List of Famous people born in United Kingdom
Leon Britton
Leon James Britton is an English former professional footballer and coach. A midfielder, he spent most of his career with Swansea City, having joined Swansea on a permanent transfer in 2003. Britton went on to make 520 appearances for the club. He joined Sheffield United in the summer of 2010, but transferred back to Swansea in January 2011. Britton instantly became a central figure in Swansea's successful promotion campaign. He remains one of a handful of players to have represented any club in all four professional divisions of the English footballing pyramid, along with Brett Ormerod, and former Swansea teammates Alan Tate and Garry Monk. He last played for Llanelli Town.
Alice Roberts
Alice May Roberts is an English biological anthropologist, biologist, television presenter and author. Since 2012 she has been Professor of the Public Engagement in Science at the University of Birmingham. Since 2019, she has been President of the charity Humanists UK, which campaigns for state secularism and for "a tolerant world where rational thinking and kindness prevail".
Celia Imrie
Celia Diana Savile Imrie is an English actress and author. She is known for her work with Victoria Wood, including Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV (1985–1987), the sitcom Dinnerladies (1998–2000) and Acorn Antiques: The Musical, for which she won the 2006 Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical.
Jacob Murphy
Jacob Kai Murphy is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Newcastle United.
John Radford
John Lawrence Radford is an English businessman and owner of Mansfield Town Football Club, which he bought in 2010.
Jim Kerr
James Kerr is a Scottish singer-songwriter and the lead singer of the rock band Simple Minds. He achieved five UK No. 1 albums with the band, including a No. 1 single in 1989 with "Belfast Child". He released his first solo album, Lostboy! AKA Jim Kerr, on 27 May 2010. Kerr's voice has been described as "David Bowie's rich baritone melded with Bryan Ferry's velvety croon".
Grace Reid
Grace Reid is a Scottish diver. She has won two gold medals in European Championships and a gold at the Commonwealth Games.
Debbie Abrahams
Deborah Angela Elspeth Marie Abrahams is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Oldham East and Saddleworth since 2011.
Robert Fripp
Robert Fripp is an English musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the guitarist, founder and longest-lasting member of the progressive rock band King Crimson. He has worked extensively as a session musician and collaborator, notably with David Bowie, Blondie, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel, Daryl Hall, Midge Ure, Talking Heads, and David Sylvian. He has also contributed sounds to the Windows Vista operating system. His discography includes contributions to over 700 official releases.
Rachel Hurd-Wood
Rachel Clare Hurd-Wood is an English actress and model, best known for her film roles as Wendy Darling in Peter Pan (2003), Corrie McKenzie in Tomorrow, When the War Began (2010), Sibyl Vane in Dorian Gray (2009), and her television role as Rachel Maddox in Clique (2017–present).