List of Famous people born in United Kingdom
Brandon Barker
Brandon Lee Colin Barker is an English professional footballer who plays for Oxford United, on loan from Rangers, as a left sided winger. Barker has previously played for Manchester City, Rotherham United, NAC Breda, Hibernian and Preston North End. He has also represented England at the under-18, under-19 and under-20 international levels.
Con O'Neill
Robert "Con" O'Neill is an English actor. He started his acting career at the Everyman Theatre and became primarily known for his performances in musicals. He received critical acclaim and won a Laurence Olivier Award for playing Michael "Mickey" Johnstone in the musical Blood Brothers. Subsequently, he was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for the same role. He also appeared in many films and television series.
Andy Goldsworthy
Andy Goldsworthy is a British sculptor, photographer and environmentalist who produces site-specific sculptures and land art situated in natural and urban settings. He lives and works in Scotland.
Chris Davies
Christopher Paul Davies is a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Brecon and Radnorshire after winning the seat in the 2015 general election. In March 2019, he pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud concerning Parliamentary expenses, and on 21 June 2019 he was removed from office by a recall petition. He stood again for the Conservatives in the ensuing by-election, but lost to the Liberal Democrat candidate Jane Dodds.
Annie Wallace
Annie Wallace is a Scottish actress, known for portraying the role of Sally St. Claire in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, a role she has portrayed since 2015. She is the first transgender person to portray a regular transgender character in British soap opera history.
Richard Stanton
Richard William Stanton, is a British civilian cave diver who specialises in rescues through the Cave Rescue Organisation and the British Cave Rescue Council. He has been called "one of the world's most accomplished cave-divers", "the face of British cave diving," and "the best cave diver in Europe". Stanton has lived in Coventry for many years, and was formerly a firefighter with the West Midlands Fire Service for 25 years prior to his retirement. In 2018 he played a leading role in the Tham Luang cave rescue and was awarded the George Medal in the Civilian Gallantry List.
Harriet Cains
Harriet Cains is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Jem Walker in the BBC Three series In the Flesh.
Jonathan Ross
Jonathan Ross is an English television and radio presenter, film critic, actor and comedian best known for presenting the BBC One chat show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross during the 2000s. Ross also hosted his own radio show on BBC Radio 2, and acted as a film critic and presenter of the Film programme. After leaving the BBC, Ross then began hosting a new chat show on ITV, The Jonathan Ross Show. Other regular roles have included being a regular panellist on the comedy sports quiz They Think It's All Over and being a regular presenter of the British Comedy Awards.
Simon McCoy
Simon McCoy is a journalist and newsreader for the BBC on the rolling news channel BBC News between 2pm and 5pm on weekdays, in a segment titled Afternoon Live. He is also the main presenter of the BBC News at One and a relief presenter of BBC Weekend News.
Scott Canham
Scott Walter Canham is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a midfielder for Torquay United, Brentford and Leyton Orient. He went on to play for several years in non-League football.