British people of English descent

The list British people of English descent includes Henry Cavill, Lily Collins, Nicholas Hoult, Wentworth Miller and Keira Knightley. The list consists of 478 members and 5 sublists.

Anglo-Scots
3L, 469T
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Montserratian people of English descent
2T
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- Elizabeth Griffin
- Patricia Griffin
People from Northern Ireland of English descent
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Scottish people of English descent
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Welsh people of English descent
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1.

Henry Cavill

British, Actor

Overview: Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill ( KAV-əl; born 5 May 1983) is a British actor. He is known for his portrayal of Charles Brandon in Showtime's The Tudors (2007–2010), DC Comics character Superman in the ...

Date of birth: 5 May 1983

Age: 42

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

Partner: Natalie Viscuso (Dating)

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Golden Raspberry Award winners 272T

Male actors of Scottish descent 224T

Male actors of Irish descent 680T
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Lily Collins

British and American actress (born 1989)

Overview: Lily Jane Collins (born 18 March 1989) is a British and American actress. Born in Guildford and raised in Los Angeles, Collins began performing on screen at the age of two in the BBC sitcom Growing Pains ...

Date of birth: 18 March 1989

Age: 36

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

Partner: Charlie McDowell (Married)

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Actresses from Guildford 12T

British debutantes 78T

English people of Canadian-Jewish descent 4T
3.

Nicholas Hoult

English actor (born 1989)

Overview: Nicholas Caradoc Hoult (born 7 December 1989) is an English actor. His body of work includes supporting work in big-budget mainstream productions and starring roles in independent projects in both the ...

Date of birth: 7 December 1989

Age: 35

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

Partner: Bryana Holly (Married)

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English expatriate male actors in the United States 274T

Actors from Wokingham 6T

People educated at Sixth Form College, Farnborough 3T
4.

Princess Diana

Member of the British royal family (1961–1997)

Overview: Diana, Princess of Wales (born Diana Frances Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997) was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of Charles III (then Prince of Wales) and mother of ...

Date of birth: 1 July 1961

Date of death: 31 August 1997

Age: 36 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Royalty

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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British HIV/AIDS activists 23T

Family of Charles III 12T

Duchesses of Cornwall 12T
5.

Wentworth Miller

Golden Globe-nominated British-born American actor

Overview: Wentworth Earl Miller III (born June 2, 1972) is an English-born American actor and screenwriter. He rose to prominence following his starring role as Michael Scofield in the Fox series Prison Break, for ...

Date of birth: 2 June 1972

Age: 53

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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LGBT Black British people 63T

Male actors from Oxfordshire 38T

Male models from New York (state) 57T
6.

Keira Knightley

English actress (born 1985)

Overview: Keira Christina Knightley OBE (born 26 March 1985) is a British actress. She has starred in both independent films and big-budget blockbusters, and is particularly noted for her roles in period dramas ...

Date of birth: 26 March 1985

Age: 40

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

Partner: James Righton (Married)

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People educated at Teddington School 5T

20th-century atheists 284T

21st-century atheists 216T
7.

Max Irons

Film actor and model

Overview: Maximilian Paul Diarmuid Irons (born 17 October 1985) is an English-Irish actor and model. He is known for his roles in Red Riding Hood (2011), his first leading role in Bitter Harvest (2017 film), The ...

Date of birth: 17 October 1985

Age: 39

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

Partner: Sophie Pera (Married)

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21st-century English men 11T

People who were expelled from school 32T

Irons family 2T
8.

Richard Armitage

English actor

Overview: Richard Crispin Armitage (born 22 August 1971) is an English actor. He received recognition in the UK with his first leading role as John Thornton in the British television programme North & South (2004) ...

Date of birth: 22 August 1971

Age: 53

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

Partner: Jim Griggs (Dating)

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English male Shakespearean actors 251T

Male actors from Leicestershire 34T

Male Shakespearean actors 304T
9.

Catherine Princess of Wales

Member of the British royal family (born 1982)

Overview: Catherine, Princess of Wales (born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton; 9 January 1982), is a member of the British royal family. She is married to William, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the British throne ...

Date of birth: 9 January 1982

Age: 43

Nationality: British

Occupation: Royalty

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Prince William of Wales (Married)

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Family of Charles III 12T

Duchesses of Cornwall 12T

Middleton family (British) 13T
10.

