List of Famous people born in United Kingdom
Stephen Timms
Stephen Creswell Timms is a British politician who served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2006 to 2007. A member of the Labour Party, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for East Ham, formerly Newham North East, since 1994.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Alexander Mark David Oxlade-Chamberlain is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool and the England national team.
Nikki Grahame
Nicola Rachel-Beth Grahame is an English television personality, model and author. She was a contestant on the seventh series of Big Brother UK in 2006, in which she finished in fifth place, and later went on to star in her own reality series, Princess Nikki. In 2010, Grahame finished as the runner-up in Ultimate Big Brother, and in 2015, she appeared in the sixteenth series of Big Brother UK as a guest housemate. The following year, she competed in the fourth series of Big Brother Canada, finishing in sixth place. Grahame has won a National Television Award for Most Popular TV Contender.
Jonathan Pryce
Jonathan Pryce is a Welsh actor. After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he began his career as a stage actor in the early 1970s. His work in theatre, including an award-winning performance in the title role of the Royal Court Theatre's Hamlet. His theatre career continued performing on the Broadway stage earning Tony Awards—the first for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his Broadway debut role in Comedians (1977), the second for Best Actor in a Musical for his role as The Engineer in the musical Miss Saigon (1991). His theater work led to several supporting roles in film and television. His breakthrough screen performance was in Terry Gilliam's satirical dystopian black comedy film Brazil (1985). Critically lauded for his versatility, Pryce has appeared in big-budget films including Evita (1996), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), and Pirates of the Caribbean (2003–2007), as well as independent films such as Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), The Age of Innocence (1993), Carrington (1995), The New World (2005), and The Wife (2017). In 2019, he earned his first Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of Pope Francis in The Two Popes.
Nicola Benedetti
Nicola Joy Nadia Benedetti CBE is a Scottish classical violinist.
Drew McIntyre
Andrew McLean Galloway IV is a Scottish professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Drew McIntyre and is the WWE Champion in his second reign.
Bradley Walsh
Bradley John Walsh is an English actor, comedian, television presenter, singer, and former professional footballer.
Nicola Sturgeon
Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon is a Scottish politician serving as First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) since 2014. She is the first woman to hold either position. Sturgeon has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) since 1999, first as an additional member for the Glasgow electoral region from 1999 to 2007 and as the member for Glasgow Southside since 2007.
Troy Deeney
Troy Matthew Deeney is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for and captains Championship club Watford.
Darren Day
Darren Day is an English actor, singer and television presenter, well known for his West End theatre starring roles.