Famous people from the United Kingdom
The most-searched people from the United Kingdom right now, with the latest news on each.
Dermot Murnaghan
Dermot John Murnaghan was an English media personality, notable as a journalist, news reporter and television host. He presented for numerous networks, including Channel 4, CNBC Europe, Independent Television News and BBC News. Murnaghan anchored news programmes in a variety of time slots from when he joined Sky News in 2007 until the end of February 2023. He also presented the BBC quiz show Eggheads between 2003 and 2014.
James Wade
James Martin Wade is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is ranked world number six; he reached a peak ranking of world number two in 2010. Widely regarded as one of the greatest ever darts players to have never won a world championship and the greatest left-hander in the history of the sport, Wade is a four-time PDC World Championship semi-finalist and eleven-time PDC major winner, placing him fourth in the all-time list ...
Luke Humphries
Luke Humphries is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is ranked world No. 2; he was ranked world No. 1 from 3 January 2024 to 16 November 2025. Nicknamed "Cool Hand", he won the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship. He has won nine PDC major singles titles—ranked fifth all-time—and a total of 30 PDC titles.
Amy Winehouse
Amy Jade Winehouse was a British singer and songwriter. She is known for her distinctive contralto vocals, expressive and autobiographical songwriting, and eclectic blend of genres such as soul, rhythm and blues, and jazz. Her music, along with her fashion and highly publicised personal life, made her an influential figure in popular culture.
Kanishka Narayan
Kanishka Narayan is a British politician who has served as Minister for Artificial Intelligence since July 2026. He previously served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for AI and Online Safety from 2025 to 2026. A member of the Labour Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Vale of Glamorgan since 2024.
Will Grigg
William Donald Grigg is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League Two club Chesterfield.
David Jason
Sir David John White, known professionally as David Jason, is an English actor. He has played Derek "Del Boy" Trotter in the sitcom Only Fools and Horses, Detective Inspector Jack Frost in the drama series A Touch of Frost, Granville in the sitcoms Open All Hours and Still Open All Hours, and Pop Larkin in the comedy drama series The Darling Buds of May, as well as voicing several cartoon characters, including the title characters of Danger Mouse and Count Duckula, Mr. Toad in The Wind in the...
Paul Merton
Paul James Martin, known by the stage name Paul Merton, is an English comedian, actor, broadcaster and director who is best known as one of the two regular panellists on the television show Have I Got News for You.
Nicola Walker
Nicola Jane Walker is an English actress, known for her starring roles in various British television programmes from the 1990s onwards, including that of Ruth Evershed in the spy drama Spooks, DCI Cassie Stuart in Unforgotten (2015–2021) and Hannah Stern in The Split (2018–2024). She has also worked in theatre, radio and film. She won the 2013 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress for the play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and was twice nominated for the BAFTA TV Award...
Adrian Newey
Adrian Martin Newey is a British engineer, aerodynamicist, automotive designer, and motorsport executive. Since 2026, Newey has been team principal, technical director, and co-owner of Aston Martin in Formula One; he previously was technical director of Leyton House and McLaren, chief designer of March and Williams, and chief technical officer of Red Bull Racing. Widely regarded as the greatest engineer in Formula One history, Newey's designs have won 14 Drivers' and 12 Constructors' titles a...
Jessica Gunning
Jessica Faye Gunning is an English actress. She has appeared in the TV series White Heat (2012), What Remains (2013), Back (2017–2021), and The Outlaws (2021–2024). Gunning received widespread critical acclaim for her breakthrough role in the miniseries Baby Reindeer (2024) and won several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, an Actor Award, a Critics' Choice Award and a British Academy Television Award.
Drew Spence
Drew Spence is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for and captains Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur. Born in England she played for the England national football team in 2015, and as of 2021, represents Jamaica.
Rico Lewis
Rico Mark Lewis is an English professional footballer who plays as a full-back or defensive midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the England national team.
Andri Guðjohnsen
Andri Lucas Guðjohnsen is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for EFL Championship side Blackburn Rovers and the Iceland national team.
Alan Carr
Alan Graham Carr is an English comedian, broadcaster, writer, and television personality. His breakthrough was in 2001, winning the City Life Best Newcomer of the Year and the BBC New Comedy Awards. In the ensuing years, Carr's career burgeoned on the Manchester comedy circuit before he became known for co-hosting the comedy variety show The Friday Night Project (2006–2009) with Justin Lee Collins. This led to the release of a short-lived entertainment show Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong (20...
Josh Rock
Joshua Rock is a Northern Irish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is ranked world number eight; he reached a peak of world number seven earlier in 2026. Nicknamed "Rocky", he won the PDC World Cup of Darts in 2025, representing Northern Ireland alongside Daryl Gurney. Rock has also won six PDC ranking titles, including two titles on the European Tour.
Steve Rotheram
Steven Philip Rotheram is a British politician serving as the strategic authority mayor for the Liverpool City Region since 2017. A member of the Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool Walton from 2010 to 2017.
Martin Keown
Martin Raymond Keown is an English football pundit and former professional footballer. A defender, he played from 1984 to 2005, notably in the Premier League for Arsenal, where he made over 400 appearances for the club and won ten honours.
Ben Williamson (English footballer)
Benjamin Marc Williamson is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker
Emily Cox
British-Irish actress (born 1985)
James Ward-Prowse
James Michael Edward Ward-Prowse is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL Championship club Southampton.
Oli McBurnie
Oliver Robert McBurnie is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Hull City and the Scotland national football team.
Tony Bloom
Anthony Grant Bloom is an English sports gambler, entrepreneur, and poker player. Bloom has stakes in multiple football clubs; he is the majority owner and chairman of Premier League football club Brighton & Hove Albion, and investor and minority shareholder in Belgian First Division A team Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. He is also a minority owner of Australian A-League club Melbourne Victory and Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian.
Harvey Barnes
Harvey Lewis Barnes is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Newcastle United and the England national team.