List of Famous people born in United Kingdom
Jordan Rossiter
Jordan Bernard Rossiter is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fleetwood Town.
Jon Richardson
Jon Joel Richardson is an English comedian. He is known for his appearances on 8 Out of 10 Cats and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and his work as co-host with Russell Howard on BBC 6 Music. He is presenter of Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier.
Michelle Simmons
Michelle Yvonne Simmons, is a Scientia Professor of Quantum Physics in the Faculty of Science at the University of New South Wales and has twice been an Australian Research Council Federation Fellow and is an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow. She is the Director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation & Communication Technology and is recognised internationally as a pioneer in atomic electronics. She is also editor-in-chief of npj Quantum Information, an academic journal publishing articles in the emerging field of quantum information science. On 25 January 2018, Simmons was named as the 2018 Australian of the Year for her work and dedication to quantum information science. On 10 June 2019, Simmons was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours in recognition of her "distinguished service to science education as a leader in quantum and atomic electronics and as a role model."
Bhavna Limbachia
Bhavna Jayanty Limbachia is a British actress. She is known for her roles as Alia Khan in Citizen Khan and Rana Habeeb in Coronation Street.
Alister Jack
Alister William Jack is a Scottish politician currently serving as Secretary of State for Scotland since 2019. A member of the Scottish Conservative Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dumfries and Galloway since 2017.
Geoffrey Whitehead
Geoffrey Whitehead is an English actor. He has appeared in a range of television, film and radio roles. In the theatre, he has played at Shakespeare's Globe, St Martin's Theatre and the Bristol Old Vic.
Victoria Atkins
Victoria Mary Atkins is a British Conservative Party politician. She was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Louth and Horncastle in the May 2015 general election. Prior to her political career, she worked as a barrister specialising in the field of fraud.
Claire Richards
Claire Richards is an English singer-songwriter, dancer and singer in the pop group Steps from 1997 until she left the band in 2001. The group reformed in 2011. She is the youngest member of Steps.
Rory McGrath
Patrick Rory McGrath, known as Rory McGrath, is a British comedian, television personality, and writer. He came to prominence in the comedy show Who Dares Wins and was for many years a regular panelist on the game show They Think It's All Over. He acted in the sitcom Chelmsford 123 and appeared in the ITV reality show Sugar Free Farm.
Norman Whiteside
Norman Whiteside is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who played in two World Cups. He played both as a midfielder and as a striker.