Famous people from the United Kingdom

Norman Foster

British architect (born 1935)

Mason Mount

English association football player

Wes Brown

English association football player

Ademola Lookman

Nigerian-English association football player (born 1997)

Tom Cleverley

English association football player (born 1989)

Joey Barton

English professional football manager and former player (born 1982)

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Hugh Bonneville

British actor (born 1963)

Sarah Miles

British actress

Joanna Lumley

British actress and former model

Darron Gibson

Irish association football player (born 1987)

John McGinn

Scottish association football player (born 1994)

Vernon Kay

Vernon Charles Kay is an English broadcaster and former model. He presented Channel 4's T4 (2000–2005) and has presented various television shows for ITV and BBC, including All Star Family Fortunes (2006–2015), Just the Two of Us (2006–2007), Beat the Star (2008–2009), The Whole 19 Yards (2010), Splash! (2013–2014), and 1000 Heartbeats (2015–2016).

Rabbi Matondo

Rabbi Matondo is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian and the Wales national team.

Eric Potts

Eric Potts is a Scottish actor, writer and director, who appeared in Coronation Street as the eccentric baker Diggory Compton after playing four smaller parts, the father of Molly Compton, and Brookside as Wrexham Football Club Supporter, Mr Moore.

Ian Holloway

Ian Scott Holloway is an English professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of EFL League Two club Swindon Town.

Georgia Hunter Bell

Georgia Hunter Bell is an English track and field athlete who competes as a middle distance runner. She is the reigning World Indoor Champion and European Champion in the 1500 metres, having won the titles in a British indoor record time at the 2026 World Indoor Championships, and the 2026 European Championships respectively. She is also the reigning Commonwealth Games champion in the 800 metres from 2026, winning all three titles in the same season, in addition to the National title in the 8...

Si King

Simon James King is an English television presenter, best known as one half of the Hairy Bikers with the late Dave Myers. Together they presented a number of television cookery series for BBC television and launched an online weight loss programme, 'The Hairy Bikers Diet Club'.

Stephen Mangan

Stephen James Mangan is a British actor, comedian, presenter and writer. He has played Guy Secretan in Green Wing, Dan Moody in I'm Alan Partridge, Seán Lincoln in Episodes, Bigwig in Watership Down, Postman Pat in Postman Pat: The Movie, Richard Pitt in Hang Ups, Adrian Mole in The Cappuccino Years, Andrew in Bliss (2018), and Nathan Stern in The Split (2018–2022). He has presented Artist of the Year since 2018 on Sky Arts.

Shona McGarty

Shona Bernadette McGarty is an English actress and singer, best known for her portrayal of Whitney Dean in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 2008 to 2026. In 2025, she released a single "Unapologetically Me" and was a finalist on the twenty-fifth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, finishing in third place.

Ivan Toney

Ivan Benjamin Elijah Toney is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ahli and the England national team.

Nick Hodgson

Nicholas James David Hodgson is an English musician and songwriter, formerly of the indie rock band Kaiser Chiefs and a member of the supergroup Everyone Says Hi since 2024. Hodgson also released a solo album, Tell Your Friends, under the moniker Nick J.D. Hodgson, in 2018 and continues to write songs for other artists.

Robbie Savage

Robert William Savage is a Welsh professional football manager, pundit and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the manager of EFL League One club Peterborough United.

James Collins (footballer, born 1983)

James Michael Collins is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Rickie Lambert

English footballer (born 1982)