Tom Hardy

British actor (born 1977)

Overview: Edward Thomas Hardy CBE (born 15 September 1977) is an English actor and producer. After studying acting at the Drama Centre London, he made his film debut in Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down (2001) and ...

Date of birth: 15 September 1977

Age: 47

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Charlotte Riley (Married)

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Models from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham 13T

Actors from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham 189T

Male actors from Hammersmith 67T
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Rod Stewart

English singer and songwriter (born 1945)

Overview: Sir Roderick David Stewart (born 10 January 1945) is a British singer and songwriter. Known for his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is among the best-selling music artists of all time, having ...

Date of birth: 10 January 1945

Age: 80

Nationality: British

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Steampacket members 7T

The Jeff Beck Group members 14T

People with color blindness 41T
12.

Emily Blunt

British actress (born 1983)

Overview: Emily Olivia Laura Blunt (born 23 February 1983) is a British actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition to nomi ...

Date of birth: 23 February 1983

Age: 42

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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Actors from Dorking 6T

Actors from the London Borough of Wandsworth 89T

British actors with disabilities 94T
13.

Vivien Leigh

British actress (1913–1967)

Overview: Vivien Leigh (5 November 1913 – 8 July 1967; born Vivian Mary Hartley and styled as Lady Olivier after 1947) was a British stage and film actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice, for ...

Date of birth: 5 November 1913

Date of death: 8 July 1967

Age: 53 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

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Women who experienced pregnancy loss 174T

Spouses of life peers 227T

Tuberculosis deaths in England 241T
14.

Chris Martin

Musician

Overview: Christopher Anthony John Martin (born 2 March 1977) is a British singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and philanthropist. He is the lead singer and co-founder of the rock band Coldplay. Born ...

Date of birth: 2 March 1977

Age: 48

Nationality: British

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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Paltrow family 7T

People educated at Exeter Cathedral School 11T

Vegetarians 377T
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Anya Taylor-Joy

Argentinean, Actress

Overview: Anya-Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy (born 16 April 1996) is an actress. She has won several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for a BAFTA ...

Date of birth: 16 April 1996

Age: 29

Nationality: Argentinean

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: Malcolm McRae (Married)

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Models from the City of Westminster 13T

Actors from the City of Westminster 203T

Actors from Victoria, London 4T
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Tom Daley

British diver

Overview: Thomas Robert Daley (born 21 May 1994) is a British diver, television personality and YouTube vlogger. He specialises in the 10-metre platform event and is a double World champion in the event; he won ...

Date of birth: 21 May 1994

Age: 31

Nationality: British

Occupation: Diving

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Dustin Lance Black (Married)

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Divers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games 42T

English male divers 37T

Male YouTubers 533T
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Tamara Ecclestone

British socialite

Overview: Tamara Ecclestone Rutland (born 28 June 1984) is an English model, socialite, television personality, and the daughter of Bernie Ecclestone, the former chief executive of the Formula One Group, and Yugoslav ...

Date of birth: 28 June 1984

Age: 40

Nationality: British

Occupation: Socialite

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Jay Rutland (Married)

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Ecclestone family 5T

British people of Serbian descent 21T

People from Bungay 16T
18.

Roxanne Carrion

English actress

Overview: Roxanne Carrion (née Pallett) is an English actress and former broadcaster. She played Jo Stiles in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale from 2005 to 2008, and has appeared in the horror films Lake Placid ...

Date of birth: 26 December 1982

Age: 42

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 1" (155 cm)

Partner: Jason Carrión (Married)

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English soap opera actresses 691T

English musical theatre actresses 252T

English television actresses 2,523T
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Mark Knopfler

British musician

Overview: Mark Freuder Knopfler (born 12 August 1949) is a British musician. He was the lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of the rock band Dire Straits from 1977 to 1995. He pursued a solo career after the band ...

Date of birth: 5 August 1949

Age: 75

Nationality: British

Occupation: Guitarist

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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Scottish male singer-songwriters 11T

20th-century British guitarists 140T

21st-century British guitarists 290T
20.

Jay Kay

English musician

Overview: Jason "Jay" Kay (born Jason Luís Cheetham; 30 December 1969) is a British singer and songwriter. He co-founded the acid jazz and funk band Jamiroquai, which was formed in 1992, and serves as its lead vocalist ...

Date of birth: 30 December 1969

Age: 55

Nationality: British

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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Privately educated musicians 20T

Musicians involved in motorsports 1T

British contemporary R&B singers 191T