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List of English people

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Listed below are English people of note and some notable individuals born in England.

Actors and actresses

Archaeologists and anthropologists

Architects

Artists

See also: List of English women artists

Broadcasters

Businessmen and businesswomen

Chefs

Clergy

Conspirators

Criminals

  • Myra Hindley (1942–2002), Moors murderer
  • Ian Huntley (born 1974), Soham murderer
  • The Kray twins (Ronald 1933–1995, Reginald 1933–2000), east London gangsters
  • Jimmy Moody (1941–1993), armed robber, reputed contract killer and prison escapee
  • Raymond Morris (1929–2014), murderer
  • Harold Shipman (1946–2004), possibly the most prolific serial killer worldwide; convicted of 15 murders; probably killed over 250[2]
  • Peter Sutcliffe (born 1946), the "Yorkshire Ripper"
  • Fred West (1941–1995) and Rosemary West (born 1953), serial killers
  • Steve Wright (born 1958), serial killer
  • Graham Young (1947–1990), the "Teacup Poisoner"

Economists

Engineers

Explorers

  • Gertrude Bell (1868–1926), traveller in Iraq
  • Thomas Cavendish (1560–1592), one of the Elizabethan Sea Dogs, privateer, navigator
  • Capt. James Cook (1728–1779), sailor, explorer
  • William Dampier (1651–1715)
  • John Davis (1550–1605), Sea Dog, explorer and navigator
  • Charles Montagu Doughty (1843–1926), explorer in the Middle East
  • Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540–1596)
  • Sir Ranulph Fiennes (born 1944), listed as the "greatest living explorer" by the Guinness Book of Records
  • Martin Frobisher (1535–1594), navigator, one of the Elizabethan Sea Dogs
  • Rob Gauntlett (1987–2009), youngest Briton to summit Everest
  • Sir Robin Knox-Johnston (born 1939), first person to perform single handed non-stop circumnavigation of the globe
  • Michael Palin (born 1943)
  • Sir Walter Raleigh (c. 1552–1618)
  • Robert Falcon Scott (1868–1912), Antarctic explorer
  • Ed Stafford (born 1975), first person to walk the complete length of the Amazon River
  • Freya Stark (1893–1993), Middle East explorer
  • Wilfred Thesiger (1910–2003), explorer in East Africa and the Middle East
  • Henry Timberlake (1570–1625), merchant and traveller

Filmmakers

Historians

Comedians

Inventors

See also List of English inventions and discoveries.

Journalists

Military personnel

See also: List of English Victoria Cross recipients

Monarchs

Further information: List of the monarchs of the Kingdom of England
See also: List of English royal mistresses
  • Alfred the Great (c. 849–899) (reigned 880s–899), King of the Anglo-Saxons
  • Queen Anne (reigned 1702–1714), also Queen of Scotland, then Queen of Great Britain after 1707
  • Charles I (reigned 1625–1649), also King of Scotland, and Ireland
  • Charles II (reigned 1660–1685), also King of Scotland
  • Cnut (reigned 1016–1035)
  • Saint Edward the Confessor (reigned 1042–1066)
  • Edward I (reigned 1272–1307), English monarch
  • Edward II (reigned 1307–1327), English monarch
  • Edward III (reigned 1327–1377), English monarch
  • Edward IV (reigned 1461–1470 and 1471–1483), English monarch
  • Edward V (reigned 1483–1483), English monarch
  • Edward VI (reigned 1547–1553), first English Protestant monarch
  • Elizabeth I (reigned 1558–1603), Protestant queen and first Supreme Governor of the Church of England
  • Elizabeth II (the current monarch)
  • Harold Godwinson (reigned 6 January 1066 – 14 October 1066), died in Battle of Hastings
  • Harold Harefoot (reigned 1035–1040)
  • Harthacnut (reigned 1040–1042)
  • Henry I (reigned 1100–1135)
  • Henry III (reigned 1216–1272), English monarch
  • Henry IV (reigned 1399–1413), English monarch
  • Henry V (reigned 1413–1422)
  • Henry VI (reigned 1422–1461), English monarch
  • Henry VII (reigned 1485–1509) (Henry Tudor, the first Tudor monarch)
  • Henry VIII (reigned 1509–1547), separated English Catholicism from link with the Roman Catholic Church
  • James II (reigned 1685–1689)
  • Lady Jane Grey (de facto 10 July 1553 – 19 July 1553) ("the nine days queen"), beheaded 1554, aged 16
  • King John (reigned 1199–1216)
  • Mary I (reigned 1553–1558), Roman Catholic queen
  • Mary II (reigned 1689–1694), reigned jointly with her husband William III
  • Richard of Cornwall (reigned 1257–1272), King of the Romans
  • Richard the Lionheart (reigned 1189–1199), Richard I, English monarch, leader and hero of the Third Crusade
  • Richard II (reigned 1377–1399)
  • Richard III (reigned 1483–1485), last Plantagenet King, and last British monarch to die in Battle
  • William I (reigned 1066–1087), "William the Conqueror", William of Normandy
  • William II (reigned 1087–1100)
  • William III (reigned 1689–1702), "William of Orange", born 1650 at The Hague in Holland, married an English princess, reigned jointly with his wife Mary II, until her death

