List of Famous people born in United Kingdom
James Morris-Cotterill
Tim Walker
Timothy Walker HonFRPS is a British fashion photographer, who regularly works for Vogue, W and Love magazines. He is based in London.
Jim O'Neill
Terence James O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of Gatley is a British economist best known for coining BRICs, the acronym that stands for Brazil, Russia, India, and China—the four rapidly developing countries that have come to symbolise the shift in global economic power away from the developed G7 economies. He is also a former chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management and former Conservative government minister. As of January 2014, he is an Honorary Professor of Economics at the University of Manchester. He was appointed Commercial Secretary to the Treasury in the Second Cameron Ministry, a position he held until his resignation on 23 September 2016. Since 2008, he has written monthly columns for international media organization Project Syndicate. He is the current chairman of the Council of Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs.
Granz Henman
Rory Douglas-Speed
Rory Douglas-Speed is a Scottish actor. He studied at Edinburgh Napier University.
Gérard Watkins
Gérard Watkins is an English-French actor, playwright, director, and songwriter.
Bruce Anderson
Bruce Anderson is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen.
Jim Mather
Jim Mather is a Scottish politician, former Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism and from 2003 to 2011 was a Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament. He was the SNP's National Treasurer for four years and after leaving Parliament has held various non-executive posts and academic roles.
Jillie Cooper
Jillie Cooper is a professional badminton player who plays for Scotland.
Ade Shaw
Adrian Shaw, frequently known as Ade Shaw, is a musician primarily working in the psychedelic field. He has a long history dating back to the 1960s working with such acts as Hawkwind, Country Joe McDonald, Arthur Brown, and the Deviants. Shaw played bass for former Tyrannosaurus Rex percussionist Steve Peregrin Took's band in 1974 and three years later, while appearing with Hawkwind on the former other half of Tyrannosaurus Rex Marc Bolan's TV show, was himself invited to join T.Rex; however Bolan's death very shortly thereafter prevented this.