United Kingdom
Historical figures born in United Kingdom
45,740 notable historical figures were born in United Kingdom. These are the most notable:
United Kingdom ranks #2 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind United States.
By era
- Medieval: 2
- Early Modern: 5
- Modern: 33
By occupation
- Writer/Author: 19
- Actor: 14
- Director/Producer: 10
- Monarch/Royalty: 8
- Football: 8
- Screenwriter: 7
- Composer: 7
- Entrepreneur/Executive: 6
- Isaac Newton (1642 to 1727, Science)
- Charles Darwin (1809 to 1882, Science)
- William Shakespeare (1564 to 1616, Literature)
- Winston Churchill (1874 to 1965, Politics)
- Elizabeth I (1533 to 1603, Politics)
- Stephen Hawking (1942 to 2018, Science)
- Alan Turing (1912 to 1954, Science)
- James Watt (1736 to 1819, Science)
- Queen Victoria (1819 to 1901, Politics)
- Geoffrey Chaucer (1343 to 1400, Literature)
- Adam Smith (1723 to 1790, Science)
- John Maynard Keynes (1883 to 1946, Science)
- Henry VIII (1491 to 1547, Politics)
- Charles III (born 1948, Politics)
- Elizabeth II (1926 to 2022, Politics)
- Diana Spencer (1961 to 1997, Politics)
- Keir Starmer (born 1962, Politics)
- Paul McCartney (born 1942, Arts & Music)
- Charlie Chaplin (1889 to 1977, Entertainment)
- Andy Murray (born 1987, Sports)
- Catherine, Princess of Wales (born 1982, Politics)
- David Beckham (born 1975, Sports)
- George Michael (1963 to 2016, Arts & Music)
- Richard Burton (1925 to 1984, Entertainment)
- George Best (1946 to 2005, Sports)
- Gareth Bale (born 1989, Sports)
- Enid Blyton (1897 to 1968, Literature)
- (born 1995, Arts & Music)
- Adele (born 1988, Arts & Music)
- Benedict Cumberbatch (born 1976, Entertainment)
- Christopher Nolan (born 1970, Entertainment)
- Roald Dahl (1916 to 1990, Literature)
- Wayne Rooney (born 1985, Sports)
- Elizabeth Taylor (1932 to 2011, Entertainment)
- Frank Lampard (born 1978, Sports)
- Alex Ferguson (born 1941, Sports)
- Daniel Craig (born 1968, Entertainment)
- Sean Connery (1930 to 2020, Entertainment)
- Steven Gerrard (born 1980, Sports)
- John Lennon (1940 to 1980, Arts & Music)
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