Musicians

  • Robbie Williams (born 1974)
  • Steven Wilson (born 1967), musician, producer, composer and founder of Porcupine Tree
  • Amy Winehouse (1983–2011), singer-songwriter
  • Christopher Wolstenholme (born 1978), member of Muse
  • Henry Wood (1869–1944), conductor
  • Dan Woodgate (born 1960) musician, songwriter, composer and record producer, drummer for Madness
  • Thom Yorke (born 1968), singer-songwriter, musician, member of Radiohead
  • Marvin Young (born 1967), aka rapper Young MC
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958), composer

Philosophers

Photographers

Politicians

Scientists

Sportsmen and sportswomen

David Beckham
Jenson Button
Lewis Hamilton
Wayne Rooney
See also: List of Cornish sportsmen and sportswomen, List of England women Test cricketers, and List of England women Twenty20 International cricketers
  • Barney Aaron (Young) (1800–1850), lightweight boxer, Hall of Fame[6]
  • Harold Abrahams (1899–1978), athlete, Olympic champion (100-metre sprint) and silver (4x100-m relay), one of the two subjects of Chariots of Fire
  • Sir Sidney Abrahams (1885–1957), Olympic long jumper
  • Chris Adams (1955–2001), pro wrestler and judoka
  • Neil Adams (born 1958), judoka and two-time silver medalist in Judo (1980 and 1984), younger brother of Chris Adams
  • Tony Adams (born 1966), footballer
  • Edward Allen, footballer
  • Malcolm Allison (1927-2010), football manager
  • Simon Andrews (1984–2014), Isle of Man TT rider
  • Jo Ankier (born 1982), Britain, record holder (1,500-m & 3,000-m steeplechase)
  • Willie Applegarth (1890-1958), track and field athlete
  • James Arnott, footballer
  • Dina Asher-Smith (born 1995), Fastest British woman; world champion (200m Doha 2019)
  • Graham Atkinson (1943-2017), footballer
  • Joe Baker (1940–2003), footballer and manager
  • George Baldry (1911-1987), footballer
  • Alan Ball (1945–2007), member of the 1966 World Cup winning team
  • Billy Balmer (1875–1961), footballer
  • Gordon Banks (1937–2019), goalkeeper of 1966 World Cup winning team
  • Sir Roger Bannister (1929–2018), first sub-four-minute miler
  • Robert Barker (1847-1915), footballer
  • Donny Barnard (born 1984), footballer
  • Wade Barrett (born 1980), WWE wrestler
  • Cliff Bastin (1912–1991), footballer
  • Arthur Bate (1908–1993), footballer
  • Lord Frederick Beauclerk (1773–1850), cricket player and administrator
  • David Beckham (born 1975), footballer[7]
  • Charles Bennett (1870–1948) track and field athlete
  • Lawson Bennett (1938–2011), footballer
  • Jack Kid Berg (Judah Bergman) (1909–1991), world champion junior welterweight boxer, Hall of Fame
  • Richard Bergmann (1919–1970), 7-time table tennis world champion, ITTFHoF
  • Billy Betts (1864-1941), footballer
  • Ted Birnie (1878-1935), footballer and manager
  • Sid Bishop (1900-1949), footballer
  • Nick Blackman (born 1989), English-Israeli footballer
  • Andrulla Blanchette (born 1966), IFBB professional bodybuilder
  • Steve Bloomer (1874–1938), footballer and manager
  • Chris Bonington (born 1934), mountaineer
  • Bernard Bosanquet (1877–1936), cricketer
  • Sir Ian Botham (born 1955), cricketer
  • Mark Bott, cricketer[8]
  • Teddy Bourne (born 1948), Olympic épée fencer
  • Geoffrey Boycott (born 1940), cricketer
  • James Brae, footballer
  • Eric Bristow (1957–2018), world champion darts player
  • Johnny Brooks (1931-2016), footballer and manager
  • Tony Brooks (born 1932), F1 driver
