appeared on panel shows such as Would I Lie to You? and Taskmaster.

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Wayne Hennessey

Wayne Robert Hennessey
First Name Wayne
Last Name Hennessey
Born on January 24, 1987 (age 39)
Height 197 cm | 6'6

Wayne Robert Hennessey is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the Wales national team.

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