List of Famous people born in United Kingdom
Helen Newlove, Baroness Newlove
Helen Margaret Newlove, Baroness Newlove is a Warrington-based community reform campaigner who was appointed as the Victims' Commissioner by the UK government in 2012. Helen Newlove came to prominence after her husband, Garry Newlove was murdered by three youths in 2007. After his death she set up a number of foundations that aimed to tackle the UK drinking culture as well as providing support to young people. Newlove was given a peerage in the 2010 Dissolution Honours list and sits in the House of Lords as a Conservative.
James Collins
James Steven Collins is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Championship club Luton Town. Starting his career at Aston Villa, he did not break through to the first team and has since represented a number of teams in the English Football League and the Scottish Premiership.
Alan Davies
Alan Roger Davies is an English stand-up comedian, writer, actor and TV presenter. He has played the title role in the BBC mystery drama series Jonathan Creek since 1997, and has been the only permanent panellist on the BBC panel show QI since 2003, outlasting original host Stephen Fry (2003–16), who was replaced by Sandi Toksvig upon his departure.
Nigel Adams
Nigel Adams is a British politician who has served as Minister of State for Asia since 2020. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Selby and Ainsty since 2010.
Dean Wilkins
Dean Mark Wilkins is an English football coach and former professional player. He is assistant manager of League Two club Stevenage.
Sandi Thom
Alexandria "Sandi" Thom is a Scottish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Banff, Scotland. She became widely known in 2006 after her debut single, "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker ", topped the UK Singles Chart in June of that year. The single became the biggest-selling single of 2006 in Australia, where it spent ten weeks at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart. Thom has released five studio albums: Smile... It Confuses People (2006), The Pink & the Lily (2008), Merchants and Thieves (2010), Flesh and Blood (2012), and The Covers Collection (2013).
Sisco Gomez
Francisco Javier Gomez-Aspron, known professionally as Sisco Gomez, is an English dancer and choreographer. He was awarded the Best New Choreographer award at the UK satellite version of The Carnival: Choreographer's Ball in 2005.
Bill Kenwright
William Kenwright, CBE is an English West End theatre producer and film producer. He has also been the chairman of Everton Football Club since 2004.
Alexa Davies
Alexa Davies is a Welsh actress best known for her roles as Aretha in Raised by Wolves, Kate in Detectorists and Yvonne in Cradle to Grave, and as young Rosie in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.
Gerry Cinnamon
Gerard Crosbie, professionally known as Gerry Cinnamon, is a Scottish singer-songwriter and acoustic guitarist. He sings in his local accent with "brutally honest" lyrics.