  • Steve Bruce (born 1960), footballer & manager
  • Bobby Buckle (1869–1959), footballer
  • Chris Buckley (1886–1973), footballer
  • Frank Buckley (1882–1964), footballer and manager
  • Paul Burchill (born 1979), professional wrestler
  • Cam Burgess (1919–1978), footballer
  • Joe Butler (1879–1941), football player
  • Jenson Button (born 1980), 2009 Formula One World Champion[9]
  • Angela Buxton (1934-2020), won 1956 French Women's Doubles (with Althea Gibson) and 1956 Wimbledon Women's Doubles (with Gibson), highest world ranking #9
  • Peter Broadbent (1933–2013), footballer
  • Michael Carrick (1981), footballer
  • Herbert Chapman (1878–1934), football player and manager
  • Sir Bobby Charlton (born 1937), member of the 1966 World Cup winning team
  • Jack Charlton (born 1935), member of the 1966 World Cup winning team
  • Dave Charnley (1935-2012), lightweight boxer
  • Charles Chenery (1850-1928), footballer and cricketer
  • Sir Francis Chichester (1901–1972), yachtsman
  • Ian Clough (1937–1970), mountaineer
  • Don Cockell (1928–1983), heavyweight boxer
  • Samuel Coe (1873–1955), first-class cricketer
  • Chris Cohen (born 1987), footballer
  • George Cohen (born 1939), association football right back, World Cup champion
  • Andy Cole (born 1971), footballer
  • Paul Collingwood (born 1976), cricketer
  • Peter Collins (1931–1958), F1 driver
  • Sir Henry Cooper (1934–2011), heavyweight boxer
  • Ralph Cooperman (1927–2009), Olympic foil and sabre fencer
  • Steve Coppell (born 1955), footballer & manager
  • Lisa Cross (born 1978), IFBB professional bodybuilder
  • Sid Crowl (1888–1971), footballer
  • Russell Cuddihey (born 1939), footballer
  • Stan Cullis (1916–2001), footballer and manager
  • Laurie Cunningham (1956-1989), footballer
  • Tom Daley (born 1994), youngest diver ever to compete in Olympics (participated in Beijing 2008)
  • Lawrence Dallaglio (born 1972), World Cup winning rugby footballer
  • Alan Davies (1933-2009), World Cup winning rugby footballer
  • Laura Davies (born 1963), golfer
  • Steve Davis (born 1957), six-time World Snooker Champion
  • Matt Dawson (born 1972), World Cup winning rugby footballer
  • John Deacon (1962–2001), motorcycle endurance racer
  • Christopher Dean (born 1958), figure skater
  • John Derbyshire (1878–1938), swimmer
  • Graham Dilley (1959-2011), cricketer
  • Percy Down (1883–1954), rugby union player, represented England and Great Britain
  • Ted Drake (1912–1995), footballer and manager, cricketer for Hampshire County Cricket Club
  • Fred Driver, footballer
  • Harry Duckworth, footballer
  • Jimmy Dugdale (1932–2008), footballer
  • Duncan Edwards (1936-1958), footballer
  • Jonathan Edwards (born 1966), triple jump
  • Joe Egan (1919-2012), rugby footballer
  • Godfrey Evans (1920–1999), cricketer (wicket-keeper)
  • Ray Evans (1933-2009), footballer
  • Fred Ewer (1898-1971), footballer
  • James Fairburn, footballer
  • Percy Fender, cricketer
  • James Figg (1695–1734), first English bare-knuckle boxing champion
  • Sir Tom Finney (1922-2014) footballer
  • Albert Firth (1937-2015), rugby footballer
  • William Fiske (1885-1918), footballer
  • Bob Fitzsimmons (1863–1917), boxing's first world champion in three divisions
  • Andrew Flintoff (born 1977), cricketer
  • Septimus Francom (1882-1965), long-distance runner
  • C B Fry (1872–1956), cricketer and all-round athlete
  • Tyson Fury (born 1988), professional boxer
  • Ron Garland (1931–1989), footballer
