List of Famous people born in United Kingdom
Asma al-Assad
Asma Fawaz al-Assad is the First Lady of Syria. Born and raised in London to Syrian parents, she is married to the 19th and current President of Syria, Bashar al-Assad.
Romeo Beckham
David Robert Joseph Beckham is an English former professional footballer, the current president & co-owner of Inter Miami CF and co-owner of Salford City. He played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, Milan, LA Galaxy, Paris Saint-Germain and the England national team, for which he held the appearance record for an outfield player until 2016. He is the first English player to win league titles in four countries: England, Spain, the United States and France. He retired in May 2013 after a 20-year career, during which he won 19 major trophies.
Jodie Turner-Smith
Jodie Turner-Smith is a British model and actress, known for her work in The Last Ship (2017), Nightflyers (2018), and Queen & Slim (2019).
Rebecca Long-Bailey
Rebecca Roseanne Long-Bailey, sometimes referred to by her initials RLB, is a British politician and former solicitor serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Salford and Eccles since 2015. A member of the Labour Party, Long-Bailey served in the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2016 to 2017, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from 2017 to 2020 and Shadow Secretary of State for Education in 2020.
Matt Goss
Matthew Weston Goss is an English, singer-songwriter and musician, currently based in America. He is the lead singer of 1980’s pop group Bros, which also features his twin brother, Luke as drummer.
Gary Delaney
Gary Justin Delaney is an English writer and stand-up comedian.
Sam Johnstone
Samuel Luke Johnstone is an English professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Premier League club West Bromwich Albion.
John Herdman
John Herdman is an English football manager who is currently head coach of the Canada men's national soccer team.
Roland Orzabal
Roland Orzabal is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as a co-founder of Tears for Fears, of which he is the main songwriter and joint vocalist, but he has also achieved success as a producer of other artists such as Oleta Adams. In 2014, Orzabal published his first novel.
John Nettles
John Vivian Drummond Nettles, OBE, is a British actor and writer. He is best known for his starring roles as detectives in the crime drama television series Bergerac (1981–1991) and Midsomer Murders (1997–2011). He has also narrated several television series.