List of Famous people born in United Kingdom
Norman Tebbit
Norman Beresford Tebbit, Baron Tebbit, is a British life peer. A member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Cabinet from 1981 to 1987 as Secretary of State for Employment (1981–1983), Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1983–1985), and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Chairman of the Conservative Party (1985–1987). He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1970 to 1992, representing the constituencies of Epping (1970–1974) and Chingford (1974–1992).
Kwame Ampadu
Patrick Kwame Ampadu is an Irish former footballer who played as a midfielder. Ampadu featured for clubs Arsenal, Swansea City, Leyton Orient and Exeter City in his playing career. He is currently an assistant coach for CF Montreal under Thierry Henry. He previously was an assistant coach for Monaco. Ampadu also played for the Republic of Ireland's U21 team.
Helena Morrissey
Helena Louise Morrissey, Baroness Morrissey,, is a British financier and campaigner.
Peter Duncan
Peter Duncan is an English actor and television presenter. He was a presenter of Blue Peter in the 1980s, and made a series of family travel documentaries between 1999 and 2005.
Lee Ingleby
Lee David Ingleby is an English film, television and stage actor.
Adam Clayton
Adam Charles Clayton is an English-born Irish musician who is the bassist of the rock band U2. He has resided in County Dublin, Ireland since his family moved to Malahide in 1965, when he was five years old. Clayton attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School, where he met schoolmates with whom he co-founded U2 in 1976. A member of the band since its inception, he has recorded 14 studio albums with U2.
Mike Hill
Michael Robert Hill is a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Hartlepool from 2017 until his resignation in 2021.
Jon Jacobs
Jon Jacobs may refer to:
- Jon Jacobs (actor), British actor and entrepreneur
- Jon Jacobs (comics), see Fan Expo Canada
- Jon Jacobs, nominated for Latin Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album
Sonia
Sonia Evans, known mononymously as Sonia, is an English pop singer and actress from Skelmersdale. She had a 1989 UK number one hit "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" and became the first female UK artist to achieve five top 20 hit singles from one album. She represented the United Kingdom in the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest, where she finished second with the song "Better the Devil You Know". Between 1989 and 1993, she had 11 UK Top 30 hits, including "Listen to Your Heart" (1989), "Counting Every Minute" (1990) and "Only Fools " (1991). In 1994, she starred as Sandy in a West End revival of the musical Grease, while on television she appeared as Bunty in the 1998 BBC comedy series The Lily Savage Show.
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Marianne Raigipcien Jean-Baptiste is an English actress. She is known for her role in the 1996 comedy-drama film Secrets & Lies, for which she received acclaim and earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award in the same category. Baptiste is also known for her role as Vivian Johnson on the television series Without a Trace from 2002 to 2009, and has since starred in television shows such as Blindspot (2015–2016) and Homecoming.