  • Paul Gascoigne (born 1967), football player
  • Les Gaunt (1918–1985), footballer
  • Dwight Gayle (born 1989), football player
  • Steven Gerrard (born 1980), football player
  • Graham Gooch (born 1953), cricketer
  • Pete Goss (born 1961), around-the-world yachtsman
  • Grantley Goulding (1874-1947), athlete
  • W G Grace (1848–1915), cricketer
  • Cyril Grant (1920–2002), footballer
  • Jimmy Greaves (born 1940), footballer
  • Jack Greenwell (1884–1942), footballer and manager
  • Ron Greenwood (1921–2006), footballer and manager
  • Will Greenwood (born 1972), rugby footballer
  • Ernest Hackett (1908–?), footballer
  • Sam Haden (1902–1974), footballer and manager
  • Naseem Hamed (born 1974), featherweight boxer
  • Lewis Hamilton (born 1985), five-time Formula One World Champion[10]
  • Harry Hampton (1885–1963), football player
  • Ellis Hargreaves, footballer
  • Ricky Hatton (born 1978), world champion boxer
  • Mike Hawthorn (1929–1959), F1 World Champion
  • David Haye (born 1980), world champion boxer
  • Johnny Haynes (1934–2005), footballer
  • Arthur Henfrey (1867-1929), footballer
  • Emile Heskey (born 1978), footballer
  • Charlie Hewitt (1884–1966), footballer and manager
  • Damon Hill (born 1960), F1 World Champion
  • Graham Hill (1929–1975), two times F1 World Champion
  • Jimmy Hill (born 1928), footballer
  • Syd Hoar (1895–1967), footballer
  • David Hobbs (born 1939), Former Formula One driver
  • Jack Hobbs (1882–1963), cricketer
  • Glenn Hoddle (born 1957), footballer
  • Martin Hodgson (1909–1991), rugby footballer
  • Teddy Hodgson (1885-1919), footballer
  • Ken Holliday (1925–1999), footballer
  • Duncan Horton (born 1967), footballer
  • Leslie Housden (1894–1963), Olympic marathon runner
  • William Howarth (1875–?), footballer
  • John Howell (born 1936), Olympic long jumper
  • Alexander Hughes (1907–1977), footballer
  • Kenneth Hunt (1884–1949), footballer
  • James Hunt (1947–1993), F1 World Champion[11][12]
  • Norman Hunter (1943-2020), footballer and manager
  • Sir Geoff Hurst (born 1941), member of the 1966 World Cup winning team
  • Nasser Hussain (born 1968), cricketer
  • Len Hutton (1916–1990), cricketer
  • Gus Huxford (1889-1961), footballer
  • Anthony Joshua (born 1989), professional boxer
  • David Jack (1898-1958), footballer and manager
  • E.J. 'John' Jackett, rugby union player, represented England and Great Britain.
  • Peter Jacobs (born 1938), Olympic fencer
  • Joe Jacobson (born 1986), association football left back (Oldham Athletic & U21 national team)
  • Peter Jaffe, Olympic silver (yachting; star-class)
  • Allan Jay (born 1931), épée & foil fencer, Olympic two-time silver, world champion
  • Richard Jerome (born 1968), cricketer
  • Martin Johnson (born 1970), World Cup winning rugby union footballer
  • Trish Johnson (born 1966), golfer
  • Brian Keeble (1938-2015), footballer
  • Mike Keen (1940–2009), footballer
  • Howard Kendall (1946–2015), footballer and manager of Everton F.C.
  • Joe Kennedy (1925–1986), footballer
  • Josh Kennet (born 1987), English-Israeli footballer
  • Joseph Kenyon, footballer
  • Amir Khan (born 1986), lightweight boxer
  • Herbert Kingaby (1880–1934), footballer
  • Joseph Kitchen (1890-1974), footballer
  • Paul Klenerman (born 1963), Olympic sabre fencer
  • Frank Lampard (born 1978), footballer
  • Dougie Lampkin (born 1976), Motorcycle Trials World Champion
  • Mark Lazarus (born 1938), footballer, right winger
