List of Famous people born in United Kingdom
Julie Goodyear
Julie Goodyear MBE is an English actress. She is known for portraying the role of Bet Lynch in the long-running ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. She first appeared as Bet for nine episodes in 1966, before becoming a series regular from 1970 to 1995. She returned for eight episodes in 2002 and another seven in 2003. For her role on Coronation Street, she received the Special Recognition Award at the 1995 National Television Awards. She was made an MBE in the 1996 New Year Honours.
Paul Stirling
Paul Robert Stirling is an Irish cricketer. Considered one of the best batsmen to play for Ireland, Stirling is the opening batsman for the Ireland cricket team and an occasional right arm off break bowler. He is one of the top 10 run scorers in T20 internationals. He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Ireland's first ever Test match, against Pakistan, in May 2018. He was appointed as the vice-captain of the Ireland team in June 2020.
Amy James-Kelly
Amy James-Kelly is a British actress best known for her role as Maddie Heath in the ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, from December 2013 to June 2015. Before landing the role in Coronation Street, she attended the Blue Coat School in Oldham.
Colin Morgan
Colin Morgan is a Northern Irish actor. He is best known for playing the title character in the BBC fantasy series Merlin.
Steve Morison
Steven William Morison is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is currently Cardiff City's under-23 coach.
Simon Collins
Simon Philip Nando Collins is a British-Canadian drummer and former lead vocalist of the progressive rock band Sound of Contact. Collins is the son of English drummer and singer Phil Collins and Collins's first wife, Andrea Bertorelli. He is the half-brother of actresses Joely Collins and half-brother of actress Lily Collins. Reviewers have compared his vocals to those of his father.
Lyle Taylor
Lyle James Alfred Taylor is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Nottingham Forest and the Montserrat national team. Prior to joining Charlton Athletic, he played for AFC Wimbledon, and became the Dons' record Football League goal scorer with 44 goals, and highest scorer during their Football League era with 55 goals in all competitions.
George Galloway
George Galloway is a British politician, broadcaster and writer. Between 1987 and 2015, except for a period between 2010 and 2012, he was a Member of Parliament (MP) for four constituencies, first for the Labour Party and later the Respect Party.
Brandon Lewis
Brandon Kenneth Lewis is a British Conservative Party politician serving as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland since 2020 and has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Great Yarmouth since 2010.
Craig Bellamy
Craig Douglas Bellamy is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in Cardiff, Bellamy began his career with Norwich City, where he made his professional debut in 1996. He went on to play for Coventry City and Newcastle United in the Premier League, becoming the record signing for the former. He was relegated in his single season with Coventry before achieving two top-four finishes during his four years with Newcastle. Bellamy fell out with manager Graeme Souness in 2005 and spent the latter part of the 2004–05 season on loan at Celtic, where he won the Scottish Cup.