List of Famous people born in United Kingdom

Augustine Courtauld

First Name Augustine
Last Name Courtauld
Born on August 26, 1904
Died on March 3, 1959 (aged 54)

Augustine Courtauld, often called August Courtauld, was a yachtsman and British Arctic explorer, best known for serving as the solo meteorologist of a winter observation post, Icecap Station, located in the interior of Greenland in 1930–1931.

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Godfrey John Bewicke-Copley, 7th Baron Cromwell

First Name Godfrey
Last Name Cromwell
Born on March 4, 1960 (age 66)
Born in United Kingdom

Godfrey John Bewicke-Copley, 7th Baron Cromwell is a British hereditary peer and member of the House of Lords, sitting as a crossbencher.

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Abhisit Vejjajiva

First Name Abhisit
Born on August 3, 1964 (age 62)

Mark Abhisit Vejjajiva is a British Thai politician who was the prime minister of Thailand from 2008 to 2011. He is a former university lecturer at Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy and Thammasat University, and was the leader of the Democrat Party from 2005 until he resigned following the party's weak performance in the 2019 election. As leader of the second largest party in the House of Representatives, he was also leader of the opposition – a position he held from December 2008 until his party's en masse resignation from the House on 8 December 2013. That same month, he was formally charged with murder resulting from a crackdown on demonstrators in 2010 that killed 90 people.

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Paul Tyler, Baron Tyler

First Name Paul
Last Name Tyler

Paul Archer Tyler, Baron Tyler, CBE, PC, DL is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from February to October 1974 and from 1992 to 2005, and now sits in the House of Lords as a life peer.

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Pino Palladino

Giuseppe Henry Palladino
First Name Pino
Last Name Palladino
Born on October 17, 1957 (age 68)

Giuseppe Henry "Pino" Palladino is a Welsh musician, songwriter, and record producer. A prolific session bassist, he has played bass for acts such as The Who, the John Mayer Trio, Nine Inch Nails, Gary Numan, Jeff Beck and D'Angelo.

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William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington

First Name William
Last Name Hartington
Born on December 10, 1917
Died on September 9, 1944 (aged 26)

William John Robert Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington was a British politician and British Army officer. He was the elder son of Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire, and therefore the heir to the dukedom. He was killed in action in the Second World War during fighting in the Low Countries in September 1944 whilst leading a company of the Coldstream Guards.

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Miles Copeland III

Miles Axe Copeland III
First Name Miles
Last Name III
Born on May 2, 1944 (age 82)

Miles Axe Copeland III is an American music and entertainment executive and former manager of The Police. Copeland later managed Sting's musical and acting career. In 1979, Copeland founded the I.R.S. Records label, producing R.E.M., The Bangles, Berlin, The Cramps, Dead Kennedys, The Alarm, The Go-Go's, and others.

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Michael Morris, Baron Naseby

First Name Michael
Last Name Naseby

Michael Wolfgang Laurence Morris, Baron Naseby, PC is a British Conservative Party politician.

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Jim Knight

First Name Jim
Last Name Knight

James Philip Knight, Baron Knight of Weymouth, is a British politician who served as Minister for the South West and Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform from 2009 to 2010. A member of the Labour Party and Co-operative Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dorset from 2001 to 2010.

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Ian Akers-Douglas

First Name Ian
Last Name Akers-Douglas
Born on November 16, 1909
Died on December 16, 1952 (aged 43)

Ian Stanley Akers-Douglas was an English amateur cricketer and rackets player. He was a right-handed batsman who played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Kent County Cricket Club between 1929 and 1938. He was born in Kensington and died in Frant.

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