List of Famous people born in United Kingdom

Samantha Spiro

First Name Samantha
Born on June 20, 1968 (age 58)
Height 155 cm | 5'1

Samantha Spiro is an English actress. She is best known for portraying Barbara Windsor in the stage play Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick and the television films Cor, Blimey! and Babs, DI Vivien Friend in M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team, and Melessa Tarly in the HBO series Game of Thrones. She has won two Laurence Olivier Awards.

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Buster Mottram

Christopher John Mottram
First Name Buster
Last Name Mottram
Born on April 25, 1955 (age 71)

Christopher "Buster" Mottram is a former English tennis player and UK number 1 who achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 15 in February 1983.

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Sacha Gervasi

First Name Sacha
Born on January 1, 1966 (age 60)

Alexander Sacha Simon Gervasi is a British-American film director, screenwriter and former journalist.

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James Morrison

First Name James
Last Name Morrison
Born on August 13, 1984 (age 41)

James Morrison Catchpole is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist from Rugby, Warwickshire. In 2006, his debut single "You Give Me Something" became a hit in Europe, Australia, Japan and Iran, peaking in the top five in the UK and claiming the No. 1 spot in New Zealand. His debut album, Undiscovered, debuted at the top of the UK Albums Chart. In 2007, Morrison won the Brit Award for Best British Male.

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Colin Baker

First Name Colin
Last Name Baker
Born on June 8, 1943 (age 83)
Height 183 cm | 6'0

Colin Baker is an English actor who played Paul Merroney in the BBC drama series The Brothers from 1974 to 1976 and the sixth incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1984 to 1986. Baker's tenure as the Doctor proved to be a controversial era for the series, which included a hiatus in production and his subsequent replacement on the orders of BBC executive Michael Grade.

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Sarah Alexander

Sarah Smith
First Name Sarah
Last Name Alexander
Born on January 3, 1971 (age 55)
Height 162 cm | 5'4

Sarah Alexander is an English actress. She has appeared in British series including Armstrong and Miller, Smack the Pony, Coupling, The Worst Week of My Life, Green Wing, Marley's Ghosts and Jonathan Creek.

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Mark Drakeford

First Name Mark
Last Name Drakeford
Born on September 19, 1954 (age 71)

Mark Drakeford is a Welsh Labour Party politician who has been the First Minister of Wales and Leader of Welsh Labour since 2018. Prior to this, he was notable for serving in the Welsh Government as Cabinet Secretary for Finance between 2016 and 2018; Minister for Brexit between 2017 and 2018; and Minister for Health and Social Services between 2013 and 2016. Drakeford was first elected as the Member of the Senedd (MS) for Cardiff West in 2011.

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John Volanthen

First Name John
Last Name Volanthen
Born on May 31, 1971 (age 55)

John Paul Volanthen, GM is a British cave diver who specialises in rescues through the Cave Rescue Organisation, South and Mid Wales Cave Rescue, and the British Cave Rescue Council. In 2018, he played a leading role in the Tham Luang cave rescue. He cave dives as a hobby and conducts rescues as a volunteer. He works as an IT consultant in Bristol.

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John Rooney

First Name John
Last Name Rooney
Born on December 17, 1990 (age 35)
Height 180 cm | 5'11

John Richard Rooney is an English professional footballer who plays for Stockport County as an attacking midfielder.

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Andy Bell

First Name Andy
Last Name Bell
Born on April 25, 1964 (age 62)

Andrew Ivan Bell is the lead singer of the English synth-pop duo Erasure. The duo is most popular in their native UK and mainland Europe and also in South America. The band is also popular within the LGBT community, for whom the openly gay Bell has become an icon. Erasure have penned over 200 songs and have sold over 25 million albums worldwide. Bell is known for his soulful voice and flamboyant stage persona which contrasts with bandmate Vince Clarke's low key and deadpan demeanour.

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