  • Jason Leonard (born 1968), World Cup winning rugby union footballer
  • Edward Lawrence Levy (1851–1932), English world champion weightlifter
  • Lennox Lewis (born 1965), world champion heavyweight boxer
  • Ted "Kid" Lewis (Gershon Mendeloff) (1893–1970), world champion welterweight boxer, Hall of Fame
  • Josh Lewsey (born 1976), rugby footballer
  • Jim Leytham (1879-1916), rugby footballer
  • Billy Lindsay (1872-1933), footballer
  • Jimmy Lindsay (1880-1925), footballer
  • Gary Lineker (born 1960), footballer
  • Sam Little (born 1975), professional golfer
  • Nat Lofthouse (1925-2011), footballer
  • James Lomas (1879-1960), rugby footballer
  • Robert Lowe, footballer
  • Hyman Lurie (1918–1982), table tennis player
  • Dar Lyon, cricketer
  • Dame Ellen MacArthur (born 1976), sailor who holds the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe
  • Ernie Machin (1944-2012), footballer
  • George Mallory (1886–1924), mountaineer
  • Andy Mangan (born 1986), footballer
  • Nigel Mansell (born 1953), racing driver, F1 and CART champion
  • Terry Marsh (born 1958), world champion boxer
  • Darren Matthews (born 1968), professional wrestler
  • Stanley Matthews (1915–2000), footballer
  • Thomas Matthews (1884–1969), cyclist
  • Jock McAvoy (1908–1971), boxer
  • Bill McGarry (1927–2005), footballer and manager
  • Bertie Mee (1918–2001), footballer and manager
  • Daniel Mendoza (1764–1836), world heavyweight champion boxer, Hall of Fame
  • Sidney Merlin (1856–1952), sports shooter
  • John Middleton (1910-1971), footballer
  • Colin Milburn (1941–1990), cricketer
  • Gordon Miller (born 1939), Olympic high jumper
  • Alan Minter (1951–2020), world champion boxer
  • Ivor Montagu (1904–1984), British national team and founder of the International Table Tennis Federation
  • Stan Mortensen (1921-1991), footballer and manager
  • Bobby Moore (1941–1993), captain of the 1966 World Cup winning team
  • Stirling Moss (born 1929), F1 driver
  • Andy Murray (born 1987), tennis player, current number 2 seed
  • Alfred Mynn (1807–1861), cricketer
  • Gary Neville (born 1975), footballer
  • Phil Neville (born 1977), footballer
  • Justin Newell (born 1980), footballer
  • Alison Nicholas (born 1962), golfer
  • Harry Nuttall (1897-1969), footballer
  • William Oakley (1873-1934), footballer
  • Ronnie O'Sullivan (born 1975), three time World Snooker Champion
  • Michael Owen (born 1979), football player
  • James Oyebola (1961–2007), heavyweight boxer
  • Bob Paisley (1919–1996), 3-time European Cup winning manager with Liverpool F.C.
  • Rachel Parish (born 1981), markswoman and fencer
  • Michael Park (1966–2005), WRC co-driver
  • John Parrott (born 1964), world snooker champion
  • George Payne (1921-1987), footballer
  • Cyril Peacock (1929-1992), racing cyclist
  • Fred Perry (1909–1995), Wimbledon champion tennis player
  • Martin Peters (1943–2019), member of the 1966 World Cup winning team
  • Eddie Phillips (1911–1995), boxer
  • Kevin Pietersen (born 1980), cricketer
  • Jack Plant (1871–1950), footballer
  • David Pleat (born 1945), footballer, manager, and sports commentator
  • David Pratt (1896–1967), footballer and manager
  • Daniel Prenn (1904–1991), tennis player, highest world ranking #6
  • Stephanie Proud (born 1988), backstroke swimmer
  • Samuel Rabin (1903–1991), Olympic bronze wrestler (freestyle middleweight)
  • Paula Radcliffe (born 1973), distance runner
  • Alf Ramsay (1920–1999), football player and manager
