List of Famous people born in United Kingdom
Steve Cram
Stephen Cram is a British retired track and field athlete. Along with fellow Britons Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett, he was one of the world's dominant middle distance runners during the 1980s. Nicknamed "The Jarrow Arrow", after his home town, Cram set world records in the 1500 m, 2000 m and the mile during a 19-day period in the summer of 1985. He was the first man to run 1500 m under 3 minutes and 30 seconds. He won the 1500 m gold medal at the 1983 World Championships and the 1500 m silver medal at the 1984 Olympic Games.
Betty Boo
Alison Moira Clarkson, better known as Betty Boo, is an English singer, songwriter and pop-rap artist. She first came to mainstream prominence in the late 1980s following a collaboration with the Beatmasters on the song "Hey DJ/I Can't Dance ". Between 1990 and 1992 she had a successful solo career, which spawned a number of chart-placing singles, most notably "Doin' the Do", "Where Are You Baby?", and "Let Me Take You There".
Sian Massey
Sian Louise Massey-Ellis, is an English football match official who officiates generally in the role of assistant referee in the Premier League and the Football League. She has also been appointed to matches in the Football League Trophy, UEFA Women's Champions League, FIFA Women's World Cup qualification rounds, the FIFA Women's World Cup and the UEFA Europa League. Massey-Ellis turned professional in 2010 and was appointed to the FIFA list of women assistant referees in 2009.
Richard Parks
Richard David Parks is a former Wales international rugby union player turned extreme endurance athlete and television presenter.
Gary Brazil
Gary Nicholas Brazil is an English former professional footballer and football manager, who is now academy manager at Nottingham Forest. He scored 160 goals in 658 league and cup games in an 18-year professional career.
Mary Parkinson
Mary Ann, Lady Parkinson is a British journalist and television presenter, and the wife of Sir Michael Parkinson.
Ryan Bennett
Ryan Bennett is an English professional footballer who mostly recently played as a centre back for EFL Championship club Swansea City.
Katharine Merry
Katharine Merry is an English former sprinter. She won the bronze medal in the 400 metres at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and was the fastest woman in the world over 400 m in 2001, with her career best of 49.59 secs. She also represented Great Britain at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and won the 200 metres at the 1993 European Junior Championships.
Rose Williams
Rose Victoria Williams is an English actress from Ealing, London. She is best known for her work as Princess Claude in Reign and as Charlotte Heywood in Sanditon.
Tommy Doyle
Thomas Glyn Doyle is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manchester City.