List of Famous people born in United Kingdom
Nigel Farage
Nigel Paul Farage is a British politician, activist, political commentator and broadcaster serving as leader of the Brexit Party since 2019. He was leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) from 2006 to 2009 and 2010 to 2016 and served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South East England from 1999 until the United Kingdom's exit from the EU in 2020. He was the host of The Nigel Farage Show, a radio phone-in on the Global-owned talk radio station LBC, from 2017 to 2020.
Alan Carr
Alan Graham Carr is an English comedian, television personality, radio presenter, and writer.
Jade Thirlwall
Jade Amelia Thirlwall is an English singer, songwriter, and a member of the British girl group Little Mix. The group was formed on the eighth series of The X Factor in 2011 and became the first group to win the competition and have since sold over 50 million albums and singles worldwide, making them one of the best-selling girl groups.
Rachael Stirling
Rachael Atlanta Stirling is an English stage, film and television actress. She has been nominated twice for the Laurence Olivier Award for her stage work. She played Nancy Astley in the BBC drama Tipping the Velvet, and Millie in the ITV series The Bletchley Circle. She has also guest starred in Lewis and Doctor Who.
Alistair Overeem
Alistair Cees Overeem is a Dutch mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. He is a former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, DREAM Heavyweight Champion, K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, and one of only two fighters to hold world titles in both MMA and K-1 kickboxing at the same time. He holds dual victories over Fabrício Werdum, Mark Hunt and Vitor Belfort, and has also beaten former UFC champions Andrei Arlovski, Junior dos Santos, Frank Mir and Brock Lesnar. As of 28 October 2020, he is #5 in the UFC heavyweight rankings.
Matt Hancock
Matthew John David Hancock is a British politician serving as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care since 2018. He previously served as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in 2018 for six months. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for West Suffolk since 2010.
Gavin McInnes
Gavin Miles McInnes is a Canadian writer and far-right political commentator. He co-founded Vice in 1994 at the age of 24, and relocated to the United States in 2001. In more recent years, he has drawn attention for his far-right political activism and his role as the founder of the Proud Boys, a neo-fascist political group. McInnes is known for promoting violence against political opponents, but has claimed that he only has supported political violence in self-defense and that he is not far-right or a supporter of fascism.
Liam Gallagher
William John Paul Gallagher is an English singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer of the rock band Oasis from 1991 to 2009 and the rock band Beady Eye from 2009 to 2014 before releasing his debut solo album in 2017.
Andrew Parker Bowles
Brigadier Andrew Henry Parker Bowles is a retired British Army officer. He is the former husband of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, later a member of the British royal family.
Una Stubbs
Una Stubbs is an English actress, television personality, and former dancer who has appeared on British television and in the theatre, and less frequently in films. She became widely known for appearing in the film Summer Holiday (1963) and later played Rita Rawlins in the BBC sitcoms Till Death Us Do Part and In Sickness and in Health. Other well-known television roles include Aunt Sally in Worzel Gummidge and Miss Bat in The Worst Witch. She more recently appeared as Sherlock Holmes's landlady Mrs. Hudson in the BAFTA award-winning television series Sherlock.