  • John Raphael (1882–1917), cricket and rugby union
  • Sir Steve Redgrave (born 1962), rower, winner of gold medal in five consecutive Olympics
  • William Regal (born 1968), WWE wrestler and commentator
  • Cyrille Regis (1958-2018), footballer
  • Sir Gordon Richards (1904–1988), jockey, holder of several records
  • Richard Riley, footballer
  • Jack Robinson (1870–1931), footballer
  • Sir Bobby Robson (1933–2009), football manager
  • Wayne Rooney (born 1985), footballer, all-time leading goal scorer for the England National Football Team and Manchester United Football Club
  • David Seaman (born 1963), footballer
  • Archie Sexton (1908–1957), boxer
  • Dave Sexton (1930–2012), footballer and manager
  • Paul Scholes (born 1974), footballer
  • Alan Shearer (born 1970), footballer, all-time leading goal scorer in the premiership
  • Teddy Sheringham (born 1966), football player
  • Kelly Simm (born 1995), artistic gymnast
  • Davey Boy Smith (1962–2002), professional wrestler
  • Joe Smith (1889-1971), footballer and manager
  • Tom Smith (1876-1937), footballer
  • Cyril Spiers (1902-1967), footballer and manager
  • Dennis Stevens (1933-2012), footballer
  • Nobby Stiles (born 1942), football World Cup winner
  • Andrew Stoddart (1863–1915), rugby and cricket player
  • Frederick Stokes (1850–1929), rugby footballer
  • Dr. Lennard Stokes (1856–1933), rugby footballer
  • Karen Stupples (born 1973), golfer
  • Frank Swift (1913-1958), footballer
  • Andrew Sznajder (born 1967), English-born Canadian tennis player
  • Laurie Taitt (1934–2006), Olympic sprint hurdler
  • Graham Taylor (1944–2017), footballer and manager
  • Peta Taylor (1912–1989), cricketer
  • Phil Taylor (born 1960), multi world champion darts player
  • John Terry (born 1980), footballer
  • Albert Thompson (1885-1956), footballer
  • Jayne Torvill (born 1957), figure skater
  • William Townley (1866-1950), footballer and manager
  • Frank Townsend (1925-1946), rugby footballer
  • Jack Tresadern (1890-1959), footballer and manager
  • Marcus Trescothick (born 1975), cricketer
  • Fred Trueman (1931–2006), fast bowler
  • Phil Tufnell (born 1966), cricketer
  • Derek Turner (1932-2015), world cup winning rugby footballer
  • Randolph Turpin (1928–1966), middleweight boxer
  • George Tweedy (1913–1987), footballer
  • Geoff Twentyman (1930-2004), footballer and manager
  • Michael Vaughan (born 1974), cricketer
  • Stan Vickers (1932-2013), athlete
  • Virginia Wade (born 1945), tennis player
  • Sir William Wavell Wakefield (1898–1983), rugby footballer and politician
  • George Waller (1864-1937), footballer
  • Wallis Walters (1878–1952), hurdler
  • Frank Warren (born 1952), boxing promoter
  • Matt Wells (1886–1953), lightweight champion of Great Britain and world champion welterweight
  • Ruth Westbrook (1930–2016), cricketer
  • Johnny Wheeler (1928-2019), footballer
  • Dan Wheldon (1978–2011), 2005 and 2011 Indy 500 Winner, 2005 Indycar Series Champion
  • Jimmy White (born 1962), snooker player
  • Edgar Whittaker, footballer
  • Arthur Whittam, footballer
  • Bradley Wiggins (born 1980), first British man to win the Tour de France
  • Jonny Wilkinson (born 1979), world cup winning rugby footballer
  • Joey Williams (1902–1978), footballer
  • Charlie Wilson (1895–1971), footballer
  • Justin Wilson (1978–2015), racing driver
  • Vivian Woodward (1879-1954), footballer
  • Billy Wright (1924–1994), footballer
  • Vic Wright (1909-1964), footballer

