List of Famous people born in United Kingdom

Michael Houghton

First Name Michael
Last Name Houghton
Born on November 30, 1948 (age 77)

Michael Houghton is a British scientist and Nobel Prize laureate. Along with Qui-Lim Choo, George Kuo and Daniel W. Bradley, he co-discovered Hepatitis C in 1989. He also co-discovered the Hepatitis D genome in 1986. The discovery of the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) led to the rapid development of diagnostic reagents to detect HCV in blood supplies, which has reduced the risk of acquiring HCV through blood transfusion from one in three to about one in two million. It is estimated that antibody testing has prevented at least 40,000 new infections per year in the US alone and many more worldwide.

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China Chow

First Name China
Last Name Chow
Born on April 15, 1974 (age 52)

China Chow is an English-born American actress and model.

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Kevin Keegan

First Name Kevin
Last Name Keegan
Born on February 14, 1951 (age 75)
Height 170 cm | 5'7

Joseph Kevin Keegan, is an English former football player and manager. A forward, he played for several clubs, including Newcastle United, Southampton, Liverpool and Hamburger SV. He went on to manage Newcastle United, Fulham and Manchester City, winning promotion as champions in his first full season at all three clubs. He was also a player for and manager of the England national team.

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Holly Bradshaw

Holly Bleasdale
First Name Holly
Last Name Bradshaw
Born on November 2, 1991 (age 34)
Height 175 cm | 5'9

Holly Bethan Bradshaw is a British track and field athlete who specialises in the pole vault. She is the current British record holder in the event indoors and outdoors, with clearances of 4.87 metres and 4.81 metres. She won a bronze medal at the 2012 World Indoor Championships, a gold medal at the 2013 European Indoor Championships, a bronze medal at the 2018 European Championships, and a silver medal at the 2019 European Indoor Championships. She also won at the 2018 Athletics World Cup. Coached by Scott Simpson, she has been consistently ranked among the world's best and has been ranked in the world top ten on the Track and Field News merit rankings four times.

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Christian Deparis

First Name Christian
Last Name Deparis
Born on December 26, 1975 (age 50)
Height 185 cm | 6'1

Edward James Stafford, known as Ed Stafford, is a British explorer. He holds the Guinness World Record for being the first human ever to walk the length of the Amazon River. Stafford now hosts shows on Discovery Channel.

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John Worboys

First Name John
Last Name Worboys
Born on May 31, 1957 (age 68)

John Derek Radford is a British convicted sex offender, known as the Black Cab Rapist. Worboys was convicted in 2009 for attacks on 12 women. Police say he may have had more than 100 victims.

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Lee Johnson

Lee David Johnson
First Name Lee
Last Name Johnson
Born on June 7, 1981 (age 44)
Height 168 cm | 5'6

Lee David Johnson is an English professional football manager and former player who is currently head coach of League One club Sunderland.

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Reece Shearsmith

First Name Reece
Last Name Shearsmith
Born on August 27, 1969 (age 56)
Height 169 cm | 5'7

Reeson Wayne "Reece" Shearsmith is an English actor, writer and comedian. He created, wrote and starred in sketch show The League of Gentlemen, along with Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss, and Jeremy Dyson.

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Ben Miller

First Name Ben
Last Name Miller
Born on February 24, 1966 (age 60)
Height 174 cm | 5'9

Bennet Evan Miller is an English actor. Miller wrote and starred in the Channel 4 sketch show Armstrong and Miller, as well as the BBC sketch show The Armstrong & Miller Show. Miller is also known for playing the lead role of DI Richard Poole in the first two series of the BBC Crime Drama Death in Paradise.

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Giggs

Nathaniel Thompson
Born on May 11, 1983 (age 42)

Nathaniel Thompson, better known professionally as Giggs, is a British rapper and songwriter from Peckham, London. He released his debut studio album Walk in da Park in 2008 and released a follow-up album Let Em Ave It the following year. Giggs released his third studio album When Will It Stop in October 2013. In 2016, Giggs released his fourth album Landlord, which entered and peaked at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart – becoming the highest-charting album of his career. His mixtape Wamp 2 Dem was released in 2017 and also debuted at No. 2. His latest album ‘Big Bad...’ was released in 2019. Giggs is also the frontman and founder of record label and rap collective SN1, which includes, Gunna Dee, Joe Grind, Kyze and Tiny Boost.

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