List of Famous people born in United Kingdom
Kirsten O'Brien
Kirsten Lindsey O'Brien is an English television presenter and actress. She is perhaps best known for her work presenting for the BBC, including the popular CBBC art programme SMart from 1999 to 2009, and CBeebies pre-school art spin-off programme SMarteenies in 2002.
Nigel Quashie
Nigel Francis Quashie is an English-born Scottish former footballer who played more than 300 games as a midfielder in the Football League. Between 2004 and 2006, he represented Scotland, the country of his grandfather, at full international level on 14 occasions.
Tyler Roberts
Tyler D'Whyte Roberts is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Leeds United and the Wales national football team.
John Darwin disappearance case
The John Darwin disappearance case was an investigation into the faked death of the British former teacher and prison officer John Darwin. Darwin turned up alive in December 2007, five years after he was believed to have died in a canoeing accident.
Joanna Van Gyseghem
Joanna Van Gyseghem is a British actress, educated at Malvern Girls' College and Trinity College, Dublin. Her father André van Gyseghem was an actor and director, and her mother Jean Forbes-Robertson an actress. Her maternal grandfather was Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson and her great-aunt was American actress Maxine Elliott.
Jessie Wallace
Karen Jane Wallace, known professionally as Jessie Wallace, is an English actress. She is known for portraying the role of Kat Slater in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, which she has played from 2000 to 2005, 2010 to 2016 and from 2018 onwards. Her role as Kat won her the National Television Awards for Most Popular Newcomer (2001) and also won the British Soap Awards Best Newcomer (2001) and Most Popular Actress (2003), and the British Soap Award for Best Actress (2011). She was also nominated for the 2011 BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Pat Phoenix in the BBC Four drama The Road to Coronation Street.
Sam Winnall
Sam Thomas Winnall is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for League One club Oxford United.
Al Murray
Alastair James Hay Murray is an English comedian, actor, musician and writer. His comedy often includes hard-edged social and political satire. In 2003 he was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy, and in 2007 he was voted the 16th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups.
Luke Steele
Luke David Steele is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Stamford in the Northern Premier League Division One South East.
Dean Holdsworth
Dean Christopher Holdsworth is an English former professional football player and manager. As a striker he scored 193 goals in 610 league games over a 22-year career. Despite playing for 16 clubs in 19 spells the majority of his goals and appearances came at Brentford, Wimbledon, and Bolton Wanderers. He is the twin brother of David Holdsworth.