Famous people from the United Kingdom

Ezri Konsa

English footballer (born 1997)

Nicky Butt

English footballer

Steve Bruce

English professional football manager and former player

Glenn Hoddle

English footballer and manager

Alan Sugar

British business magnate, media personality, and political advisor (born 1947)

Stephen Wolfram

British-American scientist and businessman (born 1959)

E. L. James

British writer

Ian Rankin

Scottish writer

Danny McGrain

Daniel Fergus McGrain is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played for Celtic, Hamilton Academical and the Scotland national team as a right back. McGrain is regarded as one of Scotland's greatest players and throughout the 1970s and 1980s was one of the best full backs in world football; sports writer Hugh McIlvanney commented, "Anybody who saw him at his best had the unmistakable impression of watching a great player, probably one who had no superior anywhere in the world."

Joe Gelhardt

Joseph Paul Gelhardt is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Hull City.

Cameron Carter-Vickers

Cameron Robert Carter-Vickers is a professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for Scottish Premiership club Celtic. Born in England, he represents the United States national team.

Sagal Abdi-Wali

Sagal Abdi-Wali is a Somali-born British Labour politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Holborn and St Pancras since 2026. She has served as Leader of Camden London Borough Council since May 2026, representing Camden Square since 2022. She is the first Black woman and person of Somali origin to lead the council.

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Joanne Froggatt

Joanne Froggatt is a British actress. From 2010 to 2015, she portrayed Anna Bates in the ITV period drama series Downton Abbey, for which she received three Emmy nominations and won the 2014 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. From 2017 to 2020, she starred as Laura Nielson in the ITV/Sundance drama series Liar. She currently stars in the role of Jan De Souza in MobLand.

Will Lankshear

William Terence Lankshear is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough.

Mobeen Azhar

Mobeen Azhar is a British journalist, radio and television presenter, and filmmaker of Pakistani heritage. He produces investigative reports and films for the BBC exploring themes related to politics, true crime, extremism, counter terrorism and sexuality. He has presented and produced international documentaries for BBC One, BBC Two and BBC Three.

Bobby Gould

Robert Alfred Gould is an English former footballer and manager.

Ken Friar

Kenneth John Friar was a former board member, managing director and secretary of Arsenal Football Club. In September 2020 he was appointed life president of the club.

Ken McCallum

Sir Kenneth Douglas McCallum is a British intelligence officer who has been serving as the director general of MI5 since 2020.

Max Dowman

Max Robert Dowman is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Premier League club Arsenal.

Finn Russell

Finn Alastair Russell is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for Premiership Rugby club Bath and often captains the Scotland national team.

Chizzy Akudolu

Andrea Chizoba "Chizzy" Akudolu is a British actress.

Archie Brown (footballer)

Archibald Norman Brown, commonly known as Archie Brown, is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left midfielder for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe.

Ben Barnes (actor)

Benjamin Thomas Barnes is an English actor and singer. He is best known for his roles as Prince Caspian in The Chronicles of Narnia film series (2008–2010), Logan Delos in the HBO science fiction series Westworld (2016–2020), Billy Russo/Jigsaw in the Marvel series The Punisher (2017–2019), The Darkling in the Netflix series Shadow and Bone (2021–2023), and Tim Jamieson in the MGM+ supernatural series The Institute (2025-present).

Rob Beckett

Robert Anthony Beckett is an English comedian, actor, and presenter. He was a co-host on the ITV2 spin-off show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW! from 2012 to 2014, and a team captain on the E4 panel show 8 Out of 10 Cats from 2016 to 2021. Since 2025, Beckett has been a team captain on the Channel 4 panel show 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and the narrator of the reality series Celebs Go Dating since 2016. He presented BBC One entertainment series Wedding Day Winners and All Toget...