Writers

Main article: List of English writers

Militants

  • Sally-Anne Jones, ISIS terrorist

Other notables

  • Hannah Aldworth (died 1778), philanthropist
  • Margery Arnold (fl. mid 14th century), landowner
  • Rachel Ashwell (born 1959), author, designer and entrepreneur
  • Edward Betts (1815–1872), civil engineering contractor
  • Thomas Brassey (1805–1870), civil engineering contractor
  • Capability Brown (1715–1783), landscape gardener
  • Donald Campbell (1921–1967), world land and water speed record holder
  • Sir Malcolm Campbell (1885–1949), automobile and speedboat racer
  • William Caxton (c. 1422–c. 1491), printer
  • Sir John Chesshyre (1662–1738), lawyer
  • Grace Darling (1815–1842), heroine
  • William Emes (c. 1729–1803), landscape gardener
  • Elizabeth Fry (1780–1845), prison reformer
  • Thomas Grissell (1801–1874), public works contractor
  • Hilda Hewlett (1864–1943), pioneer aviator and aviation entrepreneur
  • Ebenezer Howard (1850–1928), urban planner
  • Daniel Howell (born 1991), YouTube personality and radio host
  • Edward Kemp (1817–1891), garden designer
  • Gideon Lester (born 1972), dramaturg, adaptator, theatre artistic director
  • Philip Lester (born 1987), YouTube personality and radio host
  • Peter Molyneux (born 1959), video game designer
  • Sir Samuel Morton Peto (1809–1889), civil engineering contractor
  • Joshua A. Norton (1811–1880), Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico
  • Wat Tyler (died 1381), leader of the Peasants' Revolt (1381)
  • William Wakefield (1801–1848), founder of Wellington, New Zealand
  • Richard Walker (1918–1985), writer and pioneer of modern-day angling in Britain
  • Sarah Elizabeth Wardroper (1814–1892), Matron of St Thomas's Hospital from 1854 to 1887
  • Harriet Shaw Weaver (1876–1961), political activist and suffragist
  • Joseph Williamson (1769–1840), philanthropist, merchant and tunneler
  • Philip Yates (1913–1998), coal miner awarded the Edward Medal

English expatriates

The following were born English, but changed nationality later in their life.

See also

References

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