List of Famous people named Liam
Liam Neeson
Liam John Neeson is an actor from Northern Ireland. He has been nominated for several awards, including an Academy Award for Best Actor, a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and three Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama. He is one of the highest grossing actors of all time.
Liam Hemsworth
Liam Hemsworth is an Australian actor. He played the roles of Josh Taylor in the soap opera Neighbours and Marcus in the children's television series The Elephant Princess. In American films, Hemsworth starred as Will Blakelee in The Last Song (2010), as Gale Hawthorne in The Hunger Games film series (2012–2015), and as Jake Morrison in Independence Day: Resurgence (2016).
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.
Liam Payne
Liam James Payne is an English singer and songwriter. He rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction. Payne made his debut as a singer in 2008 when he auditioned for the British television series The X Factor. After being eliminated in the competition, he auditioned again in 2010 and was put into a group with four other contestants to form One Direction. Payne worked with other producers under the monikers "Big Payno" and "Payno" creating remixes for songs by his group and Cheryl.
Liam Smith
Liam Mark Smith is a British professional boxer. He held the WBO light-middleweight title from 2015 to 2016, and previously the British and Commonwealth light-middleweight titles between 2012 and 2015. Liam is the younger brother of Paul Smith and Stephen Smith, and the older brother of Callum Smith; all of whom are professional boxers.
Liam Jones
Liam Jones is a former Australian rules footballer for the Carlton Football Club who played as a key defender. He was drafted by Australian Football League (AFL) club Western Bulldogs in the second round of the 2008 AFL Draft, and made his senior debut in 2010. After six seasons (2009–2014) on the Bulldogs list, Jones was traded to the Carlton Football Club. Originally a key forward, Jones' switch to Carlton saw a revitalisation for his career when he moved into a key defensive position. Jones retired unexpectedly in November 2021 for refusing to have the COVID-19 vaccine, after it was mandated for AFL players to continue playing.
Liam Howlett
Liam Paul Paris Howlett is an English record producer, musician, songwriter, co-founder and leader of the British electronic band The Prodigy, and an occasional DJ.
Liam Fox
Liam Fox is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for International Trade from 2016 to 2019 and Secretary of State for Defence from 2010 to 2011. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Somerset since 2010. Fox was first elected as the MP for Woodspring in 1992.
Liam Delap
Liam Rory Delap is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester City.
Liam Livingstone
Liam Stephen Livingstone is an English cricketer who plays for Lancashire. Livingstone is a right-handed opening batsman and occasional spin bowler, capable of bowling both right-arm leg and off spin. He made his Twenty20 debut for Lancashire against Leicestershire in May 2015, scoring 15.
Liam Plunkett
Liam Edward Plunkett is an English cricketer who bowls right-arm fast. He currently plays for Surrey County Cricket Club and the England cricket team. Plunkett was a key part of the England squad that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
Liam Hendriks
Liam Johnson Hendriks, nicknamed "Slydah", is an Australian professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Minnesota Twins, Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays and Oakland Athletics. He was an All-Star in 2019 and the American League's Reliever of the Year in 2020.
Liam Broady
Liam Tarquin Broady is a professional tennis player and current British no 4. In 2010, he won the Boys' Doubles at Wimbledon with Tom Farquharson, and the Boys' Doubles at the Australian Open with Joshua Ward-Hibbert, as well as reaching the Boys' Singles finals at Wimbledon 2011 and US Open 2012, peaking at number 2 in the junior world rankings. He currently plays on the ATP Tour and is coached by David Sammel.
Liam McGeary
Liam McGeary is an English professional mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator's Light Heavyweight division. He is the former Bellator Light Heavyweight World Champion.
Liam Walsh
Liam Walsh is a British professional boxer. He challenged once for the IBF super-featherweight title in 2017. He held the Commonwealth super-featherweight title from 2010 to 2017, and the British super-featherweight title from 2014 to 2016. Liam has two brothers, both of whom are also professional boxers, most notably his twin Ryan Walsh.
Liam Cunningham
Liam Cunningham is an Irish actor. He is known for playing Davos Seaworth in the HBO epic-fantasy series Game of Thrones.
Liam Williams
Liam Williams is a Welsh professional boxer who challenged for the WBO interim light-middleweight title in 2017 and the WBO middleweight title in 2021. At regional level, he held the British and Commonwealth light-middleweight titles between 2014 and 2016 and the British middleweight title from 2018 to October 2020.
Liam Aiken
Liam Pádraic Aiken is an American actor. He has starred in films such as Stepmom (1998), Road to Perdition (2002), and Good Boy! (2003), and played Klaus Baudelaire in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), based on the series of books.
Liam Reilly
Liam Reilly was an Irish singer/songwriter and a member of the group Bagatelle, formed in 1978 by drummer Walter (Wally) McConville along with bass player Ken Doyle and guitarist John O’Brien.
Liam Palmer
Liam Jordan Palmer (born 19 September 1991) is a professional footballer who plays for Championship club Sheffield Wednesday. Aside from a loan spell at Tranmere Rovers, he has spent his whole career with the Owls, being used in various defensive or midfield roles and making over 250 